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Liu, Kon-Kee was born on May 2, 1950 in Taipei, Republic of China. Son of Chison and Sing-Chong (Pu) Liu.
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Kon-Kee Liu, Chinese oceanography educator. Achievements include nitrogen isotopic composition of nitrate in seawater in the Atlantic and Pacific; determination of hydrogen isotope fractionation between water and minerals; observation of a permanent upwelling center Northeast of Taiwan. Recipient Distinguished Researcher award National Science Council, Taipei, 1991. Member American Geophysical Union, Oceanography Society.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Geochemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, 1979.
Career
Teaching assistant, University of California at Los Angeles, 1973-1974; research assistant, University of California at Los Angeles, 1974-1979; research fellow, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1979-1981; associate research fellow, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 1981-1984; Adjunct Professor, National Tsing Hua U., 1982-1984; research fellow, Academia Sinica, 1984-1993; Adjunct Professor, National Taiwan U., 1984-1993; professor Institute Oceanography, National Taiwan U., since 1993; group head Global Change Research Center, National Taiwan U., 1993-1995. Chairman National Committee for Joint Global Ocean Flux Study, 1994-1996. Member scientific steering committee for international Joint Global Ocean Flux Study, 1995-1997.
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Member American Geophysical Union, Oceanography Society.
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Married Lily Chu, August 19, 1975 (deceased June 1986). Married Margaret Society of Jesus (Jesuit) Lo, December 16, 1989. Children: Jerry, Joseph, Joshua.
