W. John Kao
W. John Kao | |
|---|---|
| 高為元 | |
Kao in 2022 | |
| President of National Tsing Hua University | |
| Assumed office April 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Hocheng Hong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 13, 1968 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Education | Johns Hopkins University (BS, MS) Case Western Reserve University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Polymer science |
| Thesis | Biomechanisms of giant cell formation and leukocyte adhesion on polyurethanes (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | James M. Anderson Anne Hiltner |
Weiyuan John Edward Kao (Chinese: 高為元; born October 13, 1968) is a Taiwanese polymer scientist and biomedical engineer who has been the president of National Tsing Hua University since 2022.