Background
Yang, Wei was born on February 16, 1954 in Beijing. Son of Guanghua and Yishi (Sun) Yang.
Mechanical engineering educator
Yang, Wei was born on February 16, 1954 in Beijing. Son of Guanghua and Yishi (Sun) Yang.
M Engineering, Tsinghua U., Beijing, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown U., Providence, 1985.
Technician, Jingbao Machinary Plant, Jingdezhen, People's Republic of China, 1976-1978; lecturer, Tsinghua U., Beijing, 1985-1986; associate professor, Tsinghua U., Beijing, 1986-1989; professor, Tsinghua U., Beijing, since 1989. Visiting professor Institute Mechanics Grenoble, France, 1988, Brown U., 1990, Taiwan U., Taipei, 1996-1997. Visiting scientist University of California, Santa Barbara, 1993, 95.
People's representative District Congress, Haidian, Beijing, 1993-1998. Fellow Royal Society/U. Sheffield. Member Chinese Society of Mechanics (coun.mem. since 1994), Asia-Pacific Fracture Society (board directors since 1990), Chinese Society of Composites (county member since 1993).
Married Li Cheng, August 16, 1980 (divorced Dec.1992). 1 child, Yue; married Yiqun Guo, November 22, 1994.