中(zhong)国(guo)(guo)(guo)科(ke)学院(yuan)院(yuan)士(shi)、精密机(ji)(ji)床设(she)计及工(gong)(gong)(gong)艺专(zhuan)家。中(zhong)国(guo)(guo)(guo)机(ji)(ji)械(xie)总院(yuan)名(ming)誉(yu)院(yuan)长(zhang)。毕业(ye)(ye)于(yu)大连工(gong)(gong)(gong)学院(yuan)机(ji)(ji)械(xie)系机(ji)(ji)床工(gong)(gong)(gong)具专(zhuan)业(ye)(ye)，在机(ji)(ji)械(xie)工(gong)(gong)(gong)业(ye)(ye)部北京机(ji)(ji)床研(yan)究所期(qi)间历任(ren)(ren)技术员(yuan)、工(gong)(gong)(gong)程师、高工(gong)(gong)(gong)（研(yan)）、室主任(ren)(ren)、副(fu)总师、所长(zhang)。现工(gong)(gong)(gong)作(zuo)于(yu)中(zhong)国(guo)(guo)(guo)机(ji)(ji)械(xie)工(gong)(gong)(gong)业(ye)(ye)联(lian)合会，科(ke)技委任(ren)(ren)副(fu)主任(ren)(ren)，1993年当选为(wei)中(zhong)国(guo)(guo)(guo)科(ke)学院(yuan)院(yuan)士(shi)（学部委员(yuan)）。第(di)七-九届全国(guo)(guo)(guo)政(zheng)协(xie)委员(yuan)。

徐(xu)性(xing)初院(yuan)士长(zhang)期从事精(jing)密计量及(ji)精(jing)密量仪(yi)研制(zhi)和精(jing)密加(jia)工及(ji)超(chao)精(jing)密机床设计及(ji)制(zhi)造工作。曾主持(chi)研制(zhi)了(le)(le)我(wo)国(guo)第(di)一(yi)台一(yi)米(mi)纵(zong)动光(guang)电比长(zhang)仪(yi)、以激(ji)光(guang)波长(zhang)为基(ji)准的(de)刻(ke)制(zhi)一(yi)米(mi)光(guang)栅(zha)和磁栅(zha)母机。开发了(le)(le)超(chao)精(jing)密机床及(ji)超(chao)精(jing)密加(jia)工技(ji)术(shu)，先(xian)后(hou)研制(zhi)成功超(chao)精(jing)密车床、铣(xian)床等(deng)新产品，同时创造了(le)(le)一(yi)套低成本的(de)关键制(zhi)造技(ji)术(shu)。曾获国(guo)家科技(ji)进步一(yi)等(deng)奖及(ji)国(guo)家级有(you)突出(chu)贡(gong)献中青年专家。