RWDI

Jiming earned his Ph.D at China's Tongji University where he was involved in wind engineering studies for the first cable-stayed bridge across the Huang-Pu River in Shanghai. In the middle 1980s he spent three months working at RWDI on an exchange program arranged by the Ontario government. Four years later, he came back to Canada and joined the company, drawn by the prospect of combining research and real-world engineering.
 
Tall buildings, long span bridges, and large roofs - have been his specialty. In the 1990s, Jiming developed multi-force balance systems for testing wind response between structurally linked towers, a system still used at RWDI today. He did detail researches on building's torsional response and the results have been referenced in ASCE Standard. Inspired by the Burj Dubai and the Shanghai Center Tower, he developed a set of approaches for more accurately identifying aerolastic effects on the tall buildings. His current research interest is on building's aerodynamic optimization. In his project of Taipei 101, he proved that overall structural design loads could be reduced by 40% by building corner modifications.
 
He was heavily involved in wind engineering community and promotes researches for validations of wind tunnel testing. He has published numerous technical papers in the area of buildings, bridges, roofs, and wind tunnel techniques. He is one of the authors of ASCE's booklet "Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings".
 
In his spare time, Jiming is a "Chef at Home". Jiming intends to write a cooking book based on his experience. "This book is particularly for busy working couples with two hungry boys at home who enjoy healthy Chinese cuisine but do not have much time."