Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2000

Professorial Appointments Professor of Mathematics Prof. Shum Kar-ping has been appointed p r o f e s s o r o fma t h ema t i c s f r om 1s t January 2000. Prof. Shum obtained hi s M.Sc. in ma t h ema t i c s f r om Leeds Universit y i n 1968, and his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Alberta in 1971. He joined The Chinese University as l e c t u r er i n mathematics in 1971, was promoted to senior lecturer rank in 1988, and reader in 1996. Prof. S h um i s p r e s i d e nt of t h e Southeast Asian Mathematical Society, a visiting professor to many universities in mainland China and overseas, and editor of a numbe r of mathematical journals. He specializes i n algebraic structures and ha s published extensively. Professor of Mathematics Prof. Xin Zhouping has been appointed professor of mathematics from 7th March 2000. Prof. Xin o b t a i n ed h i s BS i n ma t h ema t i cs f r om No r t hw e s t e rn University i n 1982, his MS i n a p p l i ed ma t h ema t i c s f r om Academia Sinica i n 1984, and his Ph.D. in ma t h ema t i c s f r om the Un i v e r s i ty of Michigan in 1988. He wa s p r o f e s s or o fma t h ema t i cs a t t he Courant Institute of New York University between 1996 and 2000 and has served as visiting professo r of mathematics and associate director of t he I n s t i t u t e of Mathematical Sciences at The Chinese University since 1998. Prof. Xin has received many academic awards including the Best Thesis Award in Mathematics fro m the University of Michigan, presidential fellow from New York University, and the Sloan Research Fellowship Award. His research interests include partia l differential equations, f l u i d d y n ami c s , n o n l i n e ar wa v e s, n ume r i c al ana l y s i s, a n d a p p l i ed mathematics. Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Prof. De nn is La m Shun-chiu has been appointed professor of o p h t h a l mo l o gy and visual sciences from 1st April 2000. Prof. Lam obtained his MB BS in Hong Kong i n1984, became FRCSEd i n 1988, FRCOphth i n1990, FHKAM (Ophthalmology) and FCSHK i n 1993 ,and FCOphthHK in l994. He joined The Chinese University in 1990 a slecturer i nophthalmology, was promoted to senior lecturer rank i n 1995, and reader in 1999. H ewa s appointed c h a i rma n of t he De p a r t me n t o f Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in 1998. Prof. Lam is honorary chief of servic e and honorary consultant to various Hong Kong and mainland hospitals. Prof. Lam's current research interests include myopia, molecular genetics o f eye d i s e a s e s , ocu l ar i n f e c t i on s, a n d e p i d emi o l ogy of ey e diseases i n t h e Chinese community. CHINES E UNIVERSIT Y BULLETI N Autumn .Winter 2000