Haifu Wang, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Distinguished Professor at Beijing Institute of Technology, Director of the Division of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Leading Scientist in the discipline of Ordnance Science and Technology, and Head of the Advanced Damage Technology Innovation Center.

Warhead technology for reactive damage munitions

Sep. 1985 - Jul. 1989: Bachelor's degree in Pyrotechnics Technology, School of Mechatronics Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology.
Sep. 1989 - Mar. 1992: Master's degree in Ordnance Safety Technology, School of Mechatronics Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology.
Sep. 1992 - Mar. 1996: Doctor's degree in Ammunition Warhead Engineering, School of Mechatronics Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology.

Mar. 1996 - Jun. 1998: Lecturer and Master Supervisor, School of Mechatronics Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology.
Jul. 1998 - Jun. 2003: Associate Professor, School of Mechatronics Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology.
Jul. 2003 - Dec. 2016: Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, School of Mechatronics Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology.
Jul. 2010: Director of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Engineering Department, School of Mechatronics Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology.
Jan. 2017 - Jul. 2021: Distinguished Professor in the discipline of Ordnance Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology.
Jan. 2018: Responsible Professor for the discipline direction of Damage Technology and Ammunition Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology.
Apr. 2019: Included in the list of valid candidates for the 2019 academician election of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Apr. 2021: Included in the list of valid candidates for the 2021 academician election of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Jun. 2021, included in the list of candidates for the second-round review of the 2021 academician election of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Aug. 2021, appointed as Distinguished Professor at Beijing Institute of Technology.
Nov. 2023: Elected as Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Has been engaged in the research of warhead technology for reactive damage munitions for a long time and is a major pioneer in this field. Has successively served as the chief engineer, deputy chief engineer, or chief scientist of six major projects. Has won honors such as the First National Innovation Contest Award, the National May 1st Labor Medal, and the First Advanced Collective of the National Defense Science, Technology and Industry. Enjoys the Special Government Allowance of the State Council. As the first finisher, has won 2 Second Prizes of the National Technological Invention Award, 4 First Prizes of the Provincial and Ministerial Science and Technology Awards, 1 Special Prize of the Science and Technology Award of the China Ordnance Society, 46 authorized invention patents, published more than 140 papers, and published 5 series of academic monographs.