The Engineering Science and Mechanics Department is saddened by the loss of Professor Emeritus Ling-Wen Hu. The Centre Daily Times obituary (including funeral service details) for Dr. Hu follows below.

Ling-Wen Hu January 28, 1922 - September 11, 2007 Ling-Wen Hu, 85, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Born in Nanjing, China, on January 28, 1922, he was the son of the late Professor Xiao-Shi Hu and Xiu-Ying Hu. On Nov. 26, 1953, he married Ling Gut Wong, MD. Mr. Hu earned a BS from National Central, China, in 1943. He also earned his masters in Mechanical Engineering in 1949, from the University of Washington. Finally, he earned his PhD in Engineering Mechanics in 1952 from Penn State University. During his lifetime he was an Assistant Professor at Penn State from 1952 to 1956, then an Associate Professor from 1956 to 1962. From 1962 to 1984 he was a Full Professor for Penn State, retiring as Professor Emeritus in 1984. Mr. Hu was a member of the American Philatelic Society, Penn State Alumni Association, Sigma Xi Fraternity, and SESA. He is survived by a son, Da-Shih Hu, MD of Hanover, N.H.; and one daughter, Shih-In Ma, of Murphys, Calif. Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, at Koch Funeral Home, State College. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, at the funeral home, with Monsignor David Lockard officiating. Burial will commence at Centre County Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the Centre County Community Foundation Inc., P.O. Box 824, State College, PA 16804-0824 (Memo - fun for Ling-Wen Hu.)
Source: Published in the Centre Daily Times on 9/14/2007