Yih-Ho Michael Pao

Yih-Ho Michael Pao (21 September 1934 – 11 September 2013) was a Chinese-born American entrepreneur and hydro-engineer. He was an early pioneer in developing large-scale wind turbines.

Pao graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1962.^[1] In 2009, JHU awarded Pao its Distinguished Alumni Award.^[2]

Between 1970 and 2000, he formed and led six commercial companies in the United States based upon new technologies. These efforts created, developed and commercialized four new technologies that produce industrial tools:^[3]^[4]

Waterjet technology
Horizontal directional drilling technology
Vertical axis wind turbine technology
Advanced wet-blasting technology

In 2000, Pao was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for his research, development, and commercialization of ultrahigh-pressure waterjet technology.^[3]^[5] Pao's elder brother Yih-Hsing had been elected to the NAE fifteen years earlier.

Pao died in Houston, Texas on 11 September 2013.^[6]

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^ "College Mourns Passing Of Michael Pao, Distinguished Research Professor And NAE Member". University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ "Alumni Awards". JHU Engineering. Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. January 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Yih-Ho Michael Pao, Dr. Eng." The Third International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, American Academy of Sciences
^ Chen, James (September 2006) "Dr. Yih-Ho Michael Pao: A Windpower Pioneer, New Invention on Floating-Vertical-Axis-Wind-Turbines" e-Bao Magazine Houston Asian News; pdf file includes Chinese and English
^ "Yih-Ho Michael Pao". United States National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ "Yih-Ho Pao". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

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