by Hla Min
Update : 26th October 2026
Parents : Chiu Foke Yin and Moy Mei Lan in Mogok, Burma.
Graduated with B. Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of Rangoon in 1961. Awarded two gold medals.
- The Todarmal Talwar Memorial Gold Medal for obtaining highest aggregates of the four examinations leading to the degree of B. Sc. in Engineering and
- The U Kyaw Sein Gold Medal for standing first in the Final B. Sc. Civil Engineering Examination of March 1961.
Begin teaching career in 1961 as an Assistant Lecturer, Civil Engineering Department, Burma Institute of Technology.
In 1963 married to Twee Kyi Moy (Myint Khin), who worked in the Accounts Department of R.I.T. from 1963 to 1977.
In 1965 went to German Democratic Republic for further studies. In 1971 obtained Doctor of Science (Dr.-Ing.) in the Fundamentals of Geodesy from the Dresden Technical University. Returned to Burma in 1972 and was promoted to Lecturer in the Civil Engineering Department in the same year.
In 1978 immigrated to the United States of America. In the same year worked as a Civil Engineer with DeLeuw, Cather & Company. Up to present still working with the same company as a Principal Civil Engineer. DeLeuw, Cather & Company becomes part of Parsons Transportation Group of Parsons Corporation.
Editor’s Note
- Saya and his team supervised the field work for Surveying class taught by Sayagyi U Min Wun.
- Saya played on the RIT Sayas soccer team with U Soe Paing and U Tin Maung Nyunt
- Saya and his brothers U Soe Thein and Saya K C Chiu attended SPZP-2000. Sayagadaw was disappointed when memorabilia were handed out to RIT sayas and sayamas and not to office staff members.
