Chang Yu-hern (Chinese: 張有恆; pinyin: Zhāng Yǒuhéng; born 25 January 1954) is Taiwanese engineer and educator. He served as Chairman of the Aviation Safety Council between 2010 and 2015.[1][2][3]
Chang Yu-hern | |
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| 張有恆 | |
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| Chairman of Aviation Safety Council of the Republic of China | |
| In office 25 May 2010 – 31 July 2015 | |
| Vice | Michael Gau |
| Preceded by | Wu Jing-shown |
| Succeeded by | Shen Chi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1954 |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Education | National Cheng Kung University (BS) National Chiao Tung University (MS) University of Pennsylvania (PhD) |
Education
editChang obtained his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from National Cheng Kung University and master's degree in traffic and transportation from National Chiao Tung University. He continued his doctoral degree in civil engineering at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.[3]
Aviation Safety Council Chairmanship
editAviation Safety Council Chairmanship appointment
editUpon his appointment as Chairman of the Aviation Safety Council (ASC), Chang said that he had set a goal of zero aviation accidents. Having served as the Director-General of Civil Aeronautics Administration, he would continue to promote and elevate flight safety with his administrative experience and professional knowledge of flight safety management. His top priority would be to reorganized the ASC and make it an official, independent government organization in coordination with the Executive Yuan. His second priority would be to conduct investigations of aviation accidents that do not involve major affairs, airplane crashes and passenger mortality within one year and figure out the real cause.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Aviation Safety Council-About ASC-Organizations". Asc.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "Executive Yuan ─ CHANG Yu-hern". Archives.ey.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ a b Chang, Y. H.; Yang, H. H. (2012-02-03). "Yu-Hern Chang, Professor". Accident Analysis and Prevention. 42 (2). Eng.tcm.ncku.edu.tw: 695–703. doi:10.1016/j.aap.2009.10.018. PMID 20159096. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "NCKU Prof. Yu-Hern Chang Appointed as Chairman of Aviation Safety Council | Reuters". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
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