Press Invitation to Introduce Newly Appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Deans and Department Heads.

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[evdate 1990-01-12] THE HONG KONG UNlVERSlTY OF SClENCE & TECHNOLOGY PRESS INVITATION DATE: 12 January, 1990 TIME: 3:30 to 4:30 pm PLACE: HKUST Office 7, Canton Road, World Shipping Centre, 12/F, Harbour City, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon. EVENT: To introduce newly appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Deans and Department Heads PRESS are welcome ! For Further Information, please phone MS Mary Lau, 3021468

Dean of Engineering Prof H K Chang Prof H K Chang, presently Chairman of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the

University of Southern California, has been named Dean of Engineering. Prof Chang brings with him a distinguished academic career and a broad background in

Engineering. He received his BS in Civil Engineering from National Taiwan University in 1962 and his MS in Structural Engineering from Stanford University in 1964. Returning to his doctoral studies at Northwestern University after working as a structural engineer, he was warded his PhD in Fluid Mechanics in 1969.

After serving as an Assistant Professor and as an Associate Professor in Civil Engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Prof Chang took up an appointment it McGill University in Montreal, Canada in 1976. In 1980, he was promoted to full Professor If Biomedical Engineering and spent the 1981-82 academic year as a Visiting Professor at the

University of Paris-Val De Marne. Joining the faculty of the University of Southern California

in 3384, Prof Chang was appointed Chairman of the Department of Biomedical Engineering the

following year. Holder of one patent and author of more than 100 scientific articles, Prof Chang is a

world-renowned authority on the flow dynamics and transport processes in the lung. A widely-

travelled lecturer, he has given more than 70 invited presentations and seminars in 14

countries in the past ten years. His recent research has emphasised the application of new

technologies. One area is in the use of fibre optic sensors in measuring physiological

parameters in patients under intensive care. Prof Chang has served on the editorial boards of two learned journals and is active in

several professional societies. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

and the American Physiological Society, and a Senior Member of the American Society of Civil

Engineers. A member of the Board of Directors of the Biomedical Engineering Society of the

United States from 1985 to 1988, Prof Chang is currently President of the Society.

.- -2 Likening Hong Kong to pre-Renaissance Florence and Venice, Prof Chang said, 弎oth

wc :3hy city-states excelled in trade, commerce, and fabrication. Florence, in particular,

attracted many scholars and artists from other parts of Italy and?Europe and became the centre

of the Renaissance. While historical analogies are never perfect, Hong Kong also attracts talents

from elsewhere and can become a leader in science and tech ology in the Chinese-populated

areas of the Pacific Rim. most urgent task is to recruit high-quality faculty members who are not only good

teachers, but also can initiate research activities relevant for Hong Kong. Since Engineering

talents are generally very much sought after in North America and Europe, HKUST will have to

compete hard with the academic institutions and industries in those areas for such individuals. I

am convinced that, in time, enough high quality scholars will find it challenging and

advantageous to partake in the building of a world-class research university in Hong Kong.par Prof Chang is married with two children. He is fluent in Mandarin, English, and French,

and is most enthusiastic about the prospect of learning Cantonese. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology January 1990 - _

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