Susan Wu
Engineer and business woman (1932–2020)
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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.
June 26, 1932
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| Born | Ying Chu Lin Wu June 26, 1932 Beijing, China |
| Died | May 19, 2020 (aged 87) |
| Other names | Y.C.L. Susan Wu |
| Education | Mechanical Engineering in National Taiwan University (1951), Aeronautics (PHD) California Institute of Technology (1963) |
| Occupations | President and CEO of ERC, Chairman of Information Technology Subcommittee, Professor in University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma, Presidential Appointee on National Air and Space Museum Advisory Board |
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| Thesis | Flow Generated by Suddenly Heated Flat Plate (1963) |
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, she founded ERC, Engineering Research and Consulting, a company in the defense and space industries, which is now Astrion.[6][7]
Wu's research centered on magnetohydrodynamic generators.[2] She served on the National Air and Space Museum Advisory Board from 1993 to 2000 [8] and spoke to the United States House of Representatives about magnetohydrodynamic generators.[9]
Awards and honors
Wu received an Amelia Earhart fellowship from Zonta International in 1960 while working on her Ph.D. degree.[10] In 1985 she received the Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award.[3][11] In 1996, Wu was recognized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, where she was an associate fellow,[12] for her work which led to space weather prediction.[13][better source needed] In 2013 Wu received a distinguished alumni award from Caltech.[14]
Selected publications
- Wu, Y. C. L. (1976-10-01). "Performance theory of diagonal conducting wall MHD generators". AIAA Journal. 14 (10): 1362–1368. Bibcode:1976AIAAJ..14.1362W. doi:10.2514/3.7227. ISSN 0001-1452.
- Wu, Y. C. L.; Dicks, J. B.; Denzel, D. L.; Witkowski, S.; Shanklin, R. V.; Zitzow, U.; Chang, P.; Jett, E. S. (1968). "MHD generator in two-terminal operation". AIAA Journal. 6 (9): 1651–1657. Bibcode:1968AIAAJ...6.1651D. doi:10.2514/3.4841. ISSN 0001-1452.
- Wu, Y. C. L. (1976). "Performance theory of diagonal conducting wall MHD generators". AIAA Journal. 14 (10): 1362–1368. Bibcode:1976AIAAJ..14.1362W. doi:10.2514/3.7227. ISSN 0001-1452.
- Lineberry, J. T.; Galanga, F. L.; Liu, B. L.; Wu, Y. C. L.; Scott, M. H.; Pan, Y. C.; Doss, E. D. (1982). "Comparison of Experimental Results from the UTSI Coal-Fired MHD Generator to Theoretical Predictions". Journal of Energy. 6 (3): 187–195. doi:10.2514/3.62589. ISSN 0146-0412.
- Attig, R. C.; Chapman, J. N.; Sheth, A. C.; Wu, Y. C. L. S. (1988-11-01). "Emission control by magnetohydrodynamics". CHEMTECH; (United States). 18 (11).