Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, 1987

M.S., Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, 1984

B.S., Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1979

2002–Present: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky

1994–2002: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky

1989-1994: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky

1987-1989: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky

1986-1987: Assistant Instructor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin