Baldwin-Wallace College, B.S. (magna cum laude), Mathematics, 1972-1976.
Carnegie-Mellon University, M.S., Mathematics, 1976-1978.
Carnegie-Mellon University, Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, 1978-1982.
Supervisor: Dr. Bernard D. Coleman. Thesis Title: Demographic Prediction under Varying Vital Statistics.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University, 1976-1982.
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics, National Chung Hsing University, 1982-87.
Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics, National Chung Hsing University, 1987-2007.
Chairman and Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics, National Chung Hsing University, 1995-97.
Professor, Department of Public Health (2007- 2020) and Graduate Institute of Biostatistics (2008- ), China Medical University.
Co-Executive Editor: Journal of Biological Systems
Academic Editor: PLoS ONE
Associate Editor: Journal of Biological Dynamics
2005 Canadian Studies Scholar Award (awarded by Canadian government).
National Science Council (ROC) Annual Research Award, 1984-94, 1997, 2000. (award discontinued after 2000)
Fogarty International Center/NIH Grant (1R03 TW00536-01), 1996-1998 (Co-investigator)
2006 National Chung Hsing University Faculty Outstanding Research Award
National Science Council (ROC) Level 1 PI award, 2005-2006
China Medical University, Faculty Outstanding Research Award, 2007-2013.
2007-2013, China Medical University Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Awards.
2009-2011, 3-year French Ministry Delegated to Research (Ministere délégué de la Recherche) grant (Co-investigator)
Best Paper Award, 10th Asia Pacific Travel Health Conference (APTHC 2014). Ho Chih Ming City, Vietnam. May 7-10, 2014.