王肇輝 - 2009年 傑出校友 得獎人 

Name:                Chao-Huei Jeffrey Wang   王肇輝(1943-2008)             
Year Graduated: 1966 Chimestry         化學系     
Address:             4651 Celano Drive, Libertyville IL 60048
Telephone:         847-680-8922 (W)    Fax: 847-680-8927
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Education:

BS in Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University

MS in Organic Chemistry, University of Nebraska- Lincoln, NE

            Ph. D. in Organic Chemistry, University of Nebraska- Lincoln, NE

Last Position: Founder and CEO Spherotech, Incorporated

Experiences and Professional Recognitions:

·         1973       Post doctoral at Amherst College with Dr. Alan Waggoner developing fluorescent dyes intended for optical probes of membrane potential. 

·         1977       Joins Abbott Laboratories and helps to develop an instrument called TDx^TM.  This diagnostic platform was an automated fluorescence polarization immunoassay analyzer.  This innovation could quantitatively analyze drugs in serum and provide physicians with rapid results.  Patient drug therapies could be individualized and maintained within therapeutic range.

·         1982       Started Pandex Laboraties with two colleagues and leads the companies Research & Development efforts.  Pandex develops the Screen Machine, a diagnostic instrument for rapid screening of and selection of monoclonal antibodies using filtration and epi-fluorescence to select the desired antibody characteristics.  Pandex also developed diagnostic instrumentation for screening the human blood supply for hepatitis. 

·         1986       Pandex Labs is acquired by Baxter Diagnostics, served as Director of  Chemistry

·         1992       Founded Spherotech, Inc., a manufacturer of micro particles for biomedical research and diagnostic testing.  Today, Spherotech employs 23 people and services customers globally.

·         Fourteen United States patents related to his work

Contribution/Service to CKU/Alumni Association and Community

·         Regular NCKUAA supporter including Chinese American Chemical Society (CACS) events

·         Recognized by Great Lakes Chinese American Chemical Society for continued sponsorship of the chapter.

·         Biographic essay published in CACS Communications Spring 2009 publication http://www.cacshq.org/PDF/CACSSpring2009.pdf

Success Lies in Hard Work

This is an abridged version of what appeared in the 2009 Spring CACS Communications publication

Chinese American Chemical Society (CACS)

By Andy Wang[1] (Son of Jeff Wang who passed away in 2008)

Introduction

            As a first generation Taiwanese American, I have always been interested in how our family came to reside in the United States. My father Chao-Huei “Jeffrey” Wang (王肇輝) came to the United States when he was a young man to pursue his studies.  He ultimately chose to stay and start a family.    

            My father grew up the oldest child in a large family in Tainan, Taiwan. He attended Yong Fu Elementary School, and later Tainan First High School. In high school, my father lost his father in a tragic accident, and became head of the household at a young age. When it came time to choose a career his mother felt Jeff was to shy too make a good businessman. Staying involved in the family business would be left to Jeff’s siblings. After high school my father hoped to become an architect, but was “told” he could be a chemist after taking college admissions tests.

            My father’s undergraduate chemistry education was completed at National Cheng Kung University.  He moved to the United States to pursue a Master’s degree and continued on to complete his Ph.D. in organic chemistry also at the University of Nebraska. Looking back, he always felt that learning the language was the most challenging aspect of his move to the U.S. Although he had scored highly on the chemistry portion of the graduate entrance exam, he really struggled with the English portion of the test. While it was difficult for my father to become accustomed to life in the U.S, several of his classmates commented that he truly helped make their adjustment easier when they arrived. 

            On April 19^th, 2008 my father passed away peacefully surrounded by family after succumbing to complications of cancer. Even in his illness he continued to bring joy to his family and friends. He was loved by all as a generous friend, brother, father, and grandfather.

Lessons for Young Scientists:

            Today my office used to be my father’s. A piece of artwork that remains to this day has Chinese characters. It loosely translates to, “Success Lies in Hard Work”. This is a sentiment that he strongly believed and lived.  Chemistry may not have been my father’s original passion, but it became a successful career for him through hard work and perseverance. As important as hard work was generosity to others and always acting in a caring, trustworthy and genuine manner. This is evident in the loyalty created in his friends, colleagues, employees and customers. My father always had a smile on his face, he told me this was advice he received from a colleague in graduate school. He stressed the importance of not being afraid to take some chances that might otherwise pass. This would be his guidance for today’s young scientists.