Chyanbin Hwu obtained his B.S. degree of Civil Engineering from National Taiwan University in 1981, M.S. degree of Power Mechanical Engineering from National Tsing-Hua University in 1985, and Ph.D. degree of engineering mechanics from University of Illinois at Chicago in 1988. He joined Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, as an associate professor in 1988, became a full professor in 1992 and a distinguished professor in 2003, and a chair professor since 2008. He was elected to be the president of the Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (R.O.C.) in 2008. He is a fellow of the Aeronautical and Astronautical Society (R.O.C.), and the Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (R.O.C.). He was the recipient of academic award (Ministry of Education, R.O.C.) in 2014, Sun Fang-Duo medal in 2011, and outstanding research awards (National Science Council, R.O.C.) in 1995-1996, 1998-1999, 2002-2004. He served as member of editorial boardfor International Journal of Solids and Structures in 2000-2005, editorial advisor for Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures in 2005-2015, and associated editor for Transactions of JSASS (The Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences) in 2014-present. He has published 114 referred journal papers, authored 1 book and 3 book chapters, edited 4 books, and presented 151 conference papers. His current research interests include mechanics of composite materials, fracture mechanics, anisotropic elasticity, and nanomaterials.