Prof. Xiaoqian Chen is one of the world leading scholars in the field of spacecraft design. Prof. Chen took in charge of developing Tian-Tuo (TT) series micro/nano satellites (totally 8 satellites). Under his leadership, his team accomplished Tian-Yuan 1 on-orbit refueling satellite flight test, which is the second time in the world after the United States. He established advanced overall design theory of flight vehicles featuring multi-disciplinary design optimization (MDO).
He has been elected as an academician in International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), a member in International Astronautical Federation (IAF), a member in the robotics committee of Chinese Society of Astronautics, and an editorial board member in some major journals. He has won many major awards, which include: the "'Qiu Shi' Outstanding Youth Prize for Practical Engineering", "Science & Technology Award for Chinese Youth", "Science & Technology Award for Chinese Youth by Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics (CSAA)".
