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In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.
Wu Tsung-tsong
吳政忠
1st Minister of Science and Technology Council
In office
27 July 2022 – 20 May 2024
PremierSu Tseng-chang
Chen Chien-jen
DeputyChen Tzong-chyuan
Lin Minn-tsong
Preceded byHimself (as the Minister of Science and Technology)
Succeeded byWu Cheng-wen
Ministerial offices
Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan
In office
27 July 2022 – 20 May 2024
PremierSu Tseng-chang
Chen Chien-jen
In office
20 May 2016 – 19 May 2020
PremierLin Chuan
William Lai
Su Tseng-chang
Minister of Science and Technology
In office
20 May 2020 – 26 July 2022
PremierSu Tseng-chang
Preceded byChen Liang-gee
Succeeded byHimself (as the Minister of Science and Technology Council)
Deputy Minister of the National Science Council
In office
25 January 2006 – 19 May 2008
Personal details
Born (1955-03-07) March 7, 1955 (age 70)
Political partyIndependent
EducationNational Taiwan University (BS)
Cornell University (MS, PhD)

Wu Tsung-tsong (Chinese: 吳政忠; pinyin: Wú Zhèngzhōng; born March 7, 1955) is a Taiwanese mechanical engineer and academic who served as Minister without Portfolio and the Minister of Science and Technology Council of Taiwan.

Early life and education

Wu was born in Taiwan on March 7, 1955. After graduating from National Tainan First Senior High School, he attended National Taiwan University (NTU) and graduated from NTU with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in 1977 in civil engineering. He completed two years of military service in the Republic of China Armed Forces and then became a teaching assistant in the NTU Department of Civil Engineering.[1]

In June 1981, Wu went to the United States to complete graduate studies in the wave theory of light and acoustic emission at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.[1] He earned his Master of Science (M.S.) and his Ph.D. in analytical mechanics and applied mechanics from Cornell in 1983 and 1987, respectively.[2][3] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Theory of Acoustoplasticity and Ultrasonic Measurements of Residual Stress,"[4] and was supervised by professors Wolfgang Sachse and Yih-Hsing Pao.[1]

Academic career

After receiving his doctorate, Wu became a professor at the Institute of Applied Mechanics of National Taiwan University.[5][6]

Political career

Wu served as deputy minister of the National Science Council under Chen Chien-jen.[7] He returned to public service as minister without portfolio specializing in technology-related policy upon the presidential inauguration of Tsai Ing-wen in 2016.[8] From this position, Wu commented on several aspects of digital infrastructure,[9] including the implementation of 5G telecommunications[10][11] and the proliferation of fake news online.[12] He served concurrently on the governmental Board of Science and Technology as a deputy convenor.[13] Wu was retained in his post when William Lai assumed the premiership in September 2017.[14] He remained as Su Tseng-chang replaced Lai in January 2019.[15][16] Wu succeeded Chen Liang-gee as minister of science and technology at the start of Tsai Ing-wen's second presidential term.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ a b c "THEORY OF ACOUSTOPLASTICITY AND ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENTS OF RESIDUAL STRESSES - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  2. ^ "Tsung Tsong Wu - 國立臺灣大學應用力學研究所". www.iam.ntu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  3. ^ "Tsung Tsong Wu". National Taiwan University. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. ^ Wu, Tsung-Tsong; Pao, Yih-Hsing (1988), Thompson, Donald O.; Chimenti, Dale E. (eds.), "Acoustoelastic Responses of an Elastoplastically Deformed Body", Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation: Volume 7B, Boston, MA: Springer US, pp. 1343–1348, doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-0979-6_55, ISBN 978-1-4613-0979-6, retrieved 2025-03-23
  5. ^ Chao, Vincent Y. (23 April 2010). "DPP forum discusses environment". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. ^ Pan, Han-shen (27 June 2012). "Cracks in nuclear policy beg questions". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  7. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (10 April 2008). "Reports point to economic achievements under DPP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  8. ^ Lin, Chia-nan (21 May 2020). "New chief heads science ministry". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  9. ^ Chen, Wei-han (25 November 2016). "Executive Yuan approves digital infrastructure plan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  10. ^ Hetherington, William (22 March 2017). "Cabinet unveils US$1.5bn digital infrastructure plan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  11. ^ Shan, Shelley (5 December 2019). "NCC sets NT$30bn 5G spectrum auction floor price". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  12. ^ Lee, Hsin-fang; Chung, Jake (23 July 2017). "Rumor-quashing Web site planned". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  13. ^ Lin, Chia-nan (4 December 2018). "KMT lawmakers demand answers from minister". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  14. ^ Chen, Wei-han (8 September 2017). "Lai to replace two Cabinet ministers, retain all others". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  15. ^ Yeh, Su-ping; Ku, Chuan; Hsu, Elizabeth; Huang, Frances; Yen, William (13 January 2019). "Kolas Yotaka to stay on as Cabinet spokeswoman". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  16. ^ Ku, Chuan; Yen, William; Hsu, Elizabeth; Huang, Frances (12 January 2020). "Acting COA minister to be officially named to head agency: sources". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Cabinet to contain familiar faces, sources say". Taipei Times. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  18. ^ Ku, Chuan; Yu, Matt; Yeh, Joseph (19 May 2020). "Minor Cabinet reshuffle announced ahead of Tsai's new term". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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