The Professor Wen-Jei Yang's Prize
The AIT community expresses its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Professor Wen-Jei Yang for his
generous donation of US$5,000 to establish the Professor Wen-Jei Yang Prize at AIT with the goal of
rewarding the best students graduating from the School of Civil Engineering and as an encouragement
to provide healthy and productive competition among the students.
Professor Wen-Jei Yang, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and Professor
Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan, received his bachelor's
degree from National Taiwan University in 1954 and both his master's and Ph. D. degrees from
the University of Michigan in 1956 and 1960, respectively. He joined the University of Michigan in 1961
and became full professor in 1970. A recognized pioneer in the study of flow visualization and microscopic
description of transport phenomena, from biological to high-technology systems, Prof. Yang is credited
for his original and high-impact contributions to fluid flow and heat transfer of rotating machinery.
Being of Asian descent, it has been the fondest desire of Professor Yang to have students study in
Asia benefit from his lifetime work. His personal collection of books subjects has now found a home
in the Institute's library. He was the Guest Speaker at the 94th AIT Graduation Ceremony held on
19 April 2002.