Huadong Shao of Rohnert Park is the first graduate of the Master of Science in Computer and Engineering Science (MS-CES) program at Sonoma State University.
Shao was born in Xinjiang province, located in the far northwest part of China. After graduating high school in August 1990, he went to Xidian University, which is among the top three schools in China for electronic engineering. In 1994, he was awarded a bachelor's of science in Computer Communication Engineering.
Following graduation, Shao worked at Cowitel Electronics Inc. as an engineer for nearly six years before moving to the United States in 2000.
After his wife graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara, the pair moved to Rohnert Park where Shao found the degree program at SSU. While on campus, he worked as a teaching and lab assistant. He recently received an offer of an internship at the start-up company NPhysics, Inc in Fremont. The company has an office in Rohnert Park where Huadong will be working.
Started in 2001 with the support of local industries, businesses and the community, the MS-CES degree program is designed to further the working skills and practical knowledge of engineers, computer scientists and similar professionals.
Specifically, this program deals with theory practice and research in the fields of communications, networking, photonics, computer hardware and software systems.
NOTE: A photo of Huadong Shao is available upon request.
