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Carnegie Mellon University Dedicates Statue of Its First Ph.D. Graduate and Leading Chinese Engineer
Carnegie Mellon University Dedicates Statue of Its First Ph.D. Graduate and Leading Chinese Engineer

PR
May 08, 2006

PITTSBURGH, May 8 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Mellon University has placed a statue of famed Chinese engineer, educator and alumnus Mao Yisheng on its campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA). (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020422/CMULOGO ) The statue commemorates the achievements of Mao, who earned the first Ph.D. from the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon) in 1919. "Carnegie Mellon is immensely proud of the accomplishments of Mao Yisheng, our first Ph.D. graduate. His contributions to major engineering projects and his immense impact as an educator in China make him truly one of the most important engineers of the 20th century. His career illustrates Carnegie Mellon's global reach and adds further luster to Carnegie Mellon's history," said Carnegie Mellon President Jared L. Cohon. Mao was one of the preeminent engineering minds of the 20th century. After receiving his doctor's degree, he went on to design two of China's most famous modern bridges -- the Qiantang River Bridge near Hangchow and the Yangtze River Bridge at Wuhan. He also led the structural design of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Mao was on the faculty of five major universities and served as president of four. He helped to transform Chinese engineering education by introducing new subject matter and problem-solving techniques into university curricula. He was also a distinguished scholar of the history of science in China. The statue includes an inscription from China Premier Wen Jiabao. The Broad Air Conditioning Company, based in China, donated the statue to Carnegie Mellon. Its installation was supported by several donors: Astorino; China Construction America Inc.; China State Engineering Corporation; Cost Company; Mao Yisheng Science and Technology Education Fund; and Sheen Harbour Ltd. For more information, please contact: Teresa Thomas, Carnegie Mellon University Tel: +1-412-268-2900 Email: thomas@cmu.edu SOURCE Carnegie Mellon University
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