K. P. Chong, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8611, Bldg 226, Gaithersburg, 20899-8611, USA, Fax: 1 703 292 9053
KEN P. CHONG, Hon.M.ASCE, PE, received his AM, MSE and PhD in engineering mechanics from Princeton University in 1969. His professional
experience includes: Senior Project Engineer of R&D, National Steel Corporation, in charge of long-range structural research projects
related to cold-formed steel structures and sandwich panels, 1969-1974; professor and chairman of Structures/Solid Mechanics Group, University
of Wyoming, teaching and research in Structural Mechanics and Solid Mechanics for 15 years. He has been a visiting professor at MIT,
Houston, Washington and Hong Kong universities.
Since 1989 he has been the program director, Interim Division Director, Engineering
Advisor at the National Science Foundation (NSF) where he formulates and administers the US policy and research/educational programs
in structures, construction, materials, mechanics, NDE, nano-technology. As chair of the NSF Civil Infrastructures Systems Task Committee,
1992-93, he led the development of a major NSF-wide initiative which is changing the university culture. As chair of the ASCE Materials
Engineering Division ExCom, he also organized and chaired the 1996 Materials Engineering Conference with heavy participation by industry,
government and universities.
In addition to managing 130 university research projects in mechanics and materials, he has been involved
in the development of model-based simulation, durability and accelerated tests, life-cycle engineering, nano-technology, and other initiatives;
and established the NSF Summer Institute on Nano Mechanics and Materials at Northwestern University, training about 140 professors, post-docs
a year. He founded the NSF Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series in 1997 and chaired the task group on Making a Case for Engineering
in 2005.
He has published 200 technical papers, authored two textbooks on mechanics and edited ten books. He edits a Spon book series
as well as serving on several editorial and technical boards, and was a member of the NSTC Construction and Building Subcommittee. He
has given 40 keynote lectures, including the Mindlin and Sadowsky Lectures, received awards including the fellow of AAM, SEM, USACM and
ASCE, Edmund Friedman Professional Recognition Award; Honorary Doctorate, Shanghai University; Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award of
Taiwan National Cheng Kung University; Honorary Member, ASCE; NSF Distinguished Service Award.
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