Ven Te Chow
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Ven Te Chow was a prominent Chinese-American hydrologist and civil engineer renowned for his foundational contributions to modern hydrology and water resources engineering.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ven Te Chow canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese-American person
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academic ⓘ author ⓘ civil engineer ⓘ hydrologist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
civil engineering
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hydrology ⓘ |
| academicRank | full professor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
International Water Resources Association awards
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J.C. Stevens Award ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1919-08-07 ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | immigrant to the United States from China ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
advancement of open-channel flow theory
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development of hydrologic design methods for flood control ⓘ integration of hydrology and water resources planning ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
China
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1981-07-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
National Chiao Tung University
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University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ |
| employer | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Chinese ⓘ |
| familyName | Chow ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
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hydrology ⓘ water resources engineering ⓘ |
| genre |
engineering textbook
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Ven Te ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Theodore R. Camp ⓘ |
| influenced |
design methods for hydraulic structures
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modern hydrologic modeling practices ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Chinese
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English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Geophysical Union
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American Society of Civil Engineers ⓘ |
| name | Ven Te Chow self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of water resources engineering as a discipline
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foundational contributions to modern hydrology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Handbook of Applied Hydrology
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Open-Channel Hydraulics ⓘ |
| occupation | professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of civil engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
open-channel hydraulics
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surface water hydrology ⓘ water resources systems planning ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Urbana, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Urbana, Illinois
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