Bulletin Spring 1988

New College Heads The Council of the University announces the appointment of Professor S.W. Tam as Head of Chung Chi College and Professor Lee Cheuk-yu as Head of United College, both for a term of four years effective 1st August, 1988. Professor S.W. Tam Head of Chung Chi College Professor S.W. Tam read Science at the University of Hong Kong, where he obtained his BSc and MSc degrees. He was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship in 1961 to do research in organic chemistry at the University of Nottingham, where he obtained his PhD degree in 1964. After a year of postdoctoral work at the Institut f ü r Organische Chemie, University of Basel in Switzerland, Professor Tarn was appointed to a Lectureship in organic chemistry in 1965 at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was subsequently promoted to the ranks of Senior Lectureship (1970), Readership (1978) and Professorship (1982). Throughout his tenure of appointment he received several external awards, such as the Sino-British Trust Fellowship, NIH Fellowship, lUC Senior Fellowship, and CICHE Exchange Visitorship which enabled him to carry out research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Cambridge several times. Since 1969, Professor Tam has been very much involved in University planning and administration. Prior to the restructuring of The Chinese University, he was appointed to the Office of the President of Chung Chi College in 1976. Throughout his academic career he held several concurrent administrative appointments which include the Dean of the Science Faculty of Chung Chi College (1969-1972), the President and Head of Chung Chi College (1976-1981 ), Master of the Postgraduate Hall (since 1976), Dean of the Graduate School (since 1981), and Acting Director of the School of Education (1987-1988). He has also served as members of the Administrative Board and the Executive Committee of international academic organizations such as ASAIHL and ACUCA, respectively. Professor Tam has been active in teaching and research. His main research interests include structural studies and synthesis of natural products, mass spectrometry, particularly studies of ion structures, and organometallic chemistry. He has published many research articles in international journals and contributed several review articles, including chapters in two volumes of the series on Chemistry of Functional Groups edited by S. Patai. Professor Tam is also active in community service. He has served as member of the Board of Education, Hong Kong Examination Authority, Provisional Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation, the Medical Development Advisory Committee, and the Rehabilitation Development Co-ordination Committee. Apart from these advisory bodies, he also serves in various capacities in school councils and voluntary organizations. Professor Lee Cheuk-yu Head of United College Professor Lee Cheuk-yu studied Biochemistry at the University of British Columbia in Canada, receiving his BSc in 1963 ， MSc in 1965 ， and PhD in 1968. After spending a year as a postdoctoral fellow at the New England Institute in the United States, he worked there for three years as an Assistant Professor before returning to Hong Kong in 1972 to join the Department of Biochemistry of this University as a Lecturer. He was promoted Senior Lecturer in 1978 and Reader in 1981 ， and was appointed Professor in January 1985. Apart from teaching and research, Professor Lee has rendered a wide range of services to the University. He was appointed Chairman of the Board of Studies in Biochemistry in 1978 and has on many occasions been Acting Head of United College since 1981. Professor Lee is a member of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and New York Academy of Science. His research interests are largely centred on action of polypeptide hormones and metabolism of tumour cells. Professor Lee is a prolific writer and his professional papers appear frequently in learned journals of international repute, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (USA) and Journal of Biological Chemistry. 3