Yang Hung-duen (; born 3 September 1965) is a Taiwanese physicist. Yang was the president of

National Sun Yat-sen University National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU; ) is a public research-intensive university renowned as an official think tank scholars' community, located in Sizihwan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. NSYSU is listed as one of six national research universities, ...

from 2008 to 2016, when he was selected to lead the

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Academic career

Yang earned a bachelor's of science degree in physics from

National Taiwan Normal University National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU; ), or ''Shīdà'' is an institution of higher education and normal school operating out of three campuses in Taipei, Taiwan. NTNU is the leading research institute in such disciplines as Education and Lin ...

, and a doctorate in the subject from

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. Upon graduation in 1987, he returned to Taiwan for a teaching position at

. He was a visiting professor at

Wayne State University Wayne State University (WSU) is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan. It is Michigan's third-largest university. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 350 programs to nearly 25,000 ...

from 1999 to 2000.

Political career

Yang led the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the

National Science Council The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC; ) is a statutory agency of Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) for the promotion and funding of academic research, development of science and technology and science parks. NSTC is ...

from 2001 to 2004, when he left for the

Academia Sinica Academia Sinica (AS, la, 1=Academia Sinica, 3=Chinese Academy; ), headquartered in Nangang, Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. Founded in Nanking, the academy supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from ...

. He rejoined the NSC in 2006 as a deputy minister. In 2008, Yang was named President of

. In April 2016, he was appointed Minister of Science and Technology.

Works

* (Dissertation)

References

Living people Ministers of Science and Technology of the Republic of China 1965 births 21st-century Taiwanese physicists Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Kaohsiung Academic staff of the National Sun Yat-sen University National Taiwan Normal University alumni Iowa State University alumni Presidents of universities and colleges in Taiwan {{Taiwan-politician-stub