Way Kuo

Way Kuo (Chinese: 郭位; pinyin: Guō Wèi; born 5 January 1951 in Taipei, Taiwan) is the current President and University Distinguished Professor of the City University of Hong Kong. Before joining CityU, he was University Distinguished Professor and Dean of Engineering at the University of Tennessee.[1]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Kuo.

Way Kuo
Born	(1951-01-05) 5 January 1951 Taipei, Taiwan
Alma mater	National Tsing Hua University (B.S.) Kansas State University (PhD)
Known for	President of the City University of Hong Kong
Scientific career
Fields	Engineering
Institutions	Bell Labs Texas A&M University University of Tennessee

Kuo received his PhD degree in engineering in 1980 from Kansas State University and BS degree in nuclear engineering in 1972 from National Tsing-Hua University in Taiwan.

Kuo is a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[2] He is also an elected member of the United States National Academies of Engineering, Academia Sinica in Taiwan and International Academy for Quality. He is Fellow of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), American Statistical Association (ASA), and Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE).[3]

References

1. Kuo leaving UT for City University in Hong Kong
2. CityU President-designate Professor Way Kuo named Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
3. Professor Way Kuo

Academic offices
Preceded by Richard Ho Yan-ki Acting	President of the City University of Hong Kong 14 May 2008 – present	Incumbent