Video Broadcast : #043
September 28, 2020

Text Update : January 5, 2021

Introduction

• Studied basics of Chemistry as part of General Science

Dhatu Beda (Chemistry in Burmese)

• Took “Dhatu Beda” in the first ever HSF Only examination in 1962.
• Maung Maung Kyi (SPHS) scored the highest marks in Chemistry.
  He had Distinction in Chemistry also in Matriculation and I.Sc(A).
  Chemical Engineering (specializing in Pulp and Paper) from Dresden, Germany.

Chemistry (in English)

• Took Chemistry in the first ever Matriculation Only examination in 1963.
• Khin Maung U (SPHS) scored a perfect 100 and stood first in Burma.
• Grapevine says that the Physics examiners reluctantly took away a mark from Khin Maung U’s perfect score. He ended up with 99 marks in Physics, 100 marks in Chemistry and 100 marks in Mathematics.

Pros and Cons

• Guinea pigs for the Education System.
• Lost one year in the process, but learned some “Translation”.

Our Chemistry Sayas

• Saya Cecil D’Cruz (SPHS, Chemistry Saya, GBNF) moved to Australia and worked as librarian.
• I.Sc(A) : Daw Khin Khin Aye
• 2nd BE : Daw Thaung Khin (later Dr) …

Chemistry Sayas

U Po Tha

• First native Professor of Chemistry at Rangoon University
• Nephew : U Aung Khin (retired Professor of Mechanical Engineering)
• Served as an Interim Dean of Engineering at Rangoon University.
• Wrote Foreword for a book by Dr. Htin Aung

U Aung Khin

• Saya succeeded U Po Tha as Professor
• Cousin : U Khin Maung Myint
• Children : Robert and Maureen (GBNF)

Mehm Thet San

• Doctorate from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)
• Room mate at UIUC : Dr. Yan Naing Lwin
• Director General of CRO
• Deputy Minister.
• Per U Aye (M62, HIC/ FAO/UN (Retired)) :
  Dr. Mehm Thet San was from Kadoe- Kaw Hnat, near Moulmein.
  He matriculated from St, Patrick’s HS, Moulmein, in 1947.
  He was our Dy. Minister for Industry.

Mehm Tin Mon

• Principal of Moulmein College.
• Professor and Adviser at IMBTU.
• Bilingual author
• Wrote and taught “condensed” courses in Abhidhamma.
• Daughter : Dr. Mi Sandar Mon (Mechanical Engineering Professor).

Dr. Ko Gyi

• Met Saya when I attended the Head of Department meeting(s) as a representative from ICST.

Dr. Soe Win

• Stood first in the Matriculation examination in 1958.
• Father : Saya Sein (Our Burmese teacher in SPHS)
• Spouse : Daw May Saw Lwin
• Sons : U Aung Mon, Dr. Nyi Thet Lwin
• Took Chemistry Honors
• Joined the Chemistry Department of Rangoon University
• Doctorate from Imperial College, University of London
• Retired as Rector of YUFL (Yangon University of Foreign Languages).

Some Other Sayas and Sayamas

• Dr. U Aung
  Brother : U Soe Thein (UCC)
  
• Dr. Aung Myint
  Former Head, Workers’ College
  Once known for his long hair and Yaung Don
  
• Daw Khin Aye
  Spouse : Dr. Myint Thein
  
• Daw Khin Aye Than
  Lu Ye Chun for 3rd year in the summer of 1965
  
• U Khin Maung Myint
  Spouse : Daw Than Than
  Moved to USA
  
• U Khin Maung Zaw Taught at IM(1)
  
• Dr. Khin Mar Tun
  Spouse : U Nyunt Win
  
• U Khin Zaw (Workers’ College)
  Requested “Chemistry Mi Thar Su” to help teach (on line)
  
• U Kyaw Zaw
  
• U Kyaw Tun
  Taught at Chemical Engineering Department
  Transferred to Chemistry
  Spouse : Daw Than Than
  Moved to Canada for some time
  
• Daw Kyi Kyi Tin (PBRS, Workers’ College, Assumption University)
  
• Daw May Saw Lwin
  Spouse : Dr. Soe Win
  
• Dr. Myint Oo
  Attended UCC courses.
  
• Dr. Myint Thein
  First Myanmar to study Nuclear Chemistry in the US
  Spouse : Daw Khin Aye
  
• Dr. Myint Tun (Henry Cho Tun, SPHS60)
  Collegiate Scholarship in the Matriculation examination of 1960
  Gold Medal for I.Sc.
  
• U Nyunt Win
  Early Associate Professor
  Brothers : Dr. Ohn Kyaw, Dr. Myo Nyunt
  Spouse : Dr. Khin Mar Tun
  
• Dr. Ohn Kyaw
  Brother : U Nyunt Win, Dr. Myo Nyunt
  
• Daw Than Than
  Spouse : U Kyaw Tun
  Moved to Canada for some time
  
• Daw Than Than
  Spouse : U Khin Maung Myint
  Moved to USA
  
• Dr. Than Than Nyein
  Sister : Daw Yin Yin Waing
  Requested former students not to invite her to the Acariya Pu Zaw Pwes (in order to concentrate on her meditation practice)
  
• Dr. Daw Thaung Khin
  Head of RIT Chemistry Department.

• Dr. Thein Aung (GBNF)
  Warden of Thaton Hall.
  Principal of Pathein College
  Spouse : Daw Than Sein, Myanmar sar (Burmese Dept)
  He and his wife passed away recently.

• Dr. Thein Aung
  Taught at RIT before moving abroad.
  
• Dr. Tin Win (David)
  
• Dr. Tin Win (Alan)
  Moved to Thailand
  
• U Yu Htay
  
• Dr. Zeya (Moved to Canada)

Miscellaneous

• Branches of Chemistry
• Relationship with other disciplines
• Bridge : IC – Chemical Engineering

• Dr. Myint Han (SPHS59, 9th)
  Studied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  CRO,
  won awards from Sweden

• U Ye Myint
  Played soccer and badminton
  RASU Lu Ye Chun for 2nd year in the summer of 1965.

• U Maung Maung Kyi (SPHS63)
  Highest marks in Chemistry in the first ever High School Final Only examination in 1962.
  Stood 11th in Burma in Matriculation examination in 1963 and was awarded Collegiate Scholarship.
  Gained distinctions in Chemistry in the first ever Matriculation only examination and the last I.Sc.(A) examination.
  When the schools were closed, he applied for a scholarship to study Chemical Engineering (with specialty in Pulp and Paper) in Germany.

Some Chemistry Graduates

Dr. Soe Win and Daw May Saw Lwin

At Geeta Hewun