Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2004

University Members Honoured • Prof. Yau Shing-tung, distinguished professor-at-large and director of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences of the University, is a recipient of the State Council's 2003 International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Award. The International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Award is one of the five most prestigious state science and technology awards organized by the State Council. It is conferred on distinguished scientists who have made significant contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering, agriculture, and medicine in China. • Prof. Samuel Sun, chairman of the Department of Biology and professor of biology, has been elected a member of the ChineseAcademy of Engineering. Found ed in 1994, the Chinese Academy of Engineering is China's topmost academic and advisory institution in engineering and technological s c i ence s. Its mission as a national academy is to promote advancement in engineering and technological sciences, foster the growth of outstanding talent in co l l abo r a t i on wi th the engineering and technological community, and enhancing international cooperation to facilitate sustainable socioeconomic development in China. • Prof. Chi Wu ( l e f t ) , professor of chemistry, and Prof. Joseph W.Y. Lau (right), professor of surgery, were elected as members by the ChineseAcademy of Sciences. Membership of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is the highest scientific honour in China. The academy currently has 688 members. The announcement was made on 24th November 2003. • Prof. Michael Lyu Rung Tsong of t he Department of Computer Science and Engineering has been elected fellow of the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Eng i nee rs (IEEE) for his outstanding accomplishments in engineering science and technology. Cited for his ‘contributions to s o f twa re reliability engineering and software fault tolerance'. Prof. Lyu is the first scientist from greater China to be elected IEEE fellow in software engineering. 4 8 Chinese University Bulletin Spring • Summer 2004