Chiang C. Mei
Chiang C. Mei | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 4, 1935 Wuchang, Wuhan, China |
| Died | July 16, 2026 (aged 91) Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Awards | Theodore von Karman Medal (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Fluid mechanics |
| Workplaces | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | On the Initial Value Problems of Radiation and Scattering of Water Waves by Immersed Obstacles (1) and Gravity Waves Due to a Point Disturbance in a Stratified Flow (2) (1963) |
| Theodore Y. Wu | |
Chiang Chung "CC" Mei (Chinese: 梅強中; April 4, 1935 – July 16, 2026) was a Taiwanese-American physicist who was the Ford Professor of Engineering Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is known for his contributions in fluid mechanics with applications to civil, environmental, and coastal engineering.
Early life and education
Mei was born in Wuchang, Wuhan, China on April 4, 1935.[1] He received his B.S. (1955) from National Taiwan University, M.S. (1958) from Stanford University, and Ph.D. (1963) from California Institute of Technology.
Career
Mei was an associate editor of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics. He received the Moffatt–Nichol Award in 1992 and the International Coastal Engineering Award in 1995, both from the American Society of Civil Engineers.[2] He was awarded the Theodore von Karman Medal in 2007.
The 24th International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies of 2009 was dedicated to Mei on the occasion of his retirement.[3] In the same year, the "C.C. Mei Symposium on Wave Mechanics and Hydrodynamics" was organised at the International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE).[4]
He was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 1986 for “application of the theories of wave hydrodynamics and elasticity to problems in coastal and ocean engineering.”[5]
Death
Mei died at his home in Waltham, Massachusetts, on July 16, 2026, at the age of 91.[1]
Books
- Chiang C. Mei (1989). The Applied Dynamics of Ocean Surface Waves. Singapore: World Scientific. ISBN 9971-5-0773-0.
- Chiang C. Mei (1997). Mathematical Analysis in Engineering. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-58798-0.
- Chiang C. Mei; Michael Stiassnie; Dick K.-P. Yue (2005). Theory and Applications of Ocean Surface Waves – Part 1, Linear Aspects; Part 2, Nonlinear Aspects. World Scientific Publishers. ISBN 981-238-8931.
- Chiang C. Mei; Bogdan Vernescu (2010). Homogenization Methods for Multiscale Mechanics. World Scientific Publishers. ISBN 978-981-428244-4.
References
- 1 2 "Chiang Chung Mei". Joyce Funeral Home. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Awards and Honours", MIT News, November 15, 1995, retrieved January 15, 2011
- ↑ Plotnikov, Pavel; Korobkin, Alexander, eds. (2009), Proceedings of the 24th International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies (PDF), Zelenogorsk, archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2011
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "C.C. Mei Symposium on Wave Mechanics and Hydrodynamics", OMAE 2009, ASME, retrieved January 15, 2011
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Dr. Chiang C. Mei". National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
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- 1935 births
- 2026 deaths
- American people of Taiwanese descent
- MIT School of Engineering faculty
- Fluid dynamicists
- National Taiwan University alumni
- Stanford University alumni
- California Institute of Technology alumni
- Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering
- American people of Chinese descent