Wei Shyy 史 維 Election Year 2024 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: +852 2358 6101 / Fax: +852 2358 8280
Current Positions
Member, Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (Headquarter: Taipei) International Advisory Board;
Former President, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Education
B.S. Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University (1973-1977)
M.S.E Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan (1979-1981)
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan (1981-1982)
Professional Experience
Professional experience:
- 1982-1983 Post-doc Research Scholar, Univ. of Michigan, Consultant to Ford Motor and General Electric Co.
- 1983-1988 Research Scientist, General Electric Research and Development Center, Schenectady, NY
- 1988-2002 Associate Professor (1988-1992), Professor (1992-2002), Aerospace Eng. Dept., Univ. of Florida
- 1996-2002 Professor and Chairman, Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Florida
- 2002-2004 Professor and Chairman, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Florida
- 2005-2010 Clarence L. Johnson Collegiate Professor and Chairman, Aerospace Eng. Dept., Univ. of Michigan
- 2010-2022 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- 2010-2019 Executive Vice-President & Provost
- 2018-2022 President
Professional Services:
- 1992-now Member of numerous review, steering, and advisory boards of government, industry, and academic organizations worldwide
- 2000-now General Editor, Cambridge Aerospace Book Series, Cambridge University Press
- 2002-2004 Associate Editor, Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences
- 2002-2010 Associate Editor ASME Applied Mechanics Reviews
- 2004-2019 Co-Editor-in-Chief (2008-present); Associate Editor (2004-2007), Acta Mechanica Sinica
- 2007-now Co-Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering
- 2009-now Associate Editor, Communications in Computational Physics
Specialties
Aerodynamics and Propulsion, Bio-inspired Flight, Multi-scale Computational Modeling and Design Optimization