Director of Research Centre - Professor Jay-Chung CHEN

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Professor Chio-Wei Woo. OS. M4 PhD

Director of Research Centxe - Professor Jay-Chunc CHEN (

A native Taiwanese, Prof Chen holds a BS in Mechanical

Engineering from Taiwan Cheng I; Kung University and a PhD in

Aeronautics from the California Institute of Technology. His

career has primarily been in research at NASA's prestigious Jet

Propulsion Laboratory and his speciality is the dynamics of

large systems such as spacecrafts and satellites. He has

estensive experience in organising large research teams to

perform specific research objectives. He taught postgraduate

courses, supervised postgraduate students in his laboratory, and

published over 80 technical articles.

Prof Chen has been actively involved in the planning of the

construction of research laboratories. He feels'strongly that,

"A university is where people come together to celebrate the

discovery of truth which becomes the foundation of science and

technology. Howwer , these discoveries must be transformed into

practical applications so that the private sector can

commercialise them. In turn , private sector can use the profit

from the commercialisation to support and nourish the further

development of science and technolo-gy. .& Director of Research

Centre, I will see to it that the focus and mission of my xork 5

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sense of having the opportunity to contribute to the people in

Hong Kong, at this critical juncture in time, that motivates me

to joi HKUST and to leave the Jet Propulsion Laboratory after 23 years of ser.\-ice."

He has been involved in Chinese American community

activities, serving as Principal *of a Saturda> school for

children rzhere Chinese language andeculture are taught. He and

his wife Christina, a medical librarian, have two children,

Hailyn, 13, and Allen, 9 years of age:

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

30 May 1989