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He excelled in university teaching, being awarded the Outstanding Educator of America from by the [[American Society for Engineering Education]] and the Hutchinson Memorial Teaching Award, U. of Colorado.<ref>[http://engineering.colorado.edu/facultystaff/facultyawards/award_hutchinson.htm Hutchinson Award 1978]</ref> |
He excelled in university teaching, being awarded the Outstanding Educator of America from by the [[American Society for Engineering Education]] and the Hutchinson Memorial Teaching Award, U. of Colorado.<ref>[http://engineering.colorado.edu/facultystaff/facultyawards/award_hutchinson.htm Hutchinson Award 1978]</ref> |
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He is cited in the [[American Men and Women of Science]].<ref>American Men and Women of Science, Vol. 4, P.454, 24th Edition (2008)</ref> |
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==Education== |
Revision as of 17:57, 7 September 2011
Hon-Yim Ko is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado, where he held the Glenn L. Murphy Professor and Chair of Engineering in 2000 to 2010.[1] He has won national renown in research and teaching in the specialties of centrifuge modeling, earthquake engineering, mechanical properties of soil and rock, constitutive modeling and soil-structure interaction. His research resulted in over 200 scholarly publications, and prestigious research awards, including the Huber Research Prize by the American Society of Civil Engineers; and the Colorado Engineering Council Gold Medal.[2]
He excelled in university teaching, being awarded the Outstanding Educator of America from by the American Society for Engineering Education and the Hutchinson Memorial Teaching Award, U. of Colorado.[3]
He is cited in the American Men and Women of Science.[4]
Education
Ko was educated in the Queen Elizabeth School, Hong Kong,[5] and received his B.Sc. at the University of Hong Kong. He went for graduate studies in the California Institute of Technology where he obtained the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.[6]
References
- ^ U. of Colorado press release
- ^ Curriculum Vitae
- ^ Hutchinson Award 1978
- ^ American Men and Women of Science, Vol. 4, P.454, 24th Edition (2008)
- ^ "Queen Elizabeth School report: Ko won government scholarship in the graduating class of 1957" (PDF). 1958. p. 16.
- ^ Distinguished Alumni of Hong Kong U Dept of Civil Eng