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Man-Chung Tang

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Man-Chung Tang
鄧文中
Born1938 (age 85–86)
Zhaoqing, China
NationalityAmerican
EducationChu Hai College, TU Darmstadt
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
DisciplineStructural engineer
InstitutionsDist.M.ASCE, NAE, FIStructE
Practice nameT. Y. Lin International
AwardsIStructE Gold Medal
IABSE International Award of Merit in Structural Engineering

Man-Chung Tang Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, NAE, CorrFRSE (Chinese: 鄧文中; pinyin: Dèng Wénzhōng; born 1938) is a Chinese-born American civil engineer and businessman. Tang is chairman of the board and the technical director of T. Y. Lin International, an American design and construction company.[1]

Biography

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In 1938, Tang was born in Zhaoqing, Guangdong, china, Guangdong, China.[citation needed] In 1959, Tang graduated from the Chu Hai College in Hong Kong. In 1965, Tang obtained his doctor of engineering degree from Technical University of Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt).

From 1989 to 1995, Tang was an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics.[2]

In 1965, Tang joined the Oberhausen GHH in Western Germany. In 1968, Tang worked for the Severud & Associates in New York City, US. In 1978, Tang founded for the DRC – an engineering consultancy company. In 1983, Tang founded the Contech – an engineering consultancy company, too. In 1994, Tang founded the DRC in Chongqing, China, now its China branch of the T.Y.LIN International.

Tang also served as the chairman of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) committee on Cable-Suspended Bridges. Tang is a former president of the American Segmental Bridge Institute.

Awards and honors

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Tang holds honorary professorship at many universities internationally, including Tsinghua University in Beijing, Tongji University in Shanghai, Southeast University in Nanjing, Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, Chongqing Jiaotong University in Chongqing, Dalian Institute of Technology in Dalian.

List of Tang's projects

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References

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  1. ^ "MAN-CHUNG TANG, Dr. – Ing., P.E.Chairman of the Board, Technical Director". light-science.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved Apr 13, 2010.
  2. ^ "Is Engineering Science or Art?" (PDF). Department of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University. March 2010. Retrieved Apr 13, 2010.
  3. ^ "John A. Roebling Medal Winners". International Bridge Conference. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved Apr 13, 2010.
  4. ^ "Outstanding Projects And Leaders (OPAL) Awards". American Society of Civil Engineers-ASCE. Archived from the original on 2008-01-23. Retrieved Apr 13, 2010.
  5. ^ "Dr Man-Chung Tang CorrFRSE – The Royal Society of Edinburgh". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 2018-03-14.