Yang You (scientist)

Yang You
杨槱
Born (1917-10-17) October 17, 1917
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Scientific career
FieldsNaval Architecture
InstitutionsShanghai Jiao Tong University
Notable studentsHuang Xuhua, Xu Qinan, Zhu Yingfu
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáng Yǒu
Wade–GilesYang Yu

Yang You (Chinese: 杨槱; born 17 October 1917) is a Chinese scientist and former president of Sanda University between 1992 and 1997. Yang is the teacher of Huang Xuhua (father of China's nuclear submarines), Xu Qinan (general designer of Jiaolong), Zhu Yingfu (general designer of Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning), and Zeng Hengyi (designer of China's first offshore oil drilling vessel).

Yang is a member of the Jiusan Society, he was a member of its 6th Central Committee, a member of its 7th Standing Committee, vice-president of its 8th and 9th Central Committee, and honorary vice-president of its 10th Central Committee. He was a delegate to the 5th and 6th National People's Congress. He was a member of the 7th and 8th Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.