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Kong, Laura S. L. was born on July 23, 1961 in Honolulu. Daughter of Albert Thomas Stearns and Cordelia (Seu) Kong.
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Laura S. L. Kong, American Geophysicist. Research fellow Japan Government-Japan Society for Promotion of Science, 1990; recipient Young Investigator grant Japan Society for Promotion of Science, 1990. Member American Geophysical Union, Seismological Society American, Hawaii Center for Volcanology, Association Women in Science, Sigma Xi.
Education
Standard Chartered Bank, Brown U., 1983; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanog. Institute, 1990.
Career
Graduate researcher, Woods Hole (Massachusetts) Oceanog. Institution, 1984-1990;
postdoctoral fellow, U. Tokyo, 1990-1991;
geophysicist, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Ewa Beach, Hawaii., 1991-1993;
seismologist, United States Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, 1993-1995;
researcher, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, since 1996. Member Hawaii State Earthquake advisory board, since 1994.
Member equal opportunity advisory board National Earth Svc. Pacific Region, Honolulu, 1992-1993, Asin-American/Pacific Islander special emphasis program manager, 1992-1993. Legislation researcher Hawaii State Senate, since 1996.
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Member American Geophysical Union, Seismological Society American, Hawaii Center for Volcanology, Association Women in Science, Sigma Xi.
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Married Kevin T.M. Johnson, March 3, 1990.
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American
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Research fellow Japan Government-Japan Society for Promotion of Science, 1990. Recipient Young Investigator grant Japan Society for Promotion of Science, 1990.Research fellow Japan Government-Japan Society for Promotion of Science, 1990. Recipient Young Investigator grant Japan Society for Promotion of Science, 1990.