HAN Qiwei (韩其为), Chinese Academician of Engineering, is an expert in sediment transport, reservoir sedimentation, riverbed evolution and engineering sediment (particularly for the Three Gorges Project).
- (1933) Born in Songzi County, Hubei Province, China
- (1950) Working in the Planning Office for Yangtze River Basin
- (1955) Studying in Wuhan-based Changjiang Water Conservancy School majoring hydrological testing
- (1961) Studying in Wuhan Water Resources and Electricity University and Wuhan University
- (1965) Working in Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute
- (1980) Working in IWHR
Awards
- (1986) Young and Middle-Aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions, State Council
- (1986) First Grade, State Council Electronics Development Prize: Computation method and application of reservoir erosion and deposition process
- (1986) Second Grade, Science and Technology Progress Award, Ministry of Water Conservancy and Electric Power: Research on generic mathematical model for reservoir deposition and riverbed evolution
- (1988) Third Grade, National Science and Technology Progress Award: Research on generic mathematical model for reservoir deposition and riverbed evolution
- (1991) First Grade, Science and Technology Progress, Ministry of Water Resources: Research on statistical theory of sediment transport
- (1993) Third Grade, State Natural Science Award: Research on statistical theory of sediment transport
- (1995) First Grade, Science and Technology Progress, Ministry of Water Resources: Experimental study of sediment model on changing backwater region of the Three Gorges reservoir
Positions
- Honorary president, Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society
- Member, Scientific and Technological Committee, Ministry of Water Resources
- Standing Committee Member, Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
- Member, Sediment Expert Group, China Three Gorges Corporation
- Part-time Professor, Tianjin University, Changsha University of Science and Technology, and Pearl River Water Resources Institute
- Visiting Professor, Tsinghua University, Wuhan University, East China Normal University, and Sichuan University
