Background
Wong, Chi-Shing was born on September 1, 1934 in Hong Kong. Son of Shiu-ming and Bing Yu (Kwong) Wong.
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Chi-Shing Wong
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Bachelor of Science, U. Hong Kong, 1957; Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with honours, U. Hong Kong, 1958; Master of Science in Chemistry, U. Hong Kong, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Oceanography, University of California, San Diego-Scripps Institute Oceanography, San Diego, 1968.
Career
Assistant research officer, Fisheries Research Unit, H.K.U., Hong Kong, 1958-1960; demonstrator chemical Department, University Hong Kong, 1960-1961; head chemical department, United College, Hong Kong, 1961-1962; scientist-in-charge weathership chemistry program, Department Energy, Mines & Resources, Nanaimo, B.C., Canada, 1968-1971; head ocean chemistry, Department Fisheries & Oceans, Sidney, B.C., 1971-1989; head Center for Ocean Climate Chemistry, Department Fisheries & Oceans, Sidney, B.C., since 1989. Chairman SCOR Working Group on Oceanic Carbon dioxide, 1982-1991. Member Carbon dioxide Panel, since 1986.
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Membership
Fellow Royal Society Chemistry (United Kingdom), Chemical Institute Canada. Member Canada Meteorological & Oceanog. Society, American Geophysical Union, American Society Limnology & Oceanography, American Association for the Advancement of Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science Newcomb Cleveland Prize, 1991-1992).
Connections
Married Shau-King Emmy Leung, March 5,1960. Children: Adriana Hai-Hua, Calvin Ja-Hua.
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