[1] That same year, the Imperial Japanese Army occupied north China and he escaped to Chongqing, where his university had relocated.

[2] In 1945, he pursued advanced studies in the United States on government scholarships.

[2] He earned his doctor's degree at Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the direction of C. S.

[2] In January 1954, he joined a scientific laboratory at Ford Motor Company as an engineer.

[2] Lu returned to China in 1956, and that same year became vice dean of the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences.