He co-founded the Chinese Electron Microscopy Society, which established the Qian Linzhao Award in his memory.
[3] He assisted Yan Jici, the director of the institute, with establishing an optical workshop in Kunming, where they developed and manufactured hundreds of high-powered microscopes and other instruments for hospitals and factories.
[3] He studied the Mozi (Mohist Canon),[3] and wrote a seminal paper on mechanics and optics in ancient China.
[4] After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Qian was elected a founding member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1955.
He required all professors up to department chairs and school deans to give lectures, a rule that is still in force.