Background
Chu, C. K. was born on August 14, 1927 in Shanghai, China. Son of Ju-Tang and Ping (Wu) Chu. came to the United States, 1948.
educator applied mathematician
Chu, C. K. was born on August 14, 1927 in Shanghai, China. Son of Ju-Tang and Ping (Wu) Chu. came to the United States, 1948.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Chiao-Tung U., 1948; Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, Courant Institute, New York University, 1959.
Engineer, General Electric Company, 1950-1953; assistant professor, Stevens Institute Technology, 1953-1957; associate professor, Pratt Institute, 1957-1959; associate professor, New York University, 1959-1963; research associate, Columbia University, 1963-1965; associate professor, Columbia University, 1965-1968; professor engineering science, Columbia University, since 1968; Fu Foundation professor applied mathematics, Columbia University, since 1992; department chairman applied physics, Columbia University, 1985-1988, 95-; chairman applied mathematics committee, Columbia University, since 1979. Visiting professor U. Strathclyde, University of Oxford, U. Uppsala, U. Paris, Shanghai Jiao-Tong U., Academia Sinica, Beijing, National Tsing Hua U., Taiwan, University of California at Los Angeles, Hong Kong U. Science and Technology, Chinese U. Hong Kong. Board directors Shanghai Commercial Bank, Hong Kong, Sansiao Trading Company, Tokyo.
Trustee Chubb Foundation, 1966-1995, Chairman of the Board, 1992-1994. Fellow American Physical Society, member Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, University Fusion Association.
Children by previous marriage: Barbara M., David C., Anne M. Married Ru Ling Chou, 1986.