Background
Hsu, Yu Kao was born on April 24, 1922 in Wukang, Hunan, China. Arrived in the United States, 1956, naturalized, 1972. Son of Ming Yung and Zhu Ching (Liu) Hsu.
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Yu Kao Hsu
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Yu Kao Hsu, American aerospace scientist, mathematician, educator. Achievements include research and publications in pressure field caused by cone rotating in non-Newtonian liquid, also supercaritating hydrofoil, also non-steady molecular beam of strong shock structure problem, laminar film condensation. Summer faculty fellow Goddard Space Flight Center, 1987, 88, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Cr., 1989.
Education
Came to the United States, 1956, naturalized, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1966.
Career
Research assistant Rensselaer Poly Institute, Troy, New York, 1962-1966. Assistant professor aerospace engineering West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1966-1971. Associate professor mathematics University College, U. Maine, Orono, 1971-1983, professor, 1983-1993, professor emeritus, 1993.
Institute guest Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978.
Visiting fellow Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1993. Presented paper to National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1993.
Author: Two Phase Laminar Film Condensation. AppliedMathematics for Engineering Technology.
Contributor articles to professional journals.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Mathematics Society, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Academy Mechanics, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Martha Tih Wang, December 11, 1965. Children: Timothy, Melinda Hsu Taylor.
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Religion
Roman Catholic
Education
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1966
Awards
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Recipient Faculty award West Virginia University, 1971. U. Maine Summer FacultyRsch. awards, 1976, 80, 90. Summer faculty fellow Goddard Space Flight Center, 1987, 88, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center, 1989.Recipient Faculty award West Virginia University, 1971. U. Maine Summer FacultyRsch. awards, 1976, 80, 90. Summer faculty fellow Goddard Space Flight Center, 1987, 88, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center, 1989.