Mei-Yin Chou

Mei-Yin Chou
周美吟
Chou in 2018
Vice President of the Academia Sinica
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 September 2016
PresidentJames C. Liao
Preceded byAndrew H. J. Wang
Personal details
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Sanchong, Taipei County, Taiwan
EducationNational Taiwan University (BS)
University of California, Berkeley (MS, PhD)

Mei-Yin Chou (Chinese: 周美吟; born 1958) is a Taiwanese physicist who is currently the vice president of the Academia Sinica.

Background

Chou earned a Bachelor of Science in physics from National Taiwan University, followed by a Master of Science and Ph.D. in the same field, both from the University of California, Berkeley.[1] She completed postdoctoral research with Exxon, and joined the Georgia Institute of Technology faculty in 1989.[2] Chou received a two-year fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation between 1990 and 1992, as well as a five-year fellowship from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation (1990–1995).[3][4]

Career

She became an associate professor at Georgia Tech in 1993, and was promoted to full professor in 1998.[5] Chou held the Advance Professorship in Science from 2002 to 2006, and chaired the physics department between 2005 and 2010.[6] She returned to Taiwan to assume the directorship of the Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences at Academia Sinica, and took a joint adjunct professorship at National Taiwan University.[7]

She was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 2002, and elected to membership within Academia Sinica in 2014.[3] Chou was considered one of three finalists for the position of president of Academia Sinica in 2016.[8][9] After Kuo Way withdrew from consideration and James C. Liao was selected,[10][11] Chou was appointed one of three vice presidents.[5] In late 2017, Chou was one of eight finalists considered for the position of National Taiwan University president.[12] Chou remained in the running until the final round of five candidates.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Mei-Yin Chou". Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. ^ Goettling, Gary (1991). "A rising star in physics". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 66 (4): 44–45.
  3. ^ a b "Dr. Mei-Yin Chou (Advanced Materials and Surface Science)". Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Mei-Yin Chou". David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Vice President Mei-Yin Chou". Academia Sinica. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Mei-Yin Chou". Institute of Atomic and Molecular Science, Academia Sinica. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Mei-Yin Chou". National Taiwan University. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  8. ^ Chen, Wei-han (11 May 2016). "Wong Chi-huey to leave, as Ma U-turns". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  9. ^ Hsu, Stacy (18 May 2016). "Tsai Ing-wen to appoint new head of Academia Sinica". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  10. ^ Chen, Wei-han (17 May 2016). "Kuo Way turns down Ma interview". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  11. ^ Chung, Jake (4 June 2016). "Liao named Academia Sinica head". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  12. ^ Lin, Chia-nan (21 November 2017). "Academia Sinica denies swaying NTU president's selection". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  13. ^ Maxon, Ann (13 September 2018). "Ministry offers fix for NTU election woes". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  14. ^ Maxon, Ann (26 September 2018). "NTU academic wants total repeat of vote". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 January 2019.