Prof. SUN Shouguang was born in Ning’an City, Heilongjiang Province in August 1962. After graduated from Engineering Dynamics Class for probationary teachers at the Harbin Institute of Vessel Engineering, he worked as teaching assistant at the Office of Material Dynamics Teaching and Research from July 1982 to August 1985. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Solid Mechanics from Tsinghua University respectively in July 1988 and March 1992. From April 1992, he worked at the College of Electronic Control (formerly the Department of Mechanics) of NJTU. He used to serve as instructor, associate professor, professor, associate dean and dean. He was appointed Vice President of BJTU in 2008.