Lee Si-Chen

Lee, Si-Chen (Chinese: 李嗣涔; pinyin: Lǐ Xìcén; Wade–Giles: Lǐ Sì-tsén) (Born August 13, 1952, Gon-Shan (岡山), Taiwan), is a Taiwanese engineer specializing in semiconductors, a researcher in amorphous silicon in the early development in Taiwan, and a IEEE Fellow. He has been a professor of electrical engineering since 1982 and the president of National Taiwan University since 2005.

Biography

Education

He received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University (1974) and a master's degree (1977) and PhD (1981), both in electrical engineering, from Stanford University.

Present Positions

He is the current president of National Taiwan University (2005 – ), president of the Association of National Universities of Taiwan (2006 – ) and chair of the University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (2005 – ). He is also a professor of electrical engineering at the National Taiwan University (1985 - ).^[1][2]

Experiences and Trainings

• IEEE Fellow (2002)
• Dean of academic affairs, National Taiwan University (1996–2002)
• Assistant to the Minister of National Defense (1993–1994)
• Director, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University (1989–1992)
• Vice Directorate, IEEE Taipei section (2001–2002)
• Directorate, Chinese Association of Electromagnetism in Life Science (1999–2004)
• Associate Editor, Materials Chemistry and Physics (1992–2004)
• Associate professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University (1982–1985)
• Researcher, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., Troy, Michigan (1980–1982)
• Associate Editor, Journal of Chinese Engineers (1996–2000)
• Leader, Bioenergy Field Group, Biology Department, National Science Council (1992–1998)
• Directorate, Association of Chinese Electrical Engineers (1992–1994)
• Leader, Microelectronics Group, Engineering Department, National Science Council (1988–1993)
• Consultant, ERSO of ITRI (1991–1992 and 1986–1989)

Awards

• The Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa Conferred by Kansai University (2005)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 47th Academic Award of Ministry of Education (2003)
• Annual Medal from Chinese Association of Electrical Engineers (2002)
• IEEE Fellow (2002)
• IEEE Third Millennium Medal for outstanding achievements and contributions on electronic devices (2000)
• Member of Asia-Pacific Academy of Materials (1997)
• Special contracted researcher of National Science Council (1996–2002)
• Outstanding Research Awards of National Science Council (1986–1996)
• Young Distinguished Engineer of Chinese Engineer Association (1987)
• Sun Yat-Sen Academic Award (Engineering) (1987)

Interest in Psychic Abilities

He is interested in the scientific research of Chinese Qigong and extrasensory perception.^[3] This has aroused some criticism by scientists who perceive them as pseudoscience.

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