Youqi Yang

Background

Yang, Youqi was born on August 1, 1935 in Beijing. Son of Gongshu Yang and Manrong Yhe.

Education

B Engineering, Dalian (China) U. Science & Technology, 1957.

Career

Research assistant, Dalian U. school and Technology, 1957-1959; deputy head teaching and research division, Dalian U. school and Technology, 1960-1964; chemical engineer, First Design Institute Chemical Industry, Beijing, 1964-1965; chemical engineer, Sixth Design Institute Chemical Industry, Xi'an, China, 1966-1973; national project manager, Control Research Institute Chemical Research, Beijing, 1973-1978; deputy director, Computing Center Ministry Chemical Industry, Beijing, 1982-1993; chief engineer, China National Chemical Information Center, Beijing, 1993-1997; retired, 1997. Visiting scientist Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1979-1981. Visiting professor Chalmers U. Technology, Sweden, 1995.

Adjunct Professor Dalian U. Science and Technology, Beijing U. Chemical Technology, Xi'an Jiao-Tong U. Standing commissioner Economics and Technology Commission Ministry of Chemical Industry, 1994-1998. Consultant Aspen Technology Inc., since 1997.

Achievements

• Youqi Yang has been listed as a noteworthy Chemical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member AIChE, Chemical Industrial and Engineering Society China (board directors since 1992), Process Sys. Engineering Society China (vice chairman since 1991), Thermodynamics and Engineering Application Institute (vice chairman since 1996), Energy Society China, Academy Technology Sciences of Russian Federation (foreign), China Software Industry Association (standing director 1986-1997), Western Returned Scholars Association (board directors since 1983), American Returned Scholars Association (Vice-President since 1986).

• Chemical Industrial and Engineering Society China (board directors 1992-2000)

  1992 - 2000

• Process Systems Engineering Society China (vice chairman 1991?Co)

• Thermodynamics and Engineering Application Institute (vice chairman 1996?Co)

• Energy Society China

• Academy Tech. Scis. of Russian Federation (foreign)

• China Software Industry Association (standing director 1986-97)

  1986 - 1997

• Western Returned Scholars Association (board directors 1983?Co)

• American Returned Scholars Association (vice president 1986-2000).

  1986 - 2000

Interests

• Avocations: photography, music, swimming. E-mail: [email protected].

Connections

Married Liming Wu, August 10, 1934. 1 child, Nianqun.

Father:

Gongshu Yang

Mother:

Manrong Yhe

Spouse:

Liming Wu

child:

Nianqun Yang