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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

<strong>PKU</strong> and Yale Set up Research Center<br />

for Nanoscale Technology<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2005—09—22<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=127440895<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, Sep. 22nd, 2005: The ceremony for <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> and<br />

Yale <strong>University</strong> to set up a joint Research Center for Micro-electronics and<br />

Nanoscale Technology was held in the Sunshine Hall <strong>of</strong> Ying Jie Communication<br />

Center on the morning <strong>of</strong> September 19th.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Richard Levin, president <strong>of</strong> Yale <strong>University</strong>, visited <strong>PKU</strong> and attended the<br />

ceremony. Other important participants are: vice-minister <strong>of</strong> Ministry <strong>of</strong> Education<br />

Wu Qidi, president <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong> Xu Zhihong and vice president <strong>of</strong> Yale <strong>University</strong><br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essor Linda Lorimer.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Ma Zuoping, member <strong>of</strong> US National Academy <strong>of</strong> Engineering, stated the<br />

process and significance <strong>of</strong> research center setting-up. <strong>PKU</strong> president Xu Zhihong<br />

and Yale president Richard Levin signed the Cooperation Agreement to mark the<br />

formal establishment <strong>of</strong> this center.<br />

Mr. Xu and Mr. Levin delivered their speech respectively on the ceremony,<br />

expressing their mutual thankfulness and hope for a better future.<br />

This joint Research Center for Micro-electronics and Nanoscale Technology is <strong>of</strong><br />

world level, and its long-term goal is to support a cross-disciplinary research program<br />

<strong>of</strong> micro-electronics and nanoscale technology. Every independent research group in<br />

this program will share the installations, speciality techniques and other related<br />

resources. This center will also provide post-doctoral works and internships for<br />

graduate students.<br />

Edited By : Wang Liqiong<br />

Translated By : Chen jingchong<br />

Source : Beida <strong>News</strong> (Chinese)<br />

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