Bulletin No. 1, 2011

42   Chinese University Bulletin No. 1, 2011 Prof. Bei Dao Named Top Poet Prof. Bei Dao, Profes sor of Humanities, has been named the fir st of 10 top Chinese poets by Zhong Shan magazine. Professor Awarded by Chinese Chemical Society Prof. Xie Zuowei, Professor of Chemistry, received the Chinese Chemical Society Huang Yao Zeng Award in Organometallic Chemistry at the 16th National Conference on Organometallic Chemistry in recognition of his outstanding achievements. Prof. Xia Keqing Elected Fellow of American Physical Society Prof. Xia Keqing, chairman of the Physics Depar tment, was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society for his tremendous contributions to the knowledge and understanding of turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection. New Council Member Dr. Anissa L.K. Wong Chan has been nominated by the Chancellor as a member of the Council for a period of three years from 27 November 2010, succeeding Sister Margaret K.L. Wong. New College Master Prof. Kenneth Young, Pro-Vice- Chancellor and Professor of Physics, has been appointed master of C.W. Chu College for a period of five years from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2016. New Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof. Xu Yangsheng has been appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor for a period of two years from 1 March 2011. News in Brief Appointments Honours and Recognition New Faculty Dean Prof. Leung Seung-ming Alvin has been appointed dean of the Faculty of Education from 1 March 2011.