Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Miranda Yap


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The result was Keep. —Quarl (talk) 2007-02-11 11:14Z 

Miranda Yap

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Civil servant, prof, head of a section of a civic Board. Is this notable enough. [[User:Mandel|mandel 23:17, 6 February 2007 (UTC)mandel]] 13:18, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. She is a Foreign Associate to the United States National Academy of Engineering, which according to the NAE article, is one of world’s most accomplished engineers. --Vsion 22:27, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
 * How do you define 'world’s most accomplished engineers'. Mandel 23:17, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
 * This is the National Academy of Engineering, and it nominates its new members as the most exclusive possible form of peer-review, and I for one am not prepared to second-guess them. --this is the foreign equivalent of membership for those who are US citizens, except that the standards are even higher for the foreign associates than the US members. It's the highest level engineering society/honor in the US. It's the equivalent of the National Academy of Science, except its for engineering. --go read the article on it. WP has always accepted memberships in the 3 major national societies as intrinsically conferring notability,and for good reason. The only possible higher award than membership in the national Academies in the US is the Presidential Medal of Science, and then the Nobel Prize. She's not eligible for the Presidential Medal, and there is no Novel Prize in engineering. DGG 06:31, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * It fails, however, to explain why she is more accomplished than her fellow engineers. mandel 15:21, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * It does, citing "her outstanding achievements in education, research and management in the field of mammalian cell culture". Reference is given in the article. --Vsion 15:32, 7 February 2007 (UTC)


 * very strong keep holder of the highest possible honours in her field. DGG 06:31, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, nn. Edeans 05:45, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Edeans, what are your objections, for perhaps they can be answered, or the article improved accordingly?DGG 22:56, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * A few more references have been added.DGG 23:53, 8 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I note that the nominator had doubts, and the one clear voice for delete did not give reasons. DGG 06:44, 11 February 2007 (UTC)


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