Te May Ching
Te May Ching | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 9, 1923 Suzhou, China |
| Died | April 21, 2020 Fremont, California |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Years active | 1956-1988 |
| Spouse | Kim Kwong Ching |
Te May Ching (1923-2020) was a seed physiologist and worked for the OSU Crop Science Department from 1956 until her retirement in 1988.
Life and education
[edit]Te May Ching was born January 9, 1923, in Suzhou, China, to her parents Sheng Wen and Hui Ying Tsou.[1] She met her husband, Kim Kwong Ching, at the Central University in Nanjing; they married on August 10, 1947, in Shanghai, China.[1]
She earned a B.S. in Forest Products and Wood Chemistry in 1944 from the Central University in Nanjing, China.[2]
She moved to the United States and began a graduate program at Michigan State University, where she earned an M.S. in Wood Technology in 1950 and Ph.D. in Cytology and Genetics in 1954.[3] She had a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in plant physiology research at MSU.[1][3]
Oregon State University
[edit]In 1956, Ching was hired as an Assistant Agronomist in the Oregon State College (OSC) Farm Crops Experiment Station in Corvallis, Oregon. She taught courses on seed physiology and conducted different types of research in OSC.[4][5][6] Her work on a grain called triticale in the 1980s was part of a larger program that looked for the highest quality seeds for agriculture.[7] In 1983, she developed a method to use an extract from fireflies to investigate differences between shriveled and plump seeds, specifically looking at enzyme variations.[8] Ching published research papers on seed treatments, storage, and germination processes and presented her work internationally.[9][10][11]
In 1960, she was an Assistant Professor in the Farm Crops Department.[12] She was promoted to Associate Professor in 1962 and Professor in 1971.[13]
She belonged to several professional organizations including the American Society of Agronomy, the President’s Commission on Human Rights and Responsibilities, and the Association of Women in Science (AWIS).[1] In 1985, she was made a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy/ Crop Science of America.[1]
Ching was involved in international education and cooperation. She gave talks on the People's Republic of China, served as an advisor for the Chinese Student Association at OSU, and was a member of the OSU International Education Committee.[13]
Retirement
[edit]Te May Ching retired from the OSU in 1988 and was made an emeritus professor.[14][13]
She and her husband moved to Fremont, California, in 1998. She died on April 21, 2020.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Te May Ching". Corvallis Gazette Times. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "General Catalog, 1974-1975 | Oregon Digital". oregondigital.org. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ a b "Oregon's Agricultural Progress, Fall 1983 | Oregon Digital". oregondigital.org. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "Oregon's Agricultural Progress, Fall 1978 | Oregon Digital". oregondigital.org. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "Oregon's Agricultural Progress, Spring 1971 | Oregon Digital". oregondigital.org. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "Oregon's Agricultural Progress, Fall 1991-Winte... | Oregon Digital". oregondigital.org. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "Oregon's Agricultural Progress, Winter 2000 | Oregon Digital". oregondigital.org. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "Oregon Stater, March 1983 | Oregon Digital". oregondigital.org. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "Oregon Stater, November 1975 | Oregon Digital". oregondigital.org. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "Oregon's Agricultural Progress, Summer 1966 | Oregon Digital". oregondigital.org. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "Oregon's Agricultural Progress, Spring-Summer 1984 | Oregon Digital". oregondigital.org. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "Self Evaluation Report III: Graduate School, 1960 | Oregon Digital". oregondigital.org. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ a b c "Te May Ching Papers, 1947-1988". scarc.library.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "OSU This Week, September 22, 1988 | Oregon Digital". oregondigital.org. Retrieved 2021-03-09.