Lee Si-chen

Lee Si-chen (born 13 August 1952 in Gangshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan), is a Taiwanese engineer specializing in semiconductors, a researcher in amorphous silicon in the early development in Taiwan, and an IEEE Fellow. He has been a professor of electrical engineering since 1982 and the president of National Taiwan University from 2005 to 2013.

Education
He received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University (1974) and a master's degree (1977) and PhD (1981), both in electrical engineering, from Stanford University.

Present positions
He is the current president of National Taiwan University (2005 – ), president of the Association of National Universities of Taiwan (2006 – ) and chair of the University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (2005 – ). He is also a professor of electrical engineering at the National Taiwan University (1985 - ).

Experiences and Trainings

 * IEEE Fellow (2002)
 * Dean of Academic Affairs, National Taiwan University (1996–2002)
 * Assistant to the Minister of National Defense (1993–1994)
 * Director, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University (1989–1992)
 * Vice Directorate, IEEE Taipei Section (2001–2002)
 * Directorate, Chinese Association of Electromagnetism in Life Science (1999–2004)
 * Associate Editor, Materials Chemistry and Physics (1992–2004)
 * Associate professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University (1982–1985)
 * Researcher, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., Troy, Michigan (1980–1982)
 * Associate Editor, Journal of Chinese Engineers (1996–2000)
 * Leader, Bioenergy Field Group, Biology Department, National Science Council (1992–1998)
 * Directorate, Association of Chinese Electrical Engineers (1992–1994)
 * Leader, Microelectronics Group, Engineering Department, National Science Council (1988–1993)
 * Consultant, ERSO of ITRI (1991–1992 and 1986–1989)

Awards

 * The Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa Conferred by Kansai University (2005)
 * Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 47th Academic Award of Ministry of Education (2003)
 * Annual Medal from the Chinese Association of Electrical Engineers (2002)
 * IEEE Fellow (2002)
 * IEEE Third Millennium Medal for outstanding achievements and contributions on electronic devices (2000)
 * Member of Asia-Pacific Academy of Materials (1997)
 * Special contracted researcher of National Science Council (1996–2002)
 * Outstanding Research Awards of National Science Council (1986–1996)
 * Young Distinguished Engineer of Chinese Engineer Association (1987)
 * Sun Yat-Sen Academic Award (Engineering) (1987)

Interest in Psychic Abilities
He is interested in the scientific research of Chinese Qigong and extrasensory perception.