院士簡歷

Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

Maw-Kuen Wu
Election Year 1998
Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica
128 Sec. 2, Academia Rd., Taipei 11529
Tel: (02) 2789-6716 / Fax: (02) 2789-8347
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Current Positions

Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica

Education

B.S., Physics, Tamkang University (1973)
M.S., Physics, Tamkang University (1975)
Ph. D. Physics, University of Houston (1981)

Professional Experience

Research Scientist in Physics, University of Houston (1982-1984)
Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Alabama in Huntsville (1984-1987)
Professor of Physics, University of Alabama in Huntsville (1987-1988)
Professor of Applied Physics, Columbia University (1988-1994)
Visiting Chair Professor, National Tsing Hua University (1989-1994)
Professor, Department of Physics and Materials Science Center, National Tsing Hua University (1995—)
Deputy Minister, National Science Council (2000-2002)
Minister, National Science Council (2004-2006)
Director, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica (2002-2004, 2006-2012)
Distinguished Professor of Physics & President of National Dong Hwa University (2012-2016.01)
Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica (2002—)

Specialties

Low Temperature Physics, High Pressure Physics, Superconductivity and Magnetism

Awards and Honors

Comstock Prize, The National Academy of Sciences (1988)
NASA Special Awards (1988)
Tamkang Golden Eagle Award, Tamkang University (1989)
Bernd T. Mattias Prize (1994)
Outstanding Scholar Award, Foundation for the advancement of Outstanding Scholarship (1995)
Academician, Academia Sinica, R.O.C. (1998)
Foreign Associate, U.S. National Academy of Sciences (2004)
Elected Member, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)(2004)
Ettore Majorana Prize -Erice-Science for Peace (2008)
Taiwanese-American Foundation Prize (2009)
Humboldt Research Award (2010)
Nikkei Asia Prize (2011)
ROC Presidential Science Prize (2011)