Background
Wu, Jin was born on April 9, 1934 in Nanking, China. Son of Shiang-San and Aei-Feng (Chen) Wu. came to the United States, 1959, naturalized, 1972.
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Jin Wu
Edit Profileeducator engineer oceanographer
Jin Wu, American Oceanographer, educator, engineer. Recipient Achievement award National Cheng Kung U., 1986, Ocean Science Educator award Office Naval Research, 1991-1994. Served with Chinese Navy, 1956-1958. Member American Society of Civil Engineers (Publication award 1988), National Academy of Engineering, American Geophysical Union, Academia Sinica, American Meteorological Society, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Science, National Cheng Kung U., 1956; Master of Science, U. Iowa, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1964.
Career
Instructor physics, Taitung Senior High School, 1958-1959;
research assistant, research associate, U. Iowa, 1959-1963;
research scientist, Hydronautics, Inc., Laurel, Maryland., 1963-1966;
senior research scientist, then principal research scientist, Hydronautics, Inc., Laurel, Maryland., 1966-1974;
head geophysical fluid dynamics division, Hydronautics, Inc., Laurel, Maryland., 1966-1974;
consultant, Hydronautics, Inc., Laurel, Maryland., 1974-1980;
member of faculty, U. Delaware, Newark, since 1974;
professor marine studies and сivil engineering, U. Delaware, 1975-1980;
H. Fletcher Brown professor marine studies and сivil engineering, U. Delaware, since 1980;
coordinator physical oceanography program College Marine Studies, U. Delaware, 1974-1975, 79-80;
director Air-Sea Interaction Laboratory, U. Delaware, since 1981;
now R.R. Brown professor, U. Delaware. Visiting lecturer von Karman Institute Fluid Dynamics, Brussels, 1970. Honorary research consultant National Science Council, Taiwan, since 1983.
Adviser Tainan Hydraulic Laboratory, National Cheng Kung U., since 1977. Expert-consultant Naval Research Laboratory, since 1980. National Science Foundation visiting professor National Taiwan U., 1970, 79, 84, National Cheng Kung U., Taiwan, 1974, 75, 76.
President National Cheng Kung U., Taiwan, Republic of China,1994-. Honorary professor Ocean University of Qingdao, since 1983. Visiting professor University of California, 1985.
National invitation chair National Taiwan U., 1986, National Cheng Kung U., 1987.
Achievements
Membership
Served with Chinese Navy, 1956-1958. Member American Society of Civil Engineers (Publication award 1988), National Academy of Engineering, American Geophysical Union, Academia Sinica, American Meteorological Society, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Tzu-Chen Chang, September 9, 1961. Children: Victor Hua-Teh, Abraham Hua-Chung, Marvin Hua-Wei.
