Ying Chu Lin (Susan) Wu (July 26, 1932 - May 19, 2020) was a Chinese-born American businesswoman and engineer in magnetohydrodynamics, aeronautics, and aerospace engineering.

Education and career

Wu was born in Peking, China studied mechanical engineering at National Taiwan University,[1] and earned a B.S. in 1955.[2] She moved to the United States in 1957[3] and earned an M.S. from Ohio State University in 1959[2] before moving to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech),[1] where she became the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in aeronautics in 1963.[4] Wu worked at Electro-Optics Corporation for two years.[5] In 1965 she joined the faculty at the University of Tennessee Space Institute where she was promoted to professor in 1973.[2] In 1988 when she founded ERC, Engineering Research and Consulting, a company working in the defense and space industry.[6]

Wu's research centered on magnetohydrodynamic generators.[2] She served on the National Air and Space Museum Advisory Board from 1993 to 2000 [7] and spoke to the United States House of Representatives about magnetohydrodynamic generators.[8]

Awards and honors

Wu received an Amelia Earhart fellowship from Zonta International in 1960 while working on her Ph.D. degree.[9] In 1985 she received the Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award.[3][10] In 1996, Wu was recognized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, where she was an associate fellow,[11] for her work which led to space weather prediction.[12][better source needed] In 2013 Wu received a distinguished alumni award from Caltech.[13]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ a b "Amelia Earhart Scholarships Are Awarded to Four Women by Zonta". Statesman Journal. 1959-07-05. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  2. ^ a b c d Wayne, Tiffany K. (2011). American Women of Science Since 1900. ABC-CLIO. p. 988. ISBN 978-1-59884-158-9.
  3. ^ a b McMurray, Emily J. (1995). Notable Twentieth-century Scientists: S - Z. Internet Archive. New York [u.a.] : Gale Research. p. 2268. ISBN 978-0-8103-9185-7.
  4. ^ "Caltech Aerospace (GALCIT) | News | Dr. Susan Wu 1932-2020: GALCIT's First Female PhD". Caltech Aerospace (GALCIT). Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  5. ^ "Caltech Connect by Caltech Alumni Association". Caltech Connect. 2013. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-04-12 – via Issuu.
  6. ^ "ERC History - Legacy of Leadership". ERC. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  7. ^ "Dr. Ying-Chu Lin (Susan) Wu | National Air and Space Museum". airandspace.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  8. ^ United States Congress House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Dept of the Interior and Related Agencies (1985). Department of the Interior and related agencies appropriations for 1986: hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, first session. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  9. ^ "Two aviation events held for Zontians". The San Bernardino County Sun. 1960-01-10. p. 41. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  10. ^ "SWE Awards". ETHW. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  11. ^ "July/August 2020 AIAA Bulletin". Aerospace America. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  12. ^ "Plasmadynamics and Lasers Award - AIAA Info". studylib.net. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  13. ^ "Caltech names Huntsville businesswoman Dr. Susan Wu one of its alumni of the year". al. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
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