Arthur Nang Lick Chiu

Background

Chiu, Arthur Nang Lick was born on March 9, 1929 in Singapore. Came to the United States, 1948.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Bachelor, Oregon State University, 1952. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy in Structural Engineering, University Florida, 1961.

Career

Instructor University Hawaii, Honolulu, 1953-1954, assistant professor, 1954-1959, associate professor, 1959-1964, chairman department civil engineering, 1963-1966. Professor structural engineering Colorado State University (on assignment to Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand), 1966-1968. Acting associate dean research, training and fellowships graduate division University Hawaii, Monoa, 1968, associate dean research, training and fellowships graduate division Manoa, 1972-1976, professor civil engineering, 1964-1995, emeritus professor civil engineering, since 1995.

Research specialist Space and Information Systems division North America Aviation, Inc. (now Rockwell International), Downey, California, 1962. Visiting scholar University of California at Los Angeles and visiting associate California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1970.

Visiting research scientist Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Hueneme, California, 1976-1977. Member several university committees, University Hawaii. Co-chairman Indo-United States Workshop on Wind Disaster Mitigation, 1985, United States-Asia Conference on Engineering for Mitigating Natural Hazards Damage, 1987, 92, United States-Japan seminar Wind Effects on Structures, 1970, 74.

Speaker in field.

Achievements

• Arthur Nang Lick Chiu has been listed as a noteworthy engineering educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Honorary member American Society of Civil Engineers (chairman wind effects committee 1994-1900, Kaoiki earthquake damage assessment team 1983, past president Hawaii section, vice-chairman council disaster reduction since 1997, control member 1994-1997, member aerodynamics committee 1996-1900), National Society of Professional Engineers, National Research Council (past chairman, leader Hurricane Iwa damage assessment team, 1982, committee on natural disasters 1985-1993, co-chairman wind engineering panel), American Concrete Institute, Structural Engineers Association Hawaii (past. president, leader Hurricane Iniki damage assessment team 1992), Applied Technology Council (board directors since 1996, vice president 1999, president 2000), American Society Engineering Education, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Pan-Pacific Tall buildings Conference (chairman), Blue Key, Sigma Xi, Chi Epsilon (national president 1986-1988, 88-90, Pacific District councillor 1982-2000, councillor emeritus since 2000, trustee emeritus University Hawaii chapter since 1999), Pi Mu Epsilon, Phi Eta Sigma, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Beta Delta, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Son of Society of Jesus (Jesuit) and Y.N. (Wong) C. Married Katherine N. Chang, June 12, 1952. Children: Vicky, Gregory.

Father:

Society Chiu

Spouse:

Katherine N. Chang

child:

Gregory Chiu

child:

Vicky Chiu