Tien Hsing Wu

Background

Wu, Tien Hsing was born on March 2, 1923 in Shanghai. Arrived in the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1957. Son of Chong-Yung and Ying Mei (Pih) Woo.

Education

Bachelor of Science, St. John's University, Shanghai, 1947. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1951.

Career

Civil engineer DeLeuw Cather & Company, Chicago, 1951—1952, Illinois Division highways, Springfield, 1952—1953. From assistant professor to professor Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1953—1965. Professor civil engineering Ohio State University, Columbus, 1965—1995, professor emeritus, since 1995.

Visiting professor Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo, 1959, 70, 76, National University Mexico, Mexico City, 1964, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 1980, Southwest Jiaotung University, Chengdu, China, 1986. United Nations consultant Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India, 1981.

Achievements

• Tien Hsing Wu has been listed as a noteworthy civil engineering educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (honorary. Peck lecturer 2008, State of the Art award 1990, Ernest award 2000, Peck award 2008), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Pei-Hsing Lin, August 14, 1952. Children: Mei, Anne.

Father:

Chong-Yung Woo

Mother:

Ying Mei (Pih) Woo

Spouse:

Pei-Hsing Lin

child:

Mei Wu

child:

Anne Wu