Yan Hong-sen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yan.

Yan Hong-sen (Chinese: 顏鴻森; pinyin: Yán Hóngsēn; born 12 February 1951) is a Taiwanese academic and politician. He was a Minister without Portfolio in the Executive Yuan from 2015 to 2016.^[3]

Yan Hong-sen
顏鴻森
Minister without Portfolio
In office 5 February 2015[1] – 1 February 2016[2]
Succeeded by	Chung Char-dir
Personal details
Born	(1951-02-12) 12 February 1951 (age 74) Changhua, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Education	National Cheng Kung University (BS) University of Kentucky (MS) Purdue University (PhD) Tunghai University

Education

Yan obtained his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in 1973. He then obtained his master's and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering from University of Kentucky in 1977 and Purdue University in 1980, respectively.^[4]

In order to understand the contents of ancient literature and the development of ancient machinery, he enrolled in the Chinese Department of Tunghai University at the age of seventy.^[5]

Academic career

Upon the end of his studies in the United States, Yan returned to the Department of Mechanical Engineering of NCKU as associate professor from 1980 to 1984, department head from 1986 to 1987 and Vice President from 2011 to 2015. Yan received ASME's Engineer-Historian Award in 2021.

Political career

Yan was appointed as a Minister without Portfolio on 5 February 2015.^[3]