10 Facts About Chern Jenn-chuan

Chern Jenn-chuan is a Taiwanese politician and civil engineer.

Chern Jenn-chuan is a Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at National Taiwan University.

Chern Jenn-chuan currently serves as the CEO of the Tang Prize Foundation, which is responsible for the planning and development of events associated with the Tang Prize.

Chern Jenn-chuan was responsible for the promotion of sustainable public infrastructure, taking into consideration the needs of the environment, ecology, and disaster prevention.

Chern Jenn-chuan is the recipient of many awards, including the Significant Contribution to 921 Chi-Chi Earthquake Reconstruction Award from the 921 Post-Disaster Recovery Commission of Cabinet: the 921 Earthquake New Campus Movement Contribution Award from the Ministry of Education.

Chern Jenn-chuan received the ACECC Civil Engineering Achievement Award in 2010 for his lifetime devotion and contributions to the world.

Chern Jenn-chuan is the past Chair of the Executive Committee of Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council, past president of the International Society for Social Management Systems, and the vice president of the Asian Concrete Federation.

Chern Jenn-chuan was the past president of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, a leading engineering organization in Taiwan, and has served two terms as the president of the Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering and is the founder and the first president of the Taiwan Concrete Institute.

Chern Jenn-chuan is a fellow of American Concrete Institute, an vice-president and academician of the International Academy of Engineering and foreign academician of the Russia Academy of Engineering.

Chern Jenn-chuan is a fellow and honorary member of CIE and CICHE, honorary member of Mongolian Association of Civil Engineers, honorary member both of Chinese Society of Structural Engineering and Asian Institute of Technology Alumni Association in Taiwan.