Tsai Chuen-horng

Tsai Chuen-horng is a Taiwanese nuclear engineer. He was the Minister and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Council of the Executive Yuan from 2008 to 2016.

Education

Tsai graduated from National Tsing Hua University with a Bachelor of Science in nuclear engineering in 1972. He then completed graduate studies in the United States, where he earned a Master of Science in 1975 and his Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1981 under professor Donald R. Olander. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "The kinetics of laser pulse vaporization of uranium dioxide by mass spectrometry".

Early career

Tsai held several positions in NTHU from 1982 until his ministry appointment in 2008, such as associate professor, professor and chairman or director of the Institute of Nuclear Engineering, dean of the Office of Student Affairs, professor of the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, dean of the College of Nuclear Science, professor of the Department of Engineering and System Sciences, and distinguished professor.