Lee Si-Chen

Lee, Si-Chen (Chinese: 李嗣涔; pinyin: Lǐ Sìcén; Wade–Giles: Lǐ Sì-tsén) (Born August 13, 1952, Gon-Shan (岡山), Taiwan), is a Taiwanese engineer specializing in semiconductors, a researcher in amorphous silicon in the early development in Taiwan, and a IEEE Fellow. He has been a professor of electrical engineering since 1982 and the president of National Taiwan University since 2005.

Biography

Education

He received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University (1974) and a master's degree (1977) and PhD (1981), both in electrical engineering, from Stanford University.

Present Positions

He is the current president of National Taiwan University (2005 – ), president of the Association of National Universities of Taiwan (2006 – )^{[citation needed]} and chair 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^{[citation needed]}

• IEEE 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^{[citation needed]}

• 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. This has aroused some criticism by scientists who perceive them as pseudoscience.