Finding aid created by: Kyle C. Wilson
Date: 2007
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| Creator: | Cheng, David K. (David Keun), 1918-2012. |
| Title: | David K. Cheng Papers |
| Dates: | 1938-2006 |
| Size: | 5 boxes, 1 oversize box (6.25 linear foot) |
| Abstract: | Writings, correspondence, coursework, and honorary materials |
| Language: | English, Chinese, Turkish, Korean, Spanish |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 |
David K. Cheng (1918-2012) was a Syracuse University faculty
member from 1948 to 1984, serving as a professor of electrical engineering, a director
of research projects, and a founder and chairperson of multiple Syracuse University
graduate study centers.
Cheng received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1938 from Chiao-Tung University in China. After working as a research assistant for a national resources commission in China and teaching radio engineering at the China Radio Institute of Shanghai, Cheng moved to the U.S. in 1943 to pursue postgraduate degrees. He attended Harvard University, where he received his S.M. degree in 1944 and his Sc.D. degree in 1946. During this time, Cheng worked as a director of multiple electronic engineering research projects for the U.S. Air Force in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
In 1948, Cheng began teaching at Syracuse University as an assistant professor of electrical engineering in the College of Applied Sciences. Starting the following year, the experienced researcher served as the director of research projects related to radiation, electromagnetic waves, and antenna theory, among other subjects. As he worked on these projects, he also advanced his teaching career at Syracuse, becoming an associate professor in 1951 and a professor in 1956.
Cheng's professional accomplishments while with Syracuse University extend beyond his teaching and research contributions. He was a rather prolific writer, authoring several books, including two textbooks, and well over 100 articles. He was a member of national science committees, served as the head of the Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society, and was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was selected by national science associations to travel to Hungary, Yugoslavia, and the U.S.S.R. to participate in international science programs. Locally, he was honored with special commendations from Syracuse University for his many contributions, including his work in establishing three Syracuse University graduate study centers in Endicott, Poughkeepsie, and Rome, New York.
Cheng retired from Syracuse University in 1984 as a professor emeritus, highly esteemed by students, University colleagues, and researchers around the world.
The David K. Cheng Papers contain materials dating from 1938 to 2006. The collection comprises four series:
The Awards and recognition series contains a variety of materials, including some of Cheng's honorary certificates and plaques, as well as his honor society materials and his biographical information.
The Correspondence series includes Cheng's letters related to his work at Syracuse University.
The Coursework and lectures series includes material related to his career at Syracuse University including his lecture notes and other teaching materials.
The Printed material and writings series forms the bulk of the collection, comprising journal articles, books, and manuscripts. The numerous journal articles come from a 40-year span, dating from 1947 to 1987. Also included are reviews of Cheng's work as well as some printed material he collected.
Access Restrictions:
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
The Archives holds a clipping file and a portrait file on David K. Cheng.
Names
Cheng, David K. (David Keun), 1918-2012.
Syracuse University -- Faculty.
Syracuse University.
Subjects
Electrical engineering.
College teachers.
Higher education.
Types of Material
Articles.
Writings (documents)
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
David K. Cheng Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of David K. Cheng in 1994 and Eugene Cheng in 2015 and 2020.
Processing Information
Materials were placed in acid-free folders and boxes.
The items are arranged in alphabetical order.
Awards and recognition
Correspondence
Coursework and lectures
Printed material and writings
| Awards and recognition | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Biographical and professional information 1944-1983, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Certificates and recognition 1938-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | ESA 1896 National Chiao Tung University tie pins undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Journal of electromagnetic waves and applications 1988 - special issue honoring Cheng | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society 1988-1992 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Plaque given by Syracuse University doctoral students 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | National Chiao Tung University certificate for honorary doctorate degree 1985 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Northwest Telecommunication Engineering Institute certificate undated | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Office of Naval Research certificate and photographs August 1975-September 1976 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Syracuse University Chancellor's Citation for Exceptional Academic Achievement April 7, 1981 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Various awards and certifications 1960-1981 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Xidian University honorary doctorate undated | ||||||||||
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | General 1943-2006, undated (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Syracuse University 1953-1992 | ||||||||||
| Coursework and lectures | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Analysis, synthesis and optimization of antenna arrays undated (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Answers to problems undated (3 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Circular arrays undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | EE 240, 305, 324 1965-1978 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | EE 220, network theory I 1950-1954 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | EE 606, probabilistic methods in electrical engineering 1973-1983 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | EE 606, probabilistic methods in electrical engineering course outline and notes 1973 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | EE 621, electromagnetic fields 1978-1983 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | EE 725, electromagnetic engineering I 1982 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | General lecture materials 1982 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | General lecture materials undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Hexagonal arrays undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Notes on guest lectures 1976 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Symposium on future of engineering education October 10, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | "Synthesis of arrays for suppressing a wideband jammer" 1980 | ||||||||||
| Printed material and writings | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Articles 1947-1969 (6 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Articles 1970-1987 (3 folders) | ||||||||||
| Books by Cheng | |||||||||||
| Box 3 | Analysis of linear systems 1959 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Analysis of linear systems 1979 - Chinese translation | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Analysis of linear systems, with a foreword and suggested exercises by Hari. M. Gupta 1986 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Electromagnetic model and development of introductory electromagnetic theory 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Field and wave electromagnetics 1983 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Field and wave electromagnetics 1984 - Chinese translation | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Field and wave electromagnetics 2003 - Turkish translation | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Field and wave electromagnetics 1989 - second edition | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Field and wave electromagnetics 2003 - second edition, Chinese translation (2 copies) | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Field and wave electromagnetics 2006 - second edition, English reprint | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Fundamentals of engineering electromagnetics 1993 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Fundamentals of engineering electromagnetics 2003 - Chinese translation (2 copies) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Fundamentals of engineering electromagnetics 1993 - Korean translation | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Fundamentals of engineering electromagnetics 1997 - Spanish translation | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Fundamentals of engineering electromagnetics 2006 - Turkish translation | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Solutions manual: field and wave electromagnetics 1983 (2 copies) | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Solutions manual: field and wave electromagnetics 1989 - second edition (2 copies) | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Solutions manual: field and wave electromagnetics undated - second edition, Chinese translation | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Solutions manual: fundamentals of engineering electromagnetics 1993 | ||||||||||
| Drafts and unpublished work | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Array antennas undated | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | "Chapter 7 - probability theory" and "Chapter 8 - random process" undated | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Circuit problems undated | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | "Design of line-source and array antennas for Taylor patterns with a deep dip," with Tseng, Fung-I.4 April 1979 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Electromagnetic coupling undated | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | "Electromagnetic fields coupled into a cavity with a slot-aperture under resonant conditions, " with Liang, C.H. undated | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | "Shaped wire antennas with maximum directivity" undated | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | "A thinning technique for moment-method solutions" undated | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Tracking antenna feed undated | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Unpublished manuscripts undated | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | European scientific notes 1975 | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | "Phase-error effects in microwave antennas" September 30, 1953 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Reviews of Cheng's work 1960-1989, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Textbook promotional material 1983-1993 | ||||||||||