Background
Ko, Jan Ming was born on January 10, 1943 in Macau, China. Son of To and Pui Yin (Lau) Ko.
Ko, Jan Ming was born on January 10, 1943 in Macau, China. Son of To and Pui Yin (Lau) Ko.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering with honors, University Hong Kong, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy in Structural Engineering, University Hong Kong, 1969.
Lecturer in civil engineering Hong Kong Baptist College, 1969-1971, lecturer, associate head civil engineering department, 1971-1977, senior lecturer, associate head civil engineering department, 1977-1979. Lecturer civil and structural engineering department Hong Kong Polytechnic, 1979-1982, senior lecturer civil and structural engineering department, 1982-1987, principal lecturer, 1987-1992, head civil and structural engineering department, since 1992, professor, chair civil and structural engineering department, since 1995, associate vice president and dean faculty construction and land use, 2000—2003, vice president, dean construction and land use, 2003—2005, vice president, since 2005. Advisor to department construction Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong, 1992—2001.
Member Appeal Tribunal (buildings) Panel, 1997-2004. Member Construction Indiana Council, since 2007. Representative engineering education and training committee Federation Engineering Institute Southeast Asia and The Pacific, since 1998.
Engineering panel Hong Kong Research Grants Council, 1995-2001. Advisory committee department civil engineering, University Hong Kong, 2000-2001. Extension examiner, department building construction, City University Hong Kong, 2000-2004.
Civil engineering advisory board Hong Kong University of Science Technology, 2002-2007.
Member organizing and planning panel Beijing-Hong Kong Academy Exchange Center, 1985-2002, advisor, since 2002. Member course review panel Hong Kong Council for Academy Accreditation, 1993. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers, Hong Kong Association for Advancement of Science and Technology Ltd.
(member council since 1994, senior vice president 1998-2000, president 2000-2001), Hong Kong Institution Engineers (chairman education and examination committee 1996-2001, co-opted council 2001-2002, chairman accreditation board, 2001-2006, chairman Hong-Kong Asia Pacific Economic Cooperative and Enrging. Mobility Forum montiooring committees, since 2006), Institution Structural Engineers. Member Hong Kong Institution Science (founding member 1992, council member 2002-2006, advisory since 2007), Hong Kong Society Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (president 1999, 2000), International Society Health Monitoring Intelligent Infrastructures Executive Committee(vice president and council member since 2004), Construction Industry Institute(Hong Kong) (governing council since 2002), Asian Pacific Network Centers for Earthquake Engineering (president 2005-2007), Asian Pacific Network Centers for Research in Smart Structures Technology (board member since 2003).
Married Moon Shan Liu, August 1, 1972. Children: Ling Tung, Pui Fung.