James Lee Chao

Background

Chao, James Lee was born on September 4, 1954 in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. Son of Tai Siang and Hsiang Lin (Lee) Chao.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Illinois, 1975; Master of Science in Chemistry, University of Illinois, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1980.

Career

Applications scientist, International Business Machines Corporation Instruments, Inc., Danbury, Connecticut, 1980-1987; visiting associate professor department chemistry, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1986-1987; adjunct assistant professor department chemistry, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1987-1991; adjunct associate professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1992; advisory scientist Materials Engineering Laboratory,, International Business Machines Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, since 1987. Consultant Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. Rochester, New York, 1979-1980. Postdoctoral fellow Laboratory for Chemical Biodynamics, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1980.

Referee Applied Spectroscopy, since 1982, Applied Physics Letters, Jour.Applied Physics, since 1989. Grant referee North Carolina Biotechnology Center, since 1991.

Achievements

• James Lee Chao has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow New York Academy Sciences, American Institute Chemists. Member American Chemical Society (chairman North Carolina section 1991, councillor since 1993, Marcus E. Hobbs service award 1995), Society for Applied Spectroscopy, Coblentz Society, Triangle Council Engineering and Science Socs. (treasurer 1992-1994), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Juliana Meimei Ma, April 4, 1992.

Father:

Tai Siang Chao

Mother:

Hsiang Lin (Lee) Chao

Spouse:

Juliana Meimei Ma