Peter Wing Kee Woo

Background

Woo, Peter Wing Kee was born on June 22, 1934 in Canton, China. Son of Yu Chang and Lim Tsing (Poon) Woo. came to the United States, 1950.

Education

Bachelor of Science with great distinction, Stanford University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1958.

Career

From associate research chemist to senior research chemist, Parke Davis & Company, Detroit, 1958-1971; from research scientist to senior research associate, Parke Davis Pharmaceutical Research (division Warner-Lambert Company), Ann Arbor, Michigan, since 1971.

Achievements

• Peter Wing Kee Woo has been listed as a noteworthy Organic chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (excellence in industrial chemical research award 1983, Huron Valley section), International Isotope Society, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, table tennis, swimming, soccer, piano.

Connections

Married Katherine Liang, August 27, 1966. Children: Karen Heriot-Watt University, Lena H.A., Nelson H.Y.

Father:

Yu Chang Woo

Mother:

Lim Tsing (Poon) Woo

Spouse:

Katherine Liang

child:

Nelson H.Y Woo

child:

Lena H.A. Woo

child:

Karen Heriot-Watt University Woo