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Jack Hu elected foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

by Rod Capps
Industrial and Operations Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
December 19, 2017
Jack Hu, the J. Reid and Polly Anderson Professor of Manufacturing, has been elected a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.| Short Read
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IMAGE:  S Jack Hu is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering

Hu was elected for his distinguished contributions to mechanical engineering and to the promotion of China-USA exchanges and cooperation in engineering sciences and technology. He was one of 18 foreign experts elected as CAE Foreign Members in 2017.

Hu is a professor of Mechanical Engineering, as well as of Industrial and Operations Engineering. Hu is also the Vice President for Research, University of Michigan.

Please join the Mechanical Engineering and Industrial & Operations Engineering Departments in congratulating Jack on this award!

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