Background
Theng, Benny Kian Goan was born on September 19, 1934 in Bandung, Indonesia. Arrived in New Zealand, 1970. Son of Hoay Tek and Giok Nio (Tan) Theng.
(Dr. Theng's prizewinning text is the first to deal compre...)
Dr. Theng's prizewinning text is the first to deal comprehensively with the relatively young science of clay-organic reactions, although complex formation between clays and organic substances has been known since antiquity. It was only in the 1940's that interactions between clays and organic materials began to be studied ; aided by the techniques of infra-red spectroscopy and X-ray diffractometry, a self-consistent pattern of these systems has now begun to emerge, and understanding of the underlying mechanisms has considerably progressed. In view of their great technological importance in agriculture and industry, clay-organic systems have attracted the attention of workers in fields ranging from soil-science to colloid chemistry: for them this book should become the standard source of information in a young and growing science.
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Theng, Benny Kian Goan was born on September 19, 1934 in Bandung, Indonesia. Arrived in New Zealand, 1970. Son of Hoay Tek and Giok Nio (Tan) Theng.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, University Adelaide, Australia, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Adelaide, Australia, 1965.
Research associate University Leuven, Belgium, 1966-1968. Research scientist Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne, Australia, 1968-1970. Scientist Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, 1970-1992.
Program leader Landcare Research, Palmerston North, New Zealand, since 1992. Consultant and lecturer in field.
(Dr. Theng's prizewinning text is the first to deal compre...)
Convener Uniting Parish, Upper Hutt, 1986-1992. Fellow New Zealand Institute Chemistry, Royal Society New Zealand, New Zealand Society Soil Science.
Married Judith Helen Wells, May 9, 1964. Children: Monica, Andrew, Tjun Wie.