Nancy Ip

Nancy Ip
葉玉如
Nancy Ip in September 2013
5th President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Assumed office
19 October 2022
ChancellorJohn Lee Ka-chiu
Preceded byWei Shyy
Personal details
Born
Nancy Ip Yuk-yu

(1955-07-30) July 30, 1955 (age 68)
Hong Kong
EducationSimmons College (BSc)
Harvard University (PhD)
AwardsL'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science (2004)
Other namesYe Yuru
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience
InstitutionsHong Kong University of Science and Technology
ThesisCholinergic and Peptidergic Regulation of Tyrosine Hydroxylase Activity in the Rat Superior Cervical Ganglion (1983)

Nancy Chu Ip Yuk-yu (simplified Chinese: 朱叶玉如; traditional Chinese: 朱葉玉如; pinyin: Yè Yùrú, born 30 July 1955[1]), also known as Nancy Y. Ip in academic publications, is a Hong Kong neuroscientist. She is serving as the 5th President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) since 19 October 2022. She had served as the Vice-President of Research and Development, the Morningside Professor of Life Science, and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience at the HKUST.[2][3] Since December 2022, Ms. Ip has also served as the a deputy from the Hong Kong delegation to the National People's Congress and received the largest number of votes from the 1273 member Electoral Committee which elects delegates, receiving 1254 votes [4]

  1. ^ "Department of Life and Medical Sciences". Chinese Academy of Sciences.
  2. ^ "HKUST Appoints Prof Nancy Ip as Dean of Science". HKUST. 2010-11-16.
  3. ^ "世界杰出女科学家成就奖:叶玉如". Sohu (in Chinese). 2008-03-06. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  4. ^ "Nancy Ip secured the most votes as 32 HK deputies to China's national legislature elected".

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