UCI Professor Liu Chen Elected as Academica Sinica Academician

 

Newly elected Academicians and Honorary Academicians were announced by President James C. Liao and Conveners for the Convocation of Academicians in the press conference after the closing of the Convocation on July 7. This year, a total of 19 new Academicians and 3 Honorary Academicians were elected.

 

Academician Kenneth K. Wu, spokesman of the Convocation of Academicians, said the election was a prudent and rigorous process, which took many rounds of detailed discussion and review over a few days. The subject of Academicians’ nationality will be handled with the utmost respect towards the candidates and in compliance with the law.