On November 21, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) announced their newly elected academicians for 2025. Four Beihang professors were elected as academicians of the CAS: Wang Jinjun, Yao Yangping, Guo Lin, and Shi Chuang, along with Professor Giorgio Parisi as a foreign academician of the CAS. In addition, according to incomplete statistics, five Beihang alumni were among the newly elected, with Wang Jue joining the CAS and Wang Yongqing, Deng Zhongliang, Wang Jianhua, and Huang Weina becoming CAE academicians.

New academicians of the CAS:

Wang Jinjun

Wang Jinjun is a professor at the School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering and Director of the Key Laboratory of Fluid Mechanics, Ministry of Education. He is a member of the Disciplinary Appraisal Group of the State Council and a recipient of special government allowance from the State Council. He also holds editorial roles as an Associate Editor for journals such as Experiments in Fluids and Journal of Aircraft, and is Vice Chairman of the Chinese Aerodynamics Research Society.

Professor Wang has long been engaged in research on experimental fluid mechanics and aircraft aerodynamics. Addressing the critical challenge of lift enhancement and drag reduction in aircraft design, he has achieved innovative results in revealing complex flow mechanisms, developing flow control technologies, and inventing flow field measurement instruments. As a prolific researcher, he has authored over 230 SCI-indexed papers, one English monograph, and holds over 40 national invention patents. His research excellence has been recognized with several top honors, including a second prize of the National Technology Invention Award, a first prize of the Natural Science Award of the Ministry of Education, a first prize of the Technology Invention Award of the Ministry of Education, the National May 1st Labor Medal, the Beijing Outstanding Graduate Advisor award, and the Feng Ru Aviation Technology Elite Award from the Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Guo Lin

Guo Lin is a professor at the School of Chemistry, where he serves as the academic leader for the primary discipline of chemistry and Deputy Director of the National Key Laboratory of Biomimetic Interface Materials. He has been recognized as a national leading talent and is a recipient of special government allowance from the State Council.

Professor Guo has long been dedicated to the research of inorganic amorphous micro/nano materials. He has established a methodology for the chemical synthesis of these materials and developed theories regarding their structure-property relationships, achieving significant practical applications. With over 450 SCI publications and more than 24,500 citations, he is recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate and Elsevier. He also holds 45 authorized national invention patents. He authored the English monograph Amorphous Nanomaterials (Wiley-VCH, 2021) and received an Outstanding Author Award for this work. His numerous accolades include a second prize of the National Natural Science Award, a first prize of the Natural Science Award of the Ministry of Education, a first prize of the Natural Science Award from the Chinese Society of Particuology, and the prestigious Dalton Horizon Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (2024).

Shi Chuang

Shi Chuang is a professor at the School of Space and Earth Sciences, and serves as the Director of the Key Laboratory of Satellite Navigation and Mobile Communication Fusion Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Professor Shi's research focuses on satellite navigation science and technology. His innovative contributions in large-scale high-precision network adjustment for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), wide-area real-time precise positioning, and high-precision positioning, navigation, and timing for the BeiDou System have significantly supported the development of China's major satellite navigation projects. He has published over 370 academic papers with more than 4,300 citations in SCI-indexed journals and holds over 70 authorized invention patents. His notable awards include one first prize and two second prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, and the National Innovation Pioneer Award.

Yao Yangping

Yao Yangping is a professor at the School of Transportation Science and Engineering and the Dean of Shijia College. He serves as the Chief Scientist of China's National "973 Program." He is also the Vice Chairman of the Fifth CPPCC Committee of Changping District, Beijing, Vice President of the Chinese Institution of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering-China Civil Engineering Society (CISMGE-CCES), and Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering. He was the keynote speaker of the 18th Huang Wenxi Lecture.

He has long been engaged in research on geotechnical constitutive theory and engineering applications. He proposed the Unified Hardening (UH) constitutive theory for soils, introduced the new concept of the "pot-cover effect" in airports and corresponding disaster prevention technologies, and developed an intelligent compaction system for airports. His research achievements have been applied in multiple national major projects, including high-fill airports, high earth-rock dams, and Beijing Daxing International Airport. As the primary contributor, he has received a second prize of the National Natural Science Award, the Thomas Fitch Rowland Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and two first prizes of the Natural Science Award from the Ministry of Education. His course Soil Mechanics has been recognized as a National First-Class Undergraduate Course. He has been awarded the titles of "Distinguished Teachers" and "Top Ten Popular Teachers" by Beihang University. In 2021, he received the Mao Yisheng Science and Technology Award in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.

Foreign academician of the CAS:

Giorgio Parisi

Giorgio Parisi, an Italian theoretical physicist, serves as the academic leader of Complex Science at Hangzhou International Innovation Institute of Beihang University. He is Honorary President of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in Italy, foreign member of the French Académie des Sciences, foreign member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and member of the Academia Europaea. He has been awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. His accolades include the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Wolf Prize in Physics, the Max Planck Medal, the Enrico Fermi Prize, the Dirac Medal, and the Boltzmann Medal.

His research has focused on quantum field theory, statistical mechanics and complex systems. His best known contributions are the exact solution of the Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model of spin glasses, the QCD evolution equations for parton densities (known as the Altarelli-Parisi or DGLAP equations), the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang equation describing dynamic scaling of growing interfaces, and the study of whirling flocks of birds.

The five Beihang alumni newly elected include:

Wang Jue, a 2001 doctoral graduate from the School of Astronautics, Chief Scientist of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), and Academician of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA);

Huang Weina, a 2012 doctoral graduate from the School of Energy and Power Engineering, Full-time Chief Designer of Aircraft Models at Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC);

Wang Yongqing, a 1982 undergraduate from the School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, 1999 master graduate from the School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, and 2009 doctoral graduate from the School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, currently the Chief Expert of the Shenyang Aircraft Design and Research Institute, Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC);

Deng Zhongliang, a 1988 master graduate and 1994 postdoctoral fellow at the School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), and concurrently President of Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics and Vice President for Academic of Zhengzhou University;

Wang Jianhua, a 2001 doctoral graduate from the School of Computer Science and Engineering, currently serving in the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA).

Since 2020, Beihang has seen 12 of its scholars elected as academicians and two as foreign academicians across the three most recent elections of the CAS and the CAE. The university now boasts 31 full-time CAS and CAE members working on campus.

Editors: Lyu Xingyun, Liu Tingting