Yiu-Wing Mai Ph.D.
EducationBSc(Eng), Hong Kong University, 1969; PhD, Hong Kong University, 1972; DSc, University of Hong Kong, 1999; DEng, University of Sydney, 1999Career HighlightsCurrent Positions:Professor (Personal Chair) of Mechanical Engineering since 1987 Director, Centre for Advanced Materials Technology since 1988 Australian Federation Fellow, 2002- University Chair, 2004- Career Summary: Management & Technology Trainer, Hong Kong Productivity Centre (1973) Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Michigan (1973-75) and Imperial College (1976) Lecturer (December 1976-78), Senior Lecturer (1979-82), Associate Professor (1983-September 1987), Personal Chair (October 1987-present), University Chair (May 2004 - present), Sydney University Associate Dean (Research & Development) of Engineering (1990-93, 1995-98), Pro-Dean of Engineering (1998-2004) University of Sydney Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (1993-1995) Director, Graduate School of Engineering (1995-98), University of Sydney Chair Professor in Materials Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, China (2000-2002) AwardsFellow, Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences (Elected 2003)Fellow, World Innovation Foundation (Elected 2003) Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (Elected 2001) Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (Elected 1992) Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Elected 1999) Centenary Medal (Awarded in 2003) for service to Australian society and science in materials engineering Honorary Fellow, International Congress on Fracture (Elected 2001). Awarded for distinguished contributions to fracture research Honorary Member, Gruppo Italiano Fracttura (Elected 2002) for lasting contributions to fracture research Australian Research Council Federation Fellowship (2002-present) Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Hong Kong (2003-2004) President, International Congress on Fracture (2002-2005) Executive Council Member, International Committee on Composite Materials (1997-) Founding President, the Asian-Australasian Association for Composite Materials (1997-1998) AFG Achievement Award, Australian Fracture Group, Inc. (2000) awarded for outstanding contributions to fracture research Highly Cited Researcher in Materials Science, honored by ISI's isihighlycited.com as a highly cited, influential researcher in the past two decades UK Science Research Council Senior Visiting Fellowship to Imperial College (1980) RILEM Award and Robert L'Hermite Medal, International Union of Testing and Research Laboratories for Materials and Structures (1981) awarded for distinguished research on the fracture-mechanical behavior of engineering structures for a scientist under the age of 40 Fulbright Senior Scholar (1988) Australian Academy of Science/Japan Society for Promotion of Science Exchange Fellowship (1989,1996) Chan Kai Ming Prize, Hong Kong University (1968) awarded for best academic record in Year 2 Engineering Williamson Prize, Hong Kong University (1969) awarded for best academic record in Engineering as an undergraduate Hong Kong Government Scholarship (1969) Hong Kong Productivity Council PhD Research Scholarship (1969‑1972) Honorary, Adjunct and Guest Professors at: Tsinghua, Peking, Xi'an Jiaotong, Tongji, Zhongshan, Hunan and Hong Kong universities; HKUST and CityU of Hong Kong, Harbin Institute of Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, South China University of Science and Technology, and the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS. |
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