CHINA

Sergio Caldas Mercador Abi-Sad
Academic Member. Brazilian diplomat, lawyer and author. 3rd sec. Assignments at Brazilian diplomatic missions abroad: Consul, Genoa, Italy, 1969-71; Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 1971-73; Second Secretary, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1974-75; Second Secretary, Ottawa, Canada, 1977-80; First Secretary, Berne, Switzerland, 1987-86; Counsellor, Ankara, Turkey, 1989-90; Beijing, People's Republic of China, 1990-93; Vienna, Austria, 1996-99; Minister-Counsellor, Brazilian Embassy in Helsinki, Finland, 1999-2002; Head of the Brazilian Special Trade and Economic Office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2002-2005; Director of the Brazilian Business Center in Taipei, 2006-.

Adams B. Bodomo
Academic Member. BA, MA, M.Phil., Ph.D. Main fields: Syntax and Semantics; Human Language Technology; African Studies: digitization of indigenous African culture, comparative African and Asian studies. Associate Professor in the Dept. of Linguistics, University of Hong Kong. His interests include grammar and multilingual online dictionary construction, research methods in linguistics and the syntax of Hong Kong Chinese (Cantonese). He does research on the syntactic and semantic structures of a wide range of languages, including Dagaare, English, French, Norwegian and Twi.

Zuey Shin Hsu
Founder Member. MD. Main fields: Physiology. Assistant (1957-59), Instructor (1959-62), Associate Professor of Legal Medicine (1962-68), Associate Professor of Physiology (1968-72), and Full Professor of Physiology (1972-present) at Kaohsiung Medical University. Since 1991 he has also served as Professor at the Alliance Universelle pour la Paix. Member Formosan Medical Association, Chinese Physiological Society, Formosan Association for the Advancement of Science, Chinese Society of Immunology, Endocrine Society of the Republic of China, Pharmacological Society in Taiwan.

Lin Jong-Teh
Founder Member. Music educator, composer and painter. 1970-72, Introduction of ORFF music education principles to Taiwan; 1973-75, Development of music teaching to children; 1973-85, Founding of the Lin Jong-Teh Music Education Center; 1986-93, Annual ORFF seminars; 1993-95, Arrangement of over 100 Taiwanese folksongs; composition of children's folk opera The Dream Journey of the Little Balloon; 1994-95, co-operation with the ORFF Institute in Salzburg for intercultural music teaching exchange. He has painted hundreds of oil paintings.

Tienfuan Kerh
Founder Member. BS, MS and PhD. Main fields: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Biomedical Engineering, Dynamics of Structures, Finite Element Analysis, Neural Network Applications. 1996-present, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology; 1990-91, Civil Engineer, Leedco Engineers, Alhambra, California; 1991-96, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Pingtung Polytechnic Institute (NPPI); 2000, Visiting Researcher, Interdisciplinary Scientific Computing Centre, University of Heidelberg, Germany.

Loar Ka-Keung Mo
Academic Member. MD. Main fields: Gerontology, Education, Consultant. Consultant Physician, Yan Chai Hospital; Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Hong Kong; Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Professional Adviser: to the Community Rehabilitation Network, the Hong Kong Neuromuscular Diseases Association and Yan Chai Nursing Home; Part-time Lecturer, Hong Kong Baptist University. Honorary Clinical Supervisor, Hong Kong College of Family Physicians. Part-time Instructor, Open University of Hong Kong, 1998-2001.

Heung-Tat Ng
Founder Member. MB, MD. Main fields: Obstetrics and Gyanecology. 1996-present, Deputy Director, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei; 1979-present, Professor, Department of Ob/Gyn, National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine; Chairman, Female Cancer Foundation. 1963-96, Various posts at the Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, including Chairman of the Department of Ob/Gyn between 1979 and 1996; 1984-90, Director, Human Genetic Center of the National Administration of Health at VGH. President of the Association of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Der-Ruenn Nirtz Su
Academic Member. BS in Physics, MS, PhD. Main fields: Research physicist and developments in human civilizations, world peace, human rights. Professor, National Taiwan University, Taipei. Visiting Professor, National Centre University and the National Taiwan Normal University. Member Chinese Physical Society, American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has published academic papers in physics and other fields.

Cheng Kui Tseng
Academic Member. BSc, MSc and DSc. Main fields: Currently engaged in seaweed technology and gene technology to improve the quality of Laminaria seaweed, sea farming, ocean science, taxonomic phycology. Since 1950 he has held appointments at the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences where, since 1984, he has been Director Emeritus. Former President of the Science and Technology Association of Shandong Province and currently President Emeritus; former President of the Overseas Chinese Association of Shandong Province and currently President Emeritus.

Bao Min Yu
Academic Member. MD. Main fields: Colorectal surgery, especially colorectal cancer. 1990-present, Chief Surgeon and Professor of Surgery at Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai; 1996-present, lecturer at doctoral degree level; Chief Centre of Colopathology, Shangai 8th People's Hospital. Chairman, Division of Anorectal Surgery, Chinese Surgical Association of the Chinese Medical Association; Vice Chairman, Tumor Molecular Target Society; Member, Shangai Medical Association; Member, Board of Oncology and General Surgery Association, Chinese Medical Association.