Syd Peng: A Global Leader & Problem Solver for the Mining Industry - Part 1

​In this part one of two video, Steve Tadolini interviews Syd Peng. Watch to learn about Peng’s humble beginnings Growing Up in A Rural Town in Taiwan, his decision to attend Taipei Technical Junior College, working in the Shinchu coal mine, his dream come true, his first job in the mining industry, and much more. Watch part 2 to learn more about Syd Peng.

Segment Synopsis:
PART 1
00:13 Introduction
01:30 Growing Up in A Rural Town in Taiwan – Water Leaks & Springs
02:54 Chores for My Grandma – Catching Frogs in Paddy Fields & Swimming in the River
05:03 Taipei Technical Junior College – #3 in the Mining Engineering Program Entrance Exam
08:31 Vietnam Military Service – Shinchu Coal Mine
11:28 Gas Outbursts & Mine Fatalities – Investigating Safe Mining Practices
13:07 A Dream Come True – Studying in the US at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
16:17 BethEnergy Coal Corporation – First Job in the Mining Industry
18:35 Homestake Gold Mine – Becoming a Team Leader & Befriending Stanford Persons
21:06 PhD at Stanford University – “The Only School I Applied To”
24:39 A Serendipitous Love Story – The Campus Queen & The Unknown Soldier
27:20 A Famed Marriage at Stanford – From Driving Lessons to A Proposal in Two Weeks
30:47 First Engineering Job – Head of the US Bureau of Mines Twin City Rock Physics Laboratory
34:05 West Virginia University – Circling Back to Mining Research & Teaching
38:11 WVU Mining Program Chairman for 28 Years – “Where mining research is supposed to be”

To learn more about Syd S. Peng, please visit:
https://aimehq.org/what-we-do/oral-hi...

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Photo credits:
Syd S. Peng

Music by:
Instrumental Background Music (www.instrumentalbgm.com)

Edited By:
BCC Live

Category
Science & Technology