A Research Career Bosco Powai Ho aka Dr. Bosco P. Ho Chinese pinyin He Bao Wei born Ho Po Wai 1A...

A Research Career

Bosco Powai Hoaka Dr. Bosco P. Ho

Chinese pinyin He Bao Weiborn Ho Po Wai 何保威

1 A Research Career

Foreign Expert English Instructorfor Ph. D. Candidates (2010 – 2011)

South China University of Technology (SCUT) 21 Oct 2010 Lecture

40 minutes long , answer questions. Students rate presentation

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A Reflection

"Those who fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it." – Sir Winston Churchill

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A Research Career

Title: A Research CareerFor SCUT Ph. D. candidates

dedicated to mylovely wife Linda,

my parents,mentors, supporters,

family and dear friends

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Hometown Hong Kong

English high schoolSt. Francis Xavier’s College

Mentored 9th gradeBosco after St. John Bosco

forerunner of vocational schoola modern mentor

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Leaving Family & Friends 1966

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…with feathers and wings…

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to the University of Minnesota

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…and found

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California Institute of Technology

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Wedding Bells 1972

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First Job


• Ph. D. Degree1975• Recommended by

research advisor• Union Carbide – plastics

extrusion• Big company• Top job• Top pay

Polyethylene Gas Phase Reactor


• New gas phase reactor reduces manufacturing cost significantly

• New multimillion dollar facility cannot produce products

Screw ExtruderLargest extruder worldwide


Dedicated Japanese workers

Problem of Extruder Solved


• New multimillion dollar facility cannot produce products

• 1.5 years, 50 staff, consultants

• Dr. Ho solved problem

Second Job 1978


• Union Carbide downsized• Laid off after 3 years• Hired by previous

coworker• Small company• Service company –

industrial water treatment

Reactor for Flocculants


Company’s waste treatment business survived

Coagulants & Flocculants


Company’s waste treatment business survived

Used in waste water treatment to remove solids from waste water

Belt-Filter Press

18 A Research CareerA dewatering equipment

Flocculants added in belt press inlet

Clean water runs through filter cloth

Filtration Monitoring Device


1987 InnovationSerendipity

Commercialization

20 A Research Career Commercial success

Clarifier


Coagulant added in clarifier inlet

Clean water leaves clarifier

Laboratory Test of Coagulant


1989 Second InnovationSerendipity

Dr. Ho’s Tube-Clarifier



Inlet

Outlet

Commercialization



Second Job


• Technical & management ladder

• Five patents and publications

• Many commercial success• Merck & Company

Innovation Award• Twenty-two years…

Third Job 1999


• Nalco and Calgon merged

• Nalco largest water treatment

• Calgon distant third• Recommended by

Calgon coworker, a previous Nalco employee

Nalco New Chemical Sensor


• Chemical performance sensor

• Fluorescence signal change by interaction of chemical with target species

• Commercialized 3D TRASAR ® 2004

Nalco in the Word Scene


• Over 300 Ph. D. worldwide

• North America growth rate flat

• Growth in Asia, Middle East, East European, South America

• Tough worldwide competition

Nalco 11 years


• Contributed to automation• Eight patents• New non-water treatment

areas• Start-up new research

laboratory in China 2005 – 2006

Nalco Suzhou China


New Laboratory Suzhou


R&D Manager China


• Hired 10 Ph. D. Chinese Nationals

• Expanded facility two times• Recruiting, training, project

management

Learned language, culture, new friends, multi-country, talk to 1.3 billion more people

R&D Manager China


Increased Presence in China


Technical & Commercial Success

Good environment

Fair competitionTeam workProper rewardsHard work InnovationSerendipity


Company Philosophies

System focused or manager focused

Marketing focused or Research focused

Task focused or people focused

Customer focused or company system focused


Company re-designMergers, acquisition, buy-out

Retirement Consideration

Asia versus North America

People and cultureLife style and opportunityThe research careerPeople versus tasksSelf versus community


Reflection DecisionWhat is most important

Significant Contributions

Technology Impact

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1. Discovery & Design – Larger extruder can pump 1976

2. Design – Reactor for flocculants 1981

Game-changing plastic production facility not shutdown

Waste treatment business not eliminated

Production capacity Asia – polyethylene PE & water treatment chemicals


Technology Impact

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3. Invention – Filtration monitoring device 1987

4. Invention – Coagulation monitoring device 1989

Cost reduced by 40%. Waste treatment business expanded

Papermill color reduction improved. Coagulant business expanded


Technology Impact

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5. Measurement – scale inhibition chemical 1999

6. Measurement – scale inhibition chemical in reverse osmosis process 2001

Accuracy improved. Method became suitable

Measurement costreduced.

Economical to use


Activity Impact

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7. Startup – Research & Development Laboratory in China 2006

China becomes company’s growth platform in Asia and worldwide

My Research Career

Career Attitude & Outlook

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Promotion Patents, awards… Publications,

reputation… Salary increase

Satisfaction Honor Immediate family Extended family

and friends Contentment Thankfulness

Reflection – experience, life lessons, history, discussion

Retirement Consideration

People Mother-in-law Sister and brother’s familyMentoring


Story of Three Movies

My Father and My Mother (The Long Road Home) – 我的父亲母亲

To Live – 活着Not One Less – 一个都不能少


Independent Children


Retirement Decision


Foreign Teacher – Scientific English Instructor for Ph. D. Candidates at SCUT

My Career as Teacher

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Rewards

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Where am I?

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100-steps at SCUT South Gate 1947

100-steps at SCUT South Gate

Oct 2010

Where am I?

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100-steps at SCUT South Gate 1947

100-steps at SCUT South Gate

Oct 2010

Who am I?

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Flowers fadingVapor in the wind

Is there somebody catchingwhen I’m falling?

Who am I?

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Performance by Children at Suzhou International Fellowship

Christmas 2007

Another Beginning

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Thank youfor listeningand attending!

Thank my dear wife, Lindafor the assistance, and

the 40+ years of support

www.drho.us [email protected]

http://www.drho.us/

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