Academic Affairs Newsletter, No. 5/95

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[evdate 1995-09-01] Academic Affairs Office, HKUST To : All staff members of Academic Affairs Branch For internal circulation by Office Managers

Academic Affairs Newsletter (Issue No. 5/95 1 September 1995) [This newsletter is also posted on the Electronic Noticeboard of the University computer network and can be accessed for

viewing from the folder: "AA_News Message from the Vice-President for Academic Affairs Faculty Orientation In the beginning of a new academic year while we are welcoming new students to the campus, it is also a custom of the University to express our heartiest welcome to new faculty members coming on board. The Faculty Orientation is an important annual event of the University to serve this purpose and to help linking faculty to information and the culture of the University. In an earlier email to you, I have announced that we are going to hold the Orientation in October and have invited suggestions from colleagues on the programmes of the Orientation. I have received quite a number of proposals and would like to thank those who have sent me valuable feedback. A majority opinion of the responses relates to research funding sources, policies, and application procedure, which I have the kind consent of Dr. James Hackett, Chair of the Senate Research Committee, to give us a presentation at the Orientation. Some other suggestions, such as safety management, and experiences on and off campus are also included. Suggestions to include the work of OCGA and TTC were also considered. Since there is a plan to have a separate forum on Research and Development, they will be dealt with at that time. Enclosed with this Newsletter is the Orientation programme and an invitation (1) to you all to participate in this important event of the University, to be held on 2 October 1995, Monday, at the Citibank Lecture Theatre, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please check your time if you are able to attend and send me back the reply slip. Prior to the Orientation, we will distribute the new edition of the Faculty Handbook which contains updated information on all aspects of the University, and the new publication of the Academic Programmes Manual which contains current information on all aspects of the UG and PG programmes. We also plan to meet with you again at least once more at midyear in the format of a Faculty Forum to discuss and focus on some current topics. 1995-96 Focus In this issue, I would like to re-emphasize the focuses of my first five-year plan from 1992 to 1997, namely: 1992-93: Faculty Retention 1993-94: Academic Review 1994-95: Teaching Effectiveness 1995-96: Postgraduate Studies and Research 1996-97: Revisit the Entire Academic Programme I will continue to attend classes randomly and periodically and to upkeep the effort which we have put into enhancing teaching effectiveness in the past year. As a first step to implement my focus this year -postgraduate studies and research, I plan to attend all Ph.D. oral examinations together with an expertise in that particular research area. Other steps include: - publish all research and taught graduate policies, regulations, and procedures in the Academic Programmes Manual - review the whole postgraduate study programmes from student recruitment, admission, orientation programme, curriculum, conduct of research, and student supervision to the award of the degree and graduation. - review the research programmes from the sources and success rate of funding, the progress and completion of projects to the impact and output of our research efforts. Shain-Dow Kung Vice-President for Academic Affairs September 1995 (1) New faculty members came on board after the orientation conducted in November last year will receive an individual invitation letter.

Issue No. 5/95 1 September 1995 Academic Affairs Newsletter 2 Academic Affairs Office, HKUST University Appointments and Substantiation Committee (UASC) Between 1 July 1995 and 31 August 1995, the UASC reviewed 2 senior appointments and 1 case for qualification to serve on substantiation review committees. Administrative Appointments Professor Ka-Keung C. CHAN was reappointed as Acting Head of Department of Accounting for the period from 1 September 1995 to 31 August 1996, or until a substantive Head is in post, whichever comes earlier. Professor Din-Yu HSIEH was appointed as Acting Head of Department of Mathematics for the period from 1 August 1995 to 30 June 1996, or until a substantive Head is in post, whichever comes earlier. Dr. Tai-Chin LO was reappointed as Director of Microelectronics Fabrication Centre for the period from 1 July 1995 to 31 December 1995. Professor Michael LOY was appointed as Associate Dean of Science for the period from 1 September 1995 to 31 August 1996. Professor Jerry H. C. WANG was appointed as Head of Department of Biochemistry, effective from 1 August 1995, concurrent with his appointment as Professor of Biochemistry. Reconstituted Search Committee for the Headship of Department of Accounting The following faculty members have been appointed by the Dean of Business and Management, with the approval of VP-AA, to serve on the Reconstituted Search Committee for the Head of Department of Accounting: Chairman: Professor Ka-Keung C. CHAN, Professor and Head of Finance, Acting Head of Accounting Members: Dr. Jerry Han, Associate Professor of Accounting Professor Lode LI, Professor of Accounting and Information and Systems Management Professor Albert Lo, Professor and Acting Head of Information and Systems Management Professor Eric NOREEN, Professor of Accounting Academic Appointments Between 1 July 1995 and 31 August 1995, the University had made 23 academic appointment offers. As of 31 August 1995, 12 appointees had accepted our offers and 11 had not replied. Internal Promotion in Title Congratulations to the following faculty members who have been promoted in title with effect from 1 July 1995: Internal promotion to the title of Professor: Professor Kunrui YU, Department of Mathematics Internal promotion to the title of Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor: Dr. Chun-Tao CHE, Department of Chemistry Dr. Yun-Dong WU, Department of Chemistry Substantiation The following faculty members have been granted substantiation and appointment on superannuation terms: Dr. Leonard Kwok-Kou CHAN, Division of Humanities Professor Paul CHANG, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering Dr. Kwok-Kwong FUNG, Department of Physics Dr. Chin-Tsau HSU, Department of Mechanical Engineering Dr. Inchi HU, Department of Information and Systems Management Dr. See-Chun KOT, Department of Mechanical Engineering Professor Michael LOY, Department of Physics Dr. Francis LUI, Department of Economics Dr. Maria LUNG, Department of Biology Professor George WONG, Department of Physics

Academic Affairs Newsletter Issue No. 5/95 1 September 1995 Academic Affairs Office, HKUST 3 Faculty Members (52) came on board in July and August 1995 School of Science (12) Department of Biochemistry Dr. Philip Gerard TOYE, Vis Lecturer/Assistant Professor, PhD Univ of Adelaide Department of Biology Dr. Kevin A. W. LEE, Lecturer, PhD McGill Univ Dr. Andrew L. MILLER, Assistant Professor, PhD Univ of Dundee Dr. Daniel RITTSCHOF, Vis Associate Professor, PhD Univ of Michigan Dr. Christopher D. ROCK, Assistant Professor, PhD Michigan State Univ Department of Chemistry Dr. Peijun CONG, Vis Lecturer, PhD Caltech Department of Mathematics Dr. Der-Chen CHANG, Vis Associate Professor, PhD Princeton Univ Dr. Rongguang WANG, Assistant Professor, PhD Harvard Univ Department of Physics Dr. Che-Ting CHAN, Associate Professor, PhD Univ of California, Berkeley Prof. Eytan DOMANY, Vis Professor, PhD Cornell Univ Prof. Hai MING, Vis Scholar, Graduate Univ of Science and Technology of China Dr. Fu-Chun ZHANG, Vis Associate Professor, PhD Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ School of Engineering (8) Department of Chemical Engineering Dr. Gordon McKAY, Vis Reader, PhD, DSc Bradford Univ Dr. Terrence F. YEE, Assistant Professor, PhD Carnegie Mellon Univ Department of Civil and Structural Engineering Dr. Charles W. W. NG, Assistant Professor, PhD Univ of Bristol Department of Computer Science Dr. Sunil ARYA, Assistant Professor, PhD Univ of Maryland Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Dr. Wing-Hung KI, Assistant Professor, PhD Univ of California, Los Angeles Prof. Silvanus Siu-Wai LAU, Vis Professor, PhD Univ of California, Berkeley (joint appointment in Electrical & Engineering Engineering and Physics) Prof. De-Fang NIU, Vis Scholar, Graduate Dalian Univ of Technology Department of Mechanical Engineering Dr. Tianshou ZHAO, Assistant Professor, PhD Univ of Hawaii School of Business and Management (23) Department of Accounting Dr. Fletcher O. LEE, Lecturer, PhD Univ of Freiburg in Breisgau; LL.M. Univ of Virginia; J.D. Univ of Pennsylvania Dr. Earl K. STICE, Assistant Professor, PhD Cornell Univ Department of Economics Dr. Woon-Gyu CHOI, Assistant Professor, PhD Univ of California, Los Angeles Dr. Justin Yifu LIN, Reader, PhD Univ of Chicago Dr. Siu-Fai LEUNG, Associate Professor, PhD Univ of Chicago Department of Finance Ms. Yan FAN, Vis Scholar, M.Phil., M.A. Yale Univ; M.S. State Univ of New York at Buffalo; M.S. Fudan Univ Dr. Vidhan K. GOYAL, Assistant Professor, PhD Univ of Pittsburgh Dr. Cheol PARK, Assistant Professor, PhD Univ of Chicago Prof. Anthony SAUNDERS, Vis Professor, PhD London School of Economics Prof. Anjan V. THAKOR, Vis Professor, PhD Northwestern Univ Department of Information and Systems Management Dr. Christopher K. CARTER, Assistant Professor, PhD Univ of New South Wales Dr. Milton MUELLER, Vis Scholar, PhD Univ of Pennsylvania Dr. Olivia R. LIU SHENG, Associate Professor, PhD Univ of Rochester Dr. James C. WESTLAND, Vis Scholar, PhD Univ of Michigan Department of Management of Organisations Dr. Xiao-Ping CHEN, Assistant Professor, PhD Univ of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Timothy Michael DEVINNEY, Vis Reader, PhD Univ of Chicago Dr. Cynthia LEE, Vis Associate Professor, PhD Univ of Maryland Prof. William Hodges MOBLEY, Vis Professor, PhD Univ of Maryland Dr. Stephen W. NASON, Assistant Professor, PhD Univ of Southern California Dr. Madan M. PILLUTLA, Lecturer/Assistant Professor, PhD Univ of British Columbia Dr. Catherine Honor TINSLEY, Vis Scholar, PhD Northwestern Univ

Issue No. 5/95 1 September 1995 Academic Affairs Newsletter 4 Academic Affairs Office, HKUST Department of Marketing Dr. Kristiaan HELSEN, Associate Professor, PhD Univ of Pennsylvania Dr. A. V. MUTHUKRISHNAN, Assistant Professor, PhD (Marketing) Univ of Florida; PhD (Organizational Behavior) Indian Institute of Technology School of Humanities and Social Science (9) Division of Humanities Prof. Chang-Tai HUNG, Professor, PhD Harvard Univ Prof. William TAY, Professor, PhD Univ of California, San Diego Dr. Angelina YEE, Associate Professor, PhD Harvard Univ Division of Social Science Dr. Jesus FELIPE, Assistant Professor, PhD Univ of Pennsylvania Dr. Carsten HOLZ, Assistant Professor, PhD Cornell Univ Dr. Yu-Hung HONG, Assistant Professor, PhD MIT Dr. Jean C. OI, Vis Associate Professor, PhD Univ of Michigan Prof. Andrew G. WALDER, Vis Professor, PhD Univ of Michigan Dr. Tim Tian ZHU, Assistant Professor, PhD Northwestern Univ JUPAS Task Force The following faculty members have been appointed to serve on the JUPAS Task Force with immediate effect: Chairman: Dr. Joseph LIAN, Lecturer of Economics Members: Professor Grafton HUI, Associate Dean of Science and Professor of Mathematics Dr. Neil MICKLEBOROUGH, Associate Dean of Engineering and Associate Professor of Civil and Structural Engineering Terms of reference: (1) to review the JUPAS exercises of the past few years to determine the trend of UG student intake quality at HKUST; (2) to determine the possible causes of the observed trends; and (3) to propose strategies to improve the quality of UG student intake. Corrigendum The University from which Professor Eric Noreen obtained his Ph.D. degree, printed in the last issue, should read "Stanford Univ". Task Force on Academic Review Guidelines and Procedures The following faculty members have been appointed to serve on the Task Force on Academic Review Guidelines and Procedures with immediate effect: Chairman: Professor Peter DOBSON, Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs (Programmes) and Professor of Physics Members: Professor Jay Chung CHEN, Chairman of the SASC, School of Humanities & Social Science, Director of Research Centre, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering Professor Roland CHIN, Chairman of UASC and Professor of Computer Science Professor Tian-Yow TSONG, Chairman of the SASC, School of Science, and Professor of Biochemistry Professor Howard HUANG, Chairman of the SASC, School of Engineering, and Professor of Civil and Structural Engineering Professor Wilfried VANHONACKER, Chairman of the SASC, School of Business and Management, and Professor of Marketing Terms of reference: (1) to review and make recommendations on any problems discovered/experienced in the review exercises in the past years; (2) to review the guidelines and procedures of "appointment to a higher rank by open competition" and "internal promotion in title", and to recommend operational approaches to differentiate the two review processes; (3) to consider and recommend whether there should be a mechanism to involve the candidates who are receiving negative review outcomes before final decision by the approving authority; and (4) to consider and recommend whether the reasons of an academic review outcome (both positive and negative) should be spelt out in the notification to the candidate. Reminder Faculty members are reminded that the deadline for applying substantiation review, 1995/96, is 1 October 1995. n