# Ven Te Chow > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ven_Te_Chow > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ven_Te_Chow.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ven_Te_Chow > Source revision: 1330302078 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox person | name = Ven Te Chow | birth_date = October 7, 1919 | birth_place = Hangzhou, China | death_date = July 30, 1981 | education = [National Chiao Tung University](/source/National_Chiao_Tung_University) (B.S.) [Pennsylvania State University](/source/Pennsylvania_State_University) (M.S.) [University of Illinois](/source/University_of_Illinois) (Ph.D.) | occupation = Professor of Civil and Hydrosystems Engineering | known_for = Watershed experimentation systems and watershed hydraulics. }} '''Ven Te Chow''' ({{lang|zh-Hant|周文德}}; October 7, 1919, [Hangzhou](/source/Hangzhou), China, – July 30, 1981),{{cite book|last=Ackermann|first=William C.|url=http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=565&page=47|title=Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering, Volume 2|year=1984|publisher=National Academy of Engineering (NAE)|page=47|doi=10.17226/565|isbn=978-0-309-03482-1}} was a [Chinese](/source/Chinese_people)-[American](/source/Americans) engineer. He was a widely recognized [hydrologist](/source/hydrology) and [hydraulic engineer](/source/hydraulic_engineer), acclaimed for his contributions to hydrology and [water resources](/source/water_resources) development. == Career == He was a [professor](/source/professor) of Civil and Hydrosystems Engineering at the [University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign](/source/University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana-Champaign). He received his B.S. degree in civil engineering from the [National Chiao Tung University](/source/Shanghai_Jiao_Tong_University) in 1940, his M.S. degree in engineering mechanics from [Pennsylvania State University](/source/Pennsylvania_State_University) in 1948, and his Ph.D. degree in [hydraulic engineering](/source/hydraulic_engineering) from the University of Illinois in 1950. Chow joined the faculty of the University of Illinois in the Department of Civil Engineering in 1948 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1962. Some of his unusual contributions include his [watershed](/source/Drainage_basin) experimentation system, which produced storms in the laboratory using sophisticated electronic, pneumatic, and sonar controls. At the time it was one of the most sophisticated laboratories in the world for physical hydrology and attracted worldwide attention and interest among scientists, engineers, and the public. It was the subject of an article that appeared in ''[Life](/source/Life_(magazine))'' magazine on June 6, 1969,{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/timelifeillustra05time|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/timelifeillustra05time/page/n80 77]|title=LIFE|date=1969-06-06|publisher=Time Inc|language=en}} and was also addressed in the 1969 March issue of ''Public Works'' magazine. === IWRA === With this unique instrumentation, he introduced a new field of technology known as watershed hydraulics. He also developed a formula for hydrologic frequency drainage design, a method of backwater curve computation. Chow was the founder and first president of the [International Water Resources Association](/source/International_Water_Resources_Association) (IWRA). Under Ven Te Chow's leadership, the IWRA began publishing the academic journal Water International in 1975.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=rwin20|title=Water International Aims & Scope}} Over the last 49 years, IWRA has actively promoted the sustainable management of water resources around the globe and become one of the most influential organizations in the field of water. The ''IWRA Ven Te Chow Memorial Award'' was created by the IWRA in his memory. The award includes a lecture, to be delivered at its triennial World Water Congresses.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwra.org/awards/|title = AWARDS – International Water Resources Association}} {| class="wikitable" |+ Recipients of the Ven Te Chow Memorial Award |- ! Year !! Recipient |- | 1988 || [Vujica M. Yevjevich](/source/Vujica_M._Yevjevich) |- | 1991 || [Malin Falkenmark](/source/Malin_Falkenmark) |- | 1994 || Andras Szollosi-Nagy |- | 1996 || [Ben Chie Yen](/source/Ben_Chie_Yen) |- | 1997 || Glenn E. Stout |- | 2000 || Janusz Kindler |- | 2003 || Asit K. Biswas |- | 2005 || Benedito Braga |- | 2008 || John Pigram |- | 2011 || [Peter H. Gleick](/source/Peter_H._Gleick) |- | 2015 || Rabi Mohtar |- | 2017 || V. P. Singh and William N. Lehrer |- | 2020 || Soontak Lee |} The American Society of Civil Engineers established the Ven Te Chow Award in his memory to recognize the lifetime achievements in the field of hydrologic engineering.{{Cite web|url=https://www.asce.org/career-growth/awards-and-honors/ven-te-chow-award|title = Ven te Chow Award}} The award is administered by the [https://www.asce.org/communities/institutes-and-technical-groups/environmental-and-water-resources-institute/committees/environmental-and-water-resources-institute/ewri-governing-board/technical-coordination-executive-committee/watershed-council/surface-water-hydrology-technical-committee Surface Water Hydrology Technical Committee] of the [https://www.asce.org/communities/institutes-and-technical-groups/environmental-and-water-resources-institute Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI)]. The award ceremony and lecture are held at annual [https://www.ewricongress.org/ World Environmental & Water Resources Congress]. {| class="wikitable" |+Recipients of ASCE/EWRI Ven Te Chow Award !Year !Recipient |- |2022 |Gary Brunner |- |2021 |George Kuczera |- |2020 |Richard M. Vogel |- |2019 |Rao S. Govindaraju |- |2018 |Keith W. Hipel |- |2017 |Soroosh Sorooshian |- |2016 |Larry W. Mays |- |2015 |Richard H. McCuen |- |2014 |Jery R. Stedinger |- |2013 |Slobadan P. Simonovic |- |2012 |Ramachandra Rao |- |2011 |David Maidment |- |2010 |Jose D. Salas |- |2009 |M. Levent Kavvas |- |2008 |Stephen J. Burges |- |2007 |Leo R. Beard |- |2006 |David R. Dawdy |- |2005 |Vijay P. Singh |- |2004 |Norman H. Crawford |- |2003 |Jacques W. Delleur |- |2002 |Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe |- |2001 |Robert A. Clark |- |2000 |James E. Nash |- |1999 |Vit Klemes |- |1998 |James C. I. Dooge |- |1997 |Vujica Yevjevich |} == Works == *{{cite book | title = Open-channel hydraulics | author = Ven Te Chow | year = 1959 | publisher = McGraw-Hill | oclc = 4010975 }} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://iwra.org/ International Water Resources Association website] *[http://vtchl.illinois.edu/people/ven-te-chow/ Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory @ UIUC] *[https://www.asce.org/career-growth/awards-and-honors/ven-te-chow-award] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chow, Ven Te}} Category:1919 births Category:1981 deaths Category:Hydraulic engineers Category:Hydrologists Category:University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty Category:Chinese emigrants to the United States Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering Category:Grainger College of Engineering alumni Category:20th-century American engineers Category:Penn State College of Engineering alumni Category:People from Hangzhou Category:Engineers from Zhejiang Category:20th-century Chinese engineers Category:National Chiao Tung University (Shanghai) alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ven Te Chow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ven_Te_Chow) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ven_Te_Chow?action=history)). 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