Background
Cheng, Alexander Hung-Darh was born on May 25, 1952 in Taipei, Taiwan. Son of Chia-hua and Yu-Chuen (Chwang) Cheng. came to the United States, 1976.
consultant engineering educator
Cheng, Alexander Hung-Darh was born on May 25, 1952 in Taipei, Taiwan. Son of Chia-hua and Yu-Chuen (Chwang) Cheng. came to the United States, 1976.
Bachelor of Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 1974. Master of Science, University Missouri, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1981.
Assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, 1981-1982; assistant professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1982-1985; associate professor, U. Delaware, Newark, 1985-1993; professor, U. Delaware, Newark, since 1993. Visiting scientist Schlumberger Cambridge (United Kingdom) Research, 1991. Consultant Dowell Schlumberger Inc., Tulsa, 1985-1991.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (chair, executive committee engineering mechanical division, Engineering Mechanics Institute (vice president), W.L. Huber Civil Engineering prize 1994), American Geophysical Union, American Institute Hydrology (vice president academy affairs).
Married Daisy T. Cheng, November 23, 1979. Children: Jacqueline, Julia.