Bing-Jean Lee is currently President of Feng Chia University, Taiwan. He is a civil engineer specializing in disaster prevention and mitigation.[1]
Bing-Jean Lee | |
|---|---|
李秉乾 | |
| President of Feng Chia University, Taiwan | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Residence | Taiwan  |
| Education | National Cheng Kung University (BS) National Taiwan University (MS) University of Texas at Austin (PhD) |
Early life and education
editBorn in Taiwan, Lee graduated with a degree in civil engineering from NCKU, Taiwan in 1982. He then received a master's degree in civil engineering from NTU Taiwan in 1984. In 1991, he graduated with a Ph.D. degree in aerospace and engineering mechanics from UT Austin, USA.[2]
Career
editAfter his Ph.D., he was a postdoc at M.I.T. and UC San Diego. In 1994, he returned to Taiwan to join Feng Chia University (FCU), Taichung City, Taiwan as a faculty member. He then held several leadership posts at FCU: as department chairman, dean of college, and vice president of the university.[3] Since 2013, he has been President of FCU.[4] He has published work related to structural engineering, and disaster mitigation,[5]
Awards
editIn 2018, he received the outstanding university president award from the Taiwan Culture and Education Association.[6]
References
edit- ^ "President's Profile, Feng Chia University, Taiwan".
- ^ "Speaker Profile of BJ Lee at CDIO Regional Meeting, Asia Pacific 2018".
- ^ "Career Profile of BJ Lee, Feng Chia University".
- ^ "Author information of Bing-Jean Lee, IEEE Explorer".
- ^ "Research Profile of BJ Lee, Research Gate".
- ^ "Outstanding President Award, Taiwan Culture & Education Association, 2018".