Henry T. Yang
Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Chancellor Emeritus
NAE
Contact
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Member of :
National Academy of Engineering
Fellow of:
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society for Engineering Education, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Former member, President's Committee for the National Medal of Science, scientific advisory boards, Department of Defense, US Air Force, US Navy, NASA, and National Academy of Engineering; Past Chair, Association of Pacific Rim Universities and Association of American Universities; Benjamin Garver Lamme Medal, ASEE; Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Award, AIAA
Research
Aerospace structures, structural dynamics, composite materials, finite elements, transonic aeroelasticity, wind and earthquake structural engineering, and intelligent manufacturing systems. He has authored or co-authored more than 190 articles for scientific journals, as well as a widely used textbook on finite element structural analysis. He has guided 55 Ph.D. and 23 M.S. recipients. He continues to teach an undergraduate course every year, and is currently guiding one Ph.D. student.
BS Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University
MS Structural Engineering, West Virginia University
PhD Structural Engineering, Cornell University