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Chen, Rong-Her Jimmy was born on October 26, 1951 in Keelung, Taiwan. Son of Der-Chun Chen and Yu-Iam Su.
Chen, Rong-Her Jimmy was born on October 26, 1951 in Keelung, Taiwan. Son of Der-Chun Chen and Yu-Iam Su.
Bachelor of Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 1974. Master in Engineering, University South Carolina, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1981.
Assistant professor, South Dakot School Mines & Technology, Rapid City, 1981-1982;
visiting associate professor, National Taiwan U., Taipei, 1982-1984;
associate professor, National Taiwan U., Taipei, 1984-1988;
professor, National Taiwan U., Taipei, since 1988. Visiting scholar Grenoble (France) U. I, 1987, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1995-1996. Vice department chairman сivil engineering National Taiwan U., since 1997, senior research fellow Hydrotech Research Institute, since 1997.
Chairman draft-committee in soils and foundations National Std. Bureau, Taipei, since 1997.
Consultant Keelung (Taiwan) City Government, 1993-1997. Draft-commissioner National Standard Bureau, Taipei, 1988-1997. Trustee Taiwan University Civil Engineering Foundation, since 1994.
Served with Taiwanese Army, 1974-1976. Member Taiwan Geotechnical Society (secretary general since 1997), Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society, International Geotextile Society.
Married Mong-Chu Mindy Ho, August 18, 1979. Children: Eileen, Leon, Annie.