Bing-Jean Lee

Bing-Jean Lee is currently President of Feng Chia University, Taiwan. He is a civil engineer specializing in disaster prevention and mitigation.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.
Bing-Jean Lee
李秉乾
President of Feng Chia University, Taiwan
Assumed office
2013
Personal details
NationalityTaiwanese
Residence(s)Taiwan
Alma materUT Austin, USA
NTU, Taiwan
NCKU, Taiwan

Early life

Born 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

After 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

In 2018, he received the outstanding university president award from the Taiwan Culture and Education Association.[6]

References
  1. "President's Profile, Feng Chia University, Taiwan".
  2. "Speaker Profile of BJ Lee at CDIO Regional Meeting, Asia Pacific 2018".
  3. "Career Profile of BJ Lee, Feng Chia University".
  4. "Author information of Bing-Jean Lee, IEEE Explorer".
  5. "Research Profile of BJ Lee, Research Gate".
  6. "Outstanding President Award, Taiwan Culture & Education Association, 2018".
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