Chieh-Su Hsu
Chieh-Su Hsu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1922 (age 101–102) China |
| Died | July 2014 |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Spouse | Helen Tse |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Engineering |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
Chieh-Su Hsu (Chinese: 徐皆蘇; pinyin: Xú Jiēsū; 27 May 1922 – 22 July 2014) was a Chinese-born American engineer.
Early life and education[edit]
Hsu was born in Beijing on 27 May 1922, as one of six siblings, including four brothers.[1][2] The family moved to Suzhou, where they remained until the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War.[1][2] In 1937, Hsu and his older brother moved to Chongqing,[1][2] and Hsu enrolled at the Chongqing Institute of Technology.[1][3]
He left China for Stanford University in the United States after becoming one of sixty students to win a nationwide contest for a scholarship.[1][3] Hsu completed a master's degree in 1948, and a doctorate advised by James N. Goodier in 1950.[1][3]
Career[edit]
Upon graduating in 1945, Hsu served one year in the National Revolutionary Army,[1] then worked at Shanghai Naval Dockyard and Engineering Works from 1946 to 1947.[1][3] From 1951 to 1958, Hsu was an engineer at IBM.[1][3]
Hsu began teaching at the University of Toledo in 1955, leaving for the University of California, Berkeley in 1958.[1][3] In 1964, he was named full professor at Berkeley,[1][3] and awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.[4] He was elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1977.[1] Subsequently, Hsu was elected a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering in 1988, "[f]or the development of innovative techniques, especially cell-to-cell mapping, and for the analysis of the dynamics of nonlinear systems."[5] A year before his retirement in 1991, Hsu was elected a member of Academia Sinica.[3][6]
Personal life[edit]
Hsu was married to Helen Tse from 1953 until his death.[1] He suffered a heart attack on 6 June 2014, and died of its complications in Cupertino, California, on 22 July 2014, aged 92.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Ma, Fai; Casey, James; Leitmann, George; Jian-Qiao, Sun. "In memoriam: Chieh-Su Hsu". University of California. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Chieh Su Hsu". San Jose Mercury News. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Flashner, Henryk; Jian-Qiao, Sun (December 2014). "Obituary of Professor Chieh-Su Hsu". International Journal of Dynamics and Control. 2 (4). doi:10.1007/s40435-014-0125-2.
- ^ "Chieh Su Hsu". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Chieh-su Hsu". United States National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ The Republic of China Yearbook 2010. Government Information Office. 2010. ISBN 9789860252781.
- 1922 births
- 2014 deaths
- 20th-century American engineers
- 20th-century Chinese engineers
- IBM people
- Chongqing University alumni
- Stanford University alumni
- UC Berkeley College of Engineering faculty
- University of Toledo faculty
- Members of Academia Sinica
- Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering
- Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Engineers from Beijing
- Chinese emigrants to the United States
- Educators from Beijing