Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Zhu was born in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, and graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1923. He obtained his master's degree from MIT in 1924, and his doctor's degree from Harvard University in 1926. Zhu was a professor and advisor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a former president of the institution. Zhu was a founding member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, elected in 1955.