Background
Yen, Ben Chie was born on April 14, 1935 in Canton, China. Son of George T. and Jun-Yu (Yeh) Yen. came to the United States, 1958.
Water resources engineering educator
Yen, Ben Chie was born on April 14, 1935 in Canton, China. Son of George T. and Jun-Yu (Yeh) Yen. came to the United States, 1958.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 1956. Master of Science, University Iowa, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1965.
Research associate Hydraulics Institute University Iowa, Iowa City, 1960-1964. Research associate Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1964-1966. From assistant professor to professor civil engineering University Illinois, Urbana, from 1966.
Professor University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1988-1991. Gast. professor University Karlsruhe, Germany, 1974-1975, University Stuttgart, 1983, 84. Visiting professor East China Technology University, Nanjing, China, 1982, Ecole Polytech Federale, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1982, National Taiwan University, 1983, 91, Vrije University, Brussels, Belgium, 1983, University New South Wales, Australia, 1988, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 1995-1999.
Advisory board Chinese Institute Water Works, Taiwan, since 1985. Board directors Wang, Reidel and Associates, Inc., Northbrook, Illinois. Member CIES Fulbright Scholar Board, 1996-2001.
Member Center for Advanced Studies University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1988-1990.
Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (committee chairs since 1976, associate editor Journal Hydraulic Engineering 1987-1994, Best Hydraulics Technology Note award 1994, Hunter Rouse Hydraulic Engineering award 1999), International Water Resources Association (V.T. Chow Memorial award 1996). Member American Geophysical Union (life, committees 1972-1976), International Association Hydraulic Research (honorary, committee chairs 1982-1986), Chinese American Water Resources Association (founding president 1993-1995), Sigma Xi (member at-large), Phi Tau Phi.
Married Ruth H. Chao, March 6, 1993.