 He defined his main research field as “organic chemical technology.” Rising through the ranks, he chaired the School of Chemical Engineering from 1947 to 1951.He has been recognized as “the main proponent of teaching industrial chemistry in U.S. chemical engineering departments in the second quarter of the 20th century.” In 1951 he became director of the Purdue-Taiwan Engineering Project, which was intended to improve engineering education in Taiwan, modernize its industries, and improve connections between its colleges of engineering and industries.This also played an important role in the modernization of Taiwan Provincial College of Engineering into Taiwan Provincial Cheng Kung University.