Tony F. Chan
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Tony Fan-Cheong Chan is a Hong Kong
-born mathematician
and President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
since 1 September 2009.
He succeeded Chu Ching-wu
who retired from HKUST in August 2009.
Tony Chan worked at UCLA
and at the National Science Foundation
. He is a co-founder of the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics
, an NSF-funded institute at UCLA. He has been listed as an ISI Highly Cited Author in Mathematics by the ISI Web of Knowledge, Thomson Scientific Company.
and Queen's College
in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
-born mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is a public university located in Hong Kong. Established in 1991 under Hong Kong Law Chapter 1141 , it is one of the nine universities in Hong Kong.Professor Tony F. Chan is the president of HKUST...
since 1 September 2009.
He succeeded Chu Ching-wu
Chu Ching-wu
Paul Chu is an Chinese-American physicist specializing in superconductivity, magnetism, and dielectrics. He is a Professor of physics and T.L.L. Temple Chair of Science in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Houston...
who retired from HKUST in August 2009.
Tony Chan worked at UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
and at the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
. He is a co-founder of the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics
Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics
The Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics is an American mathematics institute funded by the National Science Foundation. The initial funding for the institute was approved in May 1999 and it was inaugurated in August, 2000....
, an NSF-funded institute at UCLA. He has been listed as an ISI Highly Cited Author in Mathematics by the ISI Web of Knowledge, Thomson Scientific Company.
Early life
Born in Hong Kong, Chan attended Salesian English SchoolSalesian English School
From Salesian University to Salesian English School Followed suit the Salesian University in Italy and Saleisan College in Western Europe, 'Salesian English School ' was established in 1951 just after the Pacific War, the Salesian English School is a refined, refreshed and revolutionary 'Training...
and Queen's College
Queen's College, Hong Kong
Queen's College , initially named The Government Central School in 1862, later renamed as Victoria College in 1889, is a sixth form college for boys with a secondary school attached. It was the first public secondary school founded in Hong Kong by the British colonial government...
in Hong Kong.