Background
Kong, Eric Siu-Wai was born on January 14, 1953 in Hong Kong. Son of Woon-Man and Chau-Mui Kong.
Kong, Eric Siu-Wai was born on January 14, 1953 in Hong Kong. Son of Woon-Man and Chau-Mui Kong.
Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1974; Master of Science in Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1978.
Research fellow, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, 1978-1979; research scientist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Ames/Stanford University Joint Institute, Moffett-Field, California, 1979-1983; member technical staff, Sandia National laboratories, Livermore, California, 1983-1984; member technical staff, Hewlett-Packard laboratories, Palo Alto, California, 1984-1986; biomaterials technical advisor, Mentor Corporation, Santa Barbara, California, 1986-1989; member of faculty of medicinal chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, 1989-1990; senior research chemist, Becton Dickinson, Los Gatos, California, 1990-1992; director research & development, Materials Science & Technology Institute, Palo Alto, California, since 1992; director new materials development, Micro Lithography, Inc., Sunnyvale, California, since 1994.
Fellow New York Academy of Sciences, American Institute Chemists. Member Materials Research Society, Society Polymer Science of Japan, Society Plastics Engineers (chairman Golden Gate Plastics Analysis division 1983-1984).
Children from previous marriage: Myron Hok-Ben, Julian Hok-Koon.