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    • Orlando Auciello (Argonne National Laboratory)
    • Lynn A. Boatner (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
    • Shenda M. Baker (Synedgen, Inc. and Harvey Mudd College)
    • Li-Chyong Chen (National Taiwan University)
    • Chang-Beom Eom (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
    • Eric Garfunkel (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey)
    • Young-Chang Joo (Seoul National University)
    • Kalpana S. Katti (North Dakota State University (NDSU))
    • David P. Norton (University of Florida)
    • Francesco Priolo (University of Catania, Italy)
    • Ainissa G. Ramirez (Yale University)
    • Stephen K. Streiffer (Argonne National Laboratory)
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Li-Chyong Chen (National Taiwan University)

Li-Chyong Chen is currently a Distinguished Research Fellow in the Center for Condensed Matter Sciences (CCMS) at National Taiwan University (NTU). She received her B.S. in Physics from NTU in 1981, Ph. D. in Applied Physics from Harvard University in 1989, and an honorary doctoral degree from Linkoping University, Sweden in 2007. Prior to her current position, she had worked at General Electric Corporate Research and Development, Schenectady, New York, during 1989-1994. Li-Chyong is now leading the Advanced Materials Laboratory in the CCMS at NTU, supervising 40+ members in her group. Over the last decade, she has established a strong program on low-dimensional nanomaterials and related hybrids, in particular, those formed by vapor phase deposition and plasma-assisted processes, and their applications for optoelectronics, energy and sensing. Li-Chyong has 10 patents and published 8 book chapters and over 270 referred papers with an H-index of 36. She has been recognized as a Fellow of the MRS in 2010 and twice by Taiwan’s National Science Council (NSC) for the Outstanding Research Award in 2006 and 2010. Other recent honors include the Outstanding Scholar Foundation Award (2010-2015), Laureate of the 22nd Khwarizmi International Award (2009), and International Federation of Inventors’ Association Lady Prize in 2009.

Li-Chyong has devoted substantially her time to serve the professional communities. In Taiwan, she was a member on the Physics Project Review Panel (2007-2009) and now still serves the Advisory Board on Physics at NSC since 2010, along with the Advisory Committee on Science Education at Ministry of Education since 2007. She has been a Councilor (2003-2009) and the Vice President (2006-2007) of the Physical Society in Taiwan. Currently, she is a Councilor of the Taiwan Association of Coating Technology and a Supervisor for the Taiwan Vacuum Society. Her service at international level also spans a broad range, which includes Editorial Advisory Board of a few journals, such as the Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences, Taylor and Francis since 2004, Nanoscience Nanotechnology Letters, American Scientific Publishers as well as Advanced Materials Letters, VBRI Press since 2010. She was an Associate Editor for the J. of Vac. Sci. and Tech. B-Microelectronics and Nanostructures (2004-2006). As for MRS, Li-Chyong has served as a Symposium Chair in the 2008 Spring Meeting and IMRC/China-MRS 2008, held in Chongqing, China. Most significantly, she was appointed as one of the four Meeting Chairs for the 2009 Fall Meeting. Since 2010, Li-Chyong has chaired the Pacific Rim Subcommittee under the International Relation Committee. Besides MRS, she has also organized a number of symposia and workshops for both ECS and AVS and served as International Advisory Committee for numerous international conferences.

Candidate’s Statement: 

“The Materials Research Society has established a reputable track record in its function to provide and enable forums for the global exchange of technical information related to leading edge, high impact, and interdisciplinary materials research. Interaction among the very best and energetic scientists through all
currently available communication vehicles, such as meetings, website, etc., is crucial for next generation innovation in our society. To further foster materials solutions to improve the quality of life and ensure a sustainable world, proactively promoting the involvement of materials researchers from different sectors or regions, diversity networking, and cultivating young brains worldwide are important steps for MRS, and in fact all professional societies, to address the global needs. As a candidate to serve the MRS Board, I would like to help plot the course and facilitate MRS globalization goals.”