Heidi Shyu

Shyu swears in Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene on August 30, 2012 Heidi Shyu (Chinese: ; born September 28, 1953) is a Taiwanese-born American engineer who had served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in the Biden administration. She previously served as the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology ASA(ALT) from 2012 to January 30, 2016.

In 2019, Shyu was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering for the development of innovative radar/electrooptics/infrared systems in support of the US Army and Air Force.

Biography Shyu's grandfather, Xu Kangliang, was born in Zhejiang, China. He was a warplane pilot who took part in many air battles during the Second Sino-Japanese War and later was promoted to the post of Deputy Commander of Republic of China Air Force. Her father, Xu Naili was a historian born in Hangzhou, China. Her entire family emigrated to Taiwan following the KMT defeat in the Chinese Civil War.

Shyu received a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the University of New Brunswick, a Master of Science in mathematics from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. She also received an engineer's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Career She began her career as an engineer at Hughes Aircraft.

Biden administration On April 27, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Shyu to be the next Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. Hearings on her nomination were held before the Senate's Armed Services Committee on May 25, 2021. The committee favorably reported her nomination to the Senate floor on June 10, 2021. Shyu was officially confirmed by the Senate on July 22, 2021, via voice vote. She started her assignment on July 25, 2021.