Maw-Kuen Wu

Maw-Kuen Wu
吳茂昆
Official portrait, 2018
28th Minister of Education
In office 19 April 2018 – 30 May 2018
Prime Minister	William Lai
Deputy	Yao Leeh-ter
Preceded by	Yao Leeh-ter (acting)
Succeeded by	Yao Leeh-ter (acting)
6th President of National Dong Hwa University
In office January 2012 – 23 January 2016
Preceded by	Wen-Shu Hwang
Succeeded by	Han-Chieh Chao
11th Minister of the National Science Council
In office 20 May 2004 – 25 January 2006
Prime Minister	Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh
Preceded by	Wei Che-ho
Succeeded by	Chen Chien-jen
Personal details
Born	(1949-12-06) 6 December 1949 (age 74) Yuli Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater	Tamkang University University of Houston
Awards	Comstock Prize in Physics (1988)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of Houston University of Alabama in Huntsville Columbia University National Tsing Hua University National Science Council Academia Sinica National Dong Hwa University

Maw-Kuen Wu (Chinese: 吳茂昆; pinyin: Wú Màokūn; born December 6, 1949) is a Taiwanese physicist specializing in superconductivity, low-temperature physics, and high-pressure physics. He was a professor of physics at University of Alabama in Huntsville, Columbia University, and National Tsing Hua University, the Director of the Institute of Physics at Academia Sinica, the President of National Dong Hwa University, and is currently a distinguished research fellow of the Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, and international member of National Academy of Sciences.