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Henry T. Yang
Professor and Chancellor
University of
California, Santa Barbara
Henry T. Yang joined UC Santa Barbara as
chancellor in 1994. He also holds a faculty
appointment in the Department of Mechanical and
Environmental Engineering, where he teaches one or
two undergraduate courses in structural analysis
each year and guides several graduate students. He
was formerly the Neil A. Armstrong Distinguished
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at
Purdue University, where he also served as the
dean of engineering for ten years, and as director
of the Computer Integrated Design, Manufacturing,
and Automation Center. He received his Ph.D. from
Cornell University.
In addition to his administrative
responsibilities, Dr. Yang has remained active in
teaching and research. He has authored or
co-authored more than 160 articles for scientific
journals, served as principal or co-principal
investigator for 30 sponsored research grants, and
received 12 outstanding undergraduate teaching
awards. His book Finite Element Structural
Analysis, published by Prentice-Hall, has
been adopted by many universities and has also
been published in Japanese and Chinese.
Dr. Yang has served on numerous governmental,
corporate, and academic committees and advisory
boards, such as the Defense Science Board, USAF
Scientific Advisory Board, Naval Research Advisory
Committee, NASA’s Aeronautical Advisory Committee,
and the Engineering Advisory Committee of the
National Science Foundation. He has received many
honors and awards for his research, teaching, and
service, including the Benjamin Garver Lamme gold
medal from the American Society of Engineering
Education and four honorary doctorates in
engineering. He is a member of the National
Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the
American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics.
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