Ken P. Chong
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Dr. Ken P. Chong is a Professor at The George Washington University
and an associate at the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST). He was the Engineering Advisor, Interim Division Director and program director of Mechanics and Materials for 21 years at the U.S. National Science Foundation
. He has published over 200 refereed papers, and is the author or coauthor of twelve books including "Elasticity in Engineering Mechanics",, “Intelligent Structures”, “Modeling and Simulation-Based Life Cycle Engineering”, and “Materials for the New Millennium”. He has taught at the University of Wyoming
, University of Hong Kong and the University of Houston
, and had been visiting professor at MIT and University of Washington
.
Chong grew and obtained high school education at the Queen Elizabeth School, Hong Kong
. He pursued higher education for the B.S.
degree in Civil Engineering
with major in Structures at the Taiwan National Cheng Kung University
, and M.S.
degree for Structural Mechanics
at the University of Massachusetts
. He also obtained advanced degrees at Princeton University: M.A.
, M.S.
in Engineering, and completed the Ph.D.
in Engineering Mechanics, 1969. After that he received post-doctoral management training at the Federal Executive Institute
, for senior federal executives, Class 221, 1996.
His biographical profile is cited in the American Men and Women of Science
and in 2008 he was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME). He is also a fellow of AAM, SEM and ASCE
.
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
and an associate at the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST). He was the Engineering Advisor, Interim Division Director and program director of Mechanics and Materials for 21 years at the U.S. National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
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. He has published over 200 refereed papers, and is the author or coauthor of twelve books including "Elasticity in Engineering Mechanics",, “Intelligent Structures”, “Modeling and Simulation-Based Life Cycle Engineering”, and “Materials for the New Millennium”. He has taught at the University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
, University of Hong Kong and the University of Houston
University of Houston
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, and had been visiting professor at MIT and University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
.
Chong grew and obtained high school education at the Queen Elizabeth School, Hong Kong
Queen Elizabeth School, Hong Kong
Queen Elizabeth School , or QES and QE for short, is the first EMI co-education secondary school founded by the Government of Hong Kong...
. He pursued higher education for the B.S.
Bachelor of Science
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degree in Civil Engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
with major in Structures at the Taiwan National Cheng Kung University
National Cheng Kung University
National Cheng Kung University is a national university in Tainan City, Taiwan. Its abbreviation is NCKU. In Chinese, its name is shortened to 成大...
, and M.S.
Master of Science
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degree for Structural Mechanics
Structural mechanics
Structural mechanics or Mechanics of structures is the computation of deformations, deflections, and internal forces or stresses within structures, either for design or for performance evaluation of existing structures. It is one subset of structural analysis...
at the University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
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. He also obtained advanced degrees at Princeton University: M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
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, M.S.
Master of Science
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in Engineering, and completed the Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in Engineering Mechanics, 1969. After that he received post-doctoral management training at the Federal Executive Institute
Federal Executive Institute
The Federal Executive Institute is an executive and management development and training center for governmental leaders located on a campus near the center of Charlottesville, Virginia, less than a mile from University of Virginia....
, for senior federal executives, Class 221, 1996.
His biographical profile is cited in the American Men and Women of Science
American Men and Women of Science
American Men and Women of Science is a biographical reference on leading scientists in the United States and Canada published as a series of books and online by Gale, a unit of Cengage Learning. Gale acquired the title from Information Today, Inc. in 2001....
and in 2008 he was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering....
(ASME). He is also a fellow of AAM, SEM and ASCE
American Society of Civil Engineers
The American Society of Civil Engineers is a professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. It is the oldest national engineering society in the United States. ASCE's vision is to have engineers positioned as global leaders who strive toward...
.