Dr. Fu-Shiang Chia (1931-2011)

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Education
  • Ph.D. in Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., 1964
  • M.S. in Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., 1962
  • B.S. in Biology, Taiwan Normal University, , Taipei, Taiwan

Dr. Chia was a marine biologist who had an extensive knowledge on echinoderms.

Throughout his academic career, Dr. Chia taught at seven universities throughout the world; among them, he spent 24 years at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. He retired from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 1997.

Relevant to the biota of the Gulf of Mexico, Dr. Chia has published the following:

Harrison, F. W., and F. S. Chia. 1994. Microscopic Anatomy of the Invertebrates. Volume 14. Echinodermata. Wiley-Liss, New York.

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