Bulletin Spring 1979

Profile Professor Bay-sung Hsu Dr. Bay-sung Hsu, Chair Professor o f Physics o f this University since 1964, is Pro-Vice-Chancellor from 1st March, 1979 to 28th February, 1981. Professor Hsu received his degrees o f B.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University o f Manchester and is a Fellow o f the Institute o f Physics. He has pursued an academic career ever since graduation, starting with research at universities and research institutes in the United Kingdom, mainly on polymer physics and fibre science, w ith numerous papers published in various international journals. Besides being an academic, Professor Hsu is a veteran administrator. He was the Dean o f the Faculty o f Science from 1966 to 1967 ， 1969 to 1971 and again from 1977 un til recently. He has also been Vice-Chairman and later Chairman of the University Science Centre Management Committee (1972-1977), Chairman o f the University Library Committee (1968-1970)，Chairman o f the Senate Committee on Staff/Student Relations and Chairman o f the Benjamin Franklin Centre Management Committee (1972-1975), and Chairman o f the Executive Committee o f the Joint Universities' Committee on Student Finance since its formation in 1979. 3