Shih Yen-shiang

Shih Yen-shiang
施顏祥
Minister of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China
In office
10 September 2009 – 17 February 2013
ViceFrancis Liang
Preceded byYiin Chii-ming
Succeeded byChang Chia-juch
Personal details
Born24 March 1950 (1950-03-24) (age 75)
Taichung, Taiwan
EducationNational Taiwan University (BS)
University of Kansas (MS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, PhD)

Shih Yen-shiang (Chinese: 施顏祥; pinyin: Shī Yánxiáng; born 24 March 1950) is a Taiwanese chemist and chemical engineer. He was the Minister of Economic Affairs from 2009 to 2013.[1]

Early life and education

Shih was born in Taichung on March 24, 1950. He graduated from National Taiwan University with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in chemistry in 1972, then completed graduate and doctoral studies in the United States. He earned a Master of Science (M.S.) in chemistry from the University of Kansas in 1975, then a second M.S. and his Ph.D. in 1979 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in chemical engineering.[2][3]

References

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  2. ^ "Who's Who in the ROC" (PDF). Executive Yuan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ University of Kansas 1990 newsletter, p. 6.