Background
Yang, Wen-Jei was born on October 14, 1931 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Arrived in United States, 1955, naturalized, 1971. Son of Shui-Lai and Chin-Tsa Lin Yang.
Yang, Wen-Jei was born on October 14, 1931 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Arrived in United States, 1955, naturalized, 1971. Son of Shui-Lai and Chin-Tsa Lin Yang.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1954. Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1956, Doctor of Philosophy, 1960. Research engineer Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1956-1957, Mitsui Shipbldg.
Company, Tamano, Japan, 1960-1961.
Lecturer mechanic engineering University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1961-1962, assistant professor, 1962-1965, associate professor, 1965-1970, professor, 1970. President Pacific Center Thermal-Fluids Engineering.
President LMP Engineering Consulting. Coordinator office international conferences on mechanics in medicine andbiology.
Company-editor-in-chief Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing, 1993.
Editor-in-chief International Journal Rotating Machinery, 1994. Author, editor numerous books Contributor articles to professional journals Fulbright scholar.
Research engineer Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1956—1957, Mitsui Shipbldg. Company, Tamano, Japan, 1960—1961. Lecturer mechanical engineering University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1961—1962, assistant professor, 1962—1965, associate professor, 1965—1970, professor, since 1970.
President Pacific Center Thermal-Fluids Engineering, LMP Engineering Consulting. Coordinator office international conferences mechanics medicine & biology. Co-editor-in-chief Journal Flow Visualization & Image Processing, since 1993.
Editor-in-chief International Journal Rotating Machinery, since 1994, Journal Mechanics Medicine & Biology, since 2001.
Fellow: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Heat Transfer Memorial award 1984), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate), Japan Society Mechanical Engineers (Thermal Engineering Memorial award 1992). Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Japan Society Flow Visualization (Best Paper award 1992), Italian Academy Medicine & Surgery (correspondent Max Jakob award 2007), Chinese Society Theoretical & Applied Mechanics (honorary), Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi.
Married Shu-Yuan Lin Yang, May 31, 1960. Children: Ling-Hsiang, Mimi Ling-Ing, Paul Po-Tsang.