Shung-Chang Jong

Background

Jong, Shung-Chang was born on November 12, 1936 in Taipei, Taiwan. Came to the United States, 1965.

Education

Master of Science, Western Illinois U., 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Washington State University, 1969.

Career

Plant pathologist, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, 1961-1963; instructor, National Taiwan U., Taipei, 1963-1965; teaching assistant, Western Illinois U., Macomb, 1965-1966; research assistant, Washington State University, Pullman, 1966-1969; senior mycologist, American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, Maryland., 1969-1971; curator, American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, 1971-1989; head mycology department, American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, since 1973; senior staff scientist, American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, since 1989; director mycology and protistology program, American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, since 1993; acting director microbiology division, American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, since 1997. Dissertation director George Washington University, Washington, 1975-1979. Technical advisor Yamazaki Baking Company, Tokyo, Japan, since 1984.

Executive Board World Fedn.for Culture Collection, 1988-1992.

Achievements

• Shung-Chang Jong has been listed as a noteworthy Mycologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Microbiology, Washington Academy Sciences. Member World Federation for Culture Collections, International Mycological Association (Executive Committee 1983-1990), International Commision on Taxonomy of Fungi, Mycological Society of America (commission on culture collection 1986-1991).

Connections

M. Chiu-Hwa Kou, April 20, 1965. Children: Maria, Cynthia, Victoria.

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Cynthia Jong

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Victoria Jong

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Maria Jong