Tsai Chuen-horng (traditional Chinese: 蔡春鴻; simplified Chinese: 蔡春鸿; pinyin: Cài Chūnhóng; born 11 March 1950) is an educator in Taiwan. He was the Minister and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Council of the Executive Yuan from 2008 to 2016.[1][2][3]

Tsai Chuen-horng
蔡春鴻
Minister and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Council of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 2008 – 31 January 2016
DeputyChou Yuan-chin
Huang Tsing-tung
Preceded bySu Shian-jang
Succeeded byChou Yuan-chin
Personal details
Born11 March 1950 (1950-03-11) (age 74)
Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
EducationNational Tsing Hua University (BS)
University of California, Berkeley (MS, PhD)

Education

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Tsai obtained his bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering from National Tsing Hua University (NTHU). He then continued his studies in the University of California, Berkeley in the United States for his master's and doctoral degrees in the same field.

Early career

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Tsai held several positions in NTHU from 1982 until his ministry appointment in 2008, such as associate professor, professor and chairman or director of the Institute of Nuclear Engineering, dean of the Office of Student Affairs, professor of the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, dean of the College of Nuclear Science, professor of the Department of Engineering and System Sciences, and distinguished professor.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Atomic Energy Council". Aec.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. ^ "Executive Yuan ─ TSAI Chuen-horng". archives.ey.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Chuen-Horng Tsai" (PDF). 17 October 2008. Retrieved 2014-08-22.