(260622) — CHANGSHA, June 22, 2026 (Xinhua) — Zhong Jue is pictured at Central South University in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province, on June 15, 2026. Zhong Jue, born in 1936 in east China’s Jiangxi Province, is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a number one skilled in mechanical engineering. She has obtained a number of national-level science and know-how awards and initiated China’s first microelectronic gadgets program, contributing to China’s development in aluminum processing know-how.
In her youth, Zhong was compelled to flee in the course of the conflict towards Japanese aggression. She and her household as soon as walked from south China’s Guangxi to southwest China’s Chongqing searching for security, an expertise that deeply formed her perception in nationwide energy.
In 1955, she enrolled within the metallurgical equipment program at then Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Technology, which is now referred to as the University of Science and Technology Beijing. At a time when few ladies selected heavy-industry disciplines, she dedicated herself to the sector out of a way of dedication to nationwide improvement. She graduated with honors in 1960 and started educating at then Central South Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, now the Central South University.
In the Nineteen Seventies, Zhong’s analysis workforce was tasked with diagnosing a failure in a complicated imported hot-rolling mill in Wuhan of central China’s Hubei Province. Based on experiments and mechanical evaluation, the workforce recognized design and manufacturing defects as the foundation trigger, overturning preliminary assumptions by international consultants that the failure was as a consequence of operational error.
In the Nineties, China confronted a scarcity of high-quality hot-rolled aluminum plates and relied closely on imports. Zhong and her workforce made key breakthroughs in associated applied sciences, lowering dependence on imported high-quality aluminum plates and supporting main nationwide engineering initiatives.
In 2003, Zhong proposed the idea of “extreme manufacturing,” referring to the manufacturing of high-performance programs underneath excessive scales and harsh circumstances. The idea was later included into China’s Medium- and Long-Term Program for Science and Technology Development (2006-2020).
Now in her 90s, Zhong continues to work carefully with younger researchers, and stays energetic in front-line analysis in superior manufacturing and aerospace engineering. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)