Wen S. Chan

Background

Chan, Wen S. was born on April 28, 1945 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Came to the United States, 1971.

Education

Bachelor of Science, National Cheng Kung U., Tainan, Taiwan, 1969; Master of Science, Tennessee Technology U., 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1979.

Career

Research engineer, Metal Industries Research Institute, Kaohsiung, 1970-1971; fatigue/fracture engineer, Gates Learjet Corporation, Wichita, 1979-1981; principal engineer, Bell Helicopter Textron, Fort Worth, 1981-1988; professor, University Texas Arlington, since 1988.

Achievements

• Wen S. Chan has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Dallas/Fort Worth chapter Taiwanese Association American, 1992. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate). Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Helicopter Society (Best Paper Presentation award 1996), American Society Composites.

Interests

• Avocations: stamp and coin collecting, bridge.

Connections

M. Tau Ho; children: Alice, Winston.

child:

Winston Chan

child:

Alice Chan