Nie Zuoren

Nie was born in Changsha, Hunan, on 15 January 1963.^[1] In 1979, he attended Wuhan University of Technology, graduating in 1983 with a bachelor's degree. He went on to receive his master's degree in 1992 and doctor's degree in 1997 at Central South University of Technology (now Central South University).^[1]

From September 2002 to March 2004, he was a professor at Tokyo University and Nagoya University.^[1] In April 2013, he became the deputy president of Beijing University of Technology, rising to president in January 2021.^[2]

• 2008 State Technological Invention Award (Second Class)^[3]
• 2010 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)^[3]
• 2012 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)^[3]
• 27 November 2017 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)^[4]