Background
Lii, Cheng-Yi was born on November 9, 1941 in Taipei, Taiwan. Son of Chang-tsong and Jane-tchia (Chiang) Lii.
Lii, Cheng-Yi was born on November 9, 1941 in Taipei, Taiwan. Son of Chang-tsong and Jane-tchia (Chiang) Lii.
Bachelor of Science, National Taiwan University, 1965. Master of Science, Cornell University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1972.
Postdoctoral fellow, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1972-1973; postdoctoral fellow, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1973-1975; food chemist, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, 1975-1976; from associate research fellow to research fellow Institute Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, since 1976. Professor National Taiwan U., since 1981.
Served in Taiwanese army, 1966. Member Chinese Institute Food Science and Technology (pres, 1994-1995, editor-in-chief food science, 1980-1989), Chinese Agricultural Chemical Society (most distinguished agricultural chemist 1986).
Married Yu-hwei Eunice Shih, March 23, 1944. Children: Neal Y., Victoria C.