Table of Contents CIE Centennial Symposium ............................................................................................................3 CIE Centennial Banquet and Award Ceremony .............................................................................4 CIE Centennial Banquet Keynote Speaker .....................................................................................5 Welcome Messages by NC Chair and Chapter Presidents .............................................................6 CIE History and Highlights 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