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Heidi Shyu
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Assuming office TBD
President	Joe Biden
Succeeding	Terry Emmert (acting)
United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology
In office June 4, 2011 – January 30, 2016
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Malcolm Ross O'Neill
Succeeded by	Katrina McFarland

Shyu swears in Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene on August 30, 2012

Heidi Shyu (Chinese: 徐若冰, Xú Ruòbīng) (born 28 September 1953) is an American engineer who was the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology from 4 June 2011 to 30 January 2016. She was born in Taipei, Taiwan.^[1]She is currently President Joe Biden's nominee to serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.

Biography[edit]

Shyu's grandfather, Xu Kangliang, was born in Zhejiang China. He was a warplane pilot who took part in many air battles during the Second Sino-Japanese War and later was promoted to the post of Deputy Commander of Republic of China Air Force. Her father, Xu Naili was a historian born in Hangzhou China. Her entire family emigrated to Taiwan following KMT's failure in the Chinese Civil War.

Heidi Shyu was educated at the University of New Brunswick (B.Sc. in Mathematics); the University of Toronto (M.Sc. in Mathematics); and the University of California, Los Angeles (M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering).^[2] Engineers degree, UCLA

She began her career as an engineer at Hughes Aircraft.^[2] She later moved on to Grumman and Litton Industries.^[2]

She then spent a large part of her career at Raytheon.^[2] There she held the positions of Laboratory Manager for Electromagnetic Systems; Director of JSF Antenna Technologies; Director of JSF Integrated Radar/Electronic Warfare Sensors; Senior Director of Joint Strike Fighter; Senior Director of Unmanned Combat Vehicles; Vice President of Unmanned and Reconnaissance Systems; Vice President and Technical Director of Space and Airborne Systems; Corporate Vice President of Technology and Research; and finally Vice President of Technology Strategy for Raytheon Company's Space and Airborne Systems.^[2]

She was a member of the United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board from 2000 to 2010, serving as its vice-chairman from 2003 to 2005 and as its chairman 2005 to 2008.^[2]

President Barack Obama nominated her to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology and after Senate confirmation, she assumed office on 4 June 2011.^[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Shyu