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416 MILLENNIUM-SECOND EDITION A native of Guangzhou, China, Dr. Yung C. Wu grew up during the Second Sino-Japanese War, a military conflict fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s. Having earned a BS from Sun Yat-sen University in 1947, he subsequently immigrated three years later to the United States, where he would establish the foundation to the remainder of his career. He attended the University of Houston, receiving an MS in 1952. Five years later, he concluded his education at the University of Chicago, where he obtained a PhD in chemistry. Dr. Wu’s first professional post was with the Portland Cement Association in Skokie, Illinois, where he worked as a research chemist from 1958 to 1962. Serving in the same role for the entirety of his career, he worked for such entities as IBM in Yorktown Heights, New York from 1963 to 1966; Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak YUNG C. WU, PHD CHEMIST (RETIRED) National Institute of Standards and Technology Germantown, MD Ridge, Tennessee from 1966 to 1967; and the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland from 1967 until his retirement from the industry in 1995. A prominent figure in his field, Dr. Wu is most renowned for his researchonpH, conductivity and thermal safety. He is the distinguished inventor of an absolute determination of electrolytic conductivity and of a sample simulator for breath alcohol testing. Throughout his career, he has contributed articles to professional journals and shared his expertise in multiple books within his areas of interest. Dr. Wu received the IR 100 Award in 1989. In addition, he has been listed in the 57th and 58th editions of Who’s Who in America. However, he cites the highlights of his career to be solving problems with sulfuric acid and obtaining his degrees despite the war in China. He has maintained membership with the American Chemical Society and Sigma Xi.