Although his grandfather had served in the government of the Republic of China, the Communists selected the family as an example for propaganda to show their forgiveness of former enemies. As a result, Lu was able to study at Shanghai's Fudan University, from where he graduated in 1962 as one of the leading scientists in the field of photoelectrics.
祖父曾在國民政府做過事，大陸淪陷後，中共為製造寬大假像，選上陸家做為樣板宣傳的對象，陸懋宏得以幸運地進入上海復旦大學。一九六二年畢業後，即從事科技研究工作，是位傑出的光電科學家。