Background
Choy, Fred Kat-chung was born on January 4, 1949 in Hong Kong. Son of Man-bo and Chiu-man (Lee) Choy. arrived in the United States, 1971.
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Fred Kat-chung Choy
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Fred Kat-chung Choy, American College educator. Achievements include co-inventor on floating brush seal; pioneer research work in developing machine health monitoring system for gears and bearings, dynamic simulation of large rotor-gear bearing systems Recipient Research grants National Science Foundation, 1986-1989, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research Center, since 1986, fellow, 1986, 87, 88.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 1971; Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University Virginia, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, University Virginia, 1977.
Career
Research engineer, Joy Manufacturing Company, Buffalo, New York, 1977-1983; assistant professor, University Akron, 1983-1986; associate professor, University Akron, 1986-1993; professor, University Akron, since 1993. President, founder Cho-Bra Engineering, Inc. Akron, since 1993, vice president, co-founder B&C Engineering, Inc., since 1991.
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Membership
Fellow American Society Mech. Engineers; member Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Christina Yao, November 18, 1978. 1 child, Jeremy Tze-yen.
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Recipient Research grants National Science Foundation, 1986-1989, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research Center, since 1986, fellow, 1986, 87, 88.Recipient Research grants National Science Foundation, 1986-1989, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research Center, since 1986, fellow, 1986, 87, 88.