Chi Ming Chan

Chi Ming Chan, (simplified Chinese: 陈志明; traditional Chinese: 陳志明; born 21 April 1949) is a Chinese chemical engineer at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).[1]

Chi Ming Chan
陳志明
Born
Chi Ming Chan

(1949-04-21) 21 April 1949
Hong Kong
NationalityHong Kong
Alma mater
Scientific career
Fields
  • Chemical Engineering
Institutions

Education

Chan obtained his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (High Distinction) from the University of Minnesota in 1975. He then pursued research and received his Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1977 and 1979 respectively.

Career

Chan joined the HKUST in 1993 as a reader and became a professor in 1998. He is currently a chair professor of the Division of Environment and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He is also the director of the Interdisciplinary Programs Office and co-director of the Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management.[2] He served as the associate Dean of the School of Engineering during July 2002 to June 2005 and was the acting department head of the Department of Chemical Engineering during July 2005 to September 2007.

Professional memberships

Chan is a fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, and member of the American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, American Vacuum Society and Society of Plastics Engineers. He is also an honorary chairman of the Society of Plastics Engineers (Hong Kong section).

International awards and honors
  • National Science Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1974
  • Earle C. Anthony Fellowship, California Institute of Technology, 1975 - 1976
  • American Vacuum Society Scholar, 1977 - 1979
  • Advisory Professor, South China University of Technology, 1995 -
  • Visiting Professor, London South Bank University, 2010 - 2015
  • Top Most Cited 50 Authors (2002 - 2008) in Polymer[3]
  • Appointed Panel of Assessor for Innovation and Technology Support Programme (ITSP), 2007 - 2009[4]

Selected publications

Books
  • Chan, Chi Ming; M. A. Van Hove; W. H. Weinberg (February 2010). Low Energy Electron Diffraction: Experiment, Theory and Surface Structure Determination. Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-540-16262-9.
  • Chan, Chi Ming (1994). Polymer Surface Modification and Characterization. Hanser. ISBN 978-3-446-15870-2.

Papers
gollark: It should work. This is inexcusable. If this continues I may be forced to do a neck transplant.
gollark: Also, this spare phone keeps running out of RAM and Discord keeps using 12-hour time somehow.
gollark: Mostly fine, although for some odd reason my neck hurts slightly if I turn it left.
gollark: What if everyone is clones of Oscar after plastic surgery?
gollark: What if this is one of those unreliable narrator scenarios and Oscar actually killed whoever it was and stole their identity?

References
  1. - HKUST Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  2. - HKUST Interdisciplinary Office
  3. - The International Journal for the Science and Technology of Polymers published by Elsevier
  4. - Hong Kong SAR Government Press Release
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.