| Title | Innovative, Conservative and Artisitic - Basic Principles of Bridge Engineering |
| Speaker |
Chairman of the Board of T.Y. Lin International Foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering US National Academy of Engineering Honorary professor of Tsinghua University and Tongji University |
| Time | June 2, 2006 (Friday) 4:00pm - 6:00pm |
| Place | Cultural Centre, University of Macau |
| Organized by | Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau |
Biography:
Dr. Man-Chung Tang is Chairman of the Board of T.Y. Lin International, a consulting engineering firm with headquarters in San Francisco. He is an honorary professor of Tsinghua, Tongji, Southeast, Chongqing Jiaotong, Southwest Jiaotong and Dalian Technical University.
He received a Bachelor degree from Chu Hai University, Hong Kong in 1959 and a Dr. of Engineering degree from Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany in 1965. He has also been conferred honorary degrees of Dr. of Engineering and Dr. of Literature.
He is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering, a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and an honorary member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Dr. Tang is a structural engineer. His work includes bridges, buildings and other types of structures. He has been involved with the design, design review and/or construction engineering of over 100 major bridges in various parts of the world. ¡§The sun never sets on his bridges.¡¨ Currently, three of his world record span bridges are under construction: the San Francisco Oakland Bridge, the Caiyuanba Bridge and the Shibanpo Bridge.