Tien Chioh Tso

Background

Tso, Tien Chioh was born on July 25, 1917 in Hupeh, China. Son of Ya Fu and Suhwa (Wang) Tso. came to the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1961.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Nanking University, China, 1941. Master of Science, Nanking University, China, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1950.

Postgraduate, Oak Ridge Institute Nuclear Studies.

Career

Superintendent experimental farm, Ministry Social Affairs, China, 1944-1946; executive secretary, Tobacco Improvement Bureau, 1946-1947; research chemist, General Cigar Research Laboratory, 1950-1951; with, USDA, since 1952; principal plant physiologist crop research division, Agricultural Research Svc./USDA, Beltsville, Maryland., 1964-1966; leader tobacco quality investigations, tobacco and sugar crops research branch, Agricultural Research Svc./USDA, 1966-1971; chief tobacco laboratory, Agricultural Research Svc./USDA, 1972-1983; senior executive service, Agricultural Research Svc./USDA, 1974-1983; collaborator, Agricultural Research Svc./USDA, since 1984; executive director, International Development and Education in Agriculture and Life Sciences, 1984-1996; Chairman of the Board, International Development and Education in Agriculture and Life Sciences, since 1997. Consultant World Bank, National Cancer Institute, Kentucky Tobacco Health Research Institute, China National Tobacco Corporation, Philippine Tobacco Research Center, Philip Morris Tobacco Corporation.

Achievements

• Tien Chioh Tso has been listed as a noteworthy administrator, agronomist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

More photos

• book

  • Production, Physiology and Biochemistry of Tobacco Plant

    (hardbound with dust cover)

  • Comfort Ye, My People! My Journey in Science and Life

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Agronomy (chairman colloquium on agriculture and life science in China 1983, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88-89), American Institute Chemists. Member American Chemical Society, American Society Plant Physiologists, Phytochem. Society North America (president 1971, life member), Tobacco Chemists Research Conference (symposium chairman 1965, 79, chairman 1975, 83), World Conference Smoking and Health (section chairman 1967, 71, 75), Tobacco Workers Conference, New York Academy of Sciences, Interagy.

Smoking and Health Forum (chairman 1979-1983), National Coordinating Committee on Tobacco-Related Research, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta.

Connections

Married Margaret Lu, August 28, 1949. Children: Elizabeth, Paul.

Father:

Ya Fu Tso

Mother:

Suhwa (Wang) Tso

Spouse:

Margaret Lu

child:

Elizabeth Tso

child:

Paul Tso