Officials and scientists from Taiwan and the United States gathered June 9-11 in Washington, D.C. for three meetings on cooperative science programs. During the meetings, Republic of China National Science Council (NSC) Vice Chairman SHIEH, Ching-Jyh and members of the Taiwan delegation discussed recent developments in science and technology in Taiwan as well as ongoing cooperative programs with U.S. scientists.
The three meetings, which Taiwan and the United States take turns hosting, were (1) the annual meeting between the NSC and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), (2) the biennial meeting between the NSC and the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and (3) the biennial meeting between the NSC and the U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH).
In the NSC-NSF meeting, Taiwan scientists described to their U.S. colleagues recent developments in cyberinfrastructure, nanotechnology, and earthquake research in Taiwan. In the NSC-NIST meeting, the two sides discussed microfluid systems design, characterization and microfabrication, optical measurements for characterizing molecular structure, technical cooperation in single-electron tunneling electrical standards, and laboratory accreditation for information technology security testing. The agenda of the NSC-NIH meeting included geonomic research, bioinformatics research, and cooperation in epidemiology research.
In addition to NSC Vice Chairman Shieh, participants included Dr. Maw-Kuen Wu, the Academia Sinica's Director of Institute of Physics; Dr. Lou-Chuang Lee, director of the NSC National Space Program; Dr. Joseph Chi-Hang Yang, director general of the NSC International Program Department; Dr. Yaw-Nan Chen, director of the TECRO Science Division; Dr. Norman Bradburn, assistant director of the NSF; Dr. Margaret Leinen, NSF assistant director for Geosciences; Dr. B. Stephen Carpenter, director of the NIST Office of International and Academic Affairs; and Ms. Barbara Schrage, deputy managing director of the American Institute in Taiwan.
