Hwung

Hwung Hwung-hweng

#43,386
Most Influential Person Now

Taiwanese hydraulic engineer

Hwung Hwung-hweng's Academic­Influence.com Rankings

Hwung Hwung-hweng
Engineering
#1978
World Rank
#2788
Historical Rank
Hydraulic Engineering
#4
World Rank
#6
Historical Rank
Applied Physics
#3321
World Rank
#3408
Historical Rank
engineering Degrees
Download Badge
  • Engineering

Hwung Hwung-hweng's Degrees

Why Is Hwung Hwung-hweng Influential?

(Suggest an Edit or Addition)

According to Wikipedia, Hwung Hwung-hweng was a Taiwanese hydraulic engineer, university president, and political administrator. Academic career Hwung was born in 1946. He received a bachelor's degree from National Cheng Kung University in 1970, and completed his graduate education at the same institution, earning a doctorate in 1981. Upon graduation, Hwung joined the NCKU faculty, and was eventually named senior executive vice president. He was named NCKU president in October 2010, and formally assumed office in February 2011, succeeding Michael M. C. Lai. Hwung also took Lai's position on the Southeast and South Asia and Taiwan Universities Presidents’ Forum. Hwung supported a proposal for Taiwanese universities to accept more Chinese students, as long as admissions standards were not compromised. In January 2014, Hwung wrote an open letter advising against the renaming of a campus plaza to South Banyan Square, citing laws on educational neutrality, as the given name of activist Cheng Nan-jung had political connotations. University students led a demonstration on campus to protest his remarks. Hwung stepped down from the NCKU presidency and was replaced by . He continued teaching at the university and in May 2015, spoke out regarding the need for the government to develop better water management policies.

(See a Problem?)

Hwung Hwung-hweng's Published Works

Number of citations in a given year to any of this author's works
Total number of citations to an author for the works they published in a given year. This highlights publication of the most important work(s) by the author
1980199020002010012.52537.55062.57587.5100112.5125137.5150162.5175187.5

Published Works

This paper list is powered by the following services:

Metadata from Crossref logo

Other Resources About Hwung Hwung-hweng

What Schools Are Affiliated With Hwung Hwung-hweng?

Hwung Hwung-hweng is affiliated with the following schools: