{"id":9952,"date":"2022-07-14T00:08:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T16:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsletter.sinica.edu.tw/en\/?p=9952"},"modified":"2022-09-01T09:26:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T01:26:13","slug":"newly-elected-academicians-announced-for-academia-sinicas-33rd-academicians-election-19-new-academicians-and-3-honorary-academicians-elected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsletter.sinica.edu.tw/en\/9952\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly Elected Academicians Announced for Academia Sinica\u2019s 33rd Academicians Election \u2014 19 New Academicians and 3 Honorary Academicians Elected"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newly elected Academicians and Honorary Academicians were announced by President James C. Liao and Conveners for the Convocation of Academicians in the press conference after the closing of the Convocation on July 7. This year, a total of 19 new Academicians and 3 Honorary Academicians were elected.<\/p>\n

\"Newly<\/p>\n

Academician Kenneth K. Wu, spokesman of the Convocation of Academicians, said the election was a prudent and rigorous process, which took many rounds of detailed discussion and review over a few days. The subject of Academicians\u2019 nationality will be handled with the utmost respect towards the candidates and in compliance with the law.<\/p>\n

Academician Wu further pointed out that newly elected Academicians announced today are all with ROC citizenship. A total of 5 candidates have successfully passed the election process but their nationalities are to be confirmed. They include 1 in the Division of Life Sciences, 2 in the Division of Engineering Sciences, and 2 in the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. With respect to nationality law, Academia Sinica is not in charge of rendering the final determination. The nationalities of the elected candidates have to be confirmed to be lawful before their election can be announced and the certificates conferred.<\/p>\n

Newly elected Academicians and Honorary Academicians are as follows. (Names have been listed by stroke order of Chinese surname)<\/p>\n

Elected Academicians:
\nDivision of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (5)<\/p>\n

Jane-Ling Wang
\nCurrent position(s): Distinguished Professor, University of California, Davis
\nSpecialties: Theoretical Statistics, Survival Analysis, Functional Data Analysis, Joint Modeling of Survival and Longitudinal Data<\/p>\n

Mu-Tao Wang
\nCurrent position(s): Professor of Mathematics, Columbia University
\nSpecialties: Geometric Analysis and General Relativity<\/p>\n

Li-Chyong Chen
\nCurrent position(s): Distinguished Research Fellow (CCMS, NTU) & Director (AI-Mat, NTU)& Professor (Phys. NTU)
\nSpecialties: Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Science, Nano, Optoelectronics, Energy<\/p>\n

Liu Chen
\nCurrent position(s): Emeritus Professor at Above Scale and Research Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California, Irvine.
\nSpecialties: Plasma Physics and Space Physics<\/p>\n

Jen-Chieh Peng
\nCurrent position(s): Professor of Physics, University of Illinois
\nSpecialties: Nuclear and Particle Physics, Antiquark Structure in Nucleons and Nuclei, Fundamental Symmetries, Neutrino Physics<\/p>\n

Division of Engineering Sciences(5)
\nKai-Nan An
\nCurrent position(s): John and Posy Krehbiel Professor Emeritus, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
\nSpecialties: Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation<\/p>\n

Shin-Tson Wu
\nCurrent position(s): Trustee Chair Professor, University of Central Florida
\nSpecialties: Display Science and Technology<\/p>\n

Chung-Chieh (Jay) Kuo
\nCurrent position(s): University of Southern California, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and William H. Hogue Professorship
\nSpecialties: Multimedia Computing and Data Science and Engineering<\/p>\n

Tze-chiang (T.C.) Chen
\nCurrent position(s): IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, IBM Fellow, Vice President of Strategy, Science and Technology, IBM Research
\nSpecialties: Semiconductor Technology Research and Development<\/p>\n

Yu-Pen Su
\nCurrent position(s): Consultant, National Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST)
\nSpecialties: Aerospace propulsion, power, and system engineering<\/p>\n

Division of Life Sciences (6)
\nHuey-Kang Sytwu
\nCurrent position(s): Vice President, National Health Research Institutes\/Distinguished Investigator, National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, NHRI
\nSpecialties: Immunopathogenic mechanism of autoimmune diseases, Genetic manipulation on mouse embryo, Translational medicine<\/p>\n

Joseph Ching-Ming Wu
\nCurrent position(s): Director, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute Simon H. Stertzer Professor of Medicine & Radiology
\nSpecialties: Cardiovascular Diseases, Stem Cells, Genetics, Precision Medicine, Drug Discovery<\/p>\n

Jaung-Geng Lin
\nCurrent position(s): Chair Professor at the China Medical University, Taiwan.
\nSpecialties: Traditional Chinese medicine; acupuncture and moxibustion, Chinese medicine<\/p>\n

Hui-Kuan Lin
\nCurrent position(s): Anderson Professor for Cancer Research, Director of Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence, Director of Signaling and Biotechnology Program at Wake Forest School of Medicine
\nSpecialties: Cancer, Signaling, Cell Metabolism<\/p>\n

Ming-Che Shih
\nCurrent position(s): Distinguished Research Fellow, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica
\nSpecialties: Plant Molecular Physiology, Genomics, Agricultural Biotechnology<\/p>\n

Tang K. Tang
\nCurrent position(s): Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica
\nSpecialties: Molecular and Cellular Biology\/Human Genetics<\/p>\n

Division of Humanities and Social Sciences (3)<\/p>\n

Yiting Li
\nCurrent position(s): Distinguished Professor, National Taiwan University
\nSpecialties: Monetary Theory, Banking and Financial Markets, Macroeconomics<\/p>\n

LEE, Fong-mao
\nCurrent position(s): Adjunct Research Follow at Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica\/Emeritus Chair Professor, Graduate Institute of Religious Studies, National Chengchi University
\nSpecialties: Taoist Culture, Taoist Literature, Chinese Religions<\/p>\n

Wen-chin Ouyang
\nCurrent position(s): Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature, SOAS, University of London
\nSpecialties: Arabic literature, Comparative Literature, World Literature<\/p>\n

Elected Honorary Academicians:<\/p>\n

Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (1)
\nEdward Carroll Stone
\nCurrent position(s): David Morrisroe Professor of Physics; Vice Provost for Special Projects\uff0cCalifornia Institute of Technology
\nSpecialties: Space Physics<\/p>\n

Division of Life Sciences (1)
\nTasuku Honjo
\nCurrent position(s): Professor, Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study
\nSpecialties: Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapy<\/p>\n

Division of Humanities and Social Sciences (1)
\nArthur Kleinman
\nCurrent position(s): Esther and Sidney Rabb professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Harvard University.
\nSpecialties: Medical Anthropology\u3001Cultural Psychiatry\u3001Global & Local Healthcare\u3001Social Suffering\u3001Modernization of Chinese Medical Institutions\u3001Taiwanese Folk Healing.<\/p>\n

Media contact:
\nMr. Chang-Hung Chen, Media Team, Secretariat, Central Administrative Office, Academia Sinica
\n(Tel) +886-2-2789-8059, changhung@gate.sinica.edu.tw
\nMs. Steffi Tung Lin, Media Team, Secretariat, Central Administrative Office, Academia Sinica
\n(Tel) +886-2-2789-8820, tunglin@gate.sinica.edu.tw
\nMs. Pei-Chun Kuo, Media Team, Secretariat, Central Administrative Office, Academia Sinica
\n(Tel) +886-2-2789-8821, deartree@gate.sinica.edu.tw
\nMs. An-Chi Ma, Secretariat, Central Administrative Office, Academia Sinica
\n(Tel) +886-2-2787-2565, annchi@gate.sinica.edu.tw<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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