Huang Wanli, who went to the United States in 1934, obtained a master's degree from Cornell University and became an engineer in China's Ministry of Water Resources in 1945.
In 1934, Huang went to the United States. He received a master's degree from Cornell University in hydrology in 1935 and a doctor of engineering degree from University of Illinois in 1937. In 1945, Huang became an engineer in China's Ministry of Water Resources. 
