Chi Ming Chan Explained

Chi Ming Chan 陳志明
Birth Name:	Chi Ming Chan
Birth Date:	21 April 1949
Birth Place:	Hong Kong
Nationality:	Hong Konger
Fields:	Chemical Engineering
Workplaces:	Raychem Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Alma Mater:	University of Minnesota California Institute of Technology

Chi Ming Chan, (; born 21 April 1949) is a Chinese chemical engineer at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).^[1]

Education

Chan obtained his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (High Distinction) from the University of Minnesota in 1975. He then pursued research and received his Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1977 and 1979 respectively.

Career

Chan joined the HKUST in 1993 as a reader and became a professor in 1998. He is currently a chair professor of the Division of Environment and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He is also the director of the Interdisciplinary Programs Office and co-director of the Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management.^[2] He served as the associate Dean of the School of Engineering during July 2002 to June 2005 and was the acting department head of the Department of Chemical Engineering during July 2005 to September 2007.

Professional memberships

Chan is a fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, and member of the American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, American Vacuum Society and Society of Plastics Engineers. He is also an honorary chairman of the Society of Plastics Engineers (Hong Kong section).

International awards and honors

National Science Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1974
Earle C. Anthony Fellowship, California Institute of Technology, 1975 - 1976
American Vacuum Society Scholar, 1977 - 1979
Advisory Professor, South China University of Technology, 1995 -
Visiting professor, London South Bank University, 2010 - 2015
Top Most Cited 50 Authors (2002 - 2008) in Polymer^[3]
Appointed Panel of Assessor for Innovation and Technology Support Programme (ITSP), 2007 - 2009^[4]

Selected publications

Books

Book: Chan, Chi Ming . M. A. Van Hove . W. H. Weinberg . Low Energy Electron Diffraction: Experiment, Theory and Surface Structure Determination . Springer-Verlag . February 2010 . 978-3-540-16262-9.
Book: Chan, Chi Ming . Polymer Surface Modification and Characterization . Hanser . 1994 . 978-3-446-15870-2.

Papers

Chan, Chi Ming . Li, Lin. . Direct Observation of the Growth of Lamellae and Spherulites by AFM . Advances in Polymer Science . 188 . 1–41. 2005 . 10.1007/b136971 . 978-3-540-26162-9 .
Chan, Chi Ming . Wu, Jingshen . Li, Jian-Xiong . Cheung, Ying-Kit. . Polypropylene/calcium carbonate nanocomposites . Polymer . 43 . 10 . 2981–2992 . May 2002 . 10.1016/S0032-3861(02)00120-9 .
Chan, Chi Ming . Weng, Lu-Tao . Li, Lin. . Applications of Surface Analysis Techniques in Surface Characterization of Polymers Surfaces and Interfaces . Journal of the Adhesion Society of Japan . 38 . 5 . 173–192 . 2002 . 10.11618/adhesion.38.173 . free .
Chan, Chi Ming . Weng, Lu-Tao. . Application of X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Static Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry in Surface Characterization of Copolymers and Polymer Blends . Reviews in Chemical Engineering . 16 . 4 . 341–408 . 2000 . 10.1515/REVCE.2000.16.4.341 . 100728513 .
Chan, C.-M. . Ko, T.-M. . Hiraoka, H. . Polymer surface modification by plasmas and photons . Surface Science Reports . 24 . 1–2 . 1–54 . May 1996 . 10.1016/0167-5729(96)80003-3. 1996SurSR..24....1C .

Notes and References

http://www.cbme.ust.hk/kecmchan.html - HKUST Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
http://www.ipo.ust.hk/people.html - HKUST Interdisciplinary Office
http://www.polymer50.com/top-authors/ - The International Journal for the Science and Technology of Polymers
http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200612/29/P200612290171.htm - Hong Kong SAR Government Press Release