Professor Shenggang Liu
University of Electronics Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, China
Shanggang Liu received the B.S. degree from Southeast
University, Nanjing, China, in 1955, and the Ph.D. degree from
University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, in 1958.
He was a Professor with UESTC since 1977, was elected as an
Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1980,
and he was elected member of the presidium of the CAS in 1996.
He was the President of UESTC from 1986 to 2001. He is the Chair
of Terahertz Research Center of UESTC since 2002 and the Chair of National Academy
Committee on THz since 2006. His fields include vacuum electronics, microwave electronics,
plasma physics, optics, THz science and technology. He has authored five books and over 300
papers in refereed journals and conferences.
He has received numerous international academic awards and has been Chair or a
member of international academic organizations and conferences including:
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K.J. Button Prize winner (the first Chinese scientist who won this prize), 2003
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IEEE, Life Fellow
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Honorary Chair, China-UK/Europe workshop on Millimeter Wave and THz Technology
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Chair, International Conference on Advanced Science and Technology “Terahertz Science
and Technology”, Shenzhen, China, since 2007
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Honorary Chair, IRMMW-THz, Shanghai, China, Sept.18-22, 2006
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Conference Chairman, 25 International Conference on IRMMW, 2000, Beijing, China
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Member of Electromagnetic Academy, MIT, USA
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Member of International Board of the Current Trends on Fusion Research
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Member of International Free Electron Laser Prize Committee (1995-1999)
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Member of International Committee of K.J. Button Prize (1988-)
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Member of THz-Bio Workshop, Korea (2008-)
He has also served as Chairs or members of Domestic organizations and Conferences:
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Member of permanent committee of Technical Science Division, CAS (1990-1994);
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Member of presidium, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2008-2001)
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Chairman/Honorary Chairman, Chinese Society of Higher Electronic Education
(1984-2001);
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Chairman, National Academic Committee on THz Science and Technology of China
(2006-)
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Member, Delegation of CAS invited to visit USA Academy and Academy of Science of
Canada (2010)
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Chairman/Honorary Chair, Vacuum Electronics Society of China (1984-2001)
Domestic Awards:
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Chinese National Prize of Nature Science, 1982, 1999,
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The Tan Kah Kee Prize in Information Science (highest Prize of CAS), 1999
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Chinese National Invention Prize, 2000
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Member of Review Committee of National Prize of Nature Science (1984-1988)
Visiting Professors Appointments:
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Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Tennessee, College of William & Marry and
Old Dominion University, USA.,
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Visiting
Professor, Milano University, Italy; University of Braunschweig, Technical
University of Hamburg-Hamburg Germany; Pohang University of Science and Technology,
Korea; Leeds University, Senior Fellow Funding of the British Royal Society; City
University of Hong Kong; Seoul University, Korea; Osaka University, Japan, etc.
He has been Visiting Professor, academic committee chair, Honorary Professor and Chair of
Academic Committees at many domestic Universities, research Institutes and National
Laboratories including the Chinese University of Science and Technology, Zhejiang University,
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Beijing University of Science and
Technology; Shanghai University, Shenzhen University, National Key Laboratory of Science
and Technology on Vacuum Electronics, etc.
Professor Neville C. Luhmann, Jr.
Distinguished Professor, University of California at Davis, USA
Neville C. Luhmann received the B. S. in Engineering Physics
from University of California, Berkeley, in 1966, the Ph.D in Physics
from University of Maryland, College Park, in 1972, and Postdoctoral
Training at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, from 1972 to 1973.
He is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department, UC Davis, since 1993, and was a Professor in the
Department of Electrical Engineering, UCLA from 1981 to 1993. He
was with the Department of Electrical Engineering, UCLA as an
Associate Professor from 1978 to 1981 and an Assistant Professor from 1973 to 1978.
Synergistic Activities:
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Member of the International Advisory Board of the International Conference on Infrared
and Millimeter Wave (IRMMW);
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Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter
Waves,
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Member of the Editorial Board of Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Editorial
Board for Handbook on Microwave and Optical Components.
Selected Honors and Awards:
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Fellow:
American Physical Society
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Fellow:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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Recipient: 1994 Robert L. Woods/DoD Award for Excellence in Vacuum Electronics
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Recipient: 2005 Kenneth J. Button Prize for “Outstanding Contributions to the Science of
the Electromagnetic Spectrum”; Institute of Physics (London)
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Recipient: 2005 IEEE Plasma Science and Applications Committee (PSAC) Award for
Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Plasma Science.
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Recipient: 2012 IEEE IVEC John R. Pierce Award for Excellence in Vacuum Electronics
Professor Kwo Ray Chu
Department of Physics, National Taiwan University
Kwo Ray Chu was born in Hunan, China. He received the B.S.
degree in physics from the National Taiwan University in 1965, the M.S.
degree in physics from the University of Massachusetts in 1968, and the
Ph.D. degree in applied physics from Cornell University in 1972. His
fields of expertise include plasma physics, applied electrodynamics, and
relativistic electronics. From 1973 to 1983, he was associated with the
High Power Electromagnetic Radiation Branch, U.S. Naval Research
Laboratory, where he headed the Advanced Concepts Section from 1977 to 1983 to carry out
research on coherent electromagnetic radiation generation. Concurrently, he served for 3
years as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Sciences at Yale
University. In 1983, he joined the Physics Department of the National Tsing Hua University in
Taiwan, where served as Professor/Distinguished Professor for 27 years. Since August, 2010,
he has been a Distinguished Professor in the Physics Department of the National Taiwan
University.
He was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1983, Fellow of the IEEE in
1997, and Academician of the Academy of Science of Taiwan in 2002. He is the recipient of the
2001 K. J. Button Prize from the British Institute of Physics, the 2001 Plasma Science and
Application Award from the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society, and the 2003
Presidential Science Prize from Taiwan.
Professor Jiangang Li
Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
University of Science and Technology of China, CAS, China
Jiangang Li, Ph.D. in physics, was Director of the Institute of
Plasma Physics (IPP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Deputy
Director of Physical Institutes, CAS, Vice President of University of
Science and Technology of China (USTC), CAS.
He is a member of the ITER Council, Co-Chair of the Chinese Fusion
Advisory
Committee,
manager
of
the
Experimental
Advanced
Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) project, home team leader of ITER
China, Chief Editor of “Plasma Science and Technology,” and board
member of “Nuclear fusion.” He has published more than 100 papers and has given more than
50 invited, planetary, review, and summary talks in international conferences including IAEA，
SOFT，SOFE，IFSNT，APS，PSI, etc.
Professor Chuanxiang Tang
Department of Enginnering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Chuanxiang Tang received the B.S degree in Engineering
Physics in 1992, and the Ph.D. degree in Accelerator Physics and
Application in 1996, all from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He
was the Dean of the Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua
University, Beijing, China,
from
2006-2012. He
is
now the
Secretary-General of the Chinese Particle Accelerator Society, and is
a member of the Panel of Advanced and Novel Accelerators (ANA) at
the International Committee of Future Accelerators (ICFA). Professor Tang’s research focuses
on the physics and applications of particle accelerators. He developed several kinds of low
energy electron linacs for cargo inspection systems which have been used in around 100
countries. Now his research is focused mainly on photocathode r-f guns for X-ray Free
Electron Lasers, mono-energetic x-ray sources based on inverse Compton scattering, and
MeV Ultra-fast Electron Diffraction. He has published more than 100 papers and has applied
for over 30 patents. Professor Tang gives classes on accelerators and electron beams for
undergraduate and graduate students at Tsinghua University.
He is also co-chair of the
accelerator topical school of OCPA (International Organization of Chinese Physicists and
Astronomers) held every two years.