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Dr. Kuochih Hong (洪國治博士)

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Dr. Kuochih Hong (洪國治博士)

Identity Snapshot

  • English: Dr. Kuochih Hong
  • Chinese: 洪國治博士
  • Era: 1943
  • Geography: Taiwan
  • Core roles: engineer, entrepreneur, scientist, professor, educator
  • Source: TAH Foundation Who’s Who
  1. Inventor of world 1st Commercial Nickel Metal Hydride Battery Materials (ECD/OBC batteries), 1982-1985

Contributions & Career

  • Educated in chemistry at National Taiwan Normal University (B.S. 1961–1965), atomic science at Tsing Hua University (M.S. 1967–1969), and chemistry at the University of Chicago (Ph.D. 1971–1975).
  • Associate Scientist in Energy Research at Brookhaven National Laboratory (1977–1980); Hydride Research Manager at Energy Research/Devices (ECD) (1980–1986), where he invented the world’s first commercial Nickel Metal Hydride battery materials (ECD/OBC batteries, 1982–1985).
  • Founder of Hong Enterprise (1986–); co-founder of Taiwanese Energy Technology (1989–1998); Executive Vice President of RCI Corp. (1994–1996).
  • Adjunct Professor at Tsing Hua University (1990–1992); adjunct faculty at Wayne State University / Oakland Community College (2009–2013).
  • Community: President of the Detroit chapter of the Taiwanese Association of America — Detroit TAGD (底特律台灣人同鄉會) in 1984, 2008, and 2019; Midwest-region coordinator of the Taiwanese Summer Conference (1984).

Network

Role in the Community (absorbed from corpus, 2026-09-14)

  • 以 TAGD（Taiwanese Association of Great Detroit）名義連署 PEW Research Center 台灣人Statement：PEW Research Center 台灣人美國連署聲明。
  • 為 TAH《Our Journeys》專刊撰文（該篇「文章：洪國治」，配圖為 2019 MTSC 宣傳圖）：[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/our-journeys-376|Our Journeys #376]]。
  • 同鄉互助紀錄：密西根同鄉回憶錄記載他與另外四位同鄉於一場集団車禍中集體受傷——「洪國治談笑如常，其實内傷很重」，事後 Ann Arbor、聖保羅等地同鄉自動留下來天天跑醫院照顧傷患（車禍年份語料未載，不臆測）：[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys249|Our Journeys #249]]。

Deepen notes (2026-09-14 pass)

  • Deepened from facts already on this page (TAH Who’s Who extract and tah-tables block); no web, no new pages.
  • Wikilinks added only to existing vault slugs: TAGD chapter page, TAA parent org, and the TAH encyclopedia records below (#258, #171), which document the Nickel Metal Hydride battery invention and career record.

Education

  • National Taiwan Normal Univ. — 1961-1965 — B.S., Chemistry
  • Tsing Hua Univ. — 1967-1969 — M.S., Atomic Science
  • Univ. of Chicago — 1971-1975 — Ph.D., Chemistry

Employment

  • Brookhaven National Laboratory — Associate Scientist, Energy Research — (1977-1980) — Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) — Hydride Research/Manager — (1980-1986) — Hong Enterprise — Founder — (1986-) — Taiwanese Energy Technology — Co-founder — (1989-1998) — RCI Corp. — Executive Vice President — (1994-1996) — Tsing Hua University — Adjunct Professor — (1990-1992) — Wayne State University / Oakland Community College — Adjunct Faculty — (2009-2013) — Community — Taiwanese American Association, Detroit Chapter — President (1984, 2008, 2019) — Taiwanese Summer Conference, Midwest Region — Coordinator (1984)

Family

  • Wife: 簡慧齡
  • Daughter: Stephanie
  • Son: Benjamin

Sources

Vault Holdings

TAH encyclopedia records held in this vault:

  • [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ota-258||TAH #258 — Dr. Kuochih Hong 洪國治博士]]
  • [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/whos-who-171-kuochih-hong||TAH #171 — Dr. Kuochih Hong 洪國治博士]]

Corpus re-check (slice 09142319-3, 2026-09-15)

  • 無新增事實：精確 grep（洪國治／Kuochih）命中 ota-258、whos-who-171、ourjourneys249、our-journeys-376、PEW 連署聲明——五項均已吸收於上方 Role in the Community 與 Vault Holdings。維持現狀。

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