An academic with the nation’s top research body, Academia Sinica, was selected as one of this year’s seven recipients of the US’ prestigious National Medal of Science.
US-based Chien Shu (錢煦), 80, was named by US President Barack Obama on Sept. 27 as a recipient of the medal for his “pioneering work in cardiovascular physiology and bioengineering,” according to the White House.
The National Medal of Science is the highest honor bestowed by the US government on scientists, engineers and inventors.
The recipients are scheduled to receive their medals at a White House ceremony on Oct. 21, along with five recipients of a “sister medal,” the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
“Each of these extraordinary scientists, engineers and inventors is guided by a passion for innovation, a fearlessness even as they explore the very frontiers of human knowledge and a desire to make the world a better place,” Obama said while naming the award recipients.
Chien is a medical physiologist and a biomedical engineer who has conducted pioneering work in cardiovascular physiology and bioengineering, which has had a major impact in the fields of microcirculation, blood rheology and mechanotransduction in human health and disease, according to Academia Sinica.
“I accept this great honor with a deep sense of humbleness and gratitude to my colleagues, including many in Academia Sinica and other institutions in Taiwan, who have contributed importantly to what I have accomplished in my research,” Chien said upon hearing he had been selected as a recipient of the prestigious award.
“The purpose of pursuing a career in science is to generate new knowledge and explore the truth, educate the next generation and benefit our society and humankind. This is consistent with President Obama’s announcement,” he added.
Previously, six other Academia Sinica researchers have been awarded the medal: Lee Yuan-tseh (李遠哲, 1986); Yang Chen-ning (楊振寧, 1986); Paul Chu (朱經武, 1988); Alfred Cho (卓以和, 1993); Yau Shing-tung (丘成桐, 1997); and Fung Yuan-cheng (馮元楨, 2000).
PRAISE: Japanese visitor Takashi Kubota said the Taiwanese temple architecture images showcased in the AI Art Gallery were the most impressive displays he saw Taiwan does not have an official pavilion at the World Expo in Osaka, Japan, because of its diplomatic predicament, but the government-backed Tech World pavilion is drawing interest with its unique recreations of works by Taiwanese artists. The pavilion features an artificial intelligence (AI)-based art gallery showcasing works of famous Taiwanese artists from the Japanese colonial period using innovative technologies. Among its main simulated displays are Eastern gouache paintings by Chen Chin (陳進), Lin Yu-shan (林玉山) and Kuo Hsueh-hu (郭雪湖), who were the three young Taiwanese painters selected for the East Asian Painting exhibition in 1927. Gouache is a water-based
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck eastern Taiwan's Hualien County at 2:23pm today, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). The epicenter of the temblor was 5.4 kilometers northeast of Hualien County Hall, at a depth of 34.9 km, according to the CWA. The earthquake's intensity, which gauges the actual effect of a temblor, was the highest in Hualien County, where it measured 2 on Taiwan's 7-tier intensity scale. The quake also measured an intensity of 1 in Yilan county, Taichung, Nantou County, Changhua County and Yunlin County, the CWA said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
OFF-TARGET: More than 30,000 participants were expected to take part in the Games next month, but only 6,550 foreign and 19,400 Taiwanese athletes have registered Taipei city councilors yesterday blasted the organizers of next month’s World Masters Games over sudden timetable and venue changes, which they said have caused thousands of participants to back out of the international sporting event, among other organizational issues. They also cited visa delays and political interference by China as reasons many foreign athletes are requesting refunds for the event, to be held from May 17 to 30. Jointly organized by the Taipei and New Taipei City governments, the games have been rocked by numerous controversies since preparations began in 2020. Taipei City Councilor Lin Yen-feng (林延鳳) said yesterday that new measures by
‘WORSE THAN COMMUNISTS’: President William Lai has cracked down on his political enemies and has attempted to exterminate all opposition forces, the chairman said The legislature would motion for a presidential recall after May 20, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) said yesterday at a protest themed “against green communists and dictatorship” in Taipei. Taiwan is supposed to be a peaceful homeland where people are united, but President William Lai (賴清德) has been polarizing and tearing apart society since his inauguration, Chu said. Lai must show his commitment to his job, otherwise a referendum could be initiated to recall him, he said. Democracy means the rule of the people, not the rule of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), but Lai has failed to fulfill his
RSS