Professor Timothy K.M. Tong (born 1953 in Hong Kong) is the current President of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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. He succeeded Professor Poon Chung Kwong to take the president position in January 2009. He was Dean

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 of School of Engineering

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 and Applied Science

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 (SEAS) at the George Washington University

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 in the United States.

Professor Tong received his secondary education

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 at Hong Kong Christian College in Hong Kong. He pursued tertiary education in the United States where he received his Bachelor of Science

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 degree in Mechanical Engineering

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 from Oregon State University

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 in 1976; Master of Science

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 and Doctor of Philosophy

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 in the same discipline from the University of California at Berkeley in 1978 and 1980 respectively.

Professor Tong is famous in his academic achievement in the field of mechanical engineering. He has authored seven books and conference proceedings and published more than 80 technical articles in international journals

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