Pang-Jen Kung

Background

Kung, Pang-Jen was born on May 13, 1959 in I-Lan, Taiwan. Son of Ching-Yu and A-Se Kung.

Education

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, 1983. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Auburn University, 1988. MMetE, Carnegie Mellon University, 1991.

Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 1993. Master of Business Administration, University Connecticut, 1998.

Career

Junior engineer Tatung Company, Taipei, Taiwan, 1979—1980. Teaching assistant National Tsing Hua University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, 1981—1982, research assistant Taiwan, 1982—1983. Associate scientist Industrial Technology Reserve Institute, 1985—1986.

Teaching and research assistant Auburn University, Alabama, 1986—1989. Research assistant Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1989—1991. Staff research assistant Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, 1991—1992, research fellow, 1993—1994.

Senior scientist Advanced Fuel Research, Inc., East Hartford, Connecticut, 1995—1998. Chairman Pioneer Technologies, Inc., West Hartford, 1996—1999. Consultant InfiMed, Inc., Liverpool, New York, 1998—2000.

Product development engineer JDS Uniphase, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 2001—2002. President Optotrack, Inc., Cary, since 2002. Chairman academy affairs Tatung Institute of Technology, Taipei, 1979-1980.

Technical information editor Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsin-Chu, 1985-1986. Translator technical articles Super Technology Books Company, Taipei, 1986. Professor Strayer University, Cary, North Carolina, 2004-2010.

Campus dean Strayer University, Raleigh.

Achievements

• Pang-Jen Kung has been listed as a notable materials scientist, electrical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

2nd Lieutenant Chinese Air Force, 1983-1985. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, International Society for Optical Engineering, American Society for Microbiology, American Society Quality, Materials Research Society, American Vacuum Society (Paper award 1992), Society Information Display, Beta Gamma Sigma.

Connections

Married Tzyy-Yun Tzeng, May 18, 1986. Children: Naihau, Naiwei.

Father:

Ching-Yu Kung

Mother:

A-Se Kung

Spouse:

Tzyy-Yun Tzeng

child:

Naiwei Kung

child:

Naihau Kung