Kam Wu Wong

Background

Wong, Kam Wu was born on March 8, 1940 in Hong Kong. Son of Chang W. and Ngan Lin (Sin) Wong. came to the United States, 1964.

Education

Bachelor of Science., U. New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B., Canada, 1964; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1968.

Career

Teaching assistant, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1964-1967; assistant professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1967-1971; associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1971-1976; professor сivil engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1976. Consultant Texas Brine Corporation, Houston, 1974-1995, Morton International, Chicago, since 1974, Freese and Nichols, Inc., Fort Worth, since 1987, Metaphase Corporation, St.Louis, 1989-1992, Battelle, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1988-1989, Brazos River Authority, Waco, Texas, since 1991.

Achievements

• Kam Wu Wong has been listed as a noteworthy Civil engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Design and Planning of Engineering Systems (Prentice-Hall international series in civil engineering and engineering mechanics)

Membership

Member American Society of Civil Engineers (Huber Research prize 1971), American Society Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (Talbert Abrams award 1971), American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, International Society for Optical Engineering, The Photogrammetric Society of London.

Connections

Married Betsey Pendleton, August 8, 1970;children: David, Michael.

Father:

Chang W. Wong

Mother:

Ngan Lin (Sin) Wong

Spouse:

Betsey Pendleton

child:

David Wong

child:

Michael Wong