Weng Shilie

Born in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, Weng graduated from the ship building department of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1952. He obtained a Soviet doctor's degree (Candidate of Sciences) at the institute of ship building in Leningrad of USSR in 1962. He served as the chairman of Shanghai Science and Technology Association.^[1]

Weng is a professor of SJTU and served as president of the University. He is one of the main founders of China's new generation of thermo-turbines.^[1]

Academic offices
Preceded by Fan Xuji	President of Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1984 – 1997	Succeeded by Xie Shengwu