Dr. Ken Chong is Engineering Advisor and Program Director in Engineering Directorate of
National Science Foundation(NSF). Over the last two decades Dr. Chong initiated and directed
a large number of initiatives to further the state of the art in concrete, reinforced concrete and
prestressed concrete. His direction support resulted in development of high strength and durable
concrete and self healing concrete. He was one of the pioneers at NSF to initiate research in the
area of nano technology. His focus on materials was a boon for researchers in the area on nanoconcrete.
He is an active researchers with a number of publications including books and made a
large number of presentations including Key-Note and Plenary Lectures.