Collaborative Research Projects Steering Committee
Committee Member Title/Institution
Chairman
Professor Edward Sze-shing Yeung* Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University, U.S.A.; interests in optical spectroscopy, single-molecule research, nanoparticles, separation science, single-cell analysis, mass-spectrometric imaging.
Members
Professor Ronaldo Borja* Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, U.S.A.; interests in developing strain localization and failure models for soils and rocks, modeling coupled solid deformation/ fluid flow phenomena in porous materials, and finite element modeling of faulting, cracking, and fracturing in quasi-brittle materials.
Professor Cindy Fan* Vice Provost for International Studies and Global Engagement, University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A.; interests in population, migration, regional development, gender, ethnicity, and China.
Professor James Fawcett* Head of Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, U.K.; interests in repairing the damaged nervous system.
Professor Raymond Man-pao Kan* Professor of Finance, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Canada; interests in empirical asset pricing, portfolio management, and computational statistics.
Professor Bill Milne* Emeritus Professor, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, U.K.; interests in large area metal oxide and carbon based electronics, thin film materials, MEMS, carbon nanotubes and other low-dimensional structures for electronic applications.
Professor Paul K L Yu* Provost of Revelle College, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, U.S.A.; interests in microwave photonics, electronic and opto-electronic devices, and advanced materials for use in photonic devices.

* Members outside Hong Kong