Background
Dai, Peter Kuang-Hsun was born on December 14, 1934 in Shanghai, Republic of China. Came to the United States, 1959. Son of Ying Shen and Esther Ya-Ying (Huang) Dai.
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Peter Kuang-Hsun Dai
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Peter Kuang-Hsun Dai, American Government official, aerospace executive. Member American Society of Civil Engineers (chairman subcommittee 1978), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Chinese-American Engineers and Scientists Association Southern California (president 1976, Chairman of the Board 1977-1979).
Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, 1957. Master of Science in Engineering, University Illinois, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, University Illinois, 1963.
Career
Research associate University Illinois, Urbana, 1962-1963. Research engineer Air Force Materials Laboratory, Dayton, Ohio, 1963-1965. Section head TRW Systems, Redondo Beach, California, 1965-1968, 69-74.
Principal engineer Ralph M. Parsons Company, Los Angeles, 1968-1969. Department manager TRW Defense and Electronics, Redondo Beach, 1974-1980. Assistant program manager ballistic missile division TRW Defense and Space, San Bernardino, California, 1980-1987, deputy program manager, 1987-1991.
Director national space program Republic of China, 1992-1994. Senior advisor National Space Program Office, 1994-1997. Retired, 1997
Lecturer University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1967-1968, California State University, Fullerton, 1968-1969, Long Beach, 1971-1972.
Technical review panel member Underground Nuclear Test Defense Nuclear Agency, Washington, 1988-1989.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (chairman subcommittee 1978), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Chinese-American Engineers and Scientists Association Southern California (president 1976, Chairman of the Board 1977-1979).
Interests
Connections
Married Janie Ko-Tsen Chen. Children: Diane P., Frederick J.
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1963