Kao

Jimmy (Chih-Ming) Kao is a Chair Professor in the Institute of Environmental Engineering at National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan, where he shares his knowledge and expertise in contaminated site remediation and restoration, sustainable land redevelopment, and new construction development. Since joining the university in 1997, he has advised 120 M.S. and 48 Ph.D. students.
 
Jimmy’s research has resulted in 62 patents and more than 300 refereed journal publications. He is the author of Reclamation and Revitalization of Brownfields and Contaminated Lands: Towards Sustainable Land Redevelopment for New Construction, the first book in Taiwan to address the remediation and revitalization of contaminated land for new construction and sustainable development. The book has become an important reference and textbook for government agencies and universities in the areas of site remediation, land redevelopment, and new construction development.
 
Jimmy received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University.
 
He is married to Vivian Lee, and they have two children.