At its 2011 Annual Awards Luncheon in Portland, Oregon, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) will present Professor W.K. Chow, PhD, FSFPE, with its John L. Bryan Mentoring Award. Chow is with T
The award is named after John L. Bryan who established the University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering and served as the as the Department Chair from its establishment in 1956 until his retirement in 1993. The award is given for recognition of commitment to mentoring that enhances the practice of fire protection engineering.
Chow was recognized for his work as the Chair Professor of Architectural Science and Fire Engineering, at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has also served as the Head of the Department of Building Services Engineering since 2009.
Chow currently teaches graduate level courses on the topics of Fire Dynamics, Fire Engineering Systems, as well as overseeing student research projects and dissertations. He has published more than 400 refereed journal articles. Many of these publications have been collaborations with his students. Professor Chow has supervised 300 master’s students and 40 PhD students.
Professor Chow’s department supports a mentor-ship program to enable students to interact with working engineers as a way to help students learn about industry and pursue their career development. He also leads the Research Centre for Fire Engineering at the University. He is the Editor–in-Chief of the International Journal on Architectural Science. He an SFPE Fellow and the Founding President of the SFPE Hong Kong Chapter.
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