Youngest Professor from Medan
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A friend sent me this email of The Pride of Medan:
Nelson Tansu achieved as a Professor in Electrical Engineering in USA before the age of 30.
Since his surname “Tansu” sounds Japanese, many Japanese Consulates has tried to persuade him to return to Japanto contribute to Japan’s econony. BUT, Prof. Tansu declared that he actually holds a Green Passport with the image of Garuda Pancasila.
Nelson Tansu was born in Medan ,20 October 1977. Graduated with the highest score at in high school - SMA Sutomo 1 in Medan - Indonesia.
He was a finalist with Indonesia’s team at the Physics Olympic.
Received a Bachelor Degree from Wisconsin University in Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering and Physics (AMEP) in only 2 years 9 months with Summa Cum Laude.
Then achieved Master Degree in the same field and Doctorate (Ph.D) in bidang Electrical Engineering at the age of 26. He received scholarships for his Master and Doctorate degrees. Nelson is the first Indonesian to become a Profesor in Lehigh University where he is currently teaching.
Tansu’s Doctorate dissertation received the award as “The 2003 Harold A. Peterson Best ECE Research Paper Award” winning over 300 other Doctorate dissertations. In total, he has received 11 scientific international award and has published over 80 articles in international journals. Currently he is a visiting professor in 18 higher education and research institutions. He is also active and often invited as a speaker in many international events in USA, Canada, Europe and Asia.
We are proud to have a Professor in USA with such talent from Medan! Who would have guessed, a remote city in Indonesia has such a talent.
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Monday, May 12th, 2008 at 10:08 pm under
There might be an error in the description above..
July 13th, 2008 at 5:13 amShould it be University of Wisconsin-Madison..NOT Wisconsin University..please double check.