Henry T. Yang

{{Short description|Chinese-American academic administrator (born 1940)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Henry Yang

| native_name = {{no bold|楊祖佑}}

| native_name_lang = zh

| image = Henry T. Yang.jpg

| caption = Yang in October 2005

| office = 5th Chancellor of the
University of California, Santa Barbara

| term_start = June 23, 1994

| term_end =

| predecessor = Barbara Uehling

| successor =

| birth_name = Yang, Tzu-Yow

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|11|29}}

| birth_place = Chongqing, China

| death_date =

| death_place =

| education = National Taiwan University (BS)
West Virginia University (MS)
Cornell University (PhD)

| children = Maria Chiu-Yee Yang

| module = {{Infobox scientist

| embed = yes

| workplaces = {{plainlist|

| field = Mechanical engineering

| thesis_title = A finite element formulation for stability analysis of doubly curved thinshell structures

| thesis_url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/302410777/

| thesis_year = 1969

| doctoral_advisor = Richard H. Gallagher

}}

| office1 = Dean of Purdue University
College of Engineering

| termend1 = 1994

| termstart1 = 1984

| office2 = Head of Purdue University
School of Aeronautics and Astronautics

| termstart2 = 1980

| termend2 = 1984

| citizenship = United States

}}

Henry Tzu-Yow Yang ({{lang-zh|t=楊祖佑|p=}}; born November 29, 1940) is an American mechanical engineer and academic administrator, serving as the fifth and current chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara since June 1994.

Early life and education

Yang was born in Chongqing, China, on November 29, 1940.{{cite web |url=http://www.chiamonline.com/People/VZ/henryyang.htm |title=Henry T. Yang |website=chiamonline.com |access-date=December 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190037/http://www.chiamonline.com/People/VZ/henryyang.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite journal|date=June 22, 2009 |title=Chinese American Hero: Henry Yang |url=http://www.asianweek.com/2009/06/22/chinese-american-hero-henry-yang/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923185530/http://www.asianweek.com/2009/06/22/chinese-american-hero-henry-yang/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |journal=AsianWeek |location=San Francisco, California |access-date=December 8, 2014 }} He has four siblings. His brother, Ralph Tzu-Bow Yang, was appointed as distinguished professor of chemical engineering at the University of Michigan.{{Cite journal |last=Ebenstein |first=Lanny |date=September 30, 2015 |title=The Rise of UCSB |url=https://issuu.com/santabarbaramuseum/docs/132309_noticias_web |journal=Noticias |publisher=Santa Barbara Historical Museum |volume=54 |issue=3 |pages=166–168 |via=Issuu}}{{Cite web |title=SURFACE DIFFUSION AND ITS DEPENDENCE ON SURFACE WATER - ProQuest |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/287941388/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=www.proquest.com |language=en}} In 1949, his family moved from mainland China to Taiwan,{{cite web |url=http://news.sciencenet.cn/html/showsbnews1.aspx?id=199869 |title=21世纪：知识和天才都没有疆界 |date=January 21, 2008 |website=news.sciencenet.cn |language=zh |access-date=December 8, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083259/http://news.sciencenet.cn/html/showsbnews1.aspx?id=199869 |url-status=live }} where his father served in the Republic of China Air Force.

Yang received a Bachelor of Science with a major in civil engineering from National Taiwan University in 1962, a Master of Science in structural engineering from West Virginia University in 1965, and a Doctor of Philosophy in civil engineering from Cornell University in 1968.{{cite book|title=Asian Americans: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History|last1=Zhao|first1=Xiaojian|last2=Park|first2=Edward J.W.|date=November 26, 2013|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781598842401}}{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Chin-chuan |title=Honorary Doctor of Engineering Professor Henry T YANG |url=https://www.cityu.edu.hk/cityu/about/honorary/doc/Yang_eng.pdf |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013223023/https://www.cityu.edu.hk/cityu/about/honorary/doc/Yang_eng.pdf |archive-date=October 13, 2016 |access-date=December 8, 2014 |website=cityu.edu.hk}}{{cite web |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/12/21/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts-12212011 |title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 12/21/2011 |date=December 21, 2011 |via=National Archives |work=whitehouse.gov |access-date=December 8, 2014 |archive-date=February 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216163615/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/12/21/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts-12212011 |url-status=live }} His doctoral dissertation in civil engineering was titled A finite element formulation for stability analysis of doubly curved thinshell structures (1969). His doctoral advisor was Richard H. Gallagher.{{Cite web |last=YANG |first=HENRY TZU-YOW |date=1969 |title=A FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATION FOR STABILITY ANALYSIS OF DOUBLY CURVED THINSHELL STRUCTURES – ProQuest |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/302410777/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=ProQuest |publication-place=Ann Arbor, Michigan}}

Career

=Purdue University=

Regarded as an expert in aerospace structures, structural dynamics, transonic aeroelasticity, wind and earthquake structural engineering, intelligent manufacturing systems, and finite elements, Yang was on the staff of Purdue University for 25 years.{{cite book |last1=Grandt, Jr. |first1=Alten F. |last2=Gustafson |first2=W.A. |last3=Cargnino |first3=L.T. |date=November 5, 2010 |title=One Small Step: The History of Aerospace Engineering at Purdue University |location=West Lafayette, Indiana |publisher=Purdue University Press |page=335 |isbn=9781557535993}} He first joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 1969, before being elevated to the head of the Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics which he served for five years from 1980 to 1984.{{cite book |last1=Grandt, Jr. |first1=Alten F. |last2=Gustafson |first2=W.A. |last3=Cargnino |first3=L.T. |date=November 5, 2010 |title=One Small Step: The History of Aerospace Engineering at Purdue University |location=West Lafayette, Indiana |publisher=Purdue University Press |page=208 |isbn=9781557535993}} Yang was named the dean of the Purdue University College of Engineering on July 1, 1984, a role he held for 10 years until his departure to UC Santa Barbara.

Yang is an eight-time winner of the Elmer F. Bruhn Award, which honors outstanding teachers at the Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics.{{cite book |last1=Grandt, Jr. |first1=Alten F. |last2=Gustafson |first2=W.A. |last3=Cargnino |first3=L.T. |date=November 5, 2010 |title=One Small Step: The History of Aerospace Engineering at Purdue University |location=West Lafayette, Indiana |publisher=Purdue University Press |page=451 |isbn=9781557535993}} He was named as the university's Neil A. Armstrong Distinguished Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a title bestowed on him from 1988 through 1994.

=UC Santa Barbara=

After a seven-month search process by the University of California, Santa Barbara of over 150 applicants, Yang was named the school's fifth chancellor in March 1994.{{cite journal |last=Ku |first=Beulah |date=April 29, 1994 |title=Henry Yang Named UCSB Chancellor |journal=AsianWeek |location=San Francisco, California}} He began his post on June 23, 1994. On August 14th, 2024 he announced that he would be retiring at the end of the academic year 2024/2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.noozhawk.com/ucsb-chancellor-henry-yang-stepping-down-next-year|title = UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang Stepping Down Next Year}}

He has authored or co-authored 170 articles for scientific journals and a widely used finite element structural analysis textbook. He has guided 54 Ph.D. and 20 M.S. recipients. In addition to his role as chancellor, he is also a professor of mechanical engineering at UC Santa Barbara. He continues to teach an undergraduate engineering course each year. He currently supervises three Ph.D. students with support from National Science Foundation grants. He is also a co-principal investigator for the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program of the University of California.

Boards and committees

Yang has served on scientific advisory boards for the Department of Defense, United States Air Force, United States Navy, NASA, and the National Academy of Engineering. He is a past chair of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (2010–2014) and the Association of American Universities (2009–2010).{{cite web |url=http://apru.org/about/steering-committee |title=APRU Steering Committee |website=apru.org |access-date=December 9, 2014 |archive-date=February 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206000200/http://apru.org/about/steering-committee |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.ia.ucsb.edu/pa/display.aspx?pkey=2112 |title=UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang To Chair Association of American Universities |date=October 20, 2009 |website=ia.ucsb.edu |access-date=December 9, 2014 |archive-date=December 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209182115/http://www.ia.ucsb.edu/pa/display.aspx?pkey=2112 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.cmu.edu/news/archive/2010/October/oct19_cohonchairofaauexeccommittee.shtml |title=Carnegie Mellon University President Jared L. Cohon Elected Chairman Of Executive Committee of the Association of American Universities |date=October 19, 2010 |website=cmu.edu |access-date=December 9, 2014 |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044058/http://www.cmu.edu/news/archive/2010/October/oct19_cohonchairofaauexeccommittee.shtml |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=October 21, 2009 |title=Collective Elects Yang as Chair |url=http://dailynexus.com/2009-10-21/collective-elects-yang-as-chair/ |newspaper=Daily Nexus |location=Santa Barbara, California |access-date=December 9, 2014 |archive-date=December 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209181945/http://dailynexus.com/2009-10-21/collective-elects-yang-as-chair/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Lane |first=Jackson |date=November 1, 2010 |title=Cohon elected chairman of the AAU Executive Committee |url=http://thetartan.org/2010/11/1/news/cohen |newspaper=The Tartan |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |access-date=December 9, 2014 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235412/http://thetartan.org/2010/11/1/news/cohen |url-status=live }}

Yang currently serves on the President's Committee for the National Medal of Science, being appointed originally by George W. Bush in 2009 and again by Barack Obama in 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.aiaa.org/SecondaryTwoColumn.aspx?id=5763 |title=AIAA CONGRATULATES DR. HENRY T. YANG ON HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE |website=aiaa.org |publisher=American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |access-date=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=December 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216012217/http://www.aiaa.org/SecondaryTwoColumn.aspx?id=5763 |url-status=live }} He was named as chairman of the board for the Thirty Meter Telescope project in 2007 and still holds the position.{{cite web |url=http://kcbx.org/post/uc-system-helping-build-massive-telescope-hawaii |title=UC system helping to build massive telescope in Hawaii |last=White |first=Randol |date=March 25, 2014 |website=kcbx.org |publisher=KCBX |access-date=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=December 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220201340/http://kcbx.org/post/uc-system-helping-build-massive-telescope-hawaii |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Brugger |first=Kelsey |date=March 25, 2014 |title=UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang & Co. Building $1.4 Billion Telescope |url=http://www.independent.com/news/2014/mar/25/ucsb-chancellor-henry-yang-co-building-14-billion-/ |newspaper=Santa Barbara Independent |location=Santa Barbara, California |access-date=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=March 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318084514/http://www.independent.com/news/2014/mar/25/ucsb-chancellor-henry-yang-co-building-14-billion-/ |url-status=live }} He also currently serves on the board of directors of The Kavli Foundation.{{cite web |url=http://www.kavlifoundation.org/kavli-news/henry-t-yang-chancellor-uc-santa-barbara-joins-board-directors#.VI9CkzHF9PO |title=Henry T. Yang, Chancellor of UC Santa Barbara, Joins Board of Directors |date=April 11, 2007 |website=kavlifoundation.org |publisher=The Kavli Foundation |access-date=December 15, 2014 |archive-date=December 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216004353/http://www.kavlifoundation.org/kavli-news/henry-t-yang-chancellor-uc-santa-barbara-joins-board-directors#.VI9CkzHF9PO |url-status=live }}

Awards and honors

Yang holds honorary doctorates from Purdue University (1996),{{cite web |url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/AAE/AboutUs/Alumni/Distinguished/HonDoc/HonDoc.html |title=Purdue Honorary Doctorate Degree |website=engineering.purdue.edu |access-date=December 8, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204713/https://engineering.purdue.edu/AAE/AboutUs/Alumni/Distinguished/HonDoc/HonDoc.html |url-status=live }} the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2002),{{cite web|url=https://www.ab.ust.hk/ccss/Honorary_Graduates.htm |title=Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Honorary Graduates |website=ab.ust.hk |access-date=December 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214065021/https://www.ab.ust.hk/ccss/Honorary_Graduates.htm |archive-date=December 14, 2014 }} National Taiwan University (presumably 2004){{Cite web |date=2016-04-26 |title=楊祖佑 |url=https://event.ntu.edu.tw/honorarydoctorates/%e6%ad%b7%e5%b1%86%e5%90%8d%e8%ad%bd%e5%8d%9a%e5%a3%ab%e5%90%8d%e5%96%ae/93%e5%ad%b8%e5%b9%b4%e5%ba%a6%e5%90%8d%e8%ad%bd%e5%8d%9a%e5%a3%ab/%e6%a5%8a%e7%a5%96%e4%bd%91/ |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=臺灣大學名譽博士 |language=zh-TW |archive-date=2022-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504214223/https://event.ntu.edu.tw/honorarydoctorates/%e6%ad%b7%e5%b1%86%e5%90%8d%e8%ad%bd%e5%8d%9a%e5%a3%ab%e5%90%8d%e5%96%ae/93%e5%ad%b8%e5%b9%b4%e5%ba%a6%e5%90%8d%e8%ad%bd%e5%8d%9a%e5%a3%ab/%e6%a5%8a%e7%a5%96%e4%bd%91/ |url-status=live }}, the City University of Hong Kong (2005),{{cite web |url=http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cityu/about/honorary.htm |title=City University of Hong Kong Honorary Award Holders |website=cityu.edu.hk |access-date=December 9, 2014 |archive-date=January 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118204906/http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cityu/about/honorary.htm |url-status=live }} the Chinese University of Hong Kong (2008),{{cite web |url=http://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press_detail.php?id=338 |title=The Chinese University of Hong Kong Holds 65th Congregation for Conferment of Degrees |date=December 4, 2008 |website=cpr.cuhk.edu.hk |access-date=December 9, 2014 |archive-date=December 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213213157/http://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press_detail.php?id=338 |url-status=live }} West Virginia University (2011),{{cite web |url=http://honorarydegrees.wvu.edu/2000s/2011 |title=WVU 2011 Honorary Degree Recipients |website=honorarydegrees.wvu.edu |access-date=December 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213132504/http://honorarydegrees.wvu.edu/2000s/2011 |archive-date=December 13, 2014 }} and Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2011).{{cite web |url=http://www.polyu.edu.hk/cpa/Excel@PolyU/2011/10/highlight.html |title=Five prominent figures conferred honorary doctorates |date=October 2011 |website=polyu.edu.hk |access-date=December 9, 2014 |archive-date=June 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617003224/http://www.polyu.edu.hk/cpa/Excel@PolyU/2011/10/highlight.html |url-status=live }}

Yang is the 1998 recipient of the Benjamin Garver Lamme Award from the American Society for Engineering Education and the 2008 recipient of the Structures, Structural Dynamics, & Materials Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.{{cite web |url=http://www.asee.org/member-resources/awards/full-list-of-awards/awards-archive/past-national-award-winners-1#Benjamin_Garver_Lamme_Award |title=Past National Award Winners: Benjamin Garver Lamme Award |website=asee.org |access-date=December 9, 2014 |archive-date=February 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213061111/http://www.asee.org/member-resources/awards/full-list-of-awards/awards-archive/past-national-award-winners-1#Benjamin_Garver_Lamme_Award |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.aiaa.org/HonorsAndAwardsRecipientsList.aspx?awardId=56291cbd-fc43-4c4d-aa79-601c61ac8f5b |title=Structures, Structural Dynamics, & Materials Award Recipients |website=aiaa.org |access-date=December 9, 2014 |archive-date=October 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013071913/https://www.aiaa.org/HonorsAndAwardsRecipientsList.aspx?awardId=56291cbd-fc43-4c4d-aa79-601c61ac8f5b |url-status=live }}

Yang was elected as a National Academy of Engineering member in 1991.{{Cite web|title=Dr. Henry T. Y. Yang|url=https://nae.edu/29843/Dr-Henry-T-Y-Yang|access-date=2021-03-20|website=NAE Website|archive-date=2022-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422020601/https://www.nae.edu/29843/Dr-Henry-T-Y-Yang|url-status=live}}

References

External links

[https://chancellor.ucsb.edu/about/ UCSB Chancellor biography]
[http://www.me.ucsb.edu/people/henry-t-yang UCSB Department of Mechanical Engineering biography]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20091026021307/http://www.kavlifoundation.org/henry-t-yang Kavli Foundation biography]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051559/http://apru.org/about/steering-committee/item/207-henry-t-yang-chair APRU biography]
[http://www.ccst.us/ccstinfo/fellows/bios/yang.php CCST biography]

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