Prof Philip Chan Elected IEEE Fellow Effective 1 January 2007
Professor Philip Chan, Professor of Electronic and Computer Engineering and Dean of Engineering, has been elected IEEE Fellow effective 1 January 2007 "for contributions to the development of low-cost flip-chip technology." Fellow of IEEE is the highest grade in IEEE and one of IEEE's most prestigious honors. It is only bestowed to individuals with significant accomplishments. The IEEE Grade of Fellow is conferred by the Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments with the condition that the total number of selected Fellows in any one year cannot exceed one-tenth of one percent of the total voting Institute membership (typically only around 250 from all over the world out of more than 500000 IEEE members can be elected to IEEE Fellow).
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
