2021 Beijing's "Most Beautiful Science and Technology Worker" | Shi Yahui: A "veteran" in the field of remote sensing

As a leader in remote sensing professional technology, he led his team to overcome technical difficulties and participated in the research and development of multiple major project products. Let’s take a look at the story of Shi Yahui, Beijing’s "Most Beautiful Science and Technology Worker" in 2021.

Written by reporter Li Jing New Media Editor: Nie Shufang

"To tackle difficult problems, we need to find an 'old gun'." The "old gun" that can overcome technical difficulties refers to Shi Yahui.

Shi Yahui is a researcher at Aerospace Changzheng Rocket Technology Co., Ltd. He has been committed to the research of new technologies and products in the field of remote sensing. After years of unremitting efforts, Shi Yahui has grown into the company's remote sensing professional technology leader.

Faced with the urgent needs of aerospace engineering and fierce market competition, with high performance requirements, multiple applications of new technologies, short research cycles, and multiple tasks running in parallel, he led the young research and development team to engage in high-intensity research and development, working day and night and tirelessly to successfully complete a number of key technology research and development and flight tests, thermal environment adaptability tests, reliability tests and other test verification work, providing strong guarantees for the success of related aerospace missions and opening up new situations in professional fields.

He knows that no matter how great the role of one person is, it is limited. He needs to give full play to the wisdom and strength of the team and release the potential of everyone around him so that the work can be full of vitality. He pays attention to the training and growth of the technical team, and unreservedly imparts his knowledge and experience accumulated over the years, creating a technical research and development atmosphere in the team that is good at learning, thinking, summarizing, and communicating.

As an outstanding aerospace worker, Shi Yahui is a well-known "workaholic" in the company. As the leader of the team, he has also become a role model and learning example for young people.

Recently, in the first joint study and publicity activity on Beijing's Most Beautiful Science and Technology Workers launched by the Publicity Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, Beijing Association for Science and Technology and other departments, Shi Yahui was selected as Beijing's "Most Beautiful Science and Technology Worker" in 2021.

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"Gun Boss" is here, everything is stable

Over the years, Shi Yahui has always been the thinnest person in the team. He is 1.7 meters tall and weighs less than 100 kilograms. He is casual and often has stubble on his face, which makes him look a little vicissitudes of life.

"I am a person who likes to explore, gets excited when encountering problems, and is more focused on work." Shi Yahui said with a smile, his mouth corners raised, and his beard stubble spread out. His smile is shy, his eyes involuntarily look to the side, and he often ends his answer with a simple smile.

Shi Yahui, who doesn't talk much, plays an absolute "tough guy" in the team. People in the company call him "Old Gun" and "Gun Boss".

It is unknown who gave him the nickname, but colleagues are all familiar with the story of "Old Gun". During the company's first high-resolution imaging radar project, the team had worked all night for several nights, but there was still a problem that needed to be solved. When everyone was exhausted, Shi Yahui insisted on working as if he had been given a shot of adrenaline. Everyone joked that he got excited when he encountered a problem, just like a vigorous submachine gun. Coupled with the vicissitudes of life written on his face from staying up late, the nickname "Old Gun" came into being.

In everyone's mind, "Old Gun" is not only good at thinking and solving problems, but also will not give up until all technical obstacles are overcome.

One summer, it was a critical period for a key national project. To ensure that the project was not delayed, "Old Gun" set up a camp bed in the office, put a bag of instant food on the desk, and ate and slept in the office. In the following days, he sat in front of the computer attentively, working silently in his usual way, without even changing his clothes. When the summer's arrogance faded, the project was finally successfully completed.

Whenever a project is completed and it's time to relax his tense nerves, Shi Yahui admits that what he wants to do most is to have a good sleep. "I remember the longest time I slept for more than 20 hours."

Working with the "Gun Master" has also cultivated a new habit of preparing snacks for war. "We all have to feed the Gun Master," this sentence drew laughter from colleagues.

"Sometimes, 'Boss Gun' would be so absorbed in studying a problem that he would not hear any sound from the outside world and would not even think about eating. After solving a problem, he would immediately come out to look for food, and these snacks were prepared for him." Especially for colleagues who sat close to him, they would always be able to find bread and biscuits in his drawer.

Liu Bin from the Microwave Technology Research Laboratory joined the company in 2017 and is now in Shi Yahui's team. Every time he sees "General Gun", he thinks of "special ability to tackle key problems and special dedication". Whether it is bidding or delivery, as long as the project chief engineer is "General Gun", he can be sure in his heart: the project is stable.

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The "old gun" competing with himself

After graduating from university, "Lao Qiang" worked as a teacher at the school for two years. In chemistry class, he used a dropper to slowly drip a drop of water 16 times, but this kind of hands-on work was not his interest, and he always felt "forced".

"I prefer to think, not to make things with my hands," Shi Yahui said. He later entered the Signal and Information Processing major at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and after graduation, he chose to join the aerospace team.

"It was my first time working on a project, and I felt quite stressed. The team repeatedly stressed the importance of the project and that we had to meet the needs of all parties," Shi Yahui said frankly. "Gradually, I became clear about the product parameters, processes, operating procedures, precautions, and work records. I had a clear idea of ​​each link, and could handle all problems even without the materials."

Shi Yahui concluded that "being afraid of something is because you are not familiar with it."

The work of the team is a systematic project, involving technology, planning, progress management and other aspects, and many factors need to be coupled together for consideration. "Coincidentally", Shi Yahui is keen on deep thinking and exploring the inner connection between things. "If no one disturbs me, I can stay in one place for a whole day without any distraction."

It was this wholehearted immersion in scientific research that made Shi Yahui blur the line between life and work. His daughter once mentioned in a letter the days when she was not accompanied by her father. The sensible girl wrote, "You couldn't come home at night because of too much work. Mom and I missed you very much. Mom said that you worked hard to bring glory to the country. At that time, I thought you were a great father."

His daughter's words brought tears to the eyes of the stoic "Old Gun".

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Contribute to the cause of strengthening the country

It is Shi Yahui's dream that the products developed by the team can be applied to the cause of strengthening the country. He often said, "Patriotism is not a slogan, but the meticulous implementation of every task, even every line of code, according to the requirements of the task."

Growing from an engineer to a deputy chief engineer, the "old gun" became the "gun chief", and the content and role of his work changed. He was used to taking on the pressure of project research. No matter how big the problem was, he always took the lead and took the initiative to challenge unknown areas and problems, and sorted out his thoughts through self-study.

"In the team of 'Gun Zong', any work will not be a simple administrative instruction, he will point out the direction and give countermeasures to the team." Zhang Xuebing, who joined the company in the same year as Shi Yahui, is also in the team of "Gun Zong". He said frankly that "Gun Zong" truly grasped the essence of the system engineering working method, and only in this way can complex key problems be solved well.

Once, the project team encountered an unprecedented technical problem. As the project leader, "Lao Qiang" was anxious. He knew the importance of stabilizing the morale of the team, so he calmly encouraged everyone: "You see the ducks swimming in the river, they are also anxious, paddling hard with their feet underwater, but we see them floating on the river, leisurely and calm." Even if he was anxious, the first thing he thought of was to encourage everyone to seek breakthroughs together.

The "old gun" is used to rushing to the front and leading everyone to sort out ideas. According to the technical characteristics of the team members, they are divided into groups to clear up faults, find out the causes, circle out the key points and break them one by one.

During the project, various problems, big and small, occurred every day. In order to solve these problems, the peaceful "Gun Boss" once slammed the table.

"We also had arguments and heated discussions," said Shi Yongkang, director of the antenna room, recalling the project. "But everyone knew that 'Gun Zong' was a simple person who was not critical of people but of issues. Our team had a common goal, and many issues were resolved through discussions."

October 1, 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. During the military parade that day, when the supporting products developed by the team appeared on the TV screen, Shi Yahui and his colleagues in front of the TV were very excited and felt a sense of pride. Everyone felt that the days when the "old gun" led them to fight hard were "worth it"!

In Shi Yongkang's heart, "General Gun" is the smartest and most hardworking person he has ever met, and his personal charm brings the research team together.

Zhang Xuebing, who has worked with Shi Yahui the longest, said earnestly, "As a space science and technology worker, we inherit the traditions of the older generation. As the backbone generation, we also play the role of role models. 'Gun General' is a role model around us and a role model for us to learn from."

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