{"id":1850,"date":"2025-07-12T20:05:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T00:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mastaa.org\/Staging\/?page_id=1850"},"modified":"2025-07-12T20:11:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T00:11:45","slug":"heartfelt-condolence-for-dr-kendrick-kyaw-than-aung","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mastaa.org\/Staging\/heartfelt-condolence-for-dr-kendrick-kyaw-than-aung\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartfelt Condolence for Dr Kendrick Kyaw Than Aung\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Rest in Peace Dr. Kendrick Kyaw Than Aung Ph.D. (Aged-59)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Our combination of sadness and annoying to announce at the loss of one of our MASTAA \u2018s Board of Directors (BOD) on Wednesday, January 13, 2021.<\/span><\/p>

Professor Dr. Kendrick Aung passed away at his residence address of<\/span>
3417 Ocean Ridge Cir,<\/span>
Seabrook, TX 77586, Texas USA.<\/span><\/p>

He graduated in 1983 at RIT with Mechanical Engineering Bachelor Degree, standing class top and worked as lecturer at RIT Mechanical Dept., before immigration aboard.<\/span>
Currently his post is<\/span><\/p>

Interim Department Chair, Dept. of Mech. Engineering<\/span>
Professor of<\/span>
Lamar University,<\/span>
Beaumont, Texas 77710 USA<\/span><\/p>

Education:<\/strong><\/span>
Ph.D. (Aerospace) University of Michigan<\/span>
M. Eng. (Energy Technology), Asian Institute of Technology<\/span>
B. Eng. (M83), Rangoon Institute of Technology<\/span><\/p>

Awards & Honors<\/strong><\/span>
Distinguished Faculty Fellow, Lamar University, 2015<\/span>
Presidential Fellowship in Teaching Innovation, Lamar University, 2015<\/span>
Presidential Fellowship in Teaching Innovation, Lamar University, 2014<\/span>
Presidential Fellowship in Research, Lamar University, 2014<\/span>
Tim Kendall Memorial Prize, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 1991<\/span>
Pi Tau Sigma, Honors Society of Mechanical Engineers<\/span><\/p>

He had been with MASTAA, USA since June 2019. Kendrick was more than just a valued member of our team.<\/span><\/p>

He was the heart and soul of our team in promoting Myanmar students who want to study abroad. His information is vital in our organization\u2019s Students Info page. His contribution to MASTAA can be seen on Students Info page at https:\/\/MASTAA.ORG<\/span>
website.<\/span><\/p>

He had left his beloved wife Ms. Khin Khin Hla and two adult sons. The funeral service to be announced later date.<\/span><\/p>

Our condolences for this tragic loss and wish Dr. Kendrick Aung rest in peace.<\/span><\/p>

Best regards<\/span>
Ivan Lee<\/span>
CEO<\/span>
And members of MASTAA<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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