Man-Chung Tang Ph.D. ,P.E. ,Dist.M.ASCE ,NAE ,CorrFRSE (Chinese :鄧文中 ;pinyin :Dèng Wénzhōng civil engineer and businessman. Tang ischairman of the board and the technical director ofT. Y. Lin International , an American design and construction company.[ 1]
In 1938, Tang was born in Zhaoqing, Guangdong, china,Guangdong , China.[citation needed In 1959, Tang graduated from theChu Hai College inHong Kong . In 1965, Tang obtained hisdoctor of engineering degree fromTechnical University of Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt).
From 1989 to 1995, Tang was an adjunct professor at theColumbia University Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics.[ 2]
In 1965, Tang joined the Oberhausen GHH in Western Germany. In 1968, Tang worked for the Severud & Associates in New York City, US. In 1978, Tang founded for the DRC – an engineering consultancy company. In 1983, Tang founded the Contech – an engineering consultancy company, too. In 1994, Tang founded the DRC inChongqing , China, now its China branch of the T.Y.LIN International.
Tang also served as thechairman of theAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) committee on Cable-Suspended Bridges. Tang is a former president of theAmerican Segmental Bridge Institute .
Tang holds honorary professorship at many universities internationally, includingTsinghua University inBeijing ,Tongji University inShanghai ,Southeast University inNanjing ,Zhejiang University inHangzhou ,Chongqing Jiaotong University in Chongqing,Dalian Institute of Technology inDalian .
Member,United States National Academy of Engineering , elected in 1995; Foreign Member,Chinese Academy of Engineering ;[citation needed Honorary Fellow,American Society of Civil Engineers , elected in 1995; In 1999, Roebling Award; In 1998, John A. Roebling Medal for lifetime achievement in bridge engineering;[ 3] In 2010, Outstanding Projects And Leaders (OPAL) Award,[ 4] In 2010,International Award of Merit in Structural Engineering from IABSE (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering ) In 2013, theGold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers In 2018, elected a Corresponding Fellow of theRoyal Society of Edinburgh [ 5] [ edit ] Seohae Grand Bridge ,South Korea ;Lapu Arch Bridge, China ;San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge ,Oakland, California ;Sidney Lanier Bridge ,New Brunswick, Georgia ;Second New Haeng Ju Bridge, South Korea; Talmadge Memorial Bridge , Savannah, GA:Yangpu Bridge ,Shanghai , China:Annacis Island Bridge ,Vancouver ,British Columbia ,Canada Nanjing Yangtze Bridge, China; Humen (Bocca Tigris ) Bridge, Guandgdong, China; Tagus River Bridge , Lisbon, Portugal;Xiamen Harbor Bridge,Xiamen , China: Penang Bridge ,Malaysia ;Sunshine Skyway Bridge , St. Petersburg, FL;ALRT Fraser River Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Baytown Bridge , Houston TX;Denny Creek Bridge , WA;Shubenacadie River Bridge, Nova Scotia; Knie Bridge ,Düsseldorf , Germany;Pine Valley Bridge , CA;Kipapa Stream Bridge, HI; Duisburg Neuenkamp Bridge, Duisburg, Germany; East Huntington Bridge , Huntington, WV;^ "MAN-CHUNG TANG, Dr. – Ing., P.E.Chairman of the Board, Technical Director" . light-science.com. Archived fromthe original on February 4, 2010. RetrievedApr 13, 2010 .^ "Is Engineering Science or Art?" (PDF) . Department of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics,Columbia University . March 2010. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on June 12, 2010. RetrievedApr 13, 2010 .^ "John A. Roebling Medal Winners" . International Bridge Conference. Archived fromthe original on 2012-07-17. RetrievedApr 13, 2010 .^ "Outstanding Projects And Leaders (OPAL) Awards" .American Society of Civil Engineers -ASCE. Archived fromthe original on 2008-01-23. RetrievedApr 13, 2010 .^ "Dr Man-Chung Tang CorrFRSE – The Royal Society of Edinburgh" .The Royal Society of Edinburgh . Retrieved2018-03-14 .
