About Huei Peng
Lived 1962 – 2022 (aged 59–60). Huei Peng was an American mechanical engineer.
Education Peng received a Ph.D. degree from University of California at Berkeley (1992), a M.S. degree from Pennsylvania State University (1988), and a bachelor's degree from National Taiwan University (1984) all in mechanical engineering. and coeditor of an ASME proceeding. His h-index is 90, based on a Google Scholar analysis accessed on Nov. 2022, with the total number of citations to his work more than 30,000. In the 2nd edition, he remains in the top 40.
Industrial impact Peng is among the winners of the Autos2050 Inaugural Innovation Awards in 2018 from Alliance Automotive Innovation. His award citation reads "for working with industry, government, and academia to improve transportation safety at the Mcity Test Facility in Ann Arbor, MI. Mcity is the first proving ground built for testing connected and automated vehicles and technologies in simulated urban and suburban driving environments. To date (as of Jan 10th 2018), Mcity has invested about $20 million in 40 research projects. Sixteen automakers and auto suppliers are partners in Mcity."
Peng's contributions and expertise in the areas of future mobility and electrification were recognized through his appointment to the Michigan Council on Future Mobility and Electrification (Oct. 2020 - Oct. 2021) by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, "to represent business, policy, research, and technological leader in the future of mobility for the council". "Today's announcement builds on progress we've made this year to cement our status as a hub for innovation and opportunity in the mobility sector", which studies connected and autonomous vehicle technologies and promotes their deployment. He also served as the director of the US-China Clean Energy Research Center, Clean Vehicle Consortium (2011–2016), executive director of Michigan Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering (2007–2011), and director of UM's Automotive Engineering Program (2002–2007). Other contributions include chair, ASME Dynamic System and Control Division, 2012–2013; international board member, International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control (AVEC), 1998–2022; chair, International program committee, Advanced Vehicle Control (AVEC) Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, 2006; chair, Local Arrangement Committee, Advanced Vehicle Control (AVEC) Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2000; and Yasundo Takahashi Education Award from ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division in 2019. He was the Nyquist Lecture Speaker at ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference in 2018. In addition, he has been posthumously awarded the ASME Soichiro Honda Medal in 2023. The list below shows some of the awards and honors he received. Rufus Oldenburger Medal, ASME, 2019 Fellow, Society of Automotive Engineers, 2013 Best Paper Award, 10th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control, 2010 Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2008 Best Paper Award, 7th International Symposium on Advanced Vehicle Control, 2004
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Who was Huei Peng?
Taiwanese American professor of mechanical engineering
When was Huei Peng born?
Huei Peng was born in 1962.
When did Huei Peng die?
Huei Peng died in 2022.
What was Huei Peng's occupation?
Huei Peng was a mechanical engineer.
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Huei Peng was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Huei Peng. https://biography.guide/huei-peng/
MLA: "Huei Peng." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/huei-peng/.
Chicago: "Huei Peng." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/huei-peng/.
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