Lee Si-chen (; born 13 August 1952 in

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), is a Taiwanese engineer specializing in

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s, a researcher in amorphous silicon in the early development in Taiwan, and an

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Fellow. He has been a professor of

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since 1982 and the president of National Taiwan University from 2005 to 2013.

Biography

Education

He received a

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in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University (1974) and a

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(1977) and

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(1981), both in electrical engineering, from

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Present positions

He is the current president of National Taiwan University (2005 – ), president of the Association of National Universities of Taiwan (2006 – ) and

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of the University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (2005 – ). He is also a professor of electrical engineering at the National Taiwan University (1985 - ).

Experiences and Trainings

Fellow (2002) * Dean of academic affairs, National Taiwan University (1996–2002) * Assistant to the Minister of National Defense (1993–1994) * Director, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University (1989–1992) * Vice Directorate, IEEE Taipei section (2001–2002) * Directorate, Chinese Association of Electromagnetism in Life Science (1999–2004) * Associate editor, Materials Chemistry and Physics (1992–2004) * Associate professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University (1982–1985) * Researcher, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., Troy, Michigan (1980–1982) * Associate editor, ''Journal of Chinese Engineers'' (1996–2000) * Leader, Bioenergy Field Group, Biology Department, National Science Council (1992–1998) * Directorate, Association of Chinese Electrical Engineers (1992–1994) * Leader, Microelectronics Group, Engineering Department, National Science Council (1988–1993) * Consultant, ERSO of ITRI (1991–1992 and 1986–1989)

Awards

* The Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa Conferred by Kansai University (2005) * Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 47th Academic Award of Ministry of Education (2003) * Annual Medal from Chinese Association of Electrical Engineers (2002) * IEEE Fellow (2002) * IEEE Third Millennium Medal for outstanding achievements and contributions on electronic devices (2000) * Member of Asia-Pacific Academy of Materials (1997) * Special contracted researcher of National Science Council (1996–2002) * Outstanding Research Awards of National Science Council (1986–1996) * Young Distinguished Engineer of Chinese Engineer Association (1987) * Sun Yat-Sen Academic Award (Engineering) (1987)

Interest in Psychic Abilities

He is interested in the scientific research of Chinese Qigong and extrasensory perception."List of Lee's publications regarding psychic abilities"
accessed May 10, 2011.

References

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