aur ▁Chen ▁is ▁a ▁professor . ▁Chen ▁( 陳 介 <0xE8> <0xB1> <0xAA> ) ▁is ▁a ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Professor ▁of ▁National ▁Central ▁University ▁( NC U ), ▁Taiwan , ▁where ▁he ▁teach es ▁and ▁performs ▁research ▁related ▁to ▁construction ▁management , ▁computational ▁intelligence , ▁and ▁engineering ▁fin ance . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Institute ▁of ▁Const ruction ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Management ▁and ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Center ▁of ▁Al umn i ▁Rel ations ▁in ▁NC U . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁B . S . ▁degree ▁in ▁Civil ▁Engineering ▁from ▁National ▁Central ▁University . ▁His ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁is ▁in ▁Project ▁Management ▁from ▁the ▁North western ▁University ▁and ▁Ph . D . ▁degree ▁is ▁in ▁Civil ▁Engineering ▁( const ruction ) ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin - Mad ison . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : N orth western ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Mad ison ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering ▁al umn i ▁Category : National ▁Central ▁University ▁fac ulty <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁sug ary ▁drink ▁tax ▁or ▁s oda ▁tax ▁is ▁a ▁tax ▁or ▁sur charge ▁designed ▁to ▁reduce ▁consumption ▁of ▁drink s ▁with ▁added ▁sugar . ▁Dr inks ▁covered ▁under ▁a ▁s oda ▁tax ▁often ▁include ▁carbon ated ▁soft ▁drink s , ▁sports ▁drink s ▁and ▁energy ▁drink s . ▁ ▁The ▁tax ▁is ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁public ▁debate