Yu-Sun Tang

Background

Tang, Yu-Sun was born on October 24, 1922 in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Came to the United States, 1947. Son of Chian-chung and Shier-Lan (Han) Tang.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, National Center University, Nanjing, 1944. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Wisconsin, 1948. The Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, University Florida, 1952.

Career

Senior development engineer steam division, Westinghouse Company, Philadelphia, 1956-1959; principal scientist, Allison division General Motors, Indianapolis, 1959-1966; advisory engineer, Westinghouse Astronaut. Laboratory, Large, Pennsylvania, 1966-1971; advisory engineer advanced reactors division, Westinghouse Company, Madison, Pennsylvania, 1971-1984; adjunct associate professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1984-1986; adjunct research professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1987-1990; construction engineering, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, since 1987; visiting professor, National Control U., Chunagli, Taiwan, 1984. Visiting professor Nanyang Technology Institute, Singapore, 1985, National Tsing-Hua U., Hsinchu, Taiwan, 1986.

Consultant waste technical division Westinghouse, Madison, Pennsylvania, 1984-1985.

Achievements

• Yu-Sun Tang has been listed as a noteworthy Consulting chemical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Radioactive Waste Management

    ( A complete overview of sources of radioactive waste, th...)

Membership

Secretary Pittsburgh section Organization Chinese Americans, 1979. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, AIChe (chairman energy transfer research committee 1976-1982, nuclear energy committee 1988-1991). Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (chairman task force nuclear engineering division high level nuclear waste management committee 1991), American Nuclear Society.

Interests

• Avocation: photography.

Connections

Married Lillian Yu-Djang Mao, June 9, 1950. Children: Paul C., Elaine Tang Lee, John C.

Father:

Chian-chung Tang

Mother:

Shier-Lan (Han) Tang

Spouse:

Lillian Yu-Djang Mao

child:

John C. Tang

child:

Elaine Tang Lee Tang

child:

Paul C. Tang