Sheridan Vo '06

Dear Dr. Pang,

You made my second quarter in ChE interesting with hands-on projects and intriguing lectures.  Your encouragement brought me hope and confidence that I could finish the program so I decided to stay with this major.  Then a couple of years later, I had TK and I thought I made a big mistake.  But because of your teaching and wisdoms, you taught me to be determined and that obstacles can be conquered.  I am glad that I stayed with this major and graduated.  All of us were very fortunate to have you as a professor because you have always encouraged us to do better, inspired us with your integrity, and motivated us with your own experience and words of wisdom.  It was truly an honor to have you as a professor.

Sheridan Vo
Class of 2006

Lilis Chandra '08

Dear Dr.Pang,

No words can describe my appreciation to you for all the help you had given me when I was in school. Not only you helped me in my school work whenever I had questions, but you also gave me the motivation to work harder when I was about to give up. I really enjoyed all your classes, and the education I received from you had prepared me well in going to the real engineering world.

I really want to thank you for taking the time to review my resume, and forward it to my current employer, Technip, where I have been working since graduation in 2008. I really enjoy working here and I know that I owe all of these to you. Your help, advice and encouragement meant a lot to me.  You are truly the best professor I have ever had.

From all the stories you had told us, I know that not only you are a great professor, but you are also a great husband, father and grandfather. So, I want to wish you all the best in your retirement and have a good time with your family. You deserve it!

Also, I am sorry that I am not able to attend the dinner, so whenever you are available, we should meet up for lunch or dinner at one of your recommended restaurants.

Best Regards,

Lilis Chandra 

Chris Shea

Dear Dr. Pang,

It is difficult to express in words my sincere gratitude to you for your dedication to education and commitment to mentoring me.  You far exceeded all my expectations of a professor and for that, I want to thank you.  Five years after graduation, I continue to be motivated and encouraged by your classes and my interactions with you.  I also want to thank you for helping me with my job search upon graduation.  I have been with WorleyParsons since then and have enjoyed working in my career.  I am working on upstream Alaska projects and have been learning so much daily.

My best wishes to you in your retirement!

Best regards,

Chris Shea

Stan Che, colleague at KTI in the 1990's

Dear Frances,
I worked with Hing in the early 1990's when he joined KTI from CF Braun.  We were both working in the R&D area, but on different assignments.  He was always helpful to me.  After he left KTI, we stayed in touch through the years.
Hing even coached me how to finance children's college tuition.  At that time, Hing had 3 in Ivy league schools.  You must be one of them.  My son was in MIT and a second one was ready for college.  Hing was very gracious to show me the "Hows".  I always remember it.  What a great friend!
When he was teaching senior design class at CalPoly, we always want his top students to join KTI/Technip.  We have picked up many good CalPoly graduates through his help.  Thanks!
Stan Che

Carlos E. Solorzano, PhD, ChemE '05

Dr. Pang was the best Professor that I had at CalPoly Pomona. He is smart, patient, and above all, has an amazing ability to translate concepts and equations that are very complicated, into simple, 'common sense' ideas that everyone can understand. The education that I received at Cal Poly Pomona is superb and prepared me to do, not just chemical engineering, but actually provided a foundation for me to pursue a career, which is somewhat distant for Chemical Engineers - that is, research in the Medical Sciences. A great part of this preparation came directly from Dr. Pang and for this I am very thankful. Dr. Pang, I want to wish you an awesome retirement, which you very much deserve for your commitment and dedication to educating young people.
 
Wishing you the best,

Carlos E. Solorzano, PhD
ChemE Alum 2005

Ashraf Nabhani '98

Frances,

Here are few thoughts that you may capture.

I'm a Cal Poly Alum class 1998. I had Dr. Pang in several classes for my chemical engineering B.S. degree. Of any of the classes that I took throughput my five years at CPP, Dr. Pang's classes were the most memorable of all. Dr. Pang is a very humble and practical person with real life lessons.  My first introduction to the real work place was in Dr. Pang's classes. I still remember the moment when Dr. Pang surprised the class and me mostly when he told us that Chemical engineers are excel engineers in the real world. I could not comprehend what he said first. However, short enough after graduation and working my first job at Fluor, I realize that I'm really an excel engineer. With a smile on my face , thank you Dr. Pang for your long lasting teaching and best of luck to you during your retirement. The whole CPP community and chemical industry will miss a legendary like you.

Regards,    
Ashraf Nabhani '98

Mani Firouzian '08

Dear Frances,

I would like to tell Dr. Pang that he is one of the best professors and role models I have ever had. In my opinion, a great professor is not only a professor who teaches students plenty of different subjects, but is also a professor who creates a passion for learning in students. This is one of the criteria that distinguished Dr. Pang from other professors in my experience as a student. The other admiring characteristic of Dr Pang is his relationship with his students. During the one and half years of attending his classes and working with him on multiple projects, I have always seen him as caring father who cared (and still care) about the future of every single student in his class. That was why he was the first person that I contacted after receiving my lay off notification couple years ago. I am sending you few pictures that I took with Dr Pang and  my senior design (pictures7 to 9) and senior project (pictures team 1 and 2) team as well as my graduation picture (picture 3) which show the characteristics that I mentioned above.

I don’t know how I can put all my feelings and respect for Dr. Pang into words, but I would like to say that he means a lot to me. That was why I spent a full day during my trip to Vancouver and visited University of British Columbia in order to find his graduation picture and take a picture with it (pictures 4 to 6).

I wish all the best for him, his family, and all great engineers who were trained by him.

Best Regards

Mani Firouzian

Senior Project Team 1

Senior Project Team 2

Graduation '08

University of British Columbia, '62-'63

Dr. Pang's graduating class



Senior Design pictures