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April 27, 2004 UH physics alumnus and former member of the university’s Texas Center for Superconductivity and Advanced Materials (TcSAM), Maw-Kuen Wu, is one of the 18 newly elected foreign associates to the National Academy of Science (NAS). A citizen of the Republic of China, Wu currently is a distinguished research fellow and director of the Institute of Physics at the Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan. The election was held at the 141st annual meeting of the NAS in Washington, D.C. Considered one of the highest honors accorded a US scientist or engineer, the recent election brings the total number of active members up to 351. Lisa Merkl |