Background
Chen, Chih Ping was born on June 12, 1938 in Kwangtung, China. Son of Thai and Kieu (Mach) Tran.
Chen, Chih Ping was born on June 12, 1938 in Kwangtung, China. Son of Thai and Kieu (Mach) Tran.
Bachelor of Science, National Cheng-Kung University University, Taiwan, 1961. Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1970.
Project engineer Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, 1965—1970. Lead engineer Gibbs & Hill Incorporated, New York York City, 1970—1973. Senior staff engineer Public Service Electric & Gas Company, Newark, 1973—1977.
Staff nuclear engineer Power Authority of State New York, New York City, 1977—1979. Project manager Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, since 1979. Director Pinsan Enterprises Inc., Columbus, Transworld Trading Inc., Baltimore, Irradiation Technologies Inc., Columbus.
Consultant Institute Nuclear Energy Research, Taiwan, 1978.
Treasurer Columbus Chinese School, 1980—1981. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, International Platform Association, Project Management Institute, National Society Professional Engineers, New York Academy of Sciences, American Nuclear Society (member, standards committee), Sigma Xi.
Married Virginia Wu-jen Wu, June 15, 1968. 1 child Christine.