Background
Tao, Kar-Ling James was born on August 20, 1941 in Canton, Guangtong, China. Came to the United States, 1966. Son of Koon-Man and Hor-Yu (Hau) Tao.
Tao, Kar-Ling James was born on August 20, 1941 in Canton, Guangtong, China. Came to the United States, 1966. Son of Koon-Man and Hor-Yu (Hau) Tao.
Diploma in biology, Chinese University, Hong Kong, 1964. Master of Science in Biology, Tuskegee Institute, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Horticulture and Botany, University Wisconsin, 1971.
Science teacher Tsung Tsin Association High School, Hong Kong, 1965-1966. Research fellow Carver Research Foundation, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1966-1968. Research assistant University Wisconsin, Madison, 1968-1971.
Research associate Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1971-1977. Plant physiologist United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland, 1977-1983. Genetic resources officer Food and Agricultural Organization International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, Rome, 1984-1988.
Research officer Food and Agriculture Organization International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, 1989-1992. Agricultural officer plant production and protection division Seed and Plant Genetic Resources Svc./Food and Agriculture Organization United Nations, 1993-1996. Advisor Beijing Vegetable Research Center, since 1988, Zhejiang Agriculture University, Hanzhou, China, since 1990.
Research professor Botany Research Institute, Beijing, since 1989, Lushan (China) Botanical Garden, since 2001. Co-chairman Symposium on Seed Storage, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1989. Member organizing committee International Conference on Seed Science and Technology, Hanzhou, 1989, International Symposium on Research and Utilization of Crop Germplasm Resources, Beijing, 1995, International Conference on Seed Science and Technology, Guangzhou, 1997.
Escort to cotton delegate Office Science Exchange, Washington, 1980. Honorary professor Zhongshan University, 1991.
Member American Society Plant Physiology, American Biographical Institute (Gold medal 1991), Crop Science Society of America, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Honorary Research Professor 1989), Research Institute Plant Production (gold medal 1988), New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Harriet Hoi-Yin Tao, June 7, 1969. Children: Kane Hon-Yu, Nelson Nan-Yu.