Background
Tang, Wilson Hon-chung was born on August 16, 1943 in Hong Kong. Came to United States, 1962, naturalized, 1979. Son of Shu-Chun and Shui-Kuen Chan Tang.
Tang, Wilson Hon-chung was born on August 16, 1943 in Hong Kong. Came to United States, 1962, naturalized, 1979. Son of Shu-Chun and Shui-Kuen Chan Tang.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967. Civil Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1969.
Professor Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, since 1996, head department, 1996—2002. Assistant professor civil engineering University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1969-1974, associate professor, 1974-1979, professor, since 1979, associate head department civil engineering, 1989-1991. Guggenheim fellow Norwegian Seotech.
Institute, Oslo, Imperial College, London, 1976-1977. Visiting professor National University Singapore, University Hong Kong, 1983. Consultant to industrial firms and governmental agencies on reliability evaluation of structure and geotechnology performances.
Member review panel Fulbright awards.
Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (honorary member, scholar 1965, Outstanding Teacher award 1980, chairman committee on reliability of offshore structures 1984-1987, State of the Art Paper award 1990, co-chairman committee on geotechnology safety and reliability, 1993-2000, president Hong Kong section 1999-2000), Hong Kong Academy Engineering Science. Member Geotechnical Board of National Research Council (chairman committee on workshop on Reliability Methods for Risk Mitigation in Geotechnical Engineering 1992-1995), American Society Engineering Education, International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability (executive board), International Association for Civil Engineering Reliability and Risk Analysis, International Society Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (vice chairman committee on risk assessment and management 1999-2001), Chinese-American Association Natural Disaster Mitigation Research (board directors 1989-1991).
Married Bernadette Yim, July 29, 1969. Children: Tze-John, Joyce Wing-Yi.