EE Professor Emeritus Mo-Shing Chen Passes Away
The College of Engineering sadly announces that Mo-Shing Chen, professor emeritus of electrical engineering, passed away on Sunday, April 30 in Taiwan. He spent his entire academic career at UTA, retiring in 2003 after spending 41 years at the University. By all accounts, Dr. Chen was an outstanding teacher and researcher and he made numerous contributions to the field of energy systems.
Chen created a short course titled Modeling and Analysis of Modern Power Systems that he later made into a two-week course for industry professionals. More than 1,500 people attended the course over the 35 years of its existence. He founded the Energy Systems Research Center in 1968 and was its director until his retirement. In 1976, he was chosen as the first “Power Engineering Professor of the Year” by the Edison Electric Institute. He was honored by the College in 2023 as one of the first recipients of its Legacy Award, which is given to someone who is or was a tenured College of Engineering faculty member in recognition of outstanding career-long performance and dedication to the College.
UTA Engineer magazine ran an article in the 2020 issue which celebrated his life in detail.
If you would like to contribute to the Dr. Mo-Shing Chen Scholarship in Power Systems, please contact Adrian Bautista.