William Pong

Background

Pong, William was born on December 26, 1927 in Cincinnati. Son of Lipbow and Sie (Wong) Pong.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Cincinnati, 1951; Master of Science, U. Cincinnati, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Cincinnati, 1954.

Career

Physicist, Baldwin Company, Cincinnati, 1954-1958; assistant professor, Xavier U., Cincinnati, 1958-1960; associate professor, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1960-1968; professor, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, since 1968. Research associate NBS, Washington, 1966-1967.

Achievements

• William Pong has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

2nd Lieutenant United States Army Reserve, 1951-1962. Member AAPT, American Physical Society, Materials Research Society.

Connections

Married June Shizue Setogawa, December 23, 1961. Children: Kathleen, Alice, Milton, Vivian.

Father:

Lipbow Pong

Mother:

Sie (Wong) Pong

Spouse:

June Shizue Setogawa

child:

Vivian Pong

child:

Milton Pong

child:

Alice Pong

child:

Kathleen Pong