HKUST Newsletter, Autumn 1995

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[evdate 1995-10-15] Newsletter The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Autumn 1995 GETTING TO KNOW YOU Innovative Summer Camps at HKUST Hundreds of H ong Kong secondary school students enjoyed campus life and began to get a feel for university learning at three academic camps held for the first time at HKUST this past summer. The camps were designed to give secondary students a better understanding of fields they might pursue at university level, as well as a good look at what HKUST has to offer them. Participants' feedback was overwhelmingly positive, encour- aging the faculty to make such camps an annual summer feature. The six-day Engineering Summer Camp for Honour Students, held from 4 July for more than 200 top Form 6 students,

women in engineering. Camp participants also visited Hong Kong's key engineering projects, including the world's long- est combined road-and-rail suspension bridge currently under construction. On 14 July, the School of Business and Management wcl- comed 147 Form 6 students and 10 secondary school teachers to a three-day camp on the theme of Exploring Business Studies. Tours of campus facilities, informal meetings with faculty and graduates, and fun activities filled the camp's agenda. The Physics Department had a particularly busy summer, entertaining nearly 400 Form 4 and Form 6 students in 10 prof. Kenneth smith (EEE) Dr. Jun Shang kung

PRESIDENT PROGRESS REPORT A UST Research Park? A s the University moves towards steady state, and with a good team now more or less in place, I have become bold enough to start floating a number of new ideas, all of which will need time and effort to "bake". An important challenge the Uni- versity will soon face is how to facili- tate our rapidly expanding activities in applied research, development, executive training, technol- ogy transfer, and commercialization of R&D results. Activities like these require their own space, both physical and mental, in which to breathe and grow. Such space should be outside strict academic confines, but in co-existence and close affiliation with the University. The ideas under discussion include: lheadquarters for our own HKUST RandD Corporation an HKUST applied R&D and technology center l joint R&D laboratories with the Chinese Academy of Sciences multinational research institutes an incubation center for local high-tech enterprises R&D, training, and management facilities for mainland and multinational high-tech corporations l a technology and management oriented South China In- stitute a technology and management oriented Europe Institute a high-end training center for local, mainland, and mul- tinational executives headquarters for regional technological associations In quite a few of these areas, activities are already ongoing. I envision the materialization of these ideas in three stages. First, in each case, a concrete model will be developed while activities continue or commence. Where an organization does not yet exist, one will be planned and formed. Such efforts will be a natural extension of current work. Stage One is likely to take 2 years. Second, preliminary operation of these organizations will take place on campus in a UST Amex to be designed, COII- strutted, and completed within 2-3 years from now. The rationale is that each organization in its embryo state will need a home otz the cuttzpus: a simple, functional, convenient facility where its founders can work; where they can interact with colleagues at UST on a daily basis; and where they can '.i. enjoy the use of UST's library, computer network, R&D facili- ties, consultancy and professional services, cultural resources, and recreational amenities. In other words, where the embryo can itn3rDcite. One by one the embryos will turn self-sufficient. They would then "graduate" and move out. At present our academic complex stretches north-to- south on a platform approximately l/2 kilometer in length. Near the southern end, in accordance with the Master Plan, a site has been reserved for the University's Phase-3 campus development. Since the Government-controlled timetable indicates that the year 2003 will be the earliest Phase 3 can begin, we will have available until then a connected, vacant, and semi-prepared site for an incubation annex. The architectural plan for Phase 3 is a straightforward exten- sion of Phase 2. Only minor modifications are needed for the UST Annex. In time, as the embryo organizations move out, the UST Annex can be readily converted for other academic use (including Phase 3). Thus I foresee a seamless continuity and waste-free usage of valuable facilities. Stage Two will require 2-4 years beyond Stage One. Third, a sensible and realistic plan will be developed in the meantime for a self-supporting, environmentally exemplary, low-density, low-rise Iieseurch Park to be built nearby, prefer- ably on a rambling site adjoining the campus, to house these organizations. The importance of building research parks in close proxim- ity to technological universities is universally recognized. A research park adjoining our campus would enhance the Univer- sity's ability to fulfill its mission, enrich the University's academic atmosphere, provide up-to-date leadership and top- of-the-line support to future Hong Kong high-tech enterprises, and, furthermore, permit UST to play a catalytic role in techni- cal/industrial cooperation between China and various types of organizations from Asia, America, and Europe The building of the Research Park as Stage Three would commence only when it becomes evident that the success rate for incubation will be high, that is, when the success of Stage Two can be demonstrated. I do not anticipate that Government would provide any assist- ance for Stages One and Two. Thus, funds will have to be raised from private sources for building the UST Annex. Some seed money is now available from past donations, and additional support has been pledged by a benefactor. But more will be needed. In all likelihood the project will require as much time, and demand as much dedication and hard work, as the founding of the University itself. If the vision appears to make sense, let s

HKUST IN ACTION m At ISDSS '95, hosted by HKUST's Department of Information and Systems Management, keynote addresses were given by Prof. Andrew B. Whinston, HKUST, and Prof. Preston MCAFEE, University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Tung X. Bui, HKUST, was one of the conference organizers. Held on 22-23 June 1995, the conference was attended by 120 delegates from over 20 countries. The Chairman of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Mr. Anthony NEOH, addressed the Asia Pacific Finance Association's Second annual Conference on the timely topic of "Developing Directions of Derivatives regulation". Co-organized by HKUST's Department of Finance and the City university of Hong Kong, the conference wis held on 3-5 July and attended by 135 delegates from 16 countries. environmental protection, academics, and industry HKUST's Class of 1998 was officially welcomed by the President, Vice-Presidents, and Deans on 13 September. The fifth HKUST class of incoming undergraduates brings the I total undergraduate population to 5,154. I The postgraduate population grew by 18% over last year to a total of 1,163. AUTUMN 1995 BUILDING A UNIVERSITY Department of Civil and Structural Engineering Mention civil engineering and most people think of bridges and tall buildings. Yet this branch of engineering goes much further than that. "Civil engineering has made society as we know it possible," says Dr. Neil MICKLEBOROUGH, Associate Dean of Engineering. Civil engineers are involved at all stages in the provision of services such as potable water, transportation of people and goods, waste disposal, protection against natural and man-made hazards, and the construction of roads, buildings, and bridges, says Prof. Chih-Kang SHEN, Head of the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering since its establishment in July 1991. Civil engineers are also responsible for planning and man- aging the infrastructural systems needed to deliver these serv- ices. Systems planning and development is in fact where the various subdisciplines of civil engineering can be brought together for long- range, interdisci- plinary assessment, a major focus of the department at HKUST. "Most important for us is how we can integrate all these different sub- groups to give stu- W . . . dents the technical skills, intellectual aspiration, and ap- preciation of hu- manity to meet the challenges facing modern-day civil engineers," says Structural engineering is a central discipline within KATAFYGIOTIS, who is working with Prof. Chang. The sensors could prompt an intelligent computer system to send out an automatic warning or even close a bridge to traffic when vibrations in the bridge reach a critical point under strong winds or typhoons. The second rcscarch thrust is dcvclopmcnt of intcgratcd CAD system for tall buildings. Dr. Chun-Man CIIAN is working or1 structural optimization by programming an intelligent system to suggest the best design automatically once requirements and limits are defined. "Structural engineering has not yet taken full advantage of the computer technology available to us today," says Dr. Chan, who believes that structural optimization and software integration will make the CAD system a very powcrl'ul tool for designers. In another area of research, Dr. Zongjin LI, a materials spe- cialist, is developing fiber-reinforced concretes to improve on two major weaknesses: low tensile (pulling) strength and low toughness (the amount of energy that it is capable of absorbing). Dr. Li is replacing conventional steel fibers with microfibers of materials such as carbon and polyvinylalcohol to see how the properties and strength of the concrete arc affected. Geotechnical Engineering Geotechnical engineering, concerned with the properties of soil and its performance when it is built 011, tunnellcd through, or used in land reclamation, is the foundation on which many of the civil engineering structures are built. The Chinese phrase for land reclamation literally means "take soil from the mountain to fill the sea" - perhaps a more apt description of the process. Land reclamation plays a central role in the Hong Kong Govcrn- merit's Port and Airport Dc- velopment Scheme (PADS), providing a unique opportu- nity to conduct research on project of unprecedented size. "Land reclamation tradi- tionally is not terribly high- tech, so there is a big varia- tion in performance. Before, people just dumped the sand in; now we are trying to intro- duce more engineering COII- ificant engineering structures partment. In a region where construction and infrastructure can be supported directly by the reclaimed land," says Dr. Kin-

development are occurring at breakneck speed, this is hardly Man LEE. surprising. Together with Prof. Shen, Dr. Lee is working with the Gov- Prof. Paul CHANG Tse-Yung sees two main thrusts for rc- crnment's Geotechnical Engineering Office to develop guidc-

search proiects in this area. The first is development of an lines for the placement of hydraulic land fills.

pert system, to continuously monitor the vibrations of long-span tions in site characterization and quality control in land reclama-

bridges," he says. tion, this method has potential in analyzing existing retaining

"The way a bridge or building vibrates under stress will differ walls and soil conditions behind them, helping to improve the

depending on whether it's damaged or not," says Dr. Lambros safety of Hong Kong's many slopes.

AUTUMN 1995

Environmental Engineering The emphasis here is on two areas: tackling water and wastewater problems, and dealing with land pollution, particu- larly those problems associated with management of hazardous waste. Prof. Howard HUANG is working to develop innovative and space-saving wastewater treatment technologies that can be implemented by Hong Kong's small industries. He is also looking to replace conventional treatment of heavy- metal-bearing industrial wastewater with a compact, calcium- stripping technology. The layer of clay in solid/hazardous waste landfill liners has a vital role to play in preventin g the leaking of leachate (con- taminated water) into the soil and One aspect of his work is the ocean through submerged pipelines which terminate in some form of multi-port diffuser. The presence of the diffuser cn- hances mixing and helps to rapidly reduce pollutant concentra- tions. According to Dr. Mark DAVIDSON, there is still a lot to bc learned about the interaction of discharges from multi-port diffusers and the subsequent effects on pollutant dispersal. "Our aim is to improve understanding of the physical mixing pro- cesses and thereby improve diffuser design," he says. Transportation With traffic congestion the bane of many peoples' lives. Dr. Hai YANG is xceking to help ease this problem in the territory. groundwater around a landfill site. Dr. Irene Lo has spent five years working on an organomodified version of this clay liner to im- prove its retaining properties. After successful laboratory testing, Dr. Lo is looking for a spot to construct a small landfill site with the modified clay liner to test its performance in the field. "We are fairly confident based on the laboratory results. If things go well, the materials that are developed are expected to become the material of choice for many lining applications," she says. Water Resources Water resources engineering deals with the supply and drain- age of water, as well as the asso- ciated natural and man-made haz- ards of floods and droughts. Visiting Prof. Ben C. YEN is planning to study Hong Kong's water supply and drainage sys- terns so that improvements can be made in their ability to with- stand flooding and to ensure ad- equate supply. Dr. Duncan MCINNIS has also been looking at unsteady flows in sewage systems with the aim use of optimization models to co- ordinate the operation of traffic lights in a given traffic network so that efficient utilization of nct- work capacity during peak hours can be achieved. Another arca of interest is the use of road pricing or tolls to reduce queuing and congestion. The novel idea here is to detcr- mine how time-dependent and tunnel-dependent tolls affect people's decisions on when and where to drive. Future Directions Plans for the design and con- struction of a $52-million Envi- ronmental/Geotcchnical Research Facility are at an advanced stage with completion scheduled for early 1997. The facility will house a 60-meter wind tunnel and a centrifuge foi geotechnical char- acterization and modelling. The wind tunnel will be used to test models of bridges and buildings under wind stress. The centrifuge, with a radius of 4 meters, will be the first in the world capable of simulating two- dimensional earthquake shaking, allowing stress conditions to bc v u of reducing flooding. But his scaled up to equal those in rcal- main interest lies in water supply and distribution, particularly the application of information tech- nology to whole systems to improve water distribution through by having a close-at-hand alter- native to the current practice of going overseas for wind tunnel intelligent control. and centrifuge testin,. u Through the provision of such benefits

Disposing of large volumes of wastewater is costly and can and the skills of its faculty, the Department of Civil and Struc-

have serious consequences for the environment. Coastal com- tural Engi neerin g aims to contribute significantly to the devel-

munities such as Hong Ken, ~7 discharge wastewater into the opment of Hong Kong and the surrounding region.

Research and development HKUST WELCOMES NEW TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTRE HEAD A dfl won er u opportunity to combine academia and business is how Dr. Keith white-hunt see the post of the Technology Transfer Centre, the position which he took up on 5 July. Although Dr. White-Hunt has spent most of the last 15 years in business, he has worked hard to keep one foot firmly in the academic world. His most recent position was at the Arabian Gulf University, where he held the endowed chair of His Highness

Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, Amir of Bahrain, Professor of Technology Management and was responsible for reorganiz- ing and modernizing the principal postgraduate school of man- agement studies in the Gulf State Region. He has an MSc in industrial technology and management from the University of Bradford in England, a DSc in interna- tional business economics from the University of Lodz in Poland, and more than 50 publications to his credit. Much of his time in business, including IO years as a scniol executive based in Silicon Valley, was devoted to starting up new ventures based on new technologies. This experience will be invaluable in his new post, where he sees his principal role as commercializing technologies generated by HKUST's research activities. "Our mission is to strengthen Hong Kong's industrial base," says Dr. White-Hunt. "Hong Kong's current wealth is in trade and finance. In order for it to maintain its pre-eminence, Hong Kong must establish a third leg: technology industry. The aim of TTC is to do everything it can to develop new technology- based industries here in Hong Kong and to make it the hub of economic activity for the whole of southern China." $56.6 MILLION FOR HKUST RESEARCH partment of Management of Organisations (4/5). HKUST celebrated another year of plenty when Hong Kong's Research Grants Council (RGC) released this year's results for the Competitive Earmarked Research Grant awards at the end of June. A new record total of 130 proposals were awarded more than $56.6 million in research funds. Once again, HKUST received the largest sum of research funds among Hong Kong's academic institutions, followed by the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University ot Hong Kong. Of the 205 proposals HKUST submitted to RGC, 130 were awarded grants. This represents a success rate of 63% which is comparable to last year's results. In addition, almost one quarter of the 205 pro- posals were given a high rating but were not funded due to a lack of funds. If taken together, 177 propos- als or 85% of the total number of proposals sub- mitted were judged to be worthy of funding. The Department of Chemistry enjoyed the highest success rate (88%) with 14 of its 16 proposals being funded. Other depart- ments with success rates over 80% were the Depart- ment of Biology (1 l/13), the Department of Electri- cal & Electronic Engineer- ing (18/22), and the De- Prof. Eugene WONC, Vice-President for Research and Development, commented that HKUST's high success rate is an

indication of "not only the quality of the people and work here but also the level of support that Hong Kong is providing to research, because they are not independent parameters. Recent economic studies have confirmed that basic research is an im- portant driver of economic growth and this is especially impor- tant to Hong Kong, which is in transition from a fairly low-tech- based economy to a high-tech-based economy." Prof. Wong also pointed out that "even though RGC remains the dominant funding base, there has been a broadening of the base beyond RGC. It is especially gratifying to note that support for applied R&D is growing. The Industry Department in particular is adding to its support both by increasing funding for Industry Devel- opment and Technology Council programs and by adding new programs such as the Applied R&D Scheme and the Cooperative Applied R&D Scheme." As for the funds awarded, there was an overall increase of more than $6.5 million as compared to last year. How- ever, this represented only 30% of the funds requested. The School of Science re- ceived the highest level of funding with $27.6 million, followed by the School of En- gineering with $2 I .6 million. AUTUMN 1995

MULTIMEDIA RESEARCHERS HELP TO BRING HOME SHOPPING TO HONG KONG A s the technology of the information age comes to play an ever increasing role in our lives, the way we watch TV, shop, bank, play, and even learn will change dramatically. Recently, multimedia specialists in HKUST's Department of Information and Systems Management were asked to help Hongkong Telecom develop a user interface design to allow people to order groceries from home with a series of clicks on their television remote controls. To inaugurate its so-called Virtual Mall, a long-range project to be developed over time, Hongkong Telecom plans to intro- duce video-on-demand, the first of its interactive multimedia services, next summer. Television sets in subscribing house- holds will be connected to a remote server over existing tele- phone lines through "set-top boxes". These relatively unobtru- sive devices will translate commands made on viewers' remote controls into signals requesting specific video services, allowing people to view what they want, when they want. At a recent conference in Atlanta, Georgia, Hongkong Telecom was identified as one of the five telecommunications companies in the world that are best positioned to establish interactive multimedia services. Hongkong Telecom executive Dr. William Lo estimates that by the year 2000 these services will contribute up to 20% of the company's profits. Such profits will not be achievable by video-on-demand alone. In the next stage of development, the Virtual Mall will expand to include a home shopping service to enable people to order milk, groceries, pizza, you-name-it from the comfort of their own home. The technical problem inherent in offering this service is effectively managing the thousands of choices available to COII- sumers. Because of the potential for confusion in coping with such a large product variety, researchers at HKUST were asked to design a quick, accurate electronic platform for supermarket shopping. A research team in the Department of Information md Sys- tems Management started with a basic 9-square grid that can be navigated usin g either the nine number keys or up-down-left- right control on a television remote control. One of the design goals was to limit potential frustration by minimizing the number of clicks required to find a desired grocery item. Studies of windowing environments have shown that such systems should bc limited to three lcvcls of selection. For instance, users might select a main category such as "Drinks & juices ", then select a subcategory such as "Chilled OJ", before finally being able to select an actual product like Mr. Juicy Orange Juice. Another issue was whether text or graphics or a combination would provide the most effective and efficient interface. OVCI 700 actual product images were photographed and digitized fo1 the test versions using graphics at one or more of the three levels of selection. Test subjects helped reveal that for users the quick- est format to navigate employs either a graphics-graphics- graphics or a graphics-graphics-text configuration. While many business issues remain to be resolved, the HKUST research team provided Hongkong Telecom with a technical prototype and final report after only three months of intensive work. Dr. Patrick CHAU is excited about the project's prospects. "While most high-tech products and services Tdil to find a niche in foreign markets," he says, "they usually succeed in Hong Kong because, among other reasons, people here like trying new things. This has been the case with mobile phones, pagers, and the Easy Payment System. I want to see if we can add interactive media services to the list of Hong Kong's success stories."

NEW CREDIT CARD TO BENEFIT HKUST Spending money on the new Bank of China-HKUST affinity card is paying off for the University. Under the terms of the new card, which was first issued in September, the bank will donate 0.3% of all card purchases to the University. On top of that, the bank will donate to the University the HKUST will use the money for teaching, research, and stu- dent welfare. This is the first affinity card to be issued by the Bank of China, Hong Kong Branch. "We are very eager to have this chance," says Stephanie CHAN, a Deputy Manager in the Banking Department. "We want to further our image in the tertiary education sector." The President of the HKUST Students' Union, At the 18 July ceremony held on campus to announce the affinity card, President Chia-Wei Woo told the nearly 100 guests, "May I remind you that every time you use this card, you are Francis Lo, believes the card making money for HKUST. We normally dis- will serve as a symbol of identity for all members of the HKUST courage people from spending too much, but if you are using this

community, especially for the graduates. card, go ahead." cl During the summer break when most students were taking it easy, eight members of the HKUST Athletics Team pushed themselves to the limit at the prestigious 4th All China Universities Athletic Championships held in August at Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. This was the third year for the HKUST team to attend under the leadership of Dr. Neil MICKLEBOROUGH, Associate Dean of Engineering and the Athletics Team manager. Games and campfires are an annual feature of the orientation camps, or O-camps, run at the start of the academic year by the individual student socictics vying to attract new members. Here, the Science Students' Association opted for a wet initiation of its new recruits. Mr. So shing-shun, general manager of the bank of china credit card (international) ltd,

Zhou zhenxing, general manager of boc-hk, and president chia-wei woo ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Director Institute for infrastructure development Mr. Beetle comes to HKUST from his most recent position as Director of Project Development & Engineering with the Delaware River Port Authority. He obtained both a BA in government and a BS in civil engineering from Lafayette College. Following two years spent in Pakistan as a U.S. Peace Corps engineer, Mr. Beetle enrolled at Princeton University, where he earned an MPA in economics ( 1966). Mr. Beetle brings to the Institute for Infrastructure Development wide-ranging experience as an economic consultant, engineer, and manager in the areas of transport, construction, utilities, logistics, industry, and development. His experience includes design, con- struction, maintenance and operation of bridges, highways, sup- port buildings, railroads, and electrified rapid transit lines, as well as extensive experience in nationwide marketing and sales of professional services. Mr. Beetle speaks Urdu-Hindi and French and is studying Putonghua. Professor Department of industrial engineering Katta gopalakrishna murty The inventor of numerous algorithms, Prof. Murty comes to HKUST from the University of Michigan, where he has been a professor in the Department of Industrial and Operations Enginccr- ing smce 1980. He earned BS (with honors) and MS degrees in statistics in his native India. In 1961 he received a one-year Fulbright Grant to study at the Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland, Ohio. He then returned to India to work as an assistant professor at the Indian Statistical Institute. In 1965 he entered the University of California at Berkeley, where he earned both an MS and a PhD in engineering science (operations research). Upon completion of his PhD in 1968, he began his outstanding teaching career at Michigan. In 1977-78 the Industrial Engineering Honor Society, Alpha Pi-Mu, named Prof. Murty its Most Outstanding Faculty Member. The author of five textbooks and dozens of research papers, Prof. Murty is an expert in applied statistics, linear and mathemati- cal programming, graph theory, network flows, and combinatorial and integer programming. Professor Department of mechanical engineering Tongxi yu Prof. Yu brings to HKUST extensive expertise in impact dy- namics and the mechanics of sheet metal forming. He earned his first degree in mechanics (1964) from Peking University. He continued there with postgraduate studies on plas- ticity. Followin g 10 years of work in industry in China, Prof. Yu went to Cambridge University, where he obtained a PhD in engineering plasticity. He was professor and head of the Solid Mechanics Division in the Department of Mechanics at Peking University from 1984 to 199 1. In 199 1 he returned to Cambridge as a Royal Society Visiting Fellow. From 1992 to 1995, he was a reader in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. Prof. Yu has earned a considerable reputation in the field of structural impact dynamics through his work on the dynamic response of curved beams, the effects of large deflection, elasticity, and hardening-softening in structural impact problems. He has published five books and more than 160 academic papers. This year Cambridge University awarded him honorary ScD for his contributions. Professor Departments of accounting and information and systems management Lode li Prof. Li comes to HKUST from the Yale School of Management. He earned his BA (1979) at Fudan University in his native

Shanghai, where he was the top student of the 200,000 who took university entrance exams in 1977. He earned both his MS ( 1982) and PhD ( 1984) at Northwestern University, where he began his teaching career as a lecturer. Upon receiving his PhD, Prof. Li went to the California Institute of Technology as a research fellow in economics. In 1985 he joined the faculty of MIT as an assistant professor. In 1989 he went on to the Yale School of Management as associate professor. He was named full professor in 1994. He is associate editor of Opemriorzs Kesctrr~clr and the author of numerous academic articles. His principal ureas of research in- clude operations management and strategy, economics of opera- tions, game theory, stochastic processes and control, industrial organization, and managerial accounting.

Department of accounting Eric w. noreen Prof. Noreen holds concurrent professorships at three major institutions, including HKUST. He has been a professor in the Department of Accounting at the University of Washington since 1977. In 1994 he was named the William R. Gregory Faculty Fellow. Hc is also the Visiting Price Waterhouse Professor of Management Accounting and Control at INSEAD, Europe's lead- ing graduate school of business. He earned his BA in math and economics (1968) at the Univer- sity of Washington. He obtained both his MBA (1974) and PhD in accounting ( 1977) at Stanford University. He has received numerous honors throughout his academic career, both as a student and as a teacher. In 1982 he received the Bank of America Faculty Excellence Award. And in 1990 and 1992, he was named INSEAD's Outstanding Teacher in the MBA program. He is on the editorial boards of three major accounting and management journals. He has published widely and has made numerous presentations at faculty seminars. Visiting professor Division of social science Andrew g. walder An award-winning author, Prof. Walder will share his consider- able knowledge of China with students and fellow faculty during his year at HKUST. His most recent position was professor of sociology at Harvard University. When he leaves HKUST in 1996, it will be to take up his new post as professor of sociology and senior fellow at Stanford University's Institute for International Stuclics. Prof. Walder earned his BA in political science ( 1975) at Johns Hopkins University, and his PhD in sociology ( 198 1) at the University of Michigan. He began his teaching career at Columbia University, where he was an assistant professor of sociology from 198 1 to 1987. He then moved to Harvard, where he was the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences until he was named professor in 1989. His book Cmwuw~ist Nco-Trctditiollulisrll: Work trrld Authority irz Clhese Industry won three scholarly awards. A Chinese edition will be published by Oxford University Press, Hong Kong, in 1996. Dr. Renneberg is the first reader at HKUST to hail from Germany, where he pursued biosensor and bioanalytical research for 20 years. He received his PhD in biochemistry ( 1979) from the Central Institute of Molecular Biology in Berlin. He earned his qualification for professorship in 1990 from the University of Leipzig. Reader Department of chemistry and chemical engineering Reinhard renneberg Dr. Renneberg was a member of Germany's leading biosensor research team. Their biosensors for checking diabetes, physical fitness, and wastewater have been successfully commercialized. From 199 1 to 1995, he was head of the Department of Immunosensors in the newly founded Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical and Biosensors in Muenster. His group developed a novel myocardial infarction sensor and sensors for pesticides. Dr. Renneberg is co-editor of the leading journal in his field, Bioserzsors and Bioefectrorzics. He is the author and co-author of 10 books and 65 research papers, and he holds more than 20 patents. Reader Department of industrial engineering Kwok-leung tsui Dr. Tsui comes to HKUST from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he was an associate professor in the School of

Industrial and Systems Engineering. He has a BSc in chemistry (1979) and (1981) in mathematics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He earned his PhD in statistics (1986) from the University of Wisconsm. He worked in the Quality Assurance Center of AT&T Bell Laboratories for four years before joining Georgia Tech. He was a 1992 recipient of the National Science Foundation's Young Investigator Award. In 1993 he was elected president of the Atlanta Chapter of the American Statistical Association, which he has also served as secretary and vice-president. In addition, hc was Georgia Tech's representative at the Southern Regional Council on Statistics. Dr. Tsui's field of expertise is statistical methods for quality and productivity improvement.

VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS VISITING ASSOCIATE professor OF MATHEMATICS Edward chang der-chen 1987 PhD Princeton University (Mathematics) 1989 PhD Columbia University (Theoretical Physics)

I99 I -present Associate Professor, University of Maryland 1989-present Associate Professor, State University of New Research Interests: Fourier analysis, several complex variables, York at Stony Brook

partial differential equations. Research Interests: Parallel computing, molecular dynamics, Monte

Carlo methods and their applications to tnatcri-

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ACCOUNTING Mark L. DEFOND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ACCOUNTING Jerry C. Y. HAN 1987 PhD University of Washington (Accounting) 1986 PhD State University of New York at at buffalo (accounting)

1987-present Associate Professor, University of Southern counting) California 1994-95 Associate Professor, SUNY at Buffalo Research Interests: Economic issues in auditing and earnings man- Research Interests: How investors, creditors, and security analysts

agement. use accounting and other financial information produced by corporate managers. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ACCOUNTING Brian Wallace Semkow ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS Siu Fai LEUNG 1982 PhD Queen's University, Canada (Economics) 1987 PhD University of Chicago (Economics)

1983 LLB University of Toronto Law School 1994 Associate Professor, University of Rochcstcr

1990, 1991 Member of the California and New York Bars Research Intcrcsts: Microeconomics, economics of human behavior, 1994 Associate Professor, University of Calgary labor economics, and Research Interests: Comparative financial and capital market deregulation and internationalization, and comparative corporate governance and finance.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS OF MARKETING MANAGEMENT Kristiann HEMEN 1986 PhD University of Rochester (Computers and Infor- 1990 PhD University of Pennsylvania (Marketing)

mation Systems) 1990-95 Assistant Professor, University of Chicago 1992-95 Associate Professor, University of Arizona Research Interests: New products, competition, and international

Research Interests: Design, economic and managerial issues of dis- marketing. tributed intelligent multimedia information sys- tems; telemedicine.

1986 PhD 1990-95 Research Interests: 1988 PhD 1990-1995 Research Interests: 1990 PhD 1993-94 Research Interests: 1991 PhD 1991-95 Research Interests: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HUMANITIES Angelina C. C. YEE Harvard University (Comparative Literature) Associate Professor, University of Maryland Chinese and Western narrative and drama; colonial and post-colonial literature; feminism.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOCHEMISTRY ZHOU Huanxiang Drexel University (Physics) Visiting Associate, U.S. National Institutes of Health Computer studies of protein structure/function; theories of protein-ligand interactions; calcula- tions of macromolecular hydrodynamic proper- ties. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS Yong Chang ZHU Yale University (Mathematics) Visiting Member, Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton Quantum groups, Galois groups. Hopf algebras. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL AND ELEC- TRONIC ENGINEERING Roger CHENC Shu Kwan Princeton University (Electrical Engineering) Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Wireless communications, communication net- works, and digital signal processing for communication applications. 1983 PhD 1987-95 Research Interests 1993 PhD 1994-95 Research Interests: 1995 PhD 1992-95 Research Intcrcsts: 1994 PhD 1994-95 Research Interests: VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE University of Michigan (Political Science) Associate Professor, Harvard University Politics and reform in rural China. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS University of Maryland (Mathematics) Lecturer, University of Michigan Complex variables and harmonic analysis. LECTURER IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Kok-Wee GAN National University of Singapore (Information Systems and Computer Science) Teaching Assistant, National University of Sin- gapore Natural language processing. Chinese computing, and computer-aided instructions.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF FINANCE Vidhan K. GOYAI, University of Pittsburgh (Finance) Visiting Assistant Professor. State University of New York at Buffalo Corporate finance; corporate governance; inter- firm and financial contracting. Jean C. Oi Li baoqin

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