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Wei Shyy
Wei Shyy JP (Chinese: 史維; pinyin: Shǐ Wéi; Wade–Giles: Shih Wei) is an aerospace engineer who served as the 4th president of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) from September 2018 to October 2022. He is currently a professor emeritus of mechanical and aerospace engineering at HKUST.
Born in Hsinchu in 1955, Shyy completed his undergraduate studies at National Tsing Hua University in 1977. He then attended the University of Michigan and graduated in 1982 with a Master of Science in Engineering and a Doctor of Philosophy, both in aerospace engineering.
Shyy served as chair of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan College of Engineering from 2005 to 2010. He joined HKUST in August 2010 to serve as the university provost. He served as the acting president of HKUST from February to August 2018, before he was officially appointed as the president of the university in September 2018.
Born and raised in Taiwan, Shyy received his Bachelor of Science from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan in 1977. He travelled to the United States in 1979 to attend the University of Michigan, where he received a Master of Science in Engineering degree in aerospace engineering in 1981. He received a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1982. He was subsequently employed by the GE Research and Development Center in Schenectady, New York from 1983 to 1988, then joined the University of Florida faculty until 2004.
Shyy served as Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson Collegiate Professor and Chair of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan College of Engineering from 2005 to 2010.
In August 2010, Shyy joined The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to serve as the university provost. In 2013, he additionally became Executive Vice-President at HKUST. He was appointed the fourth President of HKUST in September 2018, succeeding Tony F. Chan.
In November 2021, Shyy announced that he would depart from his position with effect from October 2022, almost a year before the end of his five-year term. Shyy gave no reason for his early departure.
While the societal challenges in Hong Kong were escalating to an unprecedented level in July 2019, he called for the underlying root cause of the society's reaction to the extradition bill to be identified and addressed.
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Wei Shyy
Wei Shyy JP (Chinese: 史維; pinyin: Shǐ Wéi; Wade–Giles: Shih Wei) is an aerospace engineer who served as the 4th president of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) from September 2018 to October 2022. He is currently a professor emeritus of mechanical and aerospace engineering at HKUST.
Born in Hsinchu in 1955, Shyy completed his undergraduate studies at National Tsing Hua University in 1977. He then attended the University of Michigan and graduated in 1982 with a Master of Science in Engineering and a Doctor of Philosophy, both in aerospace engineering.
Shyy served as chair of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan College of Engineering from 2005 to 2010. He joined HKUST in August 2010 to serve as the university provost. He served as the acting president of HKUST from February to August 2018, before he was officially appointed as the president of the university in September 2018.
Born and raised in Taiwan, Shyy received his Bachelor of Science from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan in 1977. He travelled to the United States in 1979 to attend the University of Michigan, where he received a Master of Science in Engineering degree in aerospace engineering in 1981. He received a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1982. He was subsequently employed by the GE Research and Development Center in Schenectady, New York from 1983 to 1988, then joined the University of Florida faculty until 2004.
Shyy served as Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson Collegiate Professor and Chair of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan College of Engineering from 2005 to 2010.
In August 2010, Shyy joined The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to serve as the university provost. In 2013, he additionally became Executive Vice-President at HKUST. He was appointed the fourth President of HKUST in September 2018, succeeding Tony F. Chan.
In November 2021, Shyy announced that he would depart from his position with effect from October 2022, almost a year before the end of his five-year term. Shyy gave no reason for his early departure.
While the societal challenges in Hong Kong were escalating to an unprecedented level in July 2019, he called for the underlying root cause of the society's reaction to the extradition bill to be identified and addressed.