CIE Officers and Award Recipients (1917 – 2017) ...... 10 Modern Engineering and Technology Seminar (1966 – 2016) ...... 20 Sino-American Technology and Engineering Conference (1993 – 2016) ...... 26 Asian American Engineer of the Year (2002 – 2017) ...... 30 Greater New York Chapter ...... 38 San Francisco Bay Area Chapter ...... 42 Seattle Chapter ...... 46 Overseas Chinese Environmental Engineers and Scientists Association ...... 50 Dallas Fort Worth Chapter ...... 54 New Mexico Chapter ...... 58 Southern California Chapter ...... 62

Biographies of CIE Centennial Medal Honorees

Dr. James S.C. Chao (趙錫成) ...... 66 Dr. Man-Chung Tang (鄧文中) ...... 67 Dr. Shu Chien (錢煦) ...... 68 Dr. Chenming Hu (胡正明) ...... 69 Dr. Liang-Gee Chen (陳良基) ...... 70 Dr. Lin-Bin Chiou (邱琳濱) ...... 71 Dr. John Chien-Chung Li (李建中) ...... 72 Dr. Jenn-Chuan Chern (陳振川) ...... 73 Dr. Yi-Ming Sheu (許一鳴) ...... 74 Dr. Janpu Hou (侯展璞) ...... 75 Mr. Thomas Wu (吳同慶) ...... 76 Dr. Ta-Lin Hsu (徐大麟) ...... 77 Dr. David K. Lam (林傑屏) ...... 78 Dr. Faa-Ching Wang (王法清) ...... 79 Mr. Mark Carpenter ...... 80 Dr. Keh-Shew Lu (盧克修) ...... 81 Dr. Sean Wang (王韶華) ...... 82 Mr. Richard Liu (劉強東) ...... 83 Dr. William Yeh (葉振忠) ...... 84 Dr. James Lee (李適中) ...... 85 Dr. Gina Li (李建平) ...... 86

Dr. Jiin Chen (陳錦江) ...... 87 Ms. Angelina Huang (黃宜敏) ...... 88 Dr. Tony Torng (佟儀) ...... 89 Ms. Scarlett Kwong (趙百淳) ...... 90 Dr. Hung Ban Tran (陳興邦) ...... 91 Dr. John C.P. Huang (黃肇鑣) ...... 92 Dr. Anmin Liu (劉安民) ...... 93 Dr. Yung Sung Cheng (鄭永松) ...... 94

Biographies of CIE Centennial Service Medal Honorees

Dr. Ching-Farn Eric Wu (吳振藩) ...... 95 Dr. Jun-Min Liu (劉主民) ...... 96

Acknowledgement ...... 97

Culture Center, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York ...... 98 Talent Technology Center ...... 99 Industrial Technology Research Institute ...... 100 Investment and Trade Office, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York ...... 101 Eva Airways ...... 102 Tang Prize Foundation ...... 103 JD.com, Inc...... 104 CSI Technology Group ...... 105 CTCI Education Foundation ...... 105 Texas Instruments ...... 106 Foremost Group ...... 107 National Applied Research Laboratories ...... 108 Science and Technology Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office ..... B

2 CIE Centennial Symposium

13:00 – 13:30 Dr. Man-Chung Tang (鄧文中) Conceptual Study of a Bridge Crossing the Taiwan Straight

13:30 – 14:00 Shu Chien (錢煦) Role of Engineering and Technology in Health Care

14:00 – 14:30 Chenming Hu (胡正明) What Can Semiconductor Not Do?

14:30 – 15:00 David K. Lam (林傑屏) Silicon Valley: Where Success Is Not Final and Failure Is Not Fatal

15:00 – 15:20 Break

15:20 – 15:40 Yi-Ming Sheu (許一鳴) Development of a Global Engineering Business

15:40 – 16:00 Ta-Lin Hsu (徐大麟) From Studying Physics to Selling Starbucks: Adapting to Change

16:00 – 16:20 Bowen Zhou (周伯文) How Artificial Intelligence Is Defining the Future of Retail

16:20 – 16:40 Jinrong Qian (錢金榮) Beyond “Back to the Future”

16:40 – 17:00 Jentai Yang (楊仁泰) Global Environment: Past, Present, and Future

17:00 – 17:20 Liang-Gee Chen (陳良基) Grand Strategies for Science and Technology in Taiwan

17:20 – 17:30 Jenn-Chuan Chern (陳振川) Tang Prize – Charting the Pathway to Sustainable Development

3 CIE Centennial Banquet

Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Elaine L. Chao (趙小蘭), U.S. Secretary of Transportation CIE Centennial Medal Honoree: Dr. James S. C. Chao (趙錫成)

19:30 – 19:55 Centennial Medal Award Ceremony for Dr. Man-Chung Tang (鄧文中) Dr. Shu Chien (錢煦) Dr. Chenming Hu (胡正明) Dr. Liang-Gee Chen (陳良基)

19:55 – 20:30 Centennial Medal Award Ceremony for Dr. Lin-Bin Chiou (邱琳濱) Dr. John Chien-Chung Li (李建中) Dr. Jenn-Chuan Chern (陳振川) Mr. Yi-Ming Sheu (許一鳴)

20:30 – 20:45 Centennial Medal Award Ceremony for Dr. Janpu Hou (侯展璞) Mr. Thomas Wu (吳同慶)

20:45 – 21:00 Centennial Medal Award Ceremony for Dr. Ta-Lin Hsu (徐大麟) Dr. David K. Lam (林傑屏)

21:00 – 21:20 Centennial Medal Award Ceremony for Dr. Faa-Ching Wang (王法清) Mr. Mark Carpenter Texas Instruments

21:20 – 21:35 Centennial Medal Award Ceremony for Dr. Sean Wang (王韶華) Mr. Richard Liu (劉強東)

21:35 – 22:00 Centennial Medal Award Ceremony for Dr. James Lee (李適中) Dr. Gina Li (李建平) Dr. Jiin Chen (陳錦江) Ms. Angelina Huang (黃宜敏)

22:00 – 22:20 Centennial Medal Award Ceremony for Dr. Tony Torng (佟儀) Ms. Scarlett Kwong (趙百淳) Dr. Hung Ban Tran (陳興邦)

22:20 – 22:35 Centennial Medal Award Ceremony for Dr. John C. P. Huang (黃肇鑣) Mr. Anmin Liu (劉安民)

22:35 – 22:50 Centennial Medal Award Ceremony for Dr. Yung Sung Cheng (鄭永松) Dr. Eric Wu (吳振藩) Dr. Jun-Min Liu (劉主民)

22:50 – 23:00 Group photo

Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Banquet Keynote Speaker

The Honorable Elaine L. Chao, U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Secretary Elaine L. Chao ( 趙小蘭) is the 18th U.S. Secretary of Transportation. This is her second cabinet-level position. In 2001, she became the first Asian Pacific American woman in U.S. history to be appointed to a President’s Cabinet when she was sworn-in as the 24th U.S. Secretary of Labor.

Throughout Secretary Chao’s distinguished career in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, she has never forgotten her roots. An immigrant who arrived in America at the age of eight speaking no English, she received her citizenship at the age of 19. Her experience transitioning to a new country has motivated her to devote most of her professional life to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to build better lives for themselves and their families.

At the Department of Labor, Secretary Chao launched many initiatives to help Asian Pacific Americans—and other traditionally underserved communities—access opportunities in mainstream America. She launched the annual Asian Pacific American Federal Career Advancement Summit and the annual Opportunity Conference. During her tenure, the Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics began reporting the employment data on Asians in America as a distinct category, a historic first. To help the Asian American community, she ensured that labor law materials were translated into multiple languages, including Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean. She has played key roles in important U.S.-China cabinet-level forums and chaired the U. S. Delegation to the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.

Prior to the Department of Labor, Secretary Chao was President and CEO of United Way of America, where she restored public trust and confidence in one of America’s premier institutions of private charitable giving, after it had been tarnished by financial mismanagement and abuse. As Director of the Peace Corps, Secretary Chao established the first programs in the Baltic nations and the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union. She had also served as Deputy Secretary of Transportation and Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission.

Secretary Chao earned her MBA from the Harvard Business School and an economics degree from Mount Holyoke College. Honored for her extensive record of accomplishments and public service, she is the recipient of 36 honorary doctorate degrees.

Prior to her appointment as U. S. Secretary of Transportation, she was a Distinguished Fellow at Hudson Institute. She is the eldest of six daughters born to Dr. James S.C. Chao and the late Mrs. Ruth Mulan Chu Chao.

CIE-USA Centennial Greetings

Dr. Yifeng Wang (王益峰), Chair, CIE-USA National Council

On behalf of the Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE-USA), it is my honor to welcome all of you to our Centennial Convention to celebrate a century of scientific innovation and technological achievement by Chinese engineers and scientists. CIE was founded in 1917 by a group of visionary Chinese engineers and scholars in New York. Since then this organization has been associated with a galaxy of stars in science and engineering as well as entrepreneurship. The mission of CIE-USA is to promote engineering and scientific excellence, professional advancement, and leadership development of Chinese Americans as well as other Asian heritage groups. With this mission, CIE-USA has expanded its membership across the country with seven local chapters. We have partnered with the Chinese Institute of Engineers in Taiwan in organizing the biennial Modern Engineering and Technology Seminar (METS). We have also collaborated with the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs in mainland China in organizing the biennial Sino-American Technology and Engineering Conference (SATEC). In 2002, the CIE-USA established the Asian American Engineer of the Year (AAEOY) program to recognize the achievements and contributions of Asian American engineers. The Centennial is a big milestone for CIE-USA. Let’s take this opportunity to reflect on what we have achieved and to look forward to what can contribute in the next one hundred years. Finally, I would like to thank the Greater New York Chapter for organizing this event. It is very special to celebrate our Centennial at the founding place of CIE.

Dr. Jy Shing Wu (吳知行), President, OCEESA

On behalf of the Overseas Chinese Environmental Engineers and Scientists Association (OCEESA), 海外華人環境保護學會, I’d like to congratulate the Chinese Institute of Engineers on its 100th birthday. As of 2017, CIE-USA has co-organized 26 Modern Engineering and Technology Seminars (METS), 11 Sino-American Technology and Engineering Conferences (SATEC), and 16 Asian American Engineer of the Year (AAEOY) events. Undoubtedly, the success of CIE-USA has simultaneously brought forth the growth of its seven chapters, including OCEESA. This is a profound causal-loop feedback interrelationship with CIE and among its chapters. We are proud to be a member of this great community and look forward to supporting all CIE activities.

OCEESA differs from other chapters in that our members spread all over North America, Hong Kong, Taiwan and China. We hold an annual event, the Mainland Taiwan Environmental Protection Conference (MTEPC), as a way to unite our members under a professional platform. We hope to hold these MTEPC events more often at other locations such as U.S. and Hong Kong, in addition to the current rotation between Taiwan and China. We sincerely wish to collaborate with other chapters to provide our society with a clean environment. Happy birthday CIE-USA!

CIE-USA Centennial Greetings

Dr. Kun-Lung Wu (吳坤龍), President, CIE Greater New York Chapter

On behalf of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Greater New York Chapter, I would like to welcome all of you to New York, to attend the Centennial Convention of Chinese Institute of Engineers, U.S.A. It feels surreal to reflect that CIE was established 100 years ago by a group of visionaries in New York, and now we get together in New York again, honored and humbled to celebrate its 100th birthday. We owe special thanks to our local sponsors, many of whom have supported us for many years. We are also grateful to the Chinese Institute of Engineers in Taiwan and our sister chapters across the nation, who not only provided financial support, but traveled a long distance to join our Centennial celebration. I trust that you will all have a memorable time in New York during the beautiful fall foliage season.

In addition to the thought-provoking Centennial lectures in the afternoon, we will present the CIE Centennial Medals to distinguished engineers and scientists for their outstanding technical achievements and leadership contributions to the Institute during the evening banquet. The generous support and enthusiastic participation by CIE Taiwan and all CIE-USA chapters have made the CIE-USA Centennial Convention truly a joint event for all. Last, but not least, I would like to thank our executive committee members and volunteers for their dedication to the planning and execution of the CIE-USA Centennial Convention. I am indebted to each and every one of you, who have made this once-in-a-lifetime event possible. Thank you and welcome to the Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial!

Dr. Xiaoxi Wang (王曉熙), President, CIE Seattle Chapter

The CIE/USA-Seattle chapter, founded in 1962 and previously known as Society of Chinese Engineers of Seattle (西雅圖中國工程師學會), joined CIE/USA in 1989. Over the past 55 years, we have developed into one of the most influential Chinese professional organizations in the Pacific Northwest area. We have our annual flagship programs such as APA youth scholarship, annual convention, MathComp & ScienceFun, seminars, and participated in national/international programs such as AAEOY award (2006, 2011, and 2017), SATEC in mainland China, and METS in Taiwan. Many well-known Asian Americans have contributed to the growth of our chapter, including Gary Locke (駱家輝), former Governor of Washington and former US Ambassador to China, Kai-Fu Lee (李開復), former executives at Apple, Microsoft, and Google, Ya-Qin Zhang (張亞勤), President of Baidu, Professor Ei-ichi Negishi, 2010 Nobel laureate in chemistry, Qi Lu (陸奇), President and COO of Baidu Group, former Executive VP of Microsoft, and Harry Shum (沈向洋) Executive VP of Microsoft. There is a Chinese proverb “兄弟齊心, 其利斷金”. Working together with other CIE chapters, we will make CIE/USA better in its second 100 years!

CIE-USA Centennial Greetings

Mr. Simon Ma (馬思平), President, CIE San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

On behalf of CIE San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, I would like to congratulate the success of the CIE Centennial Celebration. It is truly a great milestone of the CIE/USA. Looking at the history of our local chapters and CIE/USA, great achievements were made by members and officers who ran the organization before us. We should celebrate their achievements and carry the momentum forward.

There are many great Chinese-American Engineers who joined CIE and helped on all different activities. Many of them are successful in technologies, the industry, and the business. We should use all opportunities to let more people know of their contributions and how America and the world were benefited by their works.

Dr. Yazhou (Joel) Liu, CIE-SF 2016 President, put in extra attention in social media and Young CIE. In 2017, we further provided many soft-skill training including E4E (Engineer for Engineer) program, which provides engineers with opportunities to practice public presentation. We also established Pass the Torch (薪火相傳), to link young members of our chapter with our successful members, and in turn help our members succeed in their company. In the spirit of fellowship, we love to promote other CIE chapters and let more people know about what we are doing. I think with our Centennial achievements, it is time for us to reach out more to the world at large.

Ms. Bing Neris (梁冰), President, CIE Southern California Chapter

On this day we are celebrating 100 years of outstanding achievements of Chinese Institute of Engineers – USA (CIE-USA), I would like to congratulate the organization, and extend my sincere greetings to all the present delegates who have come from near and far to be here today.

Over the past century, the field of engineering has continued to evolve in both a technological and scientific way. Chinese engineers have been playing a very important role in the history of developing infrastructures all over the world. We are the world’s leading innovators, and continue to make impacts in the rise of our nation’s economy. CIE-USA is a platform for the exchange and cooperation of the engineering community in the U.S. It has long been committed to promoting technological exchanges and community services. CIE-USA intends to continue supporting and facilitating the exchange of work, life, and entrepreneurship for the next generation of Chinese engineers in the U.S. We do this in hopes to increase diversity in the work place and create a larger footprint of our contributions in our respective fields. We strive to unite Chinese engineering professionals and all Asian American communities in this effort and contribute to the success of our new home nation and the world. I wish for another 100 years of greatness and success to CIE-USA!

CIE-USA Centennial Greetings

Dr. Claire Jung (榮慶珊), President, CIE Dallas Fort Worth Chapter

On behalf of the CIE/USA Dallas –Fort Worth Chapter (CIE/USA- DFW), I have the privilege of congratulating CIE/USA for its outstanding contributions to advancing technologies, promoting STEM, and developing future leaders!

DFW Chapter is one of seven chapters that have been serving the local community for 28 years. CIE/USA-DFW has many wonderful volunteers who have the passion to deliver quality programs and make positive impacts to all age groups in the DFW area. As a continuous improvement, DFW Chapter has been focusing on building the organization for sustainable growth through operation excellence and stronger sponsor relationships. We provide volunteer mentoring programs to improve leadership and collaborate with great minds such as other professional organizations and universities. Each year, we serve more than 5,000 people of all ages through many successful activities organized by over 500 CIE members and volunteers.

As we celebrate the 100th year anniversary of CIE/USA, I am very proud to be a part of the CIE legacy and I hope that the DFW Chapter can join all the other Chapters in the journey to write the next ‘100 years’ chapter and make an even bigger impact to the well beings! Let us celebrate and work together to build a better tomorrow!

CIE-USA National Council Greater New York Chapter Kun-Lung Wu I-Hsin Chung Eric Wu Rong Chang Howard Chen Keith Wong Yuying Gosser San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Simon Ma Yazhou Liu David Fong William Kao Andrew Fang Raymond Chen Dallas Fort Worth Chapter Claire Jung Edward Yu Grace Tyler Qing Zhao Thomas Wu Xinfen Chen Seattle Chapter Xiaoxi Wang James Lee Gina Li Jiin Chen Angelina Huang Daniel Ma Southern California Chapter Bing Neris Tony Torng Scarlett Kwong Wei Li Daniel Miao Tiezheng Zhao New Mexico Chapter Yifeng Wang Yung Sung Cheng Changjian Feng Chui Fan Cheng OCEESA Chapter Jy Shing Wu Qin Qian Wei-Ping Pan John C. P. Huang

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History of CIE Officers and Award Recipients

1. Introduction

The Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE) was established in 1917 by Ti-Cheng Chen (陳體誠), Yizhi Zhang (張貽志), Chengluo Wu (吳承洛), Hung-Hsun Ling (淩鴻勛), and other overseas Chinese engineers in New York. Since many founding members of CIE returned home after their study and practical training, the activities of CIE gradually moved to China in the 1920s. The membership of CIE reached 2,000 when the Chinese Institute of Engineers merged with Zhong Hua Engineers Society (中華工程師會) in 1931.

Despite the relocation of headquarter to China, CIE continued its activities in New York, where engineering seminars were organized by L. F. Chen (陳良輔), De-Bang Hou (侯德榜), Chen Yun ( 惲震), and T. Y. Lu (盧祖貽) in the 1940s. Under the leadership of T. C. Tsao (趙曾珏), Edward K. Nieh (聶光坡), Ju-Chin Chu (朱汝瑾), CIE resumed its full operation in the United States as an independent entity in 1953, and registered in the State of New York as Chinese Institute of Engineers, New York (紐約中國工程師學會) in 1963. With its membership expansion to the West Coast in the 1970s, the Institute revised its name to Chinese Institute of Engineers, U.S.A. (美洲中國工程師學會) in 1978.

To further coordinate national events and promote international collaboration, the CIE-USA National Council was formed in 1986 with the Greater New York Chapter and San Francisco Bay Area Chapter as its charter members. Since then, the membership of CIE-USA National Council has expanded to Seattle in 1988, Overseas Chinese Environmental Engineers and Scientists Association in 1988, Dallas-Fort Worth in 1989, New Mexico in 1994, and Southern California in 2013.

In partnership with the Chinese Institute of Engineers in Taiwan, CIE-USA has co-organized the biennial Modern Engineering and Technology Seminar (METS) since 1966. In collaboration with the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs in China, CIE-USA has also co-organized the biennial Sino-American Technology and Engineering Conference (SATEC) since 1993. In 2002, CIE-USA established the Asian American Engineer of the Year (AAEOY) program to recognize the achievements and contributions of Asian American engineers. By 2017, CIE-USA has successfully co-organized 26 METS programs, 11 SATEC programs, and hosted 16 AAEOY events.

2. CIE Pioneers and Officers

Tian-You Zhan (詹天佑) received his Ph.B. degree in civil engineering from Yale University in 1881. Known as the “Father of China’s Railroad”, Zhan was the chief engineer responsible for the construction of Peking-Kalgan railway (京張鐵路) from 1905 to 1909, connecting Beijing (北京) with Zhang-Jia-Kou (張家口). In 1911, he founded the Zhong-Hua Engineers Society (中華工程師會), which was merged into the Chinese Institute of Engineers in 1931.

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Ti-Cheng Chen (陳體誠) received civil engineering training at American Bridge Company from 1915 to 1918. He co-founded the Chinese Institute of Engineers in 1917 and served as the first president of CIE. After returning to China, Chen served as the commissioner of Zhejiang Highway Bureau, the commissioner of Fujian Construction Department, the commissioner of Gansu Construction Department, and the deputy director of China-Myanmar Transportation Bureau.

Chengluo Wu (吳承洛) received his B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Lehigh University in 1918. He co-founded the Chinese Institute of Engineers in 1917, and served as the second president of CIE in 1921. Known for his leadership in standardizing the weights and measure system in China, Wu published The History of Weights and Measure in China (中國度量衡史) in 1937, and the book Thirty Years of Chinese Engineering (三十年來之中國工程) for CIE in 1946.

2.1. Chinese Institute of Engineers (1917 – 1952)

Year President Vice president Convention 1917 Ticheng Chen (陳體誠) Yizhi Zhang (張貽志) Ithaca 1918 Ticheng Chen (陳體誠) Yizhi Zhang (張貽志) Ithaca 1919 Ticheng Chen (陳體誠) Chengluo Wu (吳承洛) Troy 1920 Ticheng Chen (陳體誠) Chengluo Wu (吳承洛) Princeton 1921 Chengluo Wu (吳承洛) Shih-Chi Liu (劉錫祺) Lake Village 1922 Chengluo Wu (吳承洛) Shih-Chi Liu (劉錫祺) Ithaca 1923 Ming-Hun Chou (周明衡) Shih-Chi Liu (劉錫祺) Shanghai 1924 Pei-Huang Hsu (徐佩璜) Hung-Hsun Ling (淩鴻勛) Shanghai 1925 Pei-Huang Hsu (徐佩璜) Hung-Hsun Ling (淩鴻勛) Hangzhou 1926 Hou-San Li (李垕身) Zeh-Zin Xue (薛次莘) Beijing 1927 Hou-San Li (李垕身) Zeh-Zin Xue (薛次莘) Shanghai 1928 Hou-San Li (李垕身) Chi Chou (周琦) Nanjing 1929 Shu-Hua Hu (胡庶華) Ung-Jung Hsu (徐恩曾) Qingdao 1930 Shu-Hua Hu (胡庶華) Pei-Huang Hsu (徐佩璜) Shenyang 1931 Yifu Wei (韋以黻) Shu-Hua Hu (胡庶華) Nanjing 1932 Te Ching Yen (顏德慶) Bing-Yuan Zhi (支秉淵) Tianjin 1933 Fu Jun Sa (薩福均) Bo-Chiao Huang (黃伯樵) Wuhan 1934 Pei-Huang Hsu (徐佩璜) Chen Yun (惲震) Ji-Nan 1935 Te Ching Yen (顏德慶) Yi Shen (沈怡) Nanning 1936 Yang-Fu Tseng (曾養甫) Thomson Eason Mao (茅以昇) Hangzhou 1938 Yang-Fu Tseng (曾養甫) Thomson Eason Mao (茅以昇) Chongqing 1939 Yang-Fu Tseng (曾養甫) Boyuan Hu (胡博淵) Kunming 1940 Li-Fu Chen (陳立夫) Yi Shen (沈怡) Chengdu 1941 Hung-Hsun Ling (淩鴻勛) Chen Yun (惲震) Guiyang 1942 Wenhao Weng (翁文灝) Zhenyuan Du (杜鎮遠) Lanzhou

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1943 Wenhao Weng (翁文灝) Jiayuan Hou (侯家源) Guilin 1944 Yang-Fu Tseng (曾養甫) Hsi-Mou Li (李熙謀) Chongqing 1947 Yang-Fu Tseng (曾養甫) Yu-Hsiu Ku (顧毓琇) Nanjing 1948 Thomson Eason Mao (茅以昇) Yu-Hsiu Ku (顧毓琇) Taipei 1949 Yi Shen (沈怡) Ung-Jung Hsu (徐恩曾) Guangzhou 1951 Hung-Hsun Ling (淩鴻勛) Fu-Jun Sa (薩福均) Taipei 1952 Hung-Hsun Ling (淩鴻勛) Fu-Jun Sa (薩福均) Taipei

2.2. Chinese Institute of Engineers, New York (1953 – 1977) and U.S.A. (1978 – 1986)

Year President Vice president Secretary 1953 T. C. Tsao (趙曾珏) Edward K. Nieh (聶光坡) 1954 T. C. Tsao (趙曾珏) Edward K. Nieh (聶光坡) 1955 Ju-Chin Chu (朱汝瑾) Darfoon Du (屠大奉) 1956 Ju-Chin Chu (朱汝瑾) B. R. Wu (吳北潤) 1957 Yu-Shu Chen (陳玉書) S. C. Tang (湯水謙) 1958 S. C. Tang (湯水謙) Edward K. Nieh (聶光坡) 1959 Edward K. Nieh (聶光坡) Lewis Li-Tang Au (區鯉騰) 1960 Edward K. Nieh (聶光坡) Lewis Li-Tang Au (區鯉騰) 1961 Zong-Lian Zhou (周宗蓮) P. C. Tung (董寶椿) 1962 Lewis Li-Tang Au (區鯉騰) Shao C. Jem (詹紹啟) 1963 Chao-Chen Wang (王兆振) Shao C. Jem (詹紹啟) 1964 Chao-Chen Wang (王兆振) Wen Yuan Pan (潘文淵) Paul C. Yu (俞炳昌) 1965 Wen Yuan Pan (潘文淵) C. C. Tsao (曹敬章) Edward K. Nieh (聶光坡) 1966 Y. L. Wu (吳幼良) John H. K. Kao (高緒侃) Shao-Chang Feng (馮紹昌) 1967 Utah Tsao (曹友德) Edward K. Nieh (聶光坡) Shao-Chang Feng (馮紹昌) 1968 Utah Tsao (曹友德) K. Y. Bao (包可永) Benjamin K. Cheng (鄭國賓) 1969 Benjamin K. Cheng (鄭國賓) David H. Cheng (鄭鴻) Duan Yuan (袁端) 1970 C. C. Tsao (曹敬章) Vee C. Tsien (錢維翔) Di Wang (王蒂) 1971 C. C. Tsao (曹敬章) P. K. Chu (朱譜康) P. C. Mar 1972 Benjamin K. Cheng (鄭國賓) D. H. Aoi L. C. Jin (金樂錡) 1973 Benjamin K. Cheng (鄭國賓) 1974 Henry L. Wen (溫陵熊) S. T. Peng (彭松村) 1975 Henry L. Wen (溫陵熊) Kang-Jen Liu (劉康仁) S. T. Peng (彭松村) 1976 Kang-Jen Liu (劉康仁) Phil Y. L. Fan (范又陵) Frank Y. S. Chen (陳耀生) 1977 Kang-Jen Liu (劉康仁) Phil Y. L. Fan (范又陵) Frank Y. S. Chen (陳耀生) 1978 Phil Y. L. Fan (范又陵) C. M. Sih (薛昌明) S. T. Peng (彭松村) 1979 C. M. Sih (薛昌明) Lan Soong (宋瀾) Vincent H. K. Chu (瞿浩光) 1980 C. M. Sih (薛昌明) F. C. Shen (沈中的) Vincent H. K. Chu (瞿浩光) 1981 Vincent H. K. Chu (瞿浩光) F. C. Shen (沈中的) Sun-Nan Hong (洪勝男)

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1982 Vincent H. K. Chu (瞿浩光) T. K. Wu (吳丁凱) Sun-Nan Hong (洪勝男) 1983 T. K. Wu (吳丁凱) Sun-Nan Hong (洪勝男) Kang Lin (林康) 1984 T. K. Wu (吳丁凱) Sun-Nan Hong (洪勝男) Kang Lin (林康) 1985 Sun-Nan Hong (洪勝男) Kang Lin (林康) Wen Lin (林文) 1986 Sun-Nan Hong (洪勝男) Kang Lin (林康) Wei-Kuo Lee (李維國)

2.3. National Council of Chinese Institute of Engineers, U.S.A. (1987 – Present)

Year Chair Vice Chair Secretary 1987 Wen-Yuan Pan (潘文淵) Yue-Chyou Yang (楊裕球) Phil Y. L. Fan (范又陵) 1988 Yue-Chyou Yang (楊裕球) Phil Y. L. Fan (范又陵) Kuei-Wu Tsai (蔡桂伍) 1989 Sun-Nan Hong (洪勝男) Kuei-Wu Tsai (蔡桂伍) Wen Lin (林文) 1990 Kuei-Wu Tsai (蔡桂伍) Wen Lin (林文) Bill Sun (孫國華) 1991 Keh-Shew Lu (盧克修) Wei-Kuo Lee (李維國) Hsu Y. Hsing (幸旭陽) 1992 Hsu Y. Hsing (幸旭陽) Charles Tsai (蔡明曉) Mann-Fu Rau (饒曼夫) 1993 Jung Lin (林庸) Kuo-Kuang Hsu (許國光) Genda Hu (胡正大) 1994 Tsay-Jiu Shieh (謝再居) Soung-Nan Liu (劉松男) Yingsheng Tung (童迎祥) 1995 Wen Lin (林文) Ching-Tzone Tien (田慶宗) Tsu-Wu Chou (周祖武) 1996 Rubin Yu (禹如斌) Thomas Wu (吳同慶) Gary Sun (孫家倛) 1997 Kuo-Kuang Hsu (許國光) C. S. Hong (洪志賢) Cheng-Jen Chen (陳政仁) 1998 Johnson Lin (林章申) John C. P. Huang (黃肇鑣) Tim Hsu (徐吉麟) 1999 Ray R. Chen (陳潤吾) Jenn-Tai Liang (梁振泰) David Fong (方玉山) 2000 Ray R. Chen (陳潤吾) Jenn-Tai Liang (梁振泰) David Fong (方玉山) 2001 Thomas Wu (吳同慶) Frank Cheng (陳沙鳧) Jason Yeh (葉志勝) 2002 Thomas Wu (吳同慶) Frank Cheng (陳沙鳧) Jason Yeh (葉志勝) 2003 Barry Lin (林嘉孚) Ted Chongpi Lee (李聰碧) Su-Syin Chou (周蘇心) 2004 Ted Chongpi Lee (李聰碧) James Lee (李適中) Shenchuan Lin (林聖傳) 2005 James Lee (李適中) Francis H. Chang (張恆一) Jiin Chen (陳錦江) 2006 Francis H. Chang (張恆一) Patrick Chang (張耀華) Clark C. K. Liu (劉成均) 2007 Patrick Chang (張耀華) Bernard Shung (項春申) Jack Chung Miao (繆翀) 2008 Bernard Shung (項春申) Jun-Min Liu (劉主民) Su-Syin Chou (周蘇心) 2009 Jun-Min Liu (劉主民) Lan Tien (田尊衍) Allen C. Chen (陳政仁) 2010 Jiin Chen (陳錦江) Yung-Sung Cheng (鄭永松) Michael Chang (張彌弘) 2011 Yung-Sung Cheng (鄭永松) David Kao (高大為) Lin Ye (葉霖) 2012 Thomas Wu (吳同慶) John Y. Xie (谢苑林) Julius Chiang (蔣祝) 2013 John Y. Xie (谢苑林) Jason Wen (溫俊山) Su-Syin Chou (周蘇心) 2014 Jason Wen (溫俊山) Allen C. Chen (陳政仁) Yan Qu (曲燕) 2015 Allen C. Chen (陳政仁) Kai Wang (王愷) Jun-Min Liu (劉主民) 2016 Yong Zhou (周雍) Yifeng Wang (王益峰) Angelina Huang (黃宜敏) 2017 Yifeng Wang (王益峰) Qing Zhao (趙慶) Yung-Sung Cheng (鄭永松)

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3. CIE Engineering Medals

Year Medal Recipient Citation 1936 De-Bang Hou For his contribution to the industrial production of sodium 侯德榜 carbonate alkali (製碱工程) and ammonium sulfate fertilizer 1937 Hung-Hsun Ling For his contribution to the construction of Canton-Hankow 淩鴻勛 Railway (粵漢鐵路) 1941 Thomson Eason Mao For his contribution to the design and construction of Qiantang 茅以昇 River Bridge (錢塘江大橋) 1942 Yue-Chi Sun For his contribution to the operation and oil production at Yumen 孫越琦 Oil Mine (玉門油礦) in Gansu Province 1943 Bing-Yuan Zhi For developing China’s first diesel engine and gas engine for 支秉淵 automobiles 1944 Yang-Fu Tseng For leading the construction of Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway (浙贛鐵曾養甫路), Yunnan-Myanmar Road (滇緬公路), and 72 airports 1947 Kwong-Chai Chu For his leadership in restoring the levees of Yellow River near 朱光彩 Huayuankou (花園口) in Henan Province

4. CIE Distinguished Achievement Award (DAA) and Distinguished Service Award (DSA)

Year Award Recipient Citation 1957 Kuo-Ching Li For developing the process to produce high-purity tungsten, DAA 李國欽 zirconium, and other strategic metals 1958 Tsung-Dao Lee For investigation of the parity laws and discoveries regarding the DAA 李政道 elementary particles 1958 Chen-Ning Yang For investigation of the parity laws and discoveries regarding the DAA 楊振寧 elementary particles 1958 Chien-Shiung Wu For her contribution to experimental physics that disproved the DAA 吳健雄 hypothetical law of conservation of parity 1958 Ieoh-Ming Pei For his contribution to modern architectural design DAA 貝聿銘 1959 Wen-Tsing Chow For pioneering the use of digital computers in missile, satellite, and DAA 周文俊 spacecraft guidance system 1959 Lan-Jen Chu For his work on the fundamental limitations for small antennas DAA 朱蘭成 1959 Yu-Hsiu Ku For his contributions in the areas of electrical machinery, nonlinear DAA 顧毓琇 systems, and the theory of nonlinear control 1960 Kuan-Han Sun For his contribution to nucleonics research and setting up the first DAA 孫觀漢 nuclear reactor in Taiwan 1960 Ju-Chin Chu For his contribution to chemical engineering and vapor-liquid DAA 朱汝瑾 distillation equilibrium 1960 Chao-Chen Wang For his contrition to microwave electronics and development of DAA 王兆振 microwave diodes

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Year Award Recipient Citation 1961 Tung-Yen Lin For his pioneering work in pre-stressed concrete and profound DAA 林同棪 influence on modern structural design 1961 Wen Yuan Pan For his contribution to multiband ultra-high frequency oscillator and DAA 潘文淵 variable tuning circuit 1961 Luke C.L. Yuan For his contribution to the design, construction and experiments of DAA 袁家騮 high energy particle accelerators 1962 David Keun Cheng For his work in radiation, electromagnetic waves, and antenna theory DAA 鄭鈞 1962 Thomas H. Lee For his development of vacuum-type circuit interrupters for industrial DAA 李天和 and electric power systems 1962 Shih-I Pai For advancing the field of aerodynamics and discovering the effects DAA 柏實義 of structure on turbulent flow 1963 Shu-Tien Li For formulating one system of strain energy and matrix procedure to DAA 李書田 analyze all genuine stresses in rigidly-connected trusses 1963 Chia-Chiao Lin For his contribution to hydrodynamics stability, turbulence, and DAA 林家翹 aerodynamics. 1964 Kern K. N. Chang For his work on electron beam focusing, and contribution to the DAA 張可南 development of parametric and tunnel diodes 1964 Hsu-Yun Fan For his contribution to the study of semiconductor physics and energy DAA 范緒筠 band gap 1964 Tsen-Cha Tsao For his contribution to reactivating and registering the Chinese DSA 趙曾珏 Institute of Engineers in New York 1965 Ven-Te Chow For his contribution to open-channel hydraulics and water resource DAA 周文德 management 1965 Yuan-Cheng Fung For his contribution to the theory of aeroelasticity and solid DAA 馮元楨 mechanics 1965 Choh Hao Li For his scientific breakthrough in the synthesis of human growth DAA 李卓皓 hormone 1966 Chen-Jung Huang For modeling the mechanism of interphase mass transfer by chemical DAA 黃振榮 reaction between two phases 1966 Tung-Hua Lin For analyzing the effect of stress-strain relationship on structures and DAA 林同燁 contributing to the safety of building materials 1966 Ping-King Tien For his work on parametric amplifiers and gas lasers DAA 田炳耕 1967 Arthur W. Lo For his development of semiconductor devices and magnetic circuits DAA 羅無念 1967 Wellington Loh For his study on dynamics and thermodynamics of spacecraft re-entry DAA 陸孝同 and planetary entry 1968 Chih-Bing Ling For his contribution to mathematical elasticity and applied mechanics DAA 林致平 1968 Chia-Shun Yih For developing the field of stratified flow and devising efficient DAA 易家訓 methods to analyze the flow of nonhomogeneous fluids

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Year Award Recipient Citation 1968 Edward K. Nieh For his contribution to the incorporation of the Chinese Institute of DSA 聶光坡 Engineers, New York, Inc. 1969 Morgan C. Y. Sze For his contribution to the technology of petroleum refining and DAA 施銓元 design of petrochemical process 1969 An Wang For invention of magnetic memory core, and development of desktop DAA 王安 calculator and word-processing system 1970 Way Dong Woo For his contribution to the development of television and computer DAA 何惠棠 technology 1971 Walter Fei For his contribution to the initiation of Modern Engineering and DAA 費驊 Technology Seminar 1971 Hsuan Yeh For his work on the mechanics of solids and fluids DAA 葉玄 1971 Utah Tsao For his contribution to chemical process design DAA 曹友德 1971 Benjamin K. Cheng For his leadership and service to the Institute DSA 鄭國賓 1972 T. W. Liao For his contribution to the development of high-voltage circuit DAA 廖增式 breakers 1972 C. D. Shiah For his contribution to the oil refining process DAA 夏勤鐸 1972 Yue-Chyou Yang For his achievement in structural design and engineering DAA 楊裕球 1972 Shao C. Jem For his outstanding and dedicated service to the Institute DSA 詹紹啟 1973 Sin-I Cheng For his contribution to the advances in rocketry and computational DAA 程心一 approaches to aerodynamics 1973 Jeffrey Chuan Chu For his contribution to the logic design of electronic computers DAA 朱傳渠 1973 J. T. Shaw For his leadership in developing industrial enterprises DSA 蕭存人 1974 Hung-Chang Lin For invention of lateral transistor and method to fabricate bipolar and DAA 凌宏璋 CMOS transistors in a monolithic structure 1974 Kang-Jen Liu For his contribution to the nuclear magnetic resonance study of DAA 劉康仁 polymer solutions 1974 Yun-Suan Sun For his leadership in promoting scientific research and technological DSA 孫運璿 development 1975 Ernest S. Kuh For his contribution to circuit theory and engineering education DAA 葛守仁 1975 George C. Sih For his work on the mechanics of fracture DAA 薛昌明 1975 K. T. Li For his contribution to the mobilization of productive resources DSA 李國鼎

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Year Award Recipient Citation 1976 H. C. Fang For his contribution to the development of telecommunication DAA 方賢齊 systems 1976 Simon K. Chen For his contribution to the development of diesel engines and power DAA 陳國祥 systems 1976 Samuel C. C. Ting For his discovery of the “J” particle that led to the finding of a whole DAA 丁肇中 family of similar particles 1976 K. S. Chang For his leadership in promoting economic growth and industrial DSA 張光世 expansion 1977 A. Tobey Yu For his contribution to the development of bulk materials handling DAA 俞靄庭 systems 1977 Wen H. Ko For his contribution to the design of implant instruments DAA 葛文勛 1977 Jerome S. N. Hu For his leadership in modernizing and expanding the petrochemical DSA 胡新南 industries 1978 Ti Kang Kwei For his pioneering contribution to macromolecular science DAA 桂體剛 1978 Tingye Li For his fundamental contribution to laser resonator theory and optical DAA 厲鼎毅 communications 1978 Lan-Kao Chen For his leadership in expanding and modernizing the power industry DSA 陳蘭皋 1978 I-Fang Tang For his contributions to the industrial and economic development of DSA 唐義方 Singapore 1978 Kuo-Chi Wang For his outstanding and dedicated service to the Institute DSA 王國琦 1979 Catherine S. Chen For her contribution to the advancement of polymer chemistry and DAA 陳夏瑞華 engineering 1979 Mo-Shing Chen For his contribution to the advancement of electrical power DAA 陳謨星 engineering and technology 1979 Chang-Ching Wang For his contribution to municipal planning and transportation DSA 王章清 engineering 1979 Hsiao-Chang Yen For his outstanding contribution to construction engineering DSA 嚴孝章 1979 Frank Y. S. Chen For his outstanding and dedicated service to the Institute DSA 陳耀生 1979 Henry L. Wen For his outstanding and dedicated service to the Institute DSA 溫陵雄 1980 Hsu Chang For his contribution to magnetic memories and computer science DAA 張煦 1980 Gilbert Y. Chin For his contribution to the fundamental understanding of crystal DAA 陳耀煜 plasticity and the development of magnetic alloys 1980 George C. Lee For his contribution to structural engineering and bio-mechanics DAA 李兆治

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Year Award Recipient Citation 1980 William Y. T. Chao For his contribution to the steel industry DSA 趙耀東 1981 Leonard Y. Liu For his contribution to system management and operation DAA 劉英武 1981 T. S. Lin In recognition of his industrial leadership and citizenship DSA 林挺生 1981 Yung-Ning Wei In recognition of his exemplary leadership in promoting industrial DSA 韋永寧 development 1981 Phil Y. L. Fan For his outstanding and devoted service to the Institute DSA 范又陵 1982 Hwa-Nien Yu For his contribution to silicon technology and very large scale DAA 虞華年 integrated circuit design 1982 T. F. Huang For his contribution to the design and building of the world’s largest DAA 黃子發 crude oil tanker 1982 Roxy Ni Fan For her contribution to the modern printing technology DAA 范倪如珍 1982 Yi-Ting Wong For his leadership in promoting international trade DSA 汪彝定 1982 S. F. Tung In recognition of his devoted service in petrochemical industry DSA 董世芬 1982 Yue-Chyou Yang For his outstanding and devoted service to the Institute DSA 楊裕球 1983 King-Sun Fu For his contribution to pattern recognition and engineering education DAA 傅京生 1983 David S. Lee For his development of computer peripheral industry DAA 李善麟 1983 Chi-Cheng Chang For his leadership in economic development and finance management DSA 張繼正 1983 Ta-Hai Lee For his contribution to petroleum industry DSA 李達海 1983 Linda Liu For her outstanding and dedicated service to the Institute DSA 劉黎琬 1984 Morris Chang For pioneering the semiconductor foundry industry DAA 張忠謀 1984 David Hong Cheng For his contribution to engineering mechanics DAA 鄭鴻 1984 T. Y. Shen For his outstanding achievement in medicinal chemistry DAA 沈宗瀛 1984 S. S. Shu For his leadership in promoting scientific research and industrial DSA 徐賢修 development 1984 Vivian W. Yen For her pioneering contribution to the textile and automotive DSA 嚴吳舜文 industries

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Year Award Recipient Citation 1985 Alfred Y. Cho For his invention of molecular beam epitaxy DAA 卓以和 1985 Weiming Lu For his contribution to urban planning and development DAA 盧偉民 1985 David I. J. Wang For his contribution to the development of chemical and forest DAA 王義炤 products 1985 Taylor G. Wang For his contribution to space physics DAA 王贛駿 1985 C. H. Yen For his contribution to the promotion of Modern Engineering DSA 閻振興 Technology Seminar 1985 Ding-Hua Hu For his contribution to the establishment of Electronics Research and DSA 胡定華 Service Organization 1985 Vincent H. K. Chu For his outstanding and dedicated service to the Institute DSA 瞿浩光 1986 Y. C. L. Susan Wu For her work in magneto-hydrodynamic power generation DAA 林穎珠 1986 Charles Kao For his pioneering research in optical fiber communications DAA 高錕 1986 C. K. Yen For his support and guidance of Modern Engineering Technology DSA 嚴家淦 Seminar 1986 James Wei For his leadership in engineering research and education DSA 韋潛光 1987 J. Carl Hsu For his contribution to the development of communication switching DAA 許濬 and network systems 1987 Paul Chu For his pioneering contribution to superconductivity DAA 朱經武 1987 Stanley Shih For his leadership in developing the computer industry DSA 施振榮 1987 Sun-Nan Hong For his leadership in the formation of CIE-USA national council DSA 洪勝男 1987 Kuei-Wu Tsai For his leadership in the formation of CIE-USA national council DSA 蔡桂伍 1988 H. T. Kung For his contribution to the development of systolic arrays in computer DAA 孔祥重 science 1988 Patrick Kung For his contribution to the medical application of monoclonal DAA 龔忠恕 antibody and T-cell 1988 Otto C. C. Lin For his achievement in the field of polymer and material science DAA 林垂宙 1988 Li-An Chen For his leadership in advancing scientific research and technological DSA 陳履安 development 1988 Wen Lin For his outstanding and dedicated service to the Institute DSA 林文

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A Half-Century History of Modern Engineering and Technology Seminar

Benjamin K. Cheng and Jun-Min Liu Preface

The Modern Engineer and Technology Seminar (METS) is the most historical and prestigious technology seminar hosted by both CIE-USA NC and CIE-ROC. The cooperation among engineers in USA and Taiwan successfully established infrastructure for industrialization and promoted industrial research and development for advanced technologies in Taiwan. Over the past 51 years, METS has introduced many advanced technologies to Taiwan and set the stage for Taiwan’s microelectronics miracles. As many elite experts from industry and government participated in METS and worked together to develop the science and technology strategy, Taiwan gradually evolved into a highly-skilled and knowledge-based economy, and built a solid foundation for economic growth.

History

In 1965, Kwoh-Ting Li (李國鼎), then Minister of Economic Affairs and a board member of CIE-ROC, communicated with Walter Fei (費驊), Deputy Minister of Transportation, about the need to transform Taiwan’s industry and stimulate economic growth. Later that year during a business trip to the U.S., Walter Fei (費驊) reached out to former classmate Wen Yuan Pan (潘文淵) about the need for Taiwan’s industrial transformation. At the time, Wen-Yuan Pan was the Director of Microwave Research, Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and a senior member of CIE-NY.

After the initial contact between Walter Fei (費驊) and Wen Yuan Pan (潘文淵), CIE-NY and CIE-ROC co-founded the Modern Engineering and Technology Seminar (METS). The first METS, chaired by T. C. Tsao (趙曾珏) and Kwoh-Ting Li (李國鼎), took place in July 1966 and sixteen US experts were invited to attend. The experts with a diverse background of chemical engineering, electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, and civil engineering visited related industries and companies in Taiwan during the first week to understand the existing technology, engineering practices, and business processes, and identify potential areas for improvement. Technical seminars and panel discussions with Taiwan’s engineers were held in the second week. The seminar concluded with a final panel discussion and final report session during which recommendations were made to the industry leaders and Taiwan’s government.

The second METS, chaired by Wen Yuan Pan (潘文淵) and Sheng-Yang Tao (陶聲洋), was held in July 1968 with a focus on six disciplines: electronic engineering, chemical engineering, food processing, urban development, materials science, and electric power engineering. In July 1970, Benjamin Cheng (鄭國賓) from CIE-NY and Yun-Suan Sun (孫運璿) chaired the third METS and organized 9 technical sessions: electronic engineering, electric power engineering, industrial design, industrial management, urban development, transportation engineering, material Science, ceramic engineering and textile industry.

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It was concluded after the third METS that Modern Engineering and Technology Seminar was extremely valuable and helpful in promoting advanced engineering, new technology, innovative ideas and processes for Taiwan’s industry, and should be held in Taiwan every two years. A formal process was established to select the seminar topics and speakers. The subject areas of interest were later expanded to education, human resources, heavy metals engineering, petrochemical engineering, building materials and construction engineering, transportation engineering, aerospace engineering, shipbuilding engineering, environmental science, clean energy, information science, multi-media technology, large-scale system integration, social media science, electric car manufacturing, wireless communications, smart cities, smart transportation and integrated system, advanced manufacturing, biotechnology science, emergency medical rescue management, industrial transformation, etc.

In the 1970s, METS served as the main communication channel linking Taiwan and overseas Chinese engineers. Wen Yuan Pan (潘文淵), CIE-NY board member and co-founder of METS, proposed the development of semiconductor technology and integrated circuit (IC) industry in Taiwan. Wen Yuan Pan (潘文淵), Yun-Suan Sun (孫運璿) and Kwoh-Ting Li (李國鼎) subsequently established the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to provide technical advice for the development of the electronics industry in Taiwan.

With the formation of CIE-USA National Council (NC) in 1986, and expansion of CIE membership across the United States, the torch of co-organizing METS was passed from CIE- NY and CIE-USA to the National Council of CIE-USA.

Impact of METS on Taiwan

Yung Sung Cheng (鄭永松)

Since its inception in 1966, the biannual METS has continued without interruption for half century. Its focus has gradually moved from introducing new ideas and establishing semiconductor industry to Taiwan to a broadening exchange of new knowledge which may benefit or shape the future, and from one-way information flow to an international platform of scientific dialogue. The continuation of the METS is important for CIE-USA and CIE-ROC for several reasons. From the historical prospective, both organizations were established by members of the original Chinese Institute of Engineers after the Chinese civil war and were major science and engineering associations in Taiwan and in Chinese American community at USA. METS is the main event and communication conduit of CIE sister organizations. In the last 10 years, METS attracted large numbers of audience in Taiwan with intensive, open conversation and discussion of ideas across Pacific Oceans. Providing a forward-looking technology vision is the main mission of the METS. In addition, the METS platform also provides the platform and opportunities for CIE-USA members to go back to Taiwan starting a business or working in the industry. We are looking forward to the next phase of METS.

David Fong (方玉山)

It might be a coincidence that METS was established around CIE/USA’s 50th anniversary. Yet it is no less than a miracle that METS is celebrating its 50 years of continuous action while

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CIE/USA is celebrating its centennial year. With fifty years of non-stop operation, METS truly imparts an indelible influence on the development of Taiwan.

The most important contribution of METS is not necessarily the technical details in specific disciplines, nor the establishment of ITRI, but rather being a catalyst for the change in the fundamental mindset of the society. It set in motion the march of Taiwan toward a highly industrialized and developed society.

While the general consensus in the 60s and 70s was that Taiwan needed to transform and develop its industry, yet among the milliards of options, one must decide which is the best for Taiwan. The proposal by METS Chair Pan Wen-Yuan (潘文淵) of introducing the electronic industry to Taiwan fixed the direction of the development, and pave the way for the prosperous economic outlook that followed.

Another contribution of METS is the introduction of talents from overseas to Taiwan. Many experts/speakers invited by CIE to METS got their first opportunity to closely encounter the Taiwan industry. In addition to the most prominent example of Morris Chang (張忠謀), there were many occasions either the speakers found career opportunities through contacts made in METS, or companies/organizations found talents through METS.

In the beginning years, METS was a conduit by which industries in Taiwan, be it electronic, chemical, environmental, or biotechnological, connected with a vast pool of human and knowledge resources in the US through the network of CIE/USA. In modern times, even with the advent of Internet, the experience and insights of experts that transpire through in-person encounters in METS is nonetheless invaluable.

Jun-Min Liu (劉主民)

The METS’ impact in Taiwan could be summarized in the following areas: economic development, scientific and technology advancement, talent cultivation and promotion of Taiwan’s engineering, technical assistance to Taiwan’s top ten constructions (十大建設), and the establishment of similar forums with Japanese and Europe overseas Chinese.

The first 10 years (1966 – 1976) were focused on the fundamental technology and engineering such as electric power, petrochemical, electronic, civil engineering and construction, textile, material science and automation. The next 10 years (1977 – 1986) applied the new knowledge to engineering learning, processing improvement and management to infrastructure improvement such as top ten construction, establishment of ITRI, etc. Telecommunications and aerospace science were also benefitted during this period. The 3rd 10 years (1987 – 1996) were focused on environment science, energy, automation, software development, large-scale system integration, etc. The next 10 years (1997 – 2006) were on bio-technology, bio-medical, nano technology, wireless communications, broadband, water resource, disaster prevention and emergency response, resource recycling technology, industrial upgrading and transformation. The last 10 years (2007-2016) stressed on the improvement of human life. Session topics include renovation of modern municipalities, smart city, EV transportation system and service, sustainable environmental technology, cloud computing, digital education & learning, high value-added

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chemical Industry, next generation communications (5G), healthcare for seniors, clean energy and advanced manufacturing. The advancement of technology and engineering in Taiwan could be recognized from focused subject in every ten years period. The METS has been accompanied with Taiwan’s economic growth in the past 50 years. Certainly, it will enlighten Taiwan’s future economic growth.

Thomas Tung-Ching Wu (吳同慶)

The METS Program has more than 50 years of history in providing knowledge exchange as a high-level platform for the technology communities between the United States (led by CIE-USA) and Taiwan (led by CIE-Taiwan). This METS Conference was held every two years since 1966 and never missed one term. METS has historically played an important role in Taiwan’s economic growth and industry transformation during the past decades.

About 50 years ago, Taiwan was still an under-developed place and desperately needed a visionary planning and leadership to develop and sustain the momentum of economic and industrial growth. Therefore, the main discussion points of all METS conferences, including the 23th METS which I served as the Chair of US-committee, were designed to reflect such visions and solution recommendations.

CIE/USA co-hosted this important METS event, and has invited many outstanding topic experts and professionals in US to attend the meeting and make valuable recommendations for Taiwan’s economic and industrial development and growth. Looking forward, we expect that a newly transformed and up-to-date METS platform which can be utilized for years to come.

Conclusion

Founded in 1917, the Chinese Institute of Engineers is a scientific and educational organization, with a mission to promote the communication and interchange of information among Chinese engineers and scientists. Aligned with this mission, METS has served as a catalyst for the transformation of Taiwan’s industry, and in particular, accelerated the development of the semiconductor industry, and subsequently other high-tech industries. It has engaged many Chinese American engineers to provide advice and consultation for the development of technology and government policy. It also led to the founding of Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), introduced state-of-the-art engineering technologies, and fostered a long-term partnership between CIE-USA and CIE-ROC. We look forward to continuing the success of METS, which will serve as an international forum for identifying and examining technology needs and gaps in Taiwan, and facilitating the development and transfer of innovative technologies to meet its sustainable development challenges.

Acknowledgement

We would like to thank all the speakers and officers of METS, CIE-USA, CIE-ROC, ITRI (工研院), III (資策會), Chung-Hwa Telecom (中華電信), CTCI (中鼎工程), SinoTech (中興工程), and many other organizations for their contribution to the growth and success of METS.

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1. CIE 90th Anniversary Flash Back by Benjamin Cheng, 2007 2. The History of Chinese Institute of Engineers/USA by Roger Hung, July 2002 3. 民國五十七年近代工程技術討論會綜合檢討會記錄, CIE-ROC, 1968 4. 近代工程技術討論會十屆紀念專集, CIE-ROC, 1976 5. METS 40 禮讚, CIE-ROC, 1997 6. 中國工程師學會創匯百年紀念專刊, CIE-ROC, 2011 7. 第三屆 (1970) METS 近代工程技術討論會 (http://catalog.digitalarchives.tw/item/00/31/a6/74.html) 8. 第六屆 (1976) METS 近代工程技術討論會 (http://catalog.digitalarchives.tw/item/00/3a/1a/a2.html) 9. 矽說台灣, 張如心, 潘委員文教基金會, 2006 10. 台灣半導體產業的推手 - 潘文淵, 財團法人潘委員文教基金會 11. METS Video a. http://catalog.digitalarchives.tw/item/00/31/a6/74.html (3rd METS 1970) b. http://catalog.digitalarchives.tw/item/00/3a/1a/2f.html (5th METS 1974) c. http://catalog.digitalarchives.tw/item/00/3a/1a/1e.html (5th METS 1974) d. http://catalog.digitalarchives.tw/item/00/3a/1a/2e.html (5th METS 1974) e. http://catalog.digitalarchives.tw/item/00/3a/1a/a2.html (6th METS 1976) 12. METS Article a. 從 METS 到 TAC—鄭國賓 b. 他與老百姓同悲同喜—劉康仁 c. 在六十九年近代工程技術討論會致詞—孫運璿

Authors

Benjamin K. Cheng (鄭國賓) was the 1969/1972/1973 CIE-NY President, 1971 CIE service award recipient, and 1970 METS Chair. Jun-Min Liu (劉主民) was 2009 CIE-USA/GNYC President, 2009 CIE-USA NC Chair, 2010 AAEOY award chair, 2010 CIE service award recipient, and 2016 METS chair. Currently, he serves as a member of the CIE-USA/GNYC board.

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METS CIE-USA Officers

Chair Vice Chair Administrator Secretary 1966 T. C. Tsao 趙曾珏 Wen Yuan Pan 潘文淵 S. C. Chan 詹紹啟 J. Yuan 袁瑞 Ju-Chin Chu 朱汝瑾 1968 Wen Yuan Pan 潘文淵 T. C. Tsao 趙曾珏 Benjamin Cheng 鄭國賓 J. Yuan 袁瑞 1970 Benjamin Cheng 鄭國賓 James Wei 韋潛光 I. H. Chen 陳義萱 David H. Cheng 鄭鴻 L. T. Chu 區鯉騰 1972 Thomas T. Lee 李天和 David H. Cheng 鄭鴻 C. H. Liu 劉慶祥 T. W. Liao 廖增武 K. L. Huang 黃淦亮 1974 Henry L. Wen 溫陵熊 Hsuan Yeh 葉玄 S. T. Peng 彭松村 Simon K. Chen 陳國祥 Y. C. Yang 楊裕球 1976 Kang-Jen Liu 劉康仁 Tingye Li 厲鼎毅 C. L. Huang 黃昭麟 Y. L. Fan 范又陵 1978 Y. L. Fan 范又陵 Tingye Li 厲鼎毅 L. Sung 宋瀾 George C. Sih 薛昌明 C. T. Shen 沈中的 1980 George C. Sih 薛昌明 L. Sung 宋瀾 C. T. Shen 沈中的 Vincent H. Chu 瞿浩光 1982 Vincent H. Chu 瞿浩光 C. T. Shen 沈中的 Peter T.K. Wu 吳丁凱 Sun-Nan Hong 洪勝男 1984 Peter T.K. Wu 吳丁凱 Chin-Lung Yeh 葉金龍 Sun-Nan Hong 洪勝男 Wen Lin 林文 1986 Sun-Nan Hong 洪勝男 Kuei-Wu Tsai 蔡桂伍 Chin-Lung Yeh 葉金龍 Wen Lin 林文 Kang Lin 林康 1988 Kuei-Wu Tsai 蔡桂伍 Chin-Lung Yeh 葉金龍 Wen Lin 林文 Andrew C. Wang 汪其模 1990 Wen Lin 林文 Andrew C. Wang 汪其模 Hsu Y. Hsing 幸旭陽 Eric S. Hsiue 薛一新 1992 Bill K. H. Sun Charles M. Tsai 蔡明曉 Mann-Fu Rau 饒曼夫 Hong-Chiu Chen 陳宏久 Hsu Y. Hsing 幸旭陽 1994 Hsu Y. Hsing 幸旭陽 Mann-Fu Rau 饒曼夫 Kuo-Kuang Hsu 許國光 Rubin Yu 禹如斌 1996 Mann-Fu Rau 饒曼夫 Soung-Nan Liu 劉松男 Tsu-Wu Chou 周祖武 Tsen-Hwang Lin 林正晃 1998 Soung-Nan Liu 劉松男 Tsu-Wu Chou 周祖武 Tsen-Hwang Lin 林正晃 Ray R. Chen 陳潤吾 2000 John C.P. Huang 黃肇鑣 Tsen-Hwang Lin 林正晃 Frank Cheng 陳沙鳧 James Whang 黃夏平 2002 Tsen-Hwang Lin 林正晃 Tim Chen 陳啟雄 David Fong 方玉山 Wenliang Chen 陳文樑 2004 Tim Chen 陳啟雄 David Fong 方玉山 Chein-Chi Chang Pi-Chun Chen 陳碧君 2006 David Fong 方玉山 Chein-Chi Chang 張建祺 Allen Chen 陳政仁 Barry Jia-Fu Lin 林嘉孚 2008 Barry Jia-Fu Lin 林嘉孚 Thomas Wu 吳同慶 Jiin Chen 陳錦江 Yung Sung Cheng 鄭永松 2010 Thomas Wu 吳同慶 Jiin Chen 陳錦江 Yung Sung Cheng 鄭永松 Jang-Shing Chiou 邱建興 2012 Jiin Chen 陳錦江 Yung Sung Cheng 鄭永松 Jun-Min Liu 劉主民 Michael Chang 張彌弘 2014 Yung Sung Cheng 鄭永松 Jun-Min Liu 劉主民 William Kao 高耀京 Yu-Lin Shen 沈玉林 2016 Jun-Min Liu 劉主民 William Kao 高耀京 Tony Torng 佟儀 Ming-Yee Lai 賴明毅

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SATEC: From Conception to Birth

by Janpu Hou

1992 President of Chinese Institute of Engineers, Greater New York Chapter

It is well known that Taiwan’s Electronic Research and Service Organization / Industrial Technology Research Institute (ESRO/ITRI) was formed in 1973 as a result of three Modern Engineering and Technology Seminars (METS). IC process and design technology transfer agreement between RCA, where Dr. Wen-Yuan Pan (潘文淵) acted as director, and ITRI was signed in 1975. A pilot plant for integrated circuit was established within ITRI in 1977. United Microelectronics Corporation was spun off from ITRI in 1980. Dr. Morris Chang (張忠謀), who received the CIE distinguished achievement award in 1984, returned to Taiwan in 1985 to take charge of ITRI, and TSMC, the world’s largest OEM IC foundry, was spun off from ITRI in 1987. From 1973 to 1993, CIE-USA provided a major platform to connect its members with Taiwan’s technology industry, and contributed to the creation of ITRI and many start-ups in Hsinchu Science Park. In 1993, a breakthrough with the manufacturing of 8-inch silicon wafers marked Taiwan as a semiconductor manufacturing powerhouse.

Across the Straight, Chinese officials also witnessed the key roles that CIE-USA played on Taiwan’s technology advancement and economic development, and became interested in collaborating with CIE after the State High-Tech Development Plan (863 Program) was established in March 1986. However, the intent of building a formal and long-term relationship with China stirred a heated debate within CIE-USA after the Tiananmen Square incident. Despite the political challenges and economic uncertainties, members of CIE’s National Council managed to work out their differences and reached the consensus of organizing a METS-like conference with China.

In partnership with the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) and the State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC), CIE-USA began to develop the Sino-American Technology and Engineering Conference (SATEC) in the early 1990s. Dr. Wen-Yuan Pan (潘文淵) was invited to visit China in 1991 and met with Premier Peng Li. In January 1992, CIE-NY president Dr. Janpu Hou (侯展璞) and vice president Dr. Hui-Hwui Chin (陳幼慧) met with SAFEA administrator Junru Ma (馬俊如) in Beijing to discuss the organization of SATEC. In March 1992, SAFEA administrator Junru Ma (馬俊如) visited CIE-USA in New York to discuss the development of a pilot SATEC program. The vice minister of China’s State Science and Technology Commission, Nan Deng (鄧楠), also came to New York to share her view on China’s technology development roadmap so that SATEC can be organized accordingly.

A pilot SATEC program was implemented in June 1992, with CIE-NY president Janpu Hou (侯展璞) leading a 9-member delegation to Beijing and meeting with vice premier Rongji Zhu. The CIE delegation then visited the Sichuan Province to understand local needs and solve practical problems. Finally with a focus on key technological fields identified by the 863 Program, the first SATEC was inaugurated in 1993.

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In January 1992, CIE-NY president Janpu Hou (侯展璞) and vice president Hui Chin (陳幼慧) met with SAFEA administrator Junru Ma (馬俊如) in Beijing to discuss the organization of SATEC.

In March 1992, CIE-NY president Janpu Hou (侯展璞) and past president You-Ling Fan (范又陵) hosted the visit of SAFEA administrator Junru Ma (馬俊如) in New York to discuss a pilot program of SATEC.

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SATEC: An Introduction

by Rong N. Chang

US Chair, 12th Sino-American Technology and Engineering Conference

The inaugural biennial Sino-American Technology and Engineering Conference (SATEC) took place in June 1993 in Beijing, China with the goal of raising the levels of science and technology in China, particularly the level of technological reform at Chinese enterprises. It was co-sponsored mainly by the Chinese Institute of Engineers – USA (CIE-USA) and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) in the State Council of PRC. The planning effort started in 1991 with support from the Premier LI Peng (1991) and the Premier ZHU Rongji (1992–1993). It comprised of eight sessions: (1) microelectronics and software tools, (2) industrial automation, (3) aerospace, (4) transportation, (5) public works, (6) optoelectronics and communications, (7) energy and environment, and (8) petrochemical and chemical industry. The participants included invited foreign experts and domestic technical leaders in the focused areas. The event was publicized as a state-level news aired during prime time.

The 12th SATEC will be held in 2018 in Beijing, focusing on six global industry transformation needs that are key to the continued economic growth of China: (1) biological medicine, (2) transformation and upgrading of coal chemical industry, (3) new materials, (4) green city, (5) sponge city, and (6) smart manufacturing equipment. The co-sponsors include two other reputable international organizations: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE).

Over the past 24 years, SATEC has made various contributions to the technological transformation of China. It has recommended numerous well-received plans of action to the State Council of PRC. Additionally, it has facilitated international collaboration on city management and smart manufacturing. SATEC has helped many practitioners in Chinese enterprises overcome their challenges via state-of-the-art means. Finally, it has promoted career growth of countless foreign experts in China.

CIE-USA is a co-founder of SATEC, and is committed to the success of future SATEC events, which would be invaluable to China, to the United States, and to friendship and cooperation between China and the United States.

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SATEC US Organizing Committee Members from CIE/USA

Year Chair Vice chair Executive secretary Administrator 1993 Hong-Chiu Chen 陳宏久 Keh-Shew Lu 盧克修 Min-Gee Hsia 龔明祺 Janpu Hou 侯展璞 1995 Sun-Nan Hong 洪勝男 Min-Gee Hsia 龔明祺 Chiao Yeh 葉翹 Johnson Lin 林章申 1997 Johnson Lin 林章申 Chiao Yeh 葉翹 Thomas Wu 吳同慶 Edward Teng 鄧鳳山 1999 Chiao Yeh 葉翹 Edward Teng 鄧鳳山 Wen Lin 林文 Thomas Wu 吳同慶 2001 Gerald Liu 劉效宏 Wen Lin 林文 Ray R. Chen 陳潤吾 Anmin Liu 劉安民 2003 Wen Lin 林文 Ray R. Chen 陳潤吾 Kuo-Kuang Hsu 許國光 Andy Liu 林國柱

2006 Ray R. Chen 陳潤吾 Kuo-Kuang Hsu 許國光 David Fong 方玉山 Yung Sung Cheng 鄭永松 2010 Kuo-Kuang Hsu 許國光 David Fong 方玉山 Allen Chen 陳政仁 James Lee 李適中 2012 David Fong 方玉山 James Lee 李適中 Larry Wang 王南雷 Qing Zhao 趙慶 2014 James Lee 李適中 Qing Zhao 趙慶 Gina Li 李建平 Rong Chang 張榮 2016 Qing Zhao 趙慶 Rong Chang 張榮 Thomas Wu 吳同慶 Jason Wen 溫俊山 2018 Rong Chang 張榮 Jason Wen 溫俊山 Yew-Huey Liu 劉玉慧 Ke Jian Liu 劉克建

SATEC Session Topics

1993 微電子與軟件工程,工業自動化,航空航天,公共工程,光電與通信,能源與環境,交通,石化與化工 1995 機械製造,醫藥與生物工程,冶金,現代企業管理,微電子應用與軟件工程, 交通,工業自動化,航空航天,公共工程,光電與通訊,能源與環境,石化 1997 計算機與軟件, 機械製造與自動化, 醫藥與生物工程, 冶金,環保, 石化與化工, 微電子與光電子,能源, 通訊 1999 家電,電氣, 計算機與軟件,電子制造, 石化與化工, 冶金,環保, 醫藥與生物工程,通信 2001 計算機網絡與軟件,光電與通信,數字電器,機械, 石化與化工, 醫藥與生物工程,材料,環保與工業綜合利用 2003 計算機與軟件,光電與通信,數字電器,機械, 石化與化工, 醫藥與生物工程,材料 2006 裝備製造,環保,通信技術,計算機與軟件,微電子 2010 先進製造, 生物醫藥, 軟件技術,現代信息服務技術,環境保護,綠色城市 2012 低碳產業,礦區治理,信息技術,綠色城市,先進製造 2014 民用飛機發展,大數據,集成電路,水生態建設, 綠色城市,海峽兩岸工程技術研討會(先進製造,信息技術),智能製造 2016 服務型製造,綠色製造,新能源汽車, 綠色城市,海綿城市建設, 智能機器人,煤化工產業轉型升級 2018 新材料,生物醫藥,煤化工產業轉型升級,綠色城市,城市管理,智能製造機器

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History of the Asian American Engineer of the Year (AAEOY) Award

Thomas Wu

INTRODUCTION

The Chinese Institute of Engineers‐USA (CIE‐USA) is a US‐based professional organization founded in 1917 in New York. Today, CIE‐USA is proudly celebrating its 100th birthday and evolving into a national level professional association with seven local chapters across the US continent. During the past years, CIE‐USA has developed three major flag‐ship programs including the Modern Engineering and Technology Seminar (METS) in Taiwan since 1966, the Sino‐American Technology and Engineering Conference (SATEC) in China since 1993, and last but not least, the Asian American Engineer Of the Year award program (AAEOY) in US since 2002. Both METS and SATEC conferences are taking place every other year, with AAEOY event is held annually. This article is tribute to the history of AAEOY establishment especially in early years and its impact to CIE‐USA as a whole.

Based on the major developing milestones during the past 16 years (2001‐2017), the AAEOY history can be viewed as the following stages:

1. Initiation and Establishment (How the AAEOY was Born) 2. Build‐Up and Sustainable Development 3. Enhancement and Improvement

INITIATION AND ESTABLISHMENT STAGE (HOW THE AAEOY WAS BORN)

Prior the AAEOY era, the CIE‐USA National Council was focused on two international conference events for METS and SATEC. In 1996, the DFW Area Chapter has begun to cultivate a goal to step into the mainstream of the US professional world and reach out to the tech companies and local universities, and invited the national‐known Company CEO/Chairman from Computer Associates (CA) as the key‐note speaker at 1996 CIE‐DFW Chapter Annual Convention. Since then, the seeds for CIE‐USA and local chapters to grow into the mainstream STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) world have been blossomed exponentially.

Back in 1951, the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) created National Engineers Week, or E‐Week (now Discover‐E), in honor of George Washington, our nation’s first president and also a military engineer. NSPE celebrates E‐Week every year around the time of President Washington’s birthday to make the public aware of how engineering affects our lives. In February 2001, inspired by the mainstream E‐Week event in Dallas, a group of CIE‐DFW chapter leaders attended the National E‐Week celebration event hosted by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) and deeply impressed by its outstanding E‐Week award program. Later in February 2001, Thomas Wu of the CIE‐DFW chapter was elected Chairman of the CIE‐

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USA National Council. With the inspiring mission and passion for bringing CIE‐USA into the mainstream STEM world in US, Wu began the first step to contact the National Engineers Week Foundation (NEWF) organization in Washington DC and shared the thoughts and plans with NEWF officials included Ms. Leslie Collins, Executive Director. With Ms. Collins’s encouraging support and blessing of the CIE‐USA National Council, Wu and George Wan (CIE‐DFW board member) made a trip to Washington DC right after the 911 tragedy event.

On October 15, 2001, Wu met with both NEWF and NSPE leaders and officials included Pat Natale (Executive Director of NSPE), Henry Hatch (Chair of NEWF Board committee), and Leslie Collins. After a series of meetings there, CIE‐USA officially joined the NEWF executive committee as one of the institution members along with many well‐known national level professional societies including IEEE‐USA, American Society of Civil Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Institute of Industry Engineers, and many others to jointly develop and promote STEM events and programs in US. It’s noteworthy to mention that at that critical moment when CIE‐USA desperately needed the initial funding, the Raytheon Company provided tremendous support and ultimately sponsored $20,000 as the seed money for CIE‐USA to pay for a sizable membership due in joining the National E‐Week Executive Committee. CIE‐USA was so grateful for Raytheon’s generous support at that critical time. The record indicated that CIE‐USA remained in the National E‐Week Board until 2009.

After returning from the productive DC trip, a meeting was called by Wu in late October 2001 to further discuss the ideas and feasibility for creating a much needed platform to honor outstanding Asian‐American professionals in STEM arena. The meeting attendees included Jason Yeh (CIE‐USA NC Secretary), Wan, and Wu at Yeh’s office in Richardson, Texas. At that meeting, an executive decision was made to initiate an award program and name it “Asian American Engineer of the Year Award” in support of the National E‐Week celebration events each year in February’s. Noteworthy speaking, the ‘Asian American’ was chosen instead of ‘Chinese American’ to broaden the scope of the award program, and it approved later that this was a very strategic and wise decision point for future AAEOY program. This historical proposal was then presented to the CIE‐DFW board for approval. With some reasonable concerns regarding the funding resources, it was finally approved by the CIE‐DFW board. Wu carried this AAEOY award proposal to the CIE‐USA NC and received overwhelmed support and approval to proceed. With only 3‐4 months until the first AAEOY event scheduled for February 23, 2002, Wu invited Tsen‐Hwang Lin (president of CIE‐DFW chapter) and Roger Hung (ex‐President of CIE‐DFW chapter) to discuss the AAEOY implementation details at Lin’s house. A dream team was formed at that house meeting and Hung was named to chair the first 2002 AAEOY Committee.

On Feb. 23, 2002, an unforgettable and historical date in CIE‐USA history, the AAEOY award banquet was first introduced to the tech World. This award program was the first of its kind in conjunction with the National E‐Week celebration and promotional events in US. When this historical award event was first held in Dallas Texas, it was hailed as the “Oscar of technologies”. More than 40 national and local organizations sponsored the event, and nearly 600

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distinguished guests, corporate executives, political leaders, academic and community leaders attended the first‐ever AAEOY award banquet to honor a total of 17 awardees including two CIE‐USA sponsored Distinguished Life Time Achievement Award (Dr. Chang‐Lin Tien, Chancellor of UC Berkeley) and Distinguished Scientific and Technology Award (Dr. Leo Esaki, 1973 Nobel Physics Laureate). These two distinguished award categories were initially introduced in 2002 and have been adopted as the highlights in later AAEOY programs.

With a huge success and positive feedbacks from the first award event in 2002, AAEOY program was quickly established and supported in CIE‐USA NC and became one of the major NC flag‐ship programs besides METS and SATEC. Due to the scope and magnitude of the AAEOY event, other CIE‐USA local chapters were not ready to host the second 2003 AAEOY award program. As such, Thomas Wu was re‐elected as the CIE‐USA NC Chair in 2002 for the second‐term and once again, CIE‐DFW Chapter continued to carry the AAEOY torch.

The 2003 AAEOY event has proven to be equally exciting. Despite the economic downtown during the .com bubble crisis and post‐911 tragedy period, the AAEOY program continued to receive overwhelming national attention with strong and enthusiastic support from Corporate, Academic, and Government agency. CIE‐USA was very grateful to those sponsoring organizations for their generous support. At the 2003 AAEOY banquet, CIE‐USA Chair cited in the opening remark: “We’re all proud to be Americans. This land is made for you and me. When we celebrating the National E‐Week today with many others, let’s pledge once again to defend the precious freedom and the most‐needed homeland security in making this country the best place in the world to live and raise our future generations”. It appeared that the post‐911 situation became one of the driving momentum to startup AAEOY program, and immediately gained so much echo and support from the national defense companies such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing Company, Raytheon Company, Sandia National Labs, Northrop Grumman, etc.

Since 2002, CIE‐USA has become one of the proud sponsors to support the National E‐Week events such as ‘The New Faces of Engineering’, a new program spotlighting the outstanding contributions of America’s younger engineers. In addition, CIE‐USA has collaborated with other professional organizations to support the ‘Future City Competition (FCC)’ program. A special FCC award called ‘the Best Residential Zoning’ (a $1000 Award category) was sponsored by CIE‐ USA. Since then, CIE‐USA has provided judges to review the performance of the participated teams in the National‐finals and physically presented such award to the winning team during the FCC National Final award ceremony during the National E‐Week in Washington DC. It is noted that the CIE‐GNY local chapter leaders (due to geographical location) have provided the most resource and time efforts in support of the CIE‐USA sponsored E‐Week events in Washington DC area. As recalled, volunteers from CIE‐GNY local chapter included Frank Cheng, Sing Lin, Chein‐Chi Chang, Ted Lee, Jun‐Min Liu, Allen Chen, and many others.

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BUILD‐UP AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The AAEOY award program AAEOY program was quickly established in CIE‐USA NC and became one of the major NC flag‐ship events beside METS and SATEC. After the 2003 AAEOY award event in Dallas, the other CIE‐USA local chapters began to accept the challenges and mission to host the after‐hence AAEOY award banquet events included 2004 AAEOY (CIE‐San Francisco Chapter), 2005 AAEOY (CIE‐GNY Chapter), 2006 AAEOY (CIE‐Seattle Chapter), 2007 AAEOY (CIE‐ OCEESA Chapter), 2008 AAEOY (CIE‐DFW Chapter), 2009 AAEOY (CIE‐San Francisco Chapter), 2010 AAEOY (CIE‐GNY Chapter), 2011 AAEOY (CIE‐Seattle Chapter), 2012 AAEOY (CIE‐New Mexico Chapter), 2013 AAEOY (CIE‐DFW Chapter), 2014 AAEOY (CIE‐San Francisco Chapter), 2015 AAEOY (CIE‐SOCAL Chapter), 2016 AAEOY (CIE‐GNY Chapter), 2017 AAEOY (CIE‐Seattle Chapter).

CIE‐USA NC is structured as a federation of seven local chapters, and AAEOY was introduced as a CIE‐USA national level event, however the event implementation has been assigned to the local chapters on a rotation basis. For years, CIE‐USA local chapters have made their best efforts to host the annual AAEOY event, and many hosting chapters also experienced challenges and concerns due to the event consistency, quality, and resource management.

ENHANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT

After 2008 AAEOY, a temporary AAEOY advisory council was organized to make AAEOY recommendations to CIE‐USA NC. The council was chaired by an Executive VP of Lockheed Martin with members from previous AAEOY sponsors such as Boeing, GE, IBM, Sandia, and Northrop Grumman. One of the recommendations was to address the inclusiveness with more involvement from other professional institutes besides CIE‐USA. At the 2010 Spring NC meeting, Ted Lee (2004 CIE‐USA NC) made a motion to consider formation of an AAEOY Foundation board to spin‐off AAEOY from CIE‐USA. However, it appeared that NC was not ready for such change and movement. In the 2010 Fall NC meeting, the AAEOY Foundation proposal was reviewed again but finally rejected at the NC meeting.

In 2011 Fall NC meeting, an AAEOY Task Force was assigned by YungSung Cheng (2011 CIE‐USA Chair), Thomas Wu (2012 CIE‐USA Chair) was appointed to chair the first AAEOY Task Force, members included all seven NC Advisors of local chapters. The Phase 2 AAEOY Task force was coordinated by Yung‐Sung Cheng, followed by Phase 3‐8 coordinated by James Lee (2006 CIE‐ USA Chair). With dedicated and continued efforts since Phase‐1 in 2011, AAEOY Task Force in NC has accumulated a core set of NC consensus and guidelines (average 4‐5 recommendations each Phase) which were reviewed and approved by NC representatives. Also, a compiled AAEOY Program Handbook has been established for future AAEOY operational references.

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MOVING FORWARD

Looking back, AAEOY came from a long way since 2002. So far, CIE‐USA has organized sixteen (16) successful AAEOY award programs in US. More than 250 outstanding Asian‐American awardees including 32 distinguished awardees have received such prestigious AAEOY award presented by CIE‐USA Chair and AAEOY Chair on behalf of CIE‐USA. It goes without saying that the AAEOY program has provided tremendous values and promoted CIE‐USA image and status including all seven CIE local chapters to a new height level.

Indeed, a great program will be accompanied with a great responsibility and challenge. AAEOY award program is no exception. Moving forward, AAEOY needs every CIE‐USA local chapter and member’s wisdom and support to make it better and sustainable. AAEOY has made CIE‐USA and its members proud, and it will continue to be NC’s FLAG‐SHIP program for years to come.

APPENDIX – PHOTO SECTION

AAEOY program proceedings from 2002 to 2017

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Despite the 911 event in 2001, Thomas Wu (2001 CIE‐USA NC Chair) traveled to Washington DC to attend National E‐Week Board Meeting on 10/16/2001 to seek National E‐Week support for CIE‐USA’s AAEOY Initiative.

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The first AAOEY award banquet was held in Dallas, Texas on February 23, 2002.

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Dr. Da‐Hsuan Feng (an AAEOY Advocate) and Thomas Wu visited National E‐Week Foundation again at NSPE Headquarter in Washington DC area in March 2002.

In 2002, CIE‐USA became a board member of the Steering Committee of the National E‐Week Foundation (now DiscoverE organization), along with many well‐known professional organizations in US such as IEEE‐USA, NSPE, ASME, IIE, SAE, and SWE.

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Chinese Institute of Engineers, Greater New York Chapter

1953-54 CIE-New York President, T. C. Tsao (趙曾珏) * Served as the Organizing Committee to restore CIE New York in USA * 1st President since the Recovery Period of CIE New York * Pioneered technical exchange with ROC industries with seminars in 1964 * Initiated and Organized US technical teams and chaired 1st METS jointly held with CIE ROC in 1966 * Drafted CIE-New York Constitution to form CIE USA National Council * Oversaw the formation of CIE-USA and many local and student chapters

1965 CIE-New York President, Wen Yuan Pan (潘文淵) * Recommended ROC to develop integrated circuit industry * Organized Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) consisted of many Chinese American engineers for Taiwan’s semiconductor industry * Recommended ROC to create Science & Industrial Park for new industries. * Vice-chair at 1st METS and Chair for 2nd METS in ROC in 1968 * Respectfully known as the “Taiwan’s Father of Integrated Circuits” by ITRI * Pan Wen Yuan Outstanding Research Award selected annually by Pan Wen-Yuan Foundation

1969, 1972-73 CIE-New York President, Benjamin K. Cheng (鄭國賓) * Chairman of METS in 1970 * Executive Secretary of the Technical Advisory Committee for 18 years to witness the development of semiconductor industry in Taiwan ROC. * A key member to expand CIE-New York to CIE-USA * Generously supported CIE for years as President, Treasurer, Director, Executive Committee, Scholarship, Membership, and Award Committees

1980 CIE-USA President, You-Ling Fan (范又陵) * Delegated to draft a constitution and by-laws of the new CIE-USA * Elected as the 1st chairman, vice-chairman, & secretary of National Council * Collaborated with other CIE leads to spearhead the initiation of the Sino- American Technology and Engineering Conference (SATEC) in China which contributed to the well-being of people in Mainland China. 1987 CIE-GNYC President, Wen Lin (林文) * CIE-USA National Council was formally established. “CIE-New York” changed its name to Greater New York Chapter. * Delegations of New York and San Francisco Chapters held the 1st NC meeting. * Board approved to change President’s term from two-years to one-year. * Annual convention was the last one held at Waldorf Astoria Hotel ending the two-decade long tradition for CIE-New York to have annual convention there.

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1992 CIE-GNYC President, Janpu Ho (侯展璞) * Co-sponsored the Wireless and Optical Communications Conference (WOCC). * Hosted Annual Convention with a speech given by Deng Nan, Chinese Leader Deng Xiaoping’s daughter, on technology development in China as part of their economic reform agenda. * Paved the way with Dr. Charles Tsai and Dr. Hui Chin to institute SATEC a biannual conference with People’s Republic of China since 1993.

1998, 1999 CIE-GNYC President, Sing H. Lin (林星雄) * Established the CIE-USA/GNYC website * Helped achieved the historical monumental achievement as the Chinese 3G Wireless Technical Proposal had been adopted by the ITU as one of the Family of 3G Global Standards - years of continued effort by many Chinese-American wireless experts since SATEC 1993.

2000 CIE-GNYC President, Tim Chen (陳啟雄) * Organized and hosted Annual Convention, and jointly organized WOCC two- days conference, Multimedia and Networking Technology Conference, and the 1st Microelectronics and Microelectromechanical Systems Conference. * Chairman for METS 1991 and 1993. * Actively participated SATEC as organizers and chairs.

2002 CIE-GNYC President, Ted Chongpi Lee (李聰碧) * Balanced the budget and began to implement the CIE mutual fund investment. * Guided the fund, in less than 15 years, to achieve a nearly full turnover or 100% return of the capital. * Lead the National Council as the Vice Chair (2003) and Chair (2004). * Organized and hosted the AAEOY 2005 and helped registered the CIE-USA a non-profit organization in NJ.

2003 CIE-GNYC President, Frank Cheng (陳沙鳧) * Hosted many seminars and forums on the most current and advanced development in bio-pharmaceutical industry. * Achieved the goals in diversifying our institute funding sources * Organized and co-sponsored by DFW Chapter and participated in the National Engineer Week high school activities in Washington, DC, highly visible events to the main stream engineers.

2004 CIE-GNYC President, Allen Chen (陳政仁) * Co-sponsored a job fair with the Talent Recruiting Team from Taiwan * Participated many planning meetings for the 2005 AAEOY Award Banquet Program and in the cross-organizational events with other societies. * Co-sponsor the 2004 Wireless & Optical Communications Conference (WOCC) in Taiwan and the Emerging Information Technology Conference at Princeton.

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2005 CIE-GNYC President, Yi-Kang An (安宜康) * Sponsored major conferences: METS Annual Convention, SATEC Annual Convention, EWeek (National Engineer Week), WOCC, EITC Conference. * Hosted AAEOY 2005, Technical/Life improvement seminars, summer picnic, CIE-USA/GNYC Annual Convention.

2006 CIE-GNYC President, James Kuo-Ann Chiao (焦國安) * Hosted Annual Convention with the keynote speech by Secretary Elaine Chao and Congressman Rush Holt delivered a speech on promoting science and math. * Student Chapters officially formed in 2006. Youth Leadership Program established. A Youth Leadership Workshop held at the News Corp Headquarters in Manhattan. * Hosted career mentoring seminar with Distinguished Citizens International East.

2007 CIE-GNYC President, Chein-Chi Chang (張建祺) * Organized and Hosted the CIE-USA 90th Year Celebration Event and banquet. * Established four student chapters: Johns Hopkins University, Princeton University, Rutgers University, and New Jersey Institute of Technology. * Sponsored several seminars for the chapter students.

2009 CIE-GNYC President, Jun-Min Liu (劉主民) * Helped ITRI Recruit Event and organized a tour to Johnson & Johnson Labs * Hosted the 1st Zhan Tian-You Cup Tennis event at Princeton. * Hosted the annual picnic and the Annual Convention at Newark Marriott Hotel. * Provided a desk for the 2009 Taiwan Hi-Tech Talents Recruit Mission. * Presented the Best Residential Zone Award to Luna Llueva City from Cocopah Middle School, Arizona. * Hosted the AAEOY Award Ceremony

2010 CIE-GNYC President, Paul Lin (林少達) * Organized a tour for 2010 AAEOY to AT&T Global Network Operations Center and Alcatel-Lucent Bell Lab, and a Leadership Training program. * Participated in the 8th SATEC and contributed to sessions focusing on modern information services technology, such as Manufacturing as a Service (MAAS). * Hosted the 2nd Zhan Tian-You Cup Tennis and Annual Convention.

2011 CIE-GNYC President, Rong Chang (張榮) * Hosted ZHAN Tian-You Cup Tennis Friendship Event. * Jointed EITC-New Media (Arts, Culture, New Media & Entertainment) and WOCC (Wireless and Optical Communications) Conference, NYU Engineering & IT Career Panel. * Hosted annual convention honoring Dr. Lin of TSMC and Dr. Hsu of ITRI.

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2012 CIE-GNYC President, Shu-Ping Chang (張書平) * Hosted visits at Watson Research Center in Hawthorne, NY in April and in October for students to tour IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York. * Sponsored the 2012 Annual Convention in Flushing, New York

2013 CIE-GNYC President, Howard Chen (陳浩) * Expanded the CIE scholarship program to include student presentations. * Organized two popular tours of Google in New York City for college students, hosted by Dr. Steven Huang. * Presented CIE awards to Dr. Priscilla Lu (陸美衍) and Dr. Shoucheng Zhang (張首晟).

2014 CIE-GNYC President, Yew-Huey Liu (劉玉慧) * Sponsored Annual Convention with interactive Poster Session for students and Livingston Lancers Robotics live demo. * Invited world-renowned scholars Dr. Xiaowei Zhuang of Harvard and Dr. Xiang Zhang of UC Berkeley for Plenary session speeches. * Sponsored summer picnic and periodic seminars for CIE member enrichment.

2015 CIE-GNYC President, Tien-Jen Cheng (鄭天人) * “MOU” signed with the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan for recruiting * Collaborated with other societies and held meetings with Deputy Minister of Education, Deputy Minister of the Taiwan Ministry of Science & Technology, Chief Rep of CAIEP New York on the innovation and entrepreneurship. * Sponsored Seminars, Annual Meeting, AAEOY prep meetings.

2016 CIE-GNYC President, C. Eric Wu (吳振籓) * Hosted AAEOY 2016, Convention, pre-Centennial trip to Yale U & seminars * Revised Chapter Constitution and By-Laws: increased BOD number from 12 to 13, and amendment requirement from 1/2 BODs to 2/3 BODs. * Signed collaboration agreements with Department of Human Resources and Social Security, Yunnan Province, PRC, and Software College, Yunnan University for communication, collaboration, and exchange of scholars.

2017 CIE-GNYC President, Kun-Lung Wu (吳坤龍) * Lead CIE Centennial Celebration Task Force Committee. * Organized GNYC reps and attended the 2nd Yunnan Conference on International Exchange of Professionals in Kunming, June 2017. * Hosts CIE Centennial Celebration event and National Council Meetings at HNA Palisades Premier Convention Center on October 14, 2017.

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The Chinese Institute of Engineers, USA, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter is located in the Greater Silicon Valley, which includes the City of San Francisco, Peninsula, South Bay and East Bay.

The cultural and artistic ambience of San Francisco attracts many software and network companies, while many civil engineering and financial technology companies are also located in the city. Just to the south in South San Francisco, medical and pharmaceutical industries filled the landscape. Further south, in addition to the ever-evolving industries that can be found in the Silicon Valley such as semiconductor, networks, consumer electronics, aerospace, communications, new energy and storage, robotics, autonomous vehicle, and AI, there are various VC and incubators which inject funding for innovation in the Bay Area. In this regard, Silicon Valley is truly the “Capital of Innovation”.

The CIE/USA San Francisco Bay Area Chapter was founded in 1979. Mr. Y.C. Yang (楊裕球), who had an active participation in CIE/USA since 1960's, invited about 20 people to a restaurant in San Francisco Chinatown for a meeting in 1979 when he suggested the founding of a CIE/USA San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. Immediate reaction from the floor was to form an independent organization instead of a chapter of CIE/USA. However, after some discussion, the group agreed to the chapter concept and hoped that Chinese engineers in USA can unite to pursue a greater vision and purpose.

The bylaw was created to set up 4 officers including President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer for one-year term and succeed in order for the following year, and a new Treasurer elected to fill the vacancy.

Ta-lin Hsu (徐大麟), Y.C. Yang, Kuei-wu Tsai (蔡桂伍) and Hsia Choong (夏曉巒) were elected as President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, respectively, for the 1979-80 term.

CIE/USA-SF has been supportive of the Modern Engineering Technology Seminars (METS) since the founding of the chapter, recruiting and inviting experts to participate in its activities.

In 1992, CIE has held the historical first conference in Mainland China – The Global Petrochemical Market Conference. Min-Gee Hsia (龔明祺), CIE-SF 1992 President, invited speakers from Chevron, Exxon, Shell and ARCO of the USA, Schumann of Germany, as well as BP of England to give their expertise opinions and suggestions. The Conference, held in Beijing for six days that include various seminars, was attended by close to 400 Chinese petrochemical company representatives. It has laid down a good

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foundation for the first SATEC (Sino-American Technology Engineering Conference, 中美工程技術研討會) to be held in the next year.

SATEC was established solely by the SF Chapter. Four Presidents Drs. Hong-Chiu Chen (陳宏久), Bill Sun (孫國華), Jung Lin (林庸) and Min-Gee Hsia have gone to China several times to negotiate with the Chinese government. Finally the contract was signed by both sides on the living room table of Min Gee Hsia’s Orinda home.

st Room used to sign the contract of SATEC Representatives of the 1 SATEC

After helping the founding of SATEC, CIE-SF did not stop the support for METS. Several of our presidents, including 1994 president Soungnan Liu (劉松男), 2000 president David Fong (方玉山) and 2003 president Barry Lin (林嘉孚), were chosen by the National Council as General Chair of METS held in Taipei.

In 2006, CIE-SF, under the leadership of David Fong, helped established the first-ever CIE Hong Kong Technology and Engineering Development Conference (HKTED) with the support from Innovation and Technology Commission of the Hong Kong government. The conference was attended by experts from the US and Hong Kong.

From 2003 to 2013, CIE/USA-SF and SJSU (San Jose State University) collaborated to hold a series of technical Short Courses for Bay Area CIE members, engineers and students. The Short Courses not only provided attendees with more in-depth technical subjects than typical seminars, but also established a platform for members and attendees to network with each other. During the span of 10-years, CIE/USA-SF and SJSU invited many Silicon Valley industry experts to teach short courses which covered subjects including information technology, wireless/wired communications, mobile internet, electronic manufacturing technology, and clean energy technology. The short courses were very well-received in the Bay Area engineering community and attracted

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thousands of attendees. With the efforts of many CIE/USA-SF volunteers the Short Courses had become CIE's most popular and most distinguishable events!

CIE-SF hosted the Asian American Engineer of the Year (AAEOY) Award Event three times before 2017. In 2004, the SF chapter hosted the 3rd AAEOY in Marriott Hotel, Santa Clara. This is the first time AAEOY was held outside of its place of origin, CIE-DFW Chapter. We invited Nobel Laureate Dr. Steven Chu, who has since served as US Secretary of Energy 2009-2013, to be the keynote speaker. The event was well attended by leading companies in the high-tech industry. Later in 2009, CIE-SF chapter hosted another AAEOY Award Ceremony and the honorable guests included the distinguished US Navy Admiral, Harry Harris Jr. who currently serves as the 24th Commander, US Pacific Command.

In 2014 we hosted the 13th AAEOY. There are two keynote speeches in the ceremony: California State Controller Mr. John Chiang on STEM and the contribution by Asian American scientists and engineers to the California economy. Prof. Paul Chu (朱經武) shared his experience as the President of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Honorary Chancellor of the Taiwan Comprehensive University System. The two most distinguished award winners are Prof. Ernest Kuh of UC Berkeley (Distinguished Science and Technology Award) and Mr. Sanjay Mehrotra, co-founder and CEO of Sandisk (Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award).

In our annual conferences, we have been able to invite some very distinguished keynote speakers, including Prof. Yang Chen Ning (楊振寧), Prof. Stephen Chu, Dr. Morris Chang (張忠謀), Mr. Ma Ying-Jeou (馬英九), Chancellor Chang-Ling Tian (田長霖), Chancellor Henry Yang (楊祖佑), Professor Chenming Hu (胡正明), and Professor Shoucheng Zhang (张首晟). We use the annual conference to promote Chinese-American engineers and entrepreneurs. In addition, we established a Technology and Humanity/Humanities award, promoting Engineers who have contribution in both technologies and humanity/humanities.

In CIE-SF we are open-minded and have co-hosted events with many local organizations. Our chapter hosts two to three events a month in average, including technical seminars, networking events, and soft-skill training. Most of the events are recorded which allows people who cannot join the event in person to benefit from our high quality events later.

The year 2017 is the 100th anniversary of CIE/USA. Our local chapter made a special celebration at our Annual Conference. We promoted 14 distinguished engineers of Silicon Valley. Also, 29 out of the 39 past Presidents of CIE-SF joined the event.

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Presidents of CIE/USA-SF 1979 - 2017 1979 Ta-Lin Hsu 徐大麟 1999 Margaret Hsu 許慕琳 1980 Yue-Chyou Yang 楊裕球 2000 David Fong 方玉山 1981 Kuei-Wu Tsai 蔡桂伍 2001 Belle Wei 魏文憶 1982 David Lee 李信麟 2002 Barry Lin 林嘉孚 1983 Hsia Choong 夏曉巒 2003 David Fong 方玉山 1984 Lester Lee 李心培 2004 Su-Syin Chou 周蘇心 1985 James Koo 顧德仁 2005 Joe-Ming Cheng 鄭佐明 1986 James Koo 顧德仁 2006 Eric Pai 白振寰 1987 Andrew Wang 汪其模 2007 Bernard Shung 項春申 1988 David Yen 嚴孝誠 2008 An-Yu Kuo 郭安宇 1989 Bill Sun 孫國華 2009 Larry Wang 王南雷 1990 Jung Lin 林庸 2010 Wen Wang 王文江 1991 Hong-Chiu Chen 陳宏久 2011 John Xie 謝苑林 1992 Ming-Gee Hsia 龔明祺 2012 Richard Yau 姚大凱 1993 Paul Huang 黃炎松 2013 Tony Liu 劉天佑 1994 Soung-Nan Liu 劉松男 2014 Chi-Min Chu 朱啟民 1995 Jenn-Luen Yeh 葉振倫/Gerry Liu 劉效宏 2015 Tien-Chun Yang 楊天駿 1996 Genda Hu 胡正大/Edward Yang 楊耀武 2016 Joel Liu 劉亞洲 1997 Ray Chen 陳潤吾 2017 Simon Ma 馬思平 1998 Ed Teng 鄧鳳山 http://www.cie-sf.org/ & http://conference.cie-sf.org/ https://www.facebook.com/CIESanFran/

Founded in 1962

CIE/USA-Seattle Chapter

Early Days

CIE/USA-Seattle Chapter

Leap into New Millennium

(Left) First APA scholarship award in 2003

First math contest and science fun in 2006, sponsored by IBM Fund

2014 SATEC

st 2012 METS 2006 AAEOY: 1 time in Seattle

CIE/USA-Seattle Chapter

Exciting Activities

2017 Annual convention and CIE/USA centennial celebration

th 2017 AAEOY: 3rd time in Seattle 15 APA scholarship award in 2017 award

11th Math contest and science Fun in 2016

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Overseas Chinese Environmental Engineers and Scientists Association

The Overseas Chinese Environmental Engineers and Scientists Association: Retrospect and Prospect Since 1980

Jy S. Wu, Ph.D., P.E. 2017 OCEESA President

A number of historic events instituted by an influx of environmental professionals from Taiwan and Hong Kong in late 70’s played a significant role to establish the Overseas Chinese Environmental Engineers and Scientists Association (OCEESA). In 1979, an agreement was reached by a group of twenty Chinese scholars to form the Overseas Chinese Environmental Engineering Association (OCEEA), while attending the International Conference on Biofilm for Wastewater Treatment organized by Prof. Yun-Chen Wu (吳永成) of University of Pittsburg. In the following year of 1980, OCEEA was launched by thirty Chinese professionals at the Purdue’s environmental conference and Dr. Xi-Lin Hou (候希臨) from Eli Lilly Company was elected as the first President. In 1985, the Association was renamed to OCEESA with the inclusion of environmental scientists and attained its non-profit tax exempt 501 c3 status. With more than 150 members, OCEESA envisions itself being a leading professional resource to foster global sustainable development, advance the quality of life and protect the environment.

In 1988, OCEESA seek to broaden its national and international network by joining the Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE) USA to become one of the seven regional chapters. This initiative was led by Dr. Tsye-Lang Tang (唐次朗), Dr. Larry Wang (王抗曝) and Dr. Wei-Chi Yin (應維琪). OCEESA members have since actively been participating and taking leadership roles in many projects involved in the Modern Engineering and Technology Seminar (METS)1 and the Sino-American Technology and Engineering Conference (SATEC)2. Currently, Dr. Wei-Ping Pan (潘偉平) and Dr. Jason Wen (溫俊山) are serving as the METS Administrator and SATEC vice Chair, respectively. In addition, OCEESA actively participates in the national events of the Asian American Engineer of the Year (AAEOY). In the most recent AAEOY meeting in February 2017, OCEESA Member Prof. Chin-Pao Huang ( 黃金寶) of the University of Delaware was honored to receive the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award (http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2017/march/huang-lifetime-achievement-award/).

OCEESA has its primary mission to co-organize the Mainland Taiwan Environmental Protection Conference (MTEPC) (海峽兩岸環境保護研討會) with universities in Taiwan (成大, 台大, 中大, 中山, 交大, 弘光, 高雄科大東, 東海) and China (同濟, 清華, 東南, 南京, 武漢, 西安交大, 哈工大, 重慶, 桂林理工大, 昆明理工大). More than two decades ago, the relation across the Taiwan Strait was tense and difficult for environmental professionals to meet face-to-face in a

1 The first METS meeting was held in 1966 in Taipei and again in 1969, followed as biennial events thereafter. METS brings together expertise from emerging technological areas to guide industrial and economic development in Taiwan. 2 The first SATEC meeting was held in 1993 in Beijing and as biennial events thereafter. SATEC invites professional expertise to consult with local industries and then interact with the counter-part professionals in Beijing.

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large conference setting. Dr. James Whang (黃夏平), and 王抗曝、沈鐸、唐次朗、黃金寶, were eventually successful to hold the first MTEPC meeting in 1992 in Shanghai. It was indeed a historic breakthrough in promoting the mutual understanding and information exchange for environmental professionals at both places. The MTEPC meetings have been held since alternately at a selected location between Taiwan and Mainland. The upcoming 18th MTEPC meeting will be held at the National Taiwan University in November 2017, with fifteen presentations by OCEESA members. Table 1 highlights our major professional activities over the years. A list of OCEESA Presidents and the current Executive Officers are given in Tables 2 and 3, respectively.

The Association has had its glorious past but is now facing many new challenges, particularly in this highly interconnecting electronic world in which information can be gained momentarily through computers. How should we adapt our undertakings to take on these new challenges? Remarks from several former Presidents have at least directed our attention to some of these concerns3.

Dr. Yung-Tse Hung (1985 President): We need to recruit new members and provide life membership for long-time members, to generate income through co-sponsoring of conferences and workshops, and to take active role in co-sponsoring MTEPC.

Dr. Jeff Kuo (2013 President): We need to strengthen OCEESA’s role in MTEPC and be a viable host of MTEPC on a rotational basis in the future, broaden the membership basis to highlight our commitment to STEM education, increase bonds among ourselves such as the promotion of life membership, and actively participate in CIE-US programs.

Dr. Jy S. Wu (2017 President): OCEESA will have an opportunity to participate in the 100-year Centennial Celebration of CIE, the AAEOY Meeting, and the METPC meeting in Taipei. We need to actively engage in these forthcoming activities, promote additional professional development programs, enhance the provision of student memberships, and provide a welcoming sense of connectivity among members of different generations within the Association. Our environmental protection strategies must cope with the green energy and resources development initiatives.

We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the 100th birthday of CIE-USA and to recognize our members, Dr. John Huang (黃肇鑣) and Mr. Anmin Liu (劉安民), who will receive the distinguished awards at this Centennial Celebration in New York. Many honorable members of OCEESA contributed their observations and remarks in the 2013 publication3 that has served as the foundation for the most part of this article, particularly the recollection of event details from Dr. John Huang.

3 “Retrospect and Prospect of CEESA: 1980-2013” edited by Dr. John Huang, OCEESA/JL-2013/3002, ISSN 1072- 7248.

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Table 1. Highlights of OCEESA Events and Activities

Year Event/activity

1980-2000 USEPA-China Environmental Corporation & Taiwan Environmental Programs, USEPA (楊仁泰) National Development Seminar, Taipei (唐次朗, 宋慕浩, 張守玉, 黃金寶, 黃肇鑣, Ker-Chi Chang, 1992 Chieh Wu) 1992 First Mainland Taiwan Environmental Protection Conference (MTEPC) in Shanghai 1993 North America Academic & Professional Conference, Chicago (黃肇鑣 - chair, 唐次朗,)

1995 First International Environmental Protection Conference, San Francisco, California. Co-sponsored by OCEESA (黃夏平- chair, donated surplus of $30,000 to OCEESA) 1997 International Chinese Sustainable development conference, Los Angeles, (劉安民 – Chair).

1997 International Forum on Watershed Management, Charlottesville, VA (余嘯雷 - chair, 楊仁泰) 1998 International Environmental Forum, Washington DC (郝晶瑾 - chair, 楊仁泰, 黃肇鑣, 洪永哲) 1998 OCEESA Logo was created by a notable artist Margaret Chan 1999 www.OCEESA.org was designed & lunched by Peter Zhang 2003 Environmental Summit & Expo, Houston, Texas. (陳天生- chair, 黃肇鑣, 禹如斌, 陳學海) 2005 OCEESA Journal - Special issue dedicated to the memory of Thomas Shen (沈鐸)

2007-2008 NSF Program for Environmental Engineering, Program Director (劉成均 Univ. of Hawaii) 2007 AAEOY hosted by OCEESA in Washington D.C. (張恆一 - Chair, 張守玉, 陳惟寅, etc.)

1998-2010 Joint Canada-China corporation projects for cleaner production (勞長春) 2009-2010 Joint Workshops Shanghai Jiaotong Univ-OCEESA & East China Univ-OCEESA (潘偉平, 陳惟寅) 2011 First Forum of Global Chinese Scientists for Environmental Protection, Shanghai (程群- chair) 2011-2012 Best Management Practices for Highway Runoff Control – TEPA; Kaohsiung Water Management Forum – Kaohsiung Municipal Government (吳知行)

2012 Cross-Strait Environmental Summit, Taipei (程群 - chair)

2013 OCEESA 33th Anniversary & International Environmental Conference with the publication of a retrospect and prospect special report (溫俊山 - chair, 郭繼汾, 劉安民, 黃肇鑣)

2013 Energy Conference co-sponsored by NSF & OCEESA, Washington DC (蕭台戈, 溫俊山, 劉安民)

2015 AAEOY hosted by OCEESA & SoCal in Los Angeles (溫俊山 - Chair, 劉安民, 黃肇鑣, 蕭台戈) 2017 Dr. Jentai Yang speaks at the CIE-Centennial Symposium (http://cie100.cie-ny.org/index.html); Medal of Honor awarded to OCEESA Presidents; 18th MTEPC held at Taipei. METS & SATEC : OCEESA members participated as chair or speakers, e.g. 唐次朗,黃肇鑣,黃夏平, 1992-2017 黃汝常,田慶宗, 沈鐸,張守玉,黃金寶, 禹如斌,張建祺, 潘偉平,林昌爐,劉安民,張恆一, 潘偉平,劉成均,陳天生,袁保強,鄭永松,勞長春,郭繼汾,溫俊山, 施凱閔, 吳知行, 陳惟寅.

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Table 2. OCEESA Presidents by Year

1980 Robert H Howe (Deceased) 侯希臨 1981 Howard Ju-Chang Huang 黃汝常 1982 Edward Shing-Ke Chian 錢興格 1983 Eugene Y. His *Deceased 席與錚 1984 Allen Chia-Chen Chao 趙家珍 1985 Yungtse Hung 洪永哲 1986 Charles Chi-Su Chou 周基樹 1987 James Wen-Chi Ku 谷文琦 1988 Wei-Chi Ying 應維琪 1989/90 Lawrence Kong-Pu Wang 王抗曝 1991 Don Tsye-Lang Tang 唐次朗 1992 Chin-Pao Huang 黃金寶 1993 Thomas Shen (deceased) 沈鐸 1994 James Shia-Pin Whang 黃夏平 1995 Ching-Tzone Tien 田慶宗 1996 Jentai Yang 楊仁泰 1997 Shoou-Yuh Chang 張守玉 1998 John Chao-Piao Huang 黃肇鑣 1999 Oliver Jing-Ching Hao 郝晶瑾 2000 Chang-Lu Lin 林昌爐 2001 Tsen-Cheng Wang 王增辰 2002 Anmin Liu 劉安民 2003 Edward T. Chen 陳天生 2004 Chein-Chi Chang 張建祺 2005 Yung-Sung Cheng 鄭永松 2006 Francis Hun-I Chang 張恆一 2007 Pao-Chiang Yuan 袁保強 2008 Clark Chen-Kun Liu 劉成均 2009 Wei-Yin Chen 陳惟寅 2010 Wei-Ping Pan 潘偉平 2011 Charles Qun Cheng 程群 2012 David Shaw 蕭台戈 2013 Jeff Kuo 郭繼汾 2014 Jason Wen 溫俊山 2015 Kaimin Shih 施凱閔 2016 Pao-Chiang Yuan 袁保強 2017 Jy Shing Wu 吳知行 Executive Director 1986-present 洪永哲

Table 3. OCEESA Executive Committee of 2017

Officers Directors Advisors Jy Shing Wu, President (NC) Yung-Sung Cheng (NM) John Huang (MN) Qin Qian, Vice President (TX) George Chien (CA) Anmin Liu (CA) Wei-Yin Chen, Secretary (MS) Han Jun (FL) Pao-Chiang Yuan (MS) Henry Lee (HK) Shao-Yuan Leu (HK) Xuewei Qi (CA) John J. Tzeng, (CA) Xueying Wang (NC) Yungtse Hung, Executive (OH)

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CIE/USA-DFW

2016 CIE/USA-DFW Annual Convention

CIE New Mexico Chapter

History of CIE‐New Mexico

Yung Sung Cheng

The settlement of Chinese immigrants in New Mexico dated back to 1895. Between 1890s and 1950s, there were about 2040 Chinese families in Albuquerque. From 1950 there were continuous influx of Chinese immigrants initially from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and other parts of the world. Some of them were students at colleges and graduate schools. After they completed their educations, many chose to stay in the US and raised their families. In 1960s, there were a number of Chinese students at the University of New Mexico mostly majoring in science and engineering. In 1970s, there were more Chinese families settled in Albuquerque, and many were scientists and engineers working at Sandia National Laboratories and nearby Los Alamos National Laboratory, universities, state and local governments, and other research organizations. Several government agencies and weapon laboratories inside the Kirtland Air Force Base and supporting contractors provide technical positions in Albuquerque. The local Chinese community flourished with new organizations including Chinese American Citizens Alliance (1961), Albuquerque Chinese School (1978), New Mexico Chinese Association (1983), Chinese churches and Albuquerque Chinese Chorus (1991). However, there was no professional society to serve the local technical Chinese community before 1990.

On March 16, 1991, the Association of Chinese-American Engineers and Scientists of New Mexico (ACES-NM) was formed at the Imperial Wok restaurant with 39 founding members. Nine board members were elected and officers were then elected from the board members. The executive committee included President, Dr. Er Ping Chen (陳爾平), Vice President, Dr. Ming Liang Wang (王明亮 ), Secretary, Dr. Eliot Fang (方輝 ) and Treasurer, Dr. Yung Sung Cheng (鄭永松). The bylaws were passed. The missions of the association are (1) to promote professional development and interactions of its members; (2) to help its members in employment opportunities by providing information and support; and (3) to promote interest and to enhance development of science and technology in the schools and community. Shortly after, Dr. Er Ping Chen brought to the board the possibility of joining the CIE-USA. He attended a couple of CIE-USA meetings. The ACES-NM applied and was accepted as CIE-USA, New Mexico Chapter, the sixth CIE chapter on April 1, 1994. We were granted the 501(c) 3 non-profit tax exempt status by the IRS on March 24, 2005.

Annual symposia and regular seminars have been held since the beginning of the Association to serve members with communicating and networking opportunities. The first annual symposium

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entitled “Impact of Environmental Science & Occupational Health in the Nineties” was held on March 28, 1992 with 6 speakers from different regions of New Mexico. On February 19, 2000, we held the annual meeting with a special symposium entitled “Impact of the Alleged Chinese Espionage” chaired by Dr. Chong Chu (鐘駒) to discuss the potential impact of Wen-Ho Lee (李文和) case nationwide

and especially on the Asian Americans working in national laboratories. Dr. Wen Ho Lee was a prominent engineer at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. In 1998, he was wrongly accused of stealing classified information. The case caused national attention and concerns, especially for Asian American engineers and scientists who worked in national laboratories and defense industry. CIE-USA National Council President, Dr. Ray Chen ( 陳潤吾) gave the opening remarks. Committee 100 Vice Chair, Charlie Sie and Nelson Don, member of the Legal Council, presented the nationwide impact on Asian Pacific American communities. Daphne Kwok, Executive Director of the Organization of Chinese Americans and member of Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary’s Advisory Council, talked about racial profiling. In the afternoon, 3 panelists including Sandia National Laboratories director Dr. Paul Robinson, Los Alamos National Laboratory director Dr. John Browne, and DOE Albuquerque Office Manager Mr. Rick Glass discussed the impact on DOE and national laboratories.

Student scholarship program was initiated in 1991 and continued ever year to promote science, technology, and mathematics (STEM) in the local community. From 1991 to 2012, 2 to 4 scholarships were awarded annually to outstanding high school Chinese American students based on their academic records and community services. In 1996, we were invited to manage the Asian Pacific American Program (APAP) Scholarship for the DOE Albuquerque Office. Dr. Tze Yao Chu (朱則堯) managed the APAP program which provided 10 scholarships every year between 1996 and 1999. Since2013, the Young Student Award provided 5 scholarships to local Asian American students each year.

After joining the CIE-USA, we actively participated in all National Council (NC) activities. Five NC meetings were held in Albuquerque including a couple times during the International Balloon Fiesta. Some NC delegates had the opportunity to watch the spectacular view of mass balloon

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ascension. Several members were elected as NC officers including Treasurer, Elena Lu (陳逸年), Percy Ng (吳騰達), and Yung Sung Cheng (鄭永松); Secretary, Lin Ye (葉霖); Vice President, Yung Sung Cheng and Yifeng Wang (王益峰); and 2011 President, Yung Sung Cheng. The current NC President, Yifeng Wang and Secretary, Yung Sung Cheng are also from the NM Chapter. Our members participated in METS and SATEC as speakers and were elected into the leadership position including 2007 SATEC Administrator, Yung Sung Cheng and 2014 METS Chair, Yung Sung Cheng.

The 2012 AAEOY was hosted by the NM Chapter on March 2 and 3. The awardees and sponsor representatives toured Sandia National Laboratories' solar and radiation sciences facility in the morning of March 2; the pre-award dinner that evening at the Albuquerque International Balloon Museum provided a unique venue for an informal gathering of the participants of the 2012 AAEOY celebrations. In the morning of March 3, Dr. Jeff Brinker presented a special technical seminar, Nanotechnology for Cancer Treatment. Following the seminar, representatives from the sponsors and participants also had a chance to showcase their company/organization at information booths and held discussions of career opportunities at their presentations. A full narrated cultural tour took the participants to the National Atomic Museum, the Albuquerque old town then finished up at the famous Indian Pueblo Cultural Center with dance performance from Zuni Pueblo and authentic New Mexico food for lunch. The AAEOY Award ceremony in the evening started with a VIP reception for over 180 guests, followed with the AAEOY banquet for over 420 guests. The Ceremony opened with a breath-taking lion dance. The keynote speaker at the banquet was Dr. Paul Hommert, the President and Laboratories Director of Sandia National Laboratories; he discussed the challenges we face today and the role of science and engineering in helping to solve them. He also stated that Asian Americans have helped build our country and have played successful roles in all facets of American Life. The success of the 2011 AAEOY was due to the dedication and hard work of the AAEOY 2012 Execution Committee, which was chaired by Eliot Fang and co-chaired by Yung Sung Cheng.

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After the 2012 AAEOY, the NM chapter board considered expanding our efforts on STEM educational outreach programs. We extended our Young Student Award to include all Asian American students and increased awardee number. We also decided to participate in the Future City Competition (FCC), which is a major program of DiscoverE (National Engineers Week). The FCC is designed for middle school students to compete in essay, physical model of future city, and presentation of their city. The board appointed Amy Sun (孫佳蒂), Chui Fan Cheng (陳翠芳) and Wennie Shu (舒葦) to work on the initiative. On May 2013, the Future City New Mexico Region was established. The first regional competition was launched in September 2013 with 30 teams. Twenty two teams from several New Mexico cities competed in the Regional Competition on January 25, 2014. The regional winner, Xenex City of Albuquerque Academy, went to the National Competition in Washington DC on February 23 and 24. Later that year, the Xenex City of New Mexico Region was invited to visit the White House. In addition to serve on the Regional Committee (Amy Sun is the regional coordinator), many of our members served as judges, mentors and volunteers. We continued the FCC every year. CIE-USA also participates for many years in the FCC National Competition by sponsoring a “Best Residential Zone” Special Award. Since 2014, Amy Sun or other FCC NM Region delegates at the National FCC has served as a judge for the special award and presents the “Best Residential Zone” Special Award on behalf of the CIE-USA.

Chinese Community in Albuquerque NM has grown significantly since 1960 because of many scientists and engineers from Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China. In the past 27 years the NM Chapter has grown with the Chinese American community in New Mexico and has served its members by enriching the New Mexico community with its educational outreach programs. We have also actively participated in the CIE-USA NC as well as major CIE-USA programs. The 2018 AAEOY ceremony will be held again in Albuquerque on April 6-7. We are looking forward to another successful exciting event.

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Chinese Institute of Engineers – USA/Southern California Chapter CIE ‐SoCal

OUR MISSION: The Chinese Institute of Engineers – USA (CIE‐USA) Southern California (SoCal) is a non‐profit professional organization of Asian American engineers and scientists. Chinese Institute of Engineers – USA/Southern California Chapter (CIE‐SoCal) was ceremoniously formed in 2010. The objective of CIE‐ SoCal is to promote active communication and connection among engineers and scientists, and among students, educators and engineering professionals to bring affirmative influence these communities.

OUR STORY: In 2001, when late Dr. Victor Chen served as Boeing Company Focal for Asian American Awards, he established the initial contact with CIE/USA. He shared his vison to establish a CIE/USA chapter in Southern California (SC) and to host an Asian American Engineer Of the Year (AAEOY) award with Dr. Tony Torng. After he passed away in 2006, Dr. Torng took over late Dr. Chen’s Boeing Focal position and his vision to establish a Chapter in SC. Since then, Dr. Torng started to invite several engineering and non‐engineering professionals to join a task force to formally establish a CIE‐SoCal Figure 1. CIE-SoCal 2010 1st President Dr. chapter in 2010 and Dr. Torng served as the first Tony Torng and Mt. San Antonio College President and CEO Dr. John Nixon CIE‐SoCal president.

On September 11th 2010, the CIE‐SoCal held its first‐ever Annual Convention and STEM Technical Seminar. At this first Annual convention, CIE‐SoCal had invited two distinguished keynote speakers: Mt. San Antonio College President and CEO, Dr. John Nixon; and Boeing Network & Tactical Systems and Huntington Beach‐Anaheim Chief Engineer Dr. Naveed Hussain. In addition, elected officials like Congresswoman Judy Chu, City of Diamond Figure 2. CIE-SoCal 2010 Board Members (partial) Bar Councilwoman Ling Ling Chang, City of Walnut Councilwoman Mary Su, Mt. San Antonio Board President Dr. David Hall, and Walnut Valley Water District Board member Scarlett Kwong were present. During the afternoon

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seminar, six distinguished speakers were invited to share their education, career path, how STEM became the corner stone of their successful careers, and give their advice to the future generation of engineers. Listed below are the founding members and 1st official CIE‐SoCal Board: o President: Dr. Tony Torng o VP: Gordon Wei o Secretary: Dr. John Zhou o Treasurer: Ken Hugh o Membership: Marina Chen o Public Relation: Lisa Chong o Program: Dr. Xudong Jia o Board Members: Jimmy Lin, Jay Yoshinaga, Clinton Quan, Brian Wu, Figure 3 Young Professional Forum, 2012 Jack Phone, Wen Pei, Dr. Jerry Huang, James Wang, Roy Han, James Lin, Dr. Ying Teng, Chuck Sun, Jane Wang, and Frank Shen o Student Chapters: Cal Poly Pomona: Bing Liang and Mt. SAC College: Ben Chu

CIE‐SoCal has developed many valuable local activities such as the Young Professional Seminar (Figures 3) for college students, STEM Presentations and Figure 4. 2015 AAEOY – Technical Seminar Keynote Poster Contests, Technical Seminars (Figure Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Shuji Nakamura 4), and scholarships for high school and college students over the past years.

In 2015, late Dr. Chen’s vision to host an AAEOY award ceremony in SoCal had come true, the 14th AAEOY award ceremony (Hollywood Style) was finally hosted in Los Angeles and chaired by CIE‐ SoCal 2nd President Mrs. Scarlett Kwong (Figure 5). AAEOY has played a very important role and serves as a unique platform to highlight the contribution and achievements of all Asian American Figure 5. 2015 AAEOY – CIE-SoCal President Mrs. Engineers in USA. Scarlett Kwong and her Volunteer Team (Partial)

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OUR GROWTH:

Over the past eight years, CIE‐SoCal has developed three SoCal signature programs, the STEM 5‐Star Challenge, the Young Professional Forum and the Technical Symposium. CIE‐SoCal has served hundreds of students from middle school to doctoral students and young professionals to improve their communication skills and brought many positive impacts in their personal and professional growth. Figure 6 Paint the Future Gallery, 2017 CIE‐SoCal has never stopped its efforts toward broader and greater means to serve the community. To celebrate along with CIE Centennial this year. CIE‐SoCal invited more than 100 artists from ages of 4 to 12 to take part in the Paint the Future in STEM contest (see Figures 6 and 7). David Eagleman, a neuroscientist, once said, "Good science and good art are the same". CIE‐SoCal once again connected science with art in a very innovative way. To encourage and appreciate these exceptionally talented Figure 7 Paint the Future Winners, 2017 children who have endless amounts of creativity about future science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM), CIE‐ SoCal gave out participation certificates, 40 trophies and three grand prizes to the little innovators.

OUR FUTURE:

CIE‐SoCal will strengthen STEAM education efforts in the region by partnering with other individuals and organizations. CIE‐ SoCal will ensure that its programs and investments are vital and irreplaceable components of the engineers’ community. CIE‐SoCal will continue to create opportunities for the youth and young professionals to explore and inspire in the fields of engineering and provide career development support. Figure 8 Young Professional Forum, 2017

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CIE‐SoCal 2017‐2018 Board of Trustees

Figure 9 From Left: Tong Wu, Joyce Xu, Shukai Cai, Bin Feng, Ben Chu, Scarlett Kwong, Tony Torng, Bing Neris, Wei Li, Wen Cheng, Mabel Hsi, Daniel Miao, Guoyuan Wu, Dong Liu.

President Vice President Treasurer Secretary

Bing Neris Wei Li, Ph.D Tiezheng Zhao Mabel Hsi

STEM Program VP Strategy Advisor Membership VP Student Liaison

Guoyuan Wu, Ph.D Ke Li Dong Liu Ben Chu Wen Cheng, Ph.D Yang Yang, Ph.D

Board of Advisors Webmaster Innovation Board Members Program VP Bin Feng Scarlett Kwong Daniel Miao Liping Yan, Ph.D Tony Torng, Ph.D Joe Wang Gordon Wei Ken Hugh Student Assistants: Qing Wang, Joyce Xu, Tong Wu, Shukai Cai

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. James Si-Cheng Chao (趙錫成)

For his leadership in adopting energy-efficient and eco-friendly ship design and technology

Born in Shanghai, Dr. James S. C. Chao has dedicated his life to the maritime industry and philanthropic activities to help others. He is the founder and chairman of Foremost Group, a highly respected international shipping and finance company known for its integrity, reliability and service. He grew up in an educated family in a small farming village. Early in his career, he advanced quickly through the ranks to become one of the youngest ocean-going sea captains at the age of 29. Later, he took the national Master Mariner Examination and achieved the highest score ever recorded and was thus honored as the first “Zhuang Yuan Chuan Zhang” (狀元船長), namely “Number One Captain”. This honor provided him an opportunity to pursue further studies in the United States.

After earning his MBA in Management in 1964, Dr. Chao founded Foremost Maritime Corporation, which was later renamed Foremost Group. As an early adopter of green technology to reduce carbon footprint, Foremost Group has incorporated fuel-efficient design and technology in its fleet of ships, which are ranked among the world’s most eco-friendly bulk carriers. In 2004, Dr. Chao was inducted into the International Maritime Hall of Fame for his outstanding contribution to the maritime industry.

Dr. Chao and his wife, the late Mrs. Ruth Mulan Chu Chao, have dedicated their lives to promoting the values of education and philanthropy. More than 5,000 students have been awarded scholarships by the Shanghai Mulan Education Foundation. To commemorate his beloved wife’s legacy of faith, family, and altruism, generous gifts have been made toward the construction of Mulan Marine Simulation Memorial Center at Shanghai Maritime University; the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Building at Shanghai Jiao Tong University; and the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center at Harvard University, the first building named after an Asian American in Harvard’s history and the first building named after a woman in Harvard’s history.

The recipient of innumerable honors and awards, Dr. Chao and his daughter, then Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2005, the first time a father and daughter received the award simultaneously. Dr. Chao was awarded the Horatio Alger Award of Distinguished Americans at the United States Supreme Court in 2009. The Museum of Chinese in America honored Dr. Chao and his family with its inaugural Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also presented the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award by the Chinese American Academic and Professional Society in 2011. In 2017, in recognition of his outstanding leadership in the maritime community, the Seamen’s Church Institute, conferred upon Dr. Chao its highest honor, the Silver Bell Award. Most recently, Massachusetts Maritime College awarded Dr. Chao with its inaugural Admiral’s Distinguished Service Award for inspiring leadership and contributions to society.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. Man-Chung Tang (鄧文中)

For his outstanding contribution to bridge design and construction engineering

It is often quoted that, "the sun never sets on a Dr. Tang bridge," as Man-Chung's designs can be found around the globe. Dr. Tang has over 44 years of design and construction engineering experience working on more than 100 bridges worldwide, including over 32 cable-stayed bridges, four major suspension bridges, and numerous segmental bridges.

A world authority on cable-stayed bridges, Dr. Tang was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1995 for his contribution to the advancement of cable-stayed bridges. He also served as chairman of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) committee on cable-suspended bridges and published a definitive guideline for the design of cable-stayed bridges, used today by engineers all over the world.

Dr. Tang is consistently recognized not only for his immeasurable overall contribution to the bridge design industry, but also for the quality and innovation of his individual designs. Dr. Tang is the 2008 recipient of the Friendship Award, which is China's highest award for foreign experts who have made outstanding contributions to China's economic and social progress. In June 2000, Dr. Tang was elected as a Foreign Member to the Chinese Academy of Engineering. The Chinese Academy of Engineering is the highest honorary and advisory organization for engineering and technology in China – an election to the Academy is considered the highest title and life-long honor an engineer can receive in China.

After receiving his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Technical University in Darmsadt, Germany in 1965, Dr. Tang worked on the design of several record-breaking bridges. He previously served as Chief Engineer and was responsible for the design, redesign, and construction engineering of long-span segmental concrete box girder bridges in the U.S. and Canada. Dr. Tang went on to found his own consultant firm and, after assuming the offices of Chairman of the Board and Technical Director, Dr. Tang is presently overseeing the design and construction of several major long-span bridges in China. Dr. Tang is a founding member of the Post-Tensioning Institute committee and has written numerous articles for publications such as Civil Engineering, and Bridge Design & Engineering. Dr. Tang is an honorary professor of nine universities in China, including Tsinghua, Tongji and Southeast. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and an honorary member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. Shu Chien (錢煦)

For his outstanding contribution to molecular, cellular, and integrative bioengineering

Shu Chien received his medical degree from National Taiwan University and Ph.D. in Physiology from Columbia University, where he became Full Professor and Director of Division of Circulatory Physiology and Biophysics in 1969. In 1987-88, he took a sabbatical leave from Columbia to establish the Institute of Biomedical Sciences in Academia Sinica in Taiwan.

In 1988, Chien was recruited as a Professor of Bioengineering by the University of California San Diego, where he established the Department of Bioengineering and the Institute of Engineering in Medicine. He is a University Professor of Bioengineering and Medicine and Y.C. Fung Professor of Bioengineering; there are 25 University Professors in the UC system among ten thousand faculty members.

Chien has performed outstanding research on molecular, cellular and integrative physiology and bioengineering at their interface with medicine. His current research focuses on genetic and epigenetic regulation of vascular endothelial functions in health and disease. He has published over 500 original research papers and edited 14 books. He has taught thousands of medical, graduate and undergraduate students and received many teaching awards. As directors of NIH training grants at Columbia and UCSD since 1975, he has been responsible for the training of hundreds of excellent predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees.

Chien has served in leadership position in many professional organizations, including presidents of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, American Physiological Society, Biomedical Engineering Society, Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology, International Society of Biorheology, Microcirculatory Society, Chinese American Medical Society, and Chinese American Academic and Professional Society. He is a member of National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Medicine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Inventors, and Academia Sinica, as well as a foreign member of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Chien has received many honors and awards, including Honorary Doctoral Degrees from six universities, Honorary Professorship from 16 universities, the Melville Medal (twice), Fahraeus Medal, Landis Award, ALZA Award, Zweifach Award, Poiseuille Medal, Galletti Award, Revelle Medal, Franklin Medal, Asian American Engineer of the Year, and the Founders Award of National Academy of Engineering. He is a recipient of the highest awards in health and sciences in Taiwan: The National Health Medal in 1998 and the ROC Presidential Prize in Life Sciences in 2009. He received the National Medal of Science, the highest honor for scientists and engineers in USA, bestowed by President Obama in 2011.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. Chenming Hu (胡正明)

For his innovative contribution to semiconductor technology and device modeling

Dr. Chenming Hu has been called the Father of 3D Transistor for developing the FinFET in 1999. Intel is the first company to use FinFET in 2011 production calling it the most radical shift in semiconductor technology in over 50 years. By 2015 all top servers, computers, Android and ios phones use FinFET processors. He received the National Technology and Innovation Medal from President Obama in the White House in 2016. The world's largest technology association IEEE called him "Microelectronics Visionary" when presenting him the 2009 Nishizawa Medal for "achievements critical to producing smaller yet more reliable and higher-performance integrated circuits". 2011 Asian American Engineer of the Year Award cited his industry-standard transistor model "used in designing IC products with cumulative sales of many hundreds of billions of dollars". 2013 Kaufman Award noted his "tremendous career of creativity and innovation that fueled the past four decades of the semiconductor industry". US Semiconductor Industry Association lauded his research leadership for "advancement of the electronics industry and of our national economy".

Dr. Hu is Professor in Graduate School of University of California, Berkeley, a board director of Ambarella and Inphi and chairman of the nonprofit Friends of Children with Special Needs. From 2001 to 2004 he was the Chief Technology Officer of TSMC, world's largest dedicated integrated circuits manufacturing company. He was a board director of Sandisk before its merger with Western Digital, the board chairman of the nonprofit East Bay Chinese School, Oakland, CA. and the founding chairman of Celestry Design Technologies until its acquisition by Cadence Design Systems.

He has authored five books including a 2010 semiconductor device textbook and 900 research papers, and has been granted over 100 US patents. He is honored with memberships in the US National Academy of Engineering, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academia Sinica, and the US Academy of Inventors. His many other professional honors include the IEEE Andrew Grove Award for device reliability research and Solid State Circuits Award for the BSIM transistor model, Honorary Doctoral Degree of National Chiao Tung University, SRC Aristotle Award for influential mentoring of many outstanding students and the IEEE EDS Education Award for "distinguished contributions to education and inspiration of students, practicing engineers and future educators". He also received UC Berkeley's highest honor for teaching – the Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award.

Dr. Hu received his B.S. degree from National Taiwan University, which honored him with the 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from UC Berkeley, all in electrical engineering. He is currently researching green transistor for a new century of growth in electronics. He shares an interest in painting with his sons Raymond and Jason.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. Liang-Gee Chen (陳良基)

For his leadership in advancing science and technology with indigenous innovation

Dr. Liang-Gee Chen received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C. in 1979, 1981, and 1986, respectively. In 1988, he joined the department of electrical engineering at National Taiwan University. From 1993 to 1994, he was a visiting consultant in the DSP research department of AT&T Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey. In 1997, he was a visiting scholar in the department of electrical engineering at University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

From 2004 to 2006, Dr. Chen served as the vice president and general director of the Electronics Research and Service Organization (ERSO) of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). Since 2007, he has been serving as a co-director general of the national SoC program. Dr. Chen was the deputy dean of the office of research and development at National Taiwan University during 2008-2009. From 2009 to 2012, he was the deputy dean of the college of electrical engineering and computer science, and a distinguished professor of the department of electrical engineering at National Taiwan University. Dr. Chen was the president of National Applied Research Laboratories during 2012-2013. He was the executive vice president for academics & research of National Taiwan University during 2013-2016. Dr. Chen was appointed the Deputy Minister of Education from 2016 to 2017. Currently, he is the Minister of Science and Technology, R.O.C.

Dr. Chen was elected an IEEE Fellow in 2001 for his contributions to algorithm and architecture design on video coding systems. In 2009, he was awarded the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) prizes and national professorship. In 2017, he was elected Fellow of U.S. National Academy of Inventors. His research interests encompass digital signal processing, IC design, video signal processing and bio-signal processing. Dr. Chen has over 550 publications and 48 patents, including 31 US patents.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. Lin-Bin Chiou (邱琳濱)

For his leadership in highway construction and support of Modern Engineering and Technology Seminar

Dr. Lin-Bin Chiou received his BS and MS degrees in civil engineering from National Cheng Kung University in 1973 and 1975 respectively. As a registered Professional Engineer in Taiwan, and accredited APEC Engineer and International Professional Engineer, he was also conferred the PhD degree by National Taiwan University in 2010.

Dr. Chiou started his professional career by working on urban planning projects at the Taiwan Provincial Housing and Urban Development Bureau. In 1990, he joined the Taiwan Area National Expressway Engineering Bureau, where he served as the Deputy Chief of Construction Section and rose through the ranks to become the Director General. In addition to his contribution of building Freeway No. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10, Dr. Chiou led the construction of the double-tube one-pilot Shue-Shan Tunnel (雪山隧道), which measures 12.9 km in length and is the world’s 5th longest highway tunnel. Crossing a 3,886-meter-high mountain range with complicated geology and high-pressured groundwater, the construction of Shue-Shan Tunnel was considered a major breakthrough and engineering feat.

Upon his retirement from civil service in 2008, Dr. Chiou was appointed the CEO of Sinotech Engineering Consultants, Inc. ( 中興工程顧問社), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing engineering consulting services. He was elected the Chairman of Sinotech Engineering Services, Ltd. (環興科技股份有限公司) in 2013, and the Chairman of Sinotech Engineering Consultants, Ltd. (中興工程顧問股份有限公司) in 2016

Over the years, Dr. Chiou has devoted himself to many professional societies and alumni organizations. He currently serves as the 2017-2018 president of the Chinese Institute of Engineers in Taiwan, the chairman of the Alumni Association of National Cheng Kung University, and a board member of the Alumni Association of National Taiwan University.

Dr. Chiou has received many distinct honors in his distinguished career, including the first-class medal of merit for civil service from Executive Yuan in 1998, the engineering medal from Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering in 2002, the engineering medal from Road Federation of R.O.C. in 2005, the engineering medal from Chinese Institute of Engineers in Taiwan in 2007, and the first-class professional medal for leading the construction of Shue-Shan Tunnel from the Ministry of Transportation and Communication in 2008.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. John Chien-Chung Li (李建中)

For his leadership in public construction and contribution to Modern Engineering and Technology Seminar

Dr. John Chien-Chung Li received his bachelor’s degree from National Cheng Kung University in 1971 and then joined the army for his military service as a second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers. He started his graduate study in Michigan State University in 1973, and received the master’s degree in 1975 and PhD degree in 1979.

After earning his doctorate, he began his teaching career as an assistant professor in the department of civil engineering of Wayne State University in Detroit. In 1980, Dr. Li returned to Taiwan to teach at National Central University, where he started the research on the dynamic behavior of Taipei silt and the dynamic testing on the piled foundations. He was promoted to the rank of professor in 1984.

In 1985, Dr. Li took leave from the University to join the largest construction company in Taiwan, where he led the department of research and corporate planning. He returned to the University in 1988 and served as the chairman of civil engineering department. In 1991, Dr. Li was appointed as the vice chairman of the Public Construction Commission of Executive Yuan, overseeing national infrastructure and public construction projects. During his 9-year tenure, he was also responsible for the drafting of new government procurement law and the law to encourage private participation in public construction.

In 2000, Dr. Li returned to National Central University, where he established the Graduate Institute of Construction Management, and became the Dean of the College of Engineering in 2003. From 2008 to 2016, Dr. Li assumed the position of Chairman of the Board of CECI Engineering Consultants, Inc. (formerly known as China Engineering Consultants Incorporated), which is the largest infrastructure consulting company in Taiwan. Upon his retirement, Dr. Li was named Professor Emeritus of National Central University.

As a Professional Engineer registered in Taiwan, Dr. Li has served as the president of many professional societies, including the Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Chinese Institute of Engineers, Chinese Taipei Tunneling Association, Intelligent Transportation Association of Taiwan, and Sino-Geotechnics Foundation. He is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Fellow of Institution of Civil Engineers. Dr. Li served as the President of the Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society from 1999 to 2001, and is currently the President of Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and Pacific.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. Jenn-Chuan Chern (陳振川)

For his outstanding leadership in disaster relief, recovery, and reconstruction

Dr. Jenn-Chuan Chern is a Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering at National Taiwan University. He currently serves as the CEO of the Tang Prize Foundation and president of the Taiwan Chapter of International Academy of Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Northwestern University in 1984.

Dr. Chern has served in several important roles in the cabinet of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China, Taiwan, such as Minister without Portfolio and Minister of the Public Construction Commission. After the destruction of Typhoon Morakot, he assumed the successive responsibilities of deputy CEO and CEO for the Morakot Post-Disaster Reconstruction Council from 2009 to 2014. In his over 20 years of experience in disaster relief, recovery, and reconstruction, he has contributed to the understanding of post-disaster efforts in Taiwan and the world. Most notable among his many real-world experiences in disaster relief include post-disaster reconstruction for the Chi-Chi earthquake (1999) and Typhoon Morakot (2009).

Typhoon Morakot landed in Taiwan on Aug. 8, 2009, bringing torrential rains that triggered flooding and landslides across central and southern Taiwan. Dr. Chern led the reconstruction efforts from the frontlines, providing efficient and innovative solutions that also respected the dignity of the disaster victims. His results in the Morakot relief effort have been highly praised worldwide.

Outside of disaster relief, Dr. Chern maintains active participation in many engineering bodies. Former posts include vice president of the Asian Concrete Federation (ACF), chair of the Executive Committee of Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council (ACECC), president of the International Society for Social Management Systems (SSMS), president of the Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE), and two terms as the president of the Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering (CICHE). In 2006, he founded the Taiwan Concrete Institute (TCI) and acted as its first president.

In recognition of his service, Dr. Chern has been awarded the Significant Contribution to 921 Chi-Chi Earthquake Reconstruction Award from the 921 Post-Disaster Recovery Commission of the cabinet and the 921 Earthquake New Campus Movement Contribution Award from the Ministry of Education. In 2015, he received the Engineering Medal from the CIE. Due to his outstanding service, he received the First Class Medal of Merit from the Executive Yuan of Taiwan. And in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Morakot Post-Disaster reconstruction, he received the Third Class Order of Brilliant Star with Violet Grand Cordon from the President in 2015.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Mr. Yi-Ming Sheu (許一鳴)

For his leadership in providing reliable engineering services to the hydrocarbon industry

Mr. Yi-Ming Sheu, also known as Andy Sheu, is the Group Second Vice Chairman of CTCI Group (中鼎集團), the Chairman & CEO of CTCI Americas, Inc. and Chairman of CTCI Overseas (British Virgin Islands) Corporation. He has devoted his professional career to helping CTCI become a leading provider of engineering services for the hydrocarbon industry, and a major player in the international power, environmental, transportation, and industrial markets.

Since joining CTCI in 1979, Mr. Sheu has held numerous positions in engineering, procurement, marketing, sales, and operations globally, including general manager of overseas marketing & sales, managing director of CTCI Thailand, senior vice president responsible for corporate business development and marketing & sales for hydrocarbon division, and executive vice president and chief operating officer of hydrocarbon business operations.

Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Sheu was elected as the managing director of the board of CTCI Corporation in 2014, with the role of supervising and strengthening corporate strategy and business expansion. He also served as CTCI’s president from 2009 to 2014, responsible for the Group’s operations and business development.

Mr. Sheu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in power mechanical engineering from National Tsing Hua University. He has attended various international trading programs, as well as business management seminars organized by University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business in Taipei, International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, and Centre for Management Technology (CMT) in Bangkok. He completed the executive MBA program in international business management and received his MBA degree from National Taiwan University in 2008.

As a 2011-2012 board director and 2013-2016 executive board director of the Chinese Institute of Engineers in Taiwan, Mr. Sheu not only played an important role in the 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016 Modern Engineering and Technology Seminar, but acted as a convener for the renovation of modern municipalities session.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. Janpu Hou (侯展璞)

For his leadership in developing fiber optic technology and establishing the Sino-American Technology and Engineering Conference (SATEC)

Dr. Hou received his B.S. degree from National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan in 1977, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in 1981 and 1988 from Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey. During his tenure as President of CIE-USA/GNYC in 1992, Dr. Hou, along with Dr. Charles Tsai and Dr. Hui Chin, paved the way to institute the Sino-American Technology and Engineering Conference (SATEC), which has become a bi-annual conference in mainland China since 1993. He served as the administrator for the first SATEC. In addition, he was a technical program committee member, session and symposium organizer, and workshop chair in several IEEE conferences.

From 1984 to 1999, Dr. Hou was involved with several projects related to surface acoustic wave devices, fiber optic sensors, and display technology at the Advanced Technology Center of Honeywell (previously AlliedSignal) in Morristown, New Jersey. He was also awarded the Outstanding Technical Achievement Award for his work on backlight system for SpectraVue MicroOptic Devices.

In December 1999, Dr. Hou joined a startup company Fiber Optic Communication Inc., which is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, as President of FOCI-USA, a subsidiary located in Milpitas, California. He started acting on the board of directors of FOCI in 2002, and stayed in that position until his retirement in 2015. The company went public in the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2011, and Janpu was credited for commercializing its active optical cable technology in consumer electronics.

After his retirement in 2015, Janpu has served as a business mentor to help engineers identify and evaluate technologies suitable for new venture formation, and assist in the creation of pre- seed launch strategies. He is currently actively involved in two startup companies, one of which develops vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) used in smartphone camera system for 3D imaging and gesture recognition, and the other develops the optimal structural composite material solutions for superlight electric vehicles.

Janpu and his wife Yumei moved to Las Vegas, Nevada after his retirement. Their son, Dennis, is pursuing a career in mathematics, and the other son, Raymond, is currently studying in medical school.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Mr. Thomas Tung-Ching Wu (吳同慶)

For his vision and leadership in creating and developing the Asian American Engineer of the Year award program

Thomas Wu has actively served the CIE/USA organization since early 1990 and has made significant contributions to the CIE/USA National Council (NC) and the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter. During his time in the NC, Thomas has played key leadership roles, serving as NC Chairman for three terms: in 2002, 2003, and 2013. Thomas was also elected to lead key positions in the international conference programs of METS and SATEC, serving as Chairman of the METS-2010 US- Committee, and Executive Secretary of the SATEC-2016 US- Committee. In 2002, during his first term as NC Chair, Thomas led an elite team from the DFW Chapter and successfully implemented the first ever Asian American Engineer of the Year (AAEOY) program in Dallas. With the huge success of the inaugural award events in 2002 and 2003, the AAEOY program was swiftly adopted by CIE/USA and has become one of the major flagship programs in the NC, along with METS and SATEC.

In his professional career, Thomas has held a wide range of positions, from Corporate IT manager to project manager, senior principal technologist, and senior IT consultant. He has provided both managerial and technical support for enterprise level ERP/SAP/ORACLE integrated system/database architectural design, IT infrastructure & operations planning, process improvement, and professional consultation & system services. With more than 35 years of experience in information technology and big data Management, Thomas has developed and managed a variety of enterprise level information systems for an array of Fortune 500 companies, including Citibank, Texas Instruments, AT&T Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, Raytheon Company, CSC, and IBM Global Services.

Thomas received his BBA in management from National Cheng-Chi University, his MS in computer sciences from Texas A&M University, and his MBA in finance from West Texas University. He received a “Professional Contribution Award” for his data center re-engineering and consolidation accomplishments at AT&T, as well as a “Tribute to Excellence Award” for his outstanding contribution in implementing a critical and integrated ERP/SAP system recovery methodology at Raytheon Company.

With an active passion for community service, Thomas was a co-founder of Computing Information Resources Association (CIRA) in Dallas, acted as president of the CIE-DFW chapter, president of the Chinese-American Society, and has served on the advisory board for the computer & MIS department of Dallas County Community College since 1990. He is also an active tenor in the Dallas Chinese Choral Society. Thomas and his wife Esther have two sons, and they live in Richardson, Texas.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. Ta-Lin Hsu (徐大麟)

For his pioneering role in promoting investment and technology relations between USA and Asia

Dr. Ta-Lin Hsu is Chairman of H&Q Asia Pacific and has been investing in Asia for over 30 years. He joined Hambrecht & Quist Group in 1985 as a General Partner and founded H&Q Asia Pacific in 1986. Since inception, H&Q Asia Pacific has managed over $4 billion in capital through 30 funds and operates from offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Seoul and the Silicon Valley. Before joining Hambrecht & Quist, Dr. Hsu worked at IBM for 12 years. In his last position, Dr. Hsu held corporate responsibility for all of IBM’s advanced research in mass storage systems and technology.

Due to his role in various landmark transactions as well as in developing the Asian venture capital and private equity industry, Dr. Hsu has been recognized by BusinessWeek in its “Stars of Asia” ranking; by Forbes magazine as one of the 25 Top Tech Deal Makers and one of the 25 Notable Chinese-Americans; and by New Fortune Magazine as one of “100 People Influencing China’s and the World’s Capital Flow”.

Dr. Hsu plays an active role in developing business and policy relationships between the U.S. and Asia, including advisory positions with government, academic and industry organizations. Dr. Hsu was a founding member of the prestigious Technology Review Board, a group established to advise the Executive Yuan of Taiwan on all technology matters, and is one of the founding members of and Advisor to the Monte Jade Science and Technology Association, the premier nonprofit organization promoting business and technology relations between Taiwan and the U.S.

Dr. Hsu is a Board Member of K. T. Li Foundation for the Development of Science and Technology and was the Founding President of the Chinese Institute of Engineers / USA San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. Additionally, Dr. Hsu serves as Chairman Emeritus of Give2Asia as well as on the boards of Asian Americans for Good Government and Shin-Shin Educational Foundation, and is a member of the Committee of 100.

Dr. Hsu received his B.S. degree in physics from National Taiwan University (from which he received the Outstanding Alumni Award in 2009), his M.S. degree in electrophysics from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley (from which he received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2015).

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. David K. Lam (林傑屏)

For his innovative contribution to plasma etching and electron-beam lithography

Dr. Lam earned his Sc.D. degree in chemical engineering from MIT in 1973. Before entering MIT, he completed undergraduate studies in engineering physics at the University of Toronto. Prior to founding Lam Research in 1980, he worked on research and engineering in plasma etching at Texas Instruments and Hewlett-Packard.

As CEO of Lam Research in the early 1980s, he guided the launch and market penetration of the company's first plasma etcher for semiconductor manufacturing as it gained a foothold in Japan. He became the first Asian American to take a company public on the NASDAQ market in 1984.

Dr. Lam has regularly participated in community, educational and governmental organizations. In the early 1990s, he took part in Joint Venture Silicon Valley, leading an initiative that helped small businesses enter global markets. As president and chairman of Asia America MultiTechnology Association, he transformed the small Asian-American technology association into a multinational network of entrepreneurs and professionals. In 1989, President George H. W. Bush appointed him to the Minority Business Development Commission. Ron Brown, the late Commerce Secretary under President Clinton, selected him in 1994 to serve on the Presidential Business Development Mission to China.

Dr. Lam mentors high-tech ventures as a board member and through the David Lam Group, which he formed in 1995 to provide growth management advice. He currently serves as chairman of Multibeam Corporation, a developer of multi-column electron-beam systems for lithography and inspection in microchip production.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. Faa-Ching Wang (王法清)

For his contribution to the semiconductor industry and leadership in establishing the CIE Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter

For the past 35 years, Dr. Faa-Ching Wang has made exemplary contributions to the engineering profession and semiconductor industry. Subsequent to the retirement from Texas Instruments in 2013, Dr. Wang started his own business ConsulPath Inc., which since has provided governing and management services as investment fund advisor and board director of companies from investment acquisition in the high- tech industries.

For 24 years, Texas Instruments entrusted Dr. Wang on many special tasks. As general manager of worldwide printer head business unit, Dr. Wang was responsible for the general management of the company’s printer head integrated circuit business for the delivery of 1.1 billion units of ICs. His responsibilities cover the full scope of business activities from marketing, customer relationship, and new technology/product development, to factory manufacturing operation and supply chain management of six factories located around the world. Prior to the business assignment, Dr. Wang worked in operation, which he contributed to 4 advanced wafer fab start-ups and served as wafer fab manager of two TI advanced wafer fabs. Prior to TI, Dr. Wang was the Director of Crystal Engineering/QA of Ethyl Corporation. Prior to Ethyl, Dr. Wang was a member of technical staff at the Hewlett-Packard Company.

Faa-Ching earned his Ph.D. degree in materials science and engineering from Stanford University in 1982. He received a Master’s degree in physics from the University of Pittsburgh in 1978, and a Bachelor’s degree in physics from National Central University in Taiwan in 1974.

Dr. Wang holds four U.S. patents and five invention disclosures, and has published 39 technical articles. He received the 2009 Asian American Engineer of the Year Award, presented by CIE and the National Engineers Week Foundation, and the 1999 National Asian American Corporate Achievement Award from the Organization of Chinese Americans. He was also awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Community Service from the City of Richardson, Texas in 2014. Dr. Wang founded the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of Chinese Institute of Engineers in 1989.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Mr. Mark Carpenter

For his contribution to the transmission and distribution of electric utility and support of the CIE Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter

Mark Carpenter is Senior Vice President of Transmission & Distribution Operations at Oncor. Over Mark’s 42 year career at Oncor, he has held various field management and engineering management positions in the transmission and distribution of electrical energy. Previous assignments include Vice President-Chief Information Officer, Vice President-Chief Technology Officer, Director of Engineering, and Director of System Protection. He was responsible for the development and implementation of the Advanced Metering System, its integration with the Outage Management System, and the associated analytics. Throughout his career, he has focused on developing people and creating high performance teams.

Mark earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at Texas Tech and is active in professional activities. He is a member of the IEEE Power System Relaying Committee, the IEEE Power and Energy Society’s Industrial Advisory Council, and the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas and is on the Dean of Engineering Council at Texas Tech. He recently served on Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)’s board of directors.

Mark is also very active in community service as demonstrated by his involvement with the Chinese Institute of Engineers DFW Chapter and as President of Family Promise of Irving, a nonprofit organization that assists homeless family to regain their foothold by providing safe housing and developmental opportunities in conjunction with a network of churches in Irving. Mark is active in his church and is married with five kids, four daughters-in-law, and six and one half grandkids.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. Keh-Shew Lu (盧克修)

For his contribution to the semiconductor industry and support of the CIE Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter

Dr. Keh-Shew Lu was appointed President and CEO of Diodes Incorporated in June 2005 after serving on its Board since 2001. He has successfully grown Diodes Incorporation with the revenue approaching $1 billion. Dr. Lu is also a board member of Lite-On Technology Corporation and Nuvoton Technology Corporation. From 2001 to 2005, Dr. Lu was a partner of the WK Technology Venture Fund. From 1998 to 2001, Dr. Lu served as TI’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of Worldwide Mixed-Signal and Logic Products. From 1996 to 1998, Dr. Lu was the manager of TI’s worldwide memory business. In addition, he served as the President of TI Asia from 1994 to 1997 where he supervised all of TI’s activities in Asia, excluding Japan. In Texas Instruments, Dr. Lu supported the diversity programs, which nurtured the culture to welcome world-wide talents into the corporation.

Dr. Lu is the founding Chairman of the Asian American Citizens Council, which promotes Asian Americans to pursue public office positions, to join the mainstream, and to make influence to the community. Dr. Lu served as the President of Chinese Institute of Engineers/USA DFW Chapter. He initiated the Sino-American Technology and Engineering Conference (SATEC) during his term of board member of CIE-USA National Council, which established the communication and the technology exchange programs.

Dr. Lu holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, and a master’s degree and a doctorate in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University. He also serves as a board member of the Texas Tech Foundation.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. Sean S. H. Wang (王韶華)

For his contribution to high-tech incubation and international research collaboration

Sean Wang has been the President of ITRI International Inc. (San Jose, California), a subsidiary of Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), since June 2005. He has also served as the General Director of ITRI International Center (Hsinchu, Taiwan) since February 2016.

Under his leadership, ITRI International Inc. has been actively engaging in early-stage incubation, R&D collaboration, contracted research, technology transfer, IP business, recruiting, and high-level training. Through ITRI International, more than 100 startups in Silicon Valley and Taiwan have partnered with ITRI’s research laboratories and technology centers to accelerate technology and/or product development, valid product ideas with prospective customers, explore broader market applications, and apply for venture capital funding. Since 2011, Sean and his team have also provided training and networking programs for medical device professionals in Taiwan, and connected them with the medical devices value chain in Silicon Valley.

At ITRI International Center, Sean assumed the responsibility of developing collaborative projects with international partners. By connecting foreign organizations, government agencies, world-renown research institutes, and multinational companies with ITRI’s research laboratories and technology centers, Sean has helped establish a network of international partners for collaborative research and advanced technology development in the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, Southeast Asia, Israel, Turkey, and Australia.

Sean joined ITRI in 2004 as the General Director of Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center, which functions as a think tank to conduct market research, strategic planning, and business consulting for various industrial sectors. Prior to ITRI, Sean worked as a senior consultant for about 15 years at SRI International / SRI Consulting in Menlo Park, California, where he developed and implemented international proprietary projects on technology evaluation, feasibility study, strategic planning, licensing strategy, new business opportunities identification, and investment decision for international clients. Earlier, Sean was associated with M.W. Kellogg (now KBR) in Houston, Texas, and Morgantown Energy Technology Center (now a part of the National Energy Technology Laboratory) of U.S. Department of Energy. He was trained in chemical engineering with Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from West Virginia University and B.S. degree from National Taiwan University.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Mr. Richard Liu (劉強東)

For his visionary leadership in developing the e-commerce platform and drone technology

Richard Liu (Qiangdong Liu) has been the CEO of JD.com since its founding in 2004. He established JD.com as an e-commerce business dedicated to providing consumers with the best possible shopping experience, online or off. From day one, his vision was to provide authentic products to customers at amazing speeds.

Today the company is known for its strict zero tolerance policy toward counterfeits, and same-day or next-day delivery that covers an area with a population of more than 600 million people.

Under Mr. Liu’s leadership, JD.com listed on NASDAQ in June of 2014, and in 2016 it became the first Chinese Internet company to make the Fortune 500 List. He has also been named to Fortune’s list of the “World’s Greatest Leaders.”

He holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Renmin University in Beijing.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Mr. William Yeh (葉振忠)

For his contribution to information-sharing technology and integrated case management system

William Yeh founded CSI Technology Group in 1990. He held a vision of providing superb software solutions to government agencies by focusing on his clients’ needs, supporting them with the most innovative technology available and providing outstanding customer service at a reasonable price. He continues to lead his company as President and CEO, overseeing the operations and strategic direction of CSI, as he develops superior information technology products for public safety and other government agencies.

CSI sold its first Prosecutors’ Case Management System to the Atlantic County (NJ) Prosecutor’s Office in 1997. Because of Yeh’s dedication to customer support and innovative technology, words spread of CSI’s InfoShare™ system, and today it is used by every county prosecutor’s office in New Jersey, as well as in other states. As CSI gained recognition as a leading provider of web-based case and document management systems for criminal justice agencies, Yeh and his company went on to collaborate with local and state police and the NJ Office of Homeland Security to design tools and modules that enable the sharing of intelligence data among law enforcement agencies nationwide. CSI also provided the first electronic filing system for the NJ Appellate Court and launched a public safety CAD/RMS system with e- ticketing capabilities for local and regional police. CSI is continually advancing its software, expanding access to mobile platforms, cloud computing and leveraging other emerging technologies.

Mr. Yeh has partnered with forensic experts, law enforcement leaders, and legal scholars to develop solutions that help his customers fully utilize and share critical information across horizontal and vertical boundaries at all levels of government. He contributes to law enforcement technology forums and associations, and brings the latest advances in technology, data sharing, communication and analysis to his clients, increasing their capacity to serve and protect their citizens. “Our goal is to make society safer,” he explains, as he continues to guide CSI to be a company that makes a difference in public safety and government services.

Born in Taiwan, William Yeh holds a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the National Taipei University of Technology and an M.S. in engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is a past chairman of Monte Jade Science and Technology Association (East Coast) and has served as a board member for the Telecommunications Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in Taiwan.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. James Lee (李適中)

For his contribution to AI-based image analysis and leadership in transforming the CIE Seattle Chapter

Dr. James Lee has devoted himself to transforming and growing the CIE/USA Seattle Chapter, and expanding and streamlining the operation and service of CIE/USA National Council (NC) in the past 15 years. He served as the CIE/USA-SEA president in 2004 and 2016, and chairperson in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2017. Dr. Lee was the CIE/USA NC treasurer in 2003, vice chair in 2004, and chair in 2005. He also organized the 2006 Asian American Engineer of the Year (AAEOY) award program and raised over $350,000 sponsorship, including $150,000 to establish and manage an IBM fund for all CIE/USA chapters’ youth development and recognition activities. Dr. Lee has been an NC advisor since 2010 and co-chaired the AAEOY taskforce to provide guidelines and recommendations. He is also responsible for maintaining the AAEOY handbook and annual AAEOY surveys. Dr. Lee served as the U.S. chair of 2014 Sino-American Technology and Engineering Conference (SATEC) and received a friendship award from the Chinese government. To ensure continuous and sustainable improvement, he promotes empowered decision-making and develops sound succession process for the CIE/USA Seattle Chapter.

Dr. Lee is the founder, President and CEO of DRVision Technologies LLC, a Nikon affiliated company providing machine learning and AI-based image analysis solutions for broad applications. DRVision’s measurement and inspection solutions can be found in the clean rooms of semiconductor fabs for the production of integrated circuits used in smartphones, tablets, game consoles, and personal computers. DRVision’s advanced microscopy informatics products are sold worldwide for biomedical and stem cell research. As a principal investigator of multi- million-dollar projects funded by the National Institute of Health and Department of Defense, Dr. Lee has collaborated with biomedical researchers from Harvard Medical School, University of Southern California, University of Tokyo, and Osaka University.

Prior to his founding of DRVision, Dr. Lee was the technical founder and chief technology officer of NeoPath, Inc., a medical device company that created the world’s only FDA approved fully automated cervical cancer primary screener. He was with NeoPath from its start-up in 1989, through the initial public offering and secondary offering, until its acquisition by BD Diagnostics in 1999.

A prolific inventor with 87 U.S. patents, Dr. Lee is a recipient of the Boeing invention award and the first invention award from the Ministry of Education in Taiwan. He was appointed by former Washington State Governor Gary Locke as a board member of the Washington Technology Center, and elected as a board director of the National Taiwan University Alumni Association. In his free time, Dr. Lee enjoys traveling, watching sports, and singing karaoke.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. Gina Li (李建平)

For her contribution to wireless technologies and dedication to community outreach programs

Dr. Gina Li strongly believes in community engagement and services to promote science and technology education and professional excellence in Asian American communities. She has developed many community outreach programs for CIE Seattle, such as the collaboration with PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health), establishment of Mayor Lee internship program, partnership with Seattle Biz-Tech Summit, and participation in AT&T youth hackathon. Dr. Li served as the CIE Seattle chapter president in 2012, chairman in 2013, vice president from 2016 to 2017, and treasurer during the last 3 years. She also served as the executive secretary of 2014 SATEC, and an executive committee member of 2011 and 2017 AAEOY.

Dr. Li is an area manager in the research and development division of AT&T Labs, working on architecture, design and development of AT&T next-generation wireless technologies and solutions including LTE, 5G, IoT, and AT&T Integrated Cloud. Leading a team with over 20 people, she is responsible for developing traffic simulation solutions with an annual budget of $10 million. From conducting a proof-of-concept analysis for new technology, to automating a process to reduce the time to market, and producing network performance data that will allow network engineers to accurately deploy wireless capacity for customers, Dr. Li enjoys seeing the direct impact of her work on the company’s strategic directions.

Dr. Li is also actively engaged in community services through workplace volunteering. As a board director of InspirASIAN Washington Chapter, an AT&T Employee Resource Group to promote diversity, culture awareness, and professional development, she helped organize programs such as health and wellness fair, and Seattle Dragon Boat Festival. She was also selected as a member of the Sea2Sky Ambassador team, which is an AT&T company-wide collaboration program to cultivate innovation and engage employees in their communities.

Dr. Li received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics from Sichuan University, China, and Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from University of Victoria, Canada. She moved to Seattle in 1996 with her husband, who is a computational linguist at the Boeing Company. Their daughter currently works for Amazon in Seattle, and their son is a freshman of MIT. Dr. Li and her family enjoy traveling together to different cultural regions around the world, sampling exotic foods and exploring authentic spices in local markets.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. Jiin Chen (陳錦江)

For his contribution to avionics system and leadership in organizing 3 successful AAEOY events

Jiin graduated from Oregon State University and obtained his Ph.D. degree in applied mathematics in 1974. He worked at the Boeing Company for 37 years and led the development of various avionics systems for the 747, 767 and 777 aircrafts and enterprise-wide quality management systems. Building the flight control system from the ground up with dual processors, executives (operating systems), and mission-critical software to meet predefined requirements, Jiin and his team standardized the design process of modern avionics systems. He also developed various quality management systems, which automate the selection, inspection, record keeping, and error correction for airplane parts and assemblies, and help the company save millions of dollars a year.

Jiin joined the CIE Seattle Chapter in 2001, and established its popular Asian Pacific American (APA) youth scholarship award program in 2003. Since then, the APA scholarship award ceremony has become the highlight of annual conventions. He also co-founded the APA youth MathComp & ScienceFun programs in 2009, which have inspired many young students to pursue a career in science and engineering. Jiin served as the president of CIE Seattle Chapter in 2001 and 2006, chairman in 2002 and 2007, and a board director for 15 years. With a compassion to help young engineers develop leadership skills and advance through their professional careers, he is currently establishing a mentorship program for University of Washington students.

Representing the Seattle Chapter in the CIE National Council (NC), Jiin served as the NC chair in 2011 and the executive chair of Asian American Engineer of the Year (AAEOY) award program in 2006 and 2017. In addition to organizing 3 successful AAEOY events, Jiin led to establish the AAEOY award performance standard, increase the top corporate sponsorship level from $20,000 to $30,000, and host job fairs to connect young professional with prospective employers. As NC’s web administrator in 2014, he also set up cloud-based data depository and web hosting services for the CIE-USA website. Jiin was the chair of 2012 Modern Engineering and Technology Seminar (METS), and the co-chair of avionics session at 2012 Sino-American Technology and Engineering Conference (SATEC). He also organized an expert term and represented CIE-USA at the 2017 Shanxi Foreign Experts Projects Cooperation Symposium.

Jiin and his wife Christina enjoy traveling, taking photos, and spending time with their son Andre, daughter-in-law Liza, and two treasured grandchildren Drew and Izabelle.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Ms. Angelina Huang (黃宜敏)

For her contribution to information technology and leadership in promoting STEM for the next generation of Asian Americans

Angelina Huang is currently the director of information technology at Microsoft. Since joining Microsoft in 2008, Angelina has held a series of leadership positions with increasing responsibilities, such as managing a $120 million sales and marketing IT portfolio, IT solution design and delivery, business process reengineering, sales strategy and execution, and most recently, leading IT capability strategy and roadmap for Microsoft US.

As an executive leader of Chinese Institute of Engineers, Seattle Chapter (CIE Seattle), Angelina served as the vice president from 2010 to 2013, president in 2014, and chairperson of the board in 2015. She also converted CIE Seattle’s annual scholarship program to online application and data management, which not only increased process efficiency but also deepened CIE’s commitment to adopting digital technology. As a certified Six Sigma professional, Angelina continues to leverage her technical expertise and establish best practices for CIE Seattle.

In addition to serving as the chairperson of CIE Seattle’s annual convention for the last 6 years, Angelina has actively participated in numerous corporate discussions to support local tech companies and drive their technology investments. She also mentors young engineers and provides thought leadership for various community projects in the greater Seattle area.

Angelina received the Microsoft Circle of Excellence Award in 2015 for her contribution to the transformation and growth of Microsoft US, the Microsoft IT Gold Star Award in 2010 for her extraordinary contribution in advancing Microsoft’s IT vision, and the Capital One Circle of Excellence Award in 2006 for outstanding achievement in online strategy delivery.

As a working mother of three children, Angelina is committed to serving the community with a passion to promote professional and academic excellence in STEM for the next generation of Asian Americans.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. Tony Y. Torng (佟儀)

For his leadership in establishing CIE-SOCAL chapter and contribution to AAEOY as the Boeing Company focal since 2006

Dr. Tony Yi Torng is a project manager and Technical Fellow at the Boeing Company since 1994. Even with his demanding job, Tony has volunteered his time and talents generously for many nonprofit organizations and individuals. At the Boeing Company, he co-founded the Boeing Asian American Professional Association Huntington Beach (BAAPA/HB) Chapter in 2001 with his friend Dr. Victor Chen, and served as the second BAAPA/HB president in 2002. In September 2006, he was selected and appointed to serve as the Boeing Company focal after the late Dr. Chen to manage Boeing’s Asian American Awards, including the Asian American Engineer of the Year (AAEOY) award, which was sponsored by the Chinese Institute of Engineers, U.S.A.

Through their communication with AAEOY committee members, both the late Dr. Chen and Dr. Torng had strongly agreed with AAEOY’s vision to recognize Asian Americans’ contribution to USA. They also recognized the need to form a new CIE chapter in Southern California, where many Chinese-heritage engineers and scientists reside. After several years of preparation, Dr. Torng finally led a group of visionaries to form the CIE-SOCAL Chapter in 2010, and served as its first president for three terms, until he was succeed by Ms. Scarlett Kwong who led the first ever Hollywood-styled AAEOY award ceremony in Los Angeles in 2015.

One of the key missions of CIE-SOCAL is to promote STEM education for the future generations. With this goal in mind, Dr. Torng decided to run for the Walnut Valley Unified School District (WVUSD) Board of Trustees. He was elected as a board member in 2013, currently serves the president of the school board. Through his advocacy, WVUSD has gradually expanded its STEM-related programs for K-12, such as robotics, project lead the way, and solar car.

Dr. Torng received the Asian American Engineer of the Year award in 2012. He is also a recipient of the Asian American East Pacific Clinics Community Contribution award, Orange County Distinguished Engineering Merit award, First Robotics Mentor award, and City of Diamond Bar Community Hero award. Dr. Torng is married to Liling Torng, and has two sons and two dogs. He received his B.S. degree from National Taiwan University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Arizona. In his spare time, Dr. Torng enjoys traveling with his family to explore the world.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Honorable Scarlett Kwong (趙百淳)

For her leadership in organizing and hosting the successful 2015 AAEOY award ceremony

The Honorable Scarlett Kwong is currently in her third 4-year term as a director of the board for the Walnut Valley Water District covering five neighboring cities with a population of over 240,000. Her election in 2007 was an uphill battle, but very interesting, to say the least. She won the election by an unprecedented one vote and learned of her victory news while on a New Zealand tour bus heading to a downhill zorbing excursion. Once in office, she directed many policies to improve the Water District. She served as president of the board in both 2011 and 2016. Even today, her supporter is still claiming credit for his/her one vote that got her elected.

In June 2017, Scarlett became the President of the Chinese-American Elected Officials (CEO) Association, which consists of over 100 elected officials including members of Congress, State Assembly, school boards, city councils, and water districts. It is the largest organization of its kind in the United States, created to promote and encourage qualified candidates to run for public offices, as well as nurture and cultivate leaders in the Chinese-American community.

Scarlett was born in Taiwan and came to America at the age of 15. She is happily married to Edwin and they are the proud parents to 2 beautiful daughters: Justina, a Duke MBA graduate, and Tiffany, an attorney. Scarlett received her BS degree in computer science from UCLA in 1985. After graduation, she worked on several NASA satellite programs. During her 15-year tenure as a systems engineer for TRW, she developed software to monitor spacecraft data during launch operations. In 1999, Scarlett joined Rockwell Collins Inc. as a project engineer. For the next decade, she directed software development efforts for multi-million dollar In-Flight Entertainment Systems for major commercial airlines.

Giving back to the community is important to Scarlett. She has served many nonprofit organizations in leadership roles for over 20 years, including presidents of the Joint Parents Group Council and the Chinese-American Parents Association of Diamond Bar High School. She also served as a senior board member for the Miss Diamond Bar Scholarship Pageant, Inc.

In 2013, Scarlett became the President of the CIE-SOCAL Chapter where she led the organization to host the first ever Asian American Engineer of the Year (AAEOY) awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Her dedication and leadership, working with both chapters of SOCAL and OCEESA to plan and organize the program, resulted in a hugely successful three- day national event which broadened the technical symposium to 12 tracks, co-hosted by local professional groups. Over 800 VIP guests from across the country attended the Hollywood- themed, red-carpet event which is remembered and highly praised as one of the best AAEOY events ever hosted by CIE/USA. Now this legacy she’s implemented becomes a new standard for others to follow.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. Hung Ban Tran (陳興邦)

For his contribution to the advancement of electromagnetic field computation and aircraft safety

Hung Ban Tran received his BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from Ohio University in 1973 and 1975 respectively. He received his PhD degree in electrical engineering from Ohio State University in 1978, and JD degree from Western State College of Law in 1997.

Dr. Tran started his professional career with Northrop Corporation where he led a group of professionals to develop methods to calculate the radar cross-section of various aircrafts. His research on high frequency methods laid the foundation for later research that led to various techniques to speed up the calculation of radar cross-section of aircraft and Navy ships. After joining Rockwell, Dr. Tran contributed to the establishment of an electromagnetic field modeling group, where the method of moments and a hybrid method were combined to advance the modeling technology with high-speed electromagnetic field computation.

At Rockwell International, Dr. Tran also developed various electromagnetic treatments for the B1-B including nose radome, avionics and frequency-selective surfaces. His team inspected the B1-B while they were in production lines on a weekly basis to ensure the on-time delivery of the aircrafts. He was also designated as one of the Rockwell liaisons to work with Air Force, Navy, Army and NASA.

After Boeing acquired Rockwell’s aerospace and defense divisions in 1996, Dr. Tran became one of the two Senior Fellows of the Boeing Company to assist the investigation of the Columbia Space Shuttle accident. He worked in a research group to develop new methods for materials to enhance aircraft safety. He also led an infrared group to develop advanced technologies for aircrafts and Navy ships.

Dr. Tran has received many distinct honors during his professional career. He was selected as Manger of the Year at Rockwell International in 1982. He also received a Senior Fellow Medal from the Boeing Company in 1998, and numerous service awards from the Boeing Company and NASA. Dr. Tran received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Ohio State University in 2003, and was bestowed an AIAA Fellow by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2004. He also received U.S. Congressional Recognition for his outstanding achievements in 2017.

Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal Recipient

Dr. John C. P. Huang (黃肇鑣)

For his contribution to solar film technology, digital display media, and cleantech

Dr. Huang is a recognized leader in manufacturing industry for thin film technology applications. He is honored as Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers for his achievement in manufacturing technology for energy control films, digital display media, and clean technologies.

Dr. Huang has made significant contribution to OCEESA (海外華人環保學會) and CIE-USA (美洲中國工程師學會) through his three decades of active involvement and leadership in METS, SATEC, and AAEOY. He also cofounded Chinese American Academic and Professional Association in Minnesota (明州華人學術聯誼會), which has fostered academic exchange and professional networking for 25 years.

Dr. Huang obtained his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from National Taiwan University and Ph.D. degree from Washington State University. He also completed the executive training program at Stanford University. Dr. Huang has received many awards for his innovation of new products and manufacturing technologies at 3M Company where he spent most of his career as an engineer and senior manager. He was a partner in a Silicon Valley angel investment fund, and served on the boards of several nonprofit foundations.

Dr. Huang has two U.S. patents and published many technical papers on heat and mass transfer, as well as thin film technologies. In 2017, he published “Venture Capital Investment and Trend in Clean Technology” in Handbook of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (Springer). He is a regular contributor to various Chinese media and his Chinese columns online have over 2 million viewers.

黃肇鑣博士現為業餘專欄作家，作品散見于海內外華文刊物：台灣《遠見雜誌》，上海《東方企業家》，美國《世界日報》週刊，《明州時報》等。2015 年出版《萬湖州》獲僑聯海外華文著述獎專欄組首獎，收集作品有：美國中西部，矽谷傳真，巴菲特股東會，科技和環保等。黃肇鑣博士現為「遠見華人精英論壇」定期撰寫專欄 https://www.gvlf.com.tw/author_391.html，作品經網上轉載，總點閱率超過二百萬次。

2010 年黃肇鑣博士應國科會邀請赴台主持專題研究“電子書對平面媒體的挑戰和整合”，結論由經建會出版。2012 年黃肇鑣博士應近代工程技術討論會之邀赴台主講：“線上教學有教無類，正衝擊傳統學校模式”。會後協助台大和美國線上教學著名企業 Coursera 於 2013 年建立合作教學，為全球首家以華語教授大學課程而深入全球網路之創舉，並獲華爾街時報報導。

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Mr. Anmin Liu (劉安民)

For his contribution to wastewater management and leadership in public works projects

For the past 40 years, Anmin has made significant contributions to the advancement of wastewater pollution control technologies and the development of management and control methodology for the treated wastewater. His first research project encompassed the relationship between the ocean water quality and the treated effluent from Los Angeles Hyperion Treatment Plant, and thus established the guideline for all discharge standards of treated wastewater in the State of California.

Under his leadership and direction, the Hyperion Treatment Plant underwent a 16-year and $1.6 billion renovation project from 1981 through 1997, and was selected by the American Public Works Association (APWA) as one of the ten most outstanding public works projects of the 20th century that significantly affected and improved the quality of life in the United States or Canada. The other nine exemplary public works projects honored by APWA include the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District, the Grand Coulee Dam & Columbia River Basin Project, Tennessee Valley Project, the Panama Canal, Interstate Highway System, the Reversal of the Chicago River, the Hoover Dam – Boulder Canyon, St. Lawrence Seaway/Power Project, and Golden Gate Bridge.

In addition to his many professional achievements, Anmin was actively involved in the organization of Chinese American professional societies, serving as the president of Southern California Chinese-American Environmental Protection Association (南加州華人環保協會) from 1995 to 1996, and the president of Overseas Chinese Environmental Engineers and Scientists Association ( 海外華人環境保護學會) in 2002. He also contributed to the advancement and development of CIE’s flagship programs such as Modern Engineering and Technology Seminar (METS), Sino-American Technology and Engineering Conference (SATEC), Asian American Engineer of the Year (AAEOY) Award, and Mainland Taiwan Environmental Protection Conference (MTEPC).

Anmin is a professional civil engineer registered in the State of California. He received his B. S. degree in civil engineering from Chung Yuan Christian University in Taiwan and the M. S. degree in sanitary engineering from Colorado State University. Anmin is a contributing author on the Operation of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants (Manual of Practice No. 11) Task Force of the Water Environment Federation. He also taught sanitary engineering courses at Northrop University in Inglewood, California in the 1990s. Anmin’s patents on wastewater treatment process technologies have been widely used by wastewater treatment plants in the United States and abroad.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Medal is presented to

Dr. Yung Sung Cheng (鄭永松)

For his dedicated service to the Institute and contribution to aerosol science and technology

Yung Sung Cheng received his bachelor’s degree from National Taiwan University, and Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering from Syracuse University. As a senior scientist at Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute (LRRI) in Albuquerque, Dr. Cheng is an internationally recognized expert in characterization of airborne material that will influence its transport, collection, deposition and retention in human and environment. His research also includes design and evaluation of inhalation delivery devices of pharmaceutical aerosol to treat respiratory diseases. In addition to the design and evaluation of air sampling instruments for monitoring air pollutants in the environment, Dr. Cheng has conducted many field studies to assess human exposure to toxic aerosols and industrial effluents, as well as to verify performance of bio- detectors in the field. More recently, he has been conducting studies involving fibers and nano- materials.

Dr. Cheng was also an adjunct professor at University of New Mexico, Clarkson University, and University of Rhode Island. He has served as the dissertation advisor of 5 Ph.D. students and published over 240 papers in peer-reviewed journals. In addition, he was an associate editor of the Journal of Aerosol Science and Technology, and on the editorial boards of Aerosol and Air Quality Research, and Journal of Aerosol in Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. In 2011 Dr. Cheng received the Thomas Mercer Award, cosponsored by American Association for Aerosol Research and International Society of Aerosol in Medicine, for excellence in pharmaceutical aerosols and inhalable materials.

Dr. Cheng has been active in professional organizations. He was elected as board member, secretary, and fellow of the American Association for Aerosol Research. He has also served on the National Research Council committee and National Institute of Health study sections. As a founding member of the CIE New Mexico Chapter and life member of OCEESA, he served as the CIE-NM president in 1995 and the OCEESA president in 2005. Dr. Cheng was the administrator of 2006 SATEC, the 2011 chair of CIE-USA national council, the co-chair of 2012 AAEOY, and the U.S. chair of 2014 METS. Currently, he serves as the secretary of CIE-USA national council, an OCEESA board member, and an executive committee member of the 2018 AAEOY to be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Service Medal is presented to

Dr. C. Eric Wu (吳振藩)

For his contribution to the Institute, and to the computer industry in the areas of computer architecture, operating system, and cloud automation

Dr. C. Eric Wu was the project lead in IBM’s p-series hypervisor development for Automated Logical Partition Diagnosis and Recovery, a project for immortal operating systems in virtualized environments. He and his teammates developed the world’s first immortal operating system. It is an AIX Operating System that can resurrect itself in less than 3 seconds after an OS crash. All applications, except the one causing the OS crash, continue to run after the crash without checkpoint- restart or reboot.

He received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science and engineering from Michigan State University. He is a RSM at IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, working on research and development to enable advanced technologies for IBM Power systems. His expertise includes computer architecture, operating systems, software-defined networks, and cloud automation. Most recently Dr. Wu is the project lead in cloud automation for IBM PowerVM NovaLink and PowerVC development.

Dr. Wu has authored or co-authored over 60 technical papers in published journals or conference proceedings. He received Best Paper Awards in 2012 International Symposium on Computer Architecture and High Performance Computing, and 1996 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing. He also received Outstanding Paper Award in 1997 International Symposium on High Performance Computing. Dr. Wu has published 11 US patents and received numerous IBM awards. He is a senior member of IEEE.

He has been actively involved in community activities. He was a volunteer, counselor, and board member at Northern Westchester Chinese School. In 2013 Dr. Wu was elected a Board of Director for CIE-USA Greater New York Chapter. He served as Secretary in 2014, Vice President in 2015, and President in 2016. During his tenure he helped enforce and revise the Constitution and Bylaw of the Institute. On behalf of CIE-USA/GNYC, he signed collaboration agreements with Department of Human Resources and Social Security, Yunnan Province, PRC, and Software College, Yunnan University. He balanced the budget, and brought all financial accounts under administrative control as required by the Bylaw.

The Chinese Institute of Engineers Centennial Service Medal is presented to

Dr. Jun-Min Liu (劉主民)

For his contribution to the advancement of scheduling algorithm, capacity planning, and risk management in telecom and aviation industries

Dr. Liu received B.S. and M.S. in mathematics from Soochow University and Wichita State University in 1973 and 1976, respectively. He obtained Ph.D. in operations research and system analysis from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980. Dr. Liu started his career as an assistant professor in the Department of Management Sciences, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa, Iowa City, before joining AT&T Bell Laboratories in 1982. During his tenure at Bell Labs, Dr. Liu conducted research on data transformation, facility and capacity planning. He also worked with Dr. Narendra Karmarkar on a pattern recognition project, which reduced calling card fraud by more than 50%.

As a program manager, Dr. Liu led the transformation project across all business units, and improved AT&T’s bottom line by $10 billion. In 1986, he was appointed as the technical director of AT&T advanced decision support system, and led the development of sophisticated math programming software to support AT&T’s mission-critical business decisions. He also managed the R&D of the KORBX® airline crew and fleet management systems, which consist of a series of optimization methods implemented on a UNIX machine. The KORBX® system has been installed at several major international airlines with proven records of significant cost savings. It was also used by the U.S. Military Airlift Command for the logistic planning of Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

Dr. Liu joined Delta Technologies, a subsidiary of Delta Airlines, in 1997 as assistant vice president to lead the development of math-based software for fleet assignment, crew scheduling, maintenance scheduling, disaster recovery scheduling, and yield management. He was recruited by Integrated Solutions Inc. (ISI) as vice president of advanced technologies in 2004. Under Dr. Liu’s leadership, ISI has used innovative technologies to support new business development and won many federal government initiatives.

Dr. Liu received the AT&T Communications Eagle Award in 1985, and the Arno Penzias Science Award in 1987. He has authored over 25 technical papers and is very active in community services. Dr. Liu was a board member of Holmdel Republican Club, a co-founder of Friends of Holmdel Library, a member of Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Citizen Leadership Council, and a board member Jersey Shore Chinese School. He also served on Holmdel Board of Education for more than seven years and participated in many community projects. Dr. Liu was a board member of CIE-USA/GNYC from 2007 to 2010, the president of CIE-USA/GNYC in 2009, the chair of AAEOY and CIE-USA National Council in 2010, and the U.S. chair of 26th Modern Engineering and Technology Seminar in 2016.

Acknowledgement

The Chinese Institute of Engineers would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support of the CIE Centennial Convention.

Diamond Level  Chinese Institute of Engineers, Greater New York Chapter

Platinum Level  Science and Technology Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office  Chinese Institute of Engineers, Dallas Fort Worth Chapter  Chinese Institute of Engineers, Seattle Chapter  Chinese Institute of Engineers, Southern California Chapter

Gold Level  Chinese Institute of Engineers, Taiwan, R.O.C.  Chinese Institute of Engineers, U.S.A., National Council  Chinese Institute of Engineers, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter  Foremost Group  Overseas Chinese Environmental Engineers and Scientists Association  Tang Prize Foundation  Texas Instruments

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