About

Li Guifen (1931–2020), graduated from Shandong University, China, in 1952, Li Guifenstarted her career working for the Chinese Ministry of WaterResources. After a visiting scholarship in the Department of Hydraulics of VNIIG, Leningrad, U.S.S.R., she joined the Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Research (IWHR, now the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research) where she was the Director of the Departmentof Hydraulics and Director of the Division of International Cooperation. Professor and Senior Engineer, Li Guifen's research covered a wide range of topics that include hydraulic structures,high speed flow, flood discharge and dam safety, energy dissipators, wind-induced waves in reservoirs, river ice, effects ofplant-barriers on debris flow, and prototype measurements.She also acted as a consultant for many water engineeringprojects in terms of planning, assessment, laboratory designand construction, and capacity building. Due to her excellentwork and achievements, she received many awards at national and ministerial levels. Over the first two decades of the 21th century, she had been very active as a member of various Chinese scientific associations, as well as a prominent member of IAHR, until she passed away in 2020 at the age of 89.

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Scientist/Researcher/Academic

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Universities and Academia

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Professor and Senior Engineer, Li Guifen's research covered a wide range of topics that include hydraulic structures,high speed flow, flood discharge and dam safety, energy dissipators, wind-induced waves in reservoirs, river ice, effects ofplant-barriers on debris flow, and prototype measurements.She also acted as a consultant for many water engineeringprojects in terms of planning, assessment, laboratory designand construction, and capacity building.

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