On July 4, Academia Sinica announced that three esteemed faculty members from National Taiwan University (NTU)-- Prof. Emeritus Tze-Chien Wang, Prof. Carl K. Y. Shaw, and Prof. Ching-Lung Wang—were listed among the new academicians for its 34th term.
Prof. Emeritus Tze-Chien Wang taught at NTU’s College of Law until his retirement. After graduating from NTU's Department of Law with a bachelor’s degree, he earned his Doctor of Laws (Dr.iur) degree from the University of Munich in 1968, becoming a leading authority on civil law in Taiwan. He was named a Grand Justice of the Judicial Yuan in 1994 and concluded his term in 2003. His eight-volume masterpiece, Research on the Theory and Precedents of Civil Law, is essential reading for law students. The “Anspruchsgrundlage” (basis for claim) theory, introduced by Prof. Wang from his teacher Karl Larenz, has become the paradigm in Taiwan’s civil law practice. His influence has also extended across the Taiwan Strait to Mainland China, where he is considered the foremost contemporary civil law scholar.
Prof. Carl K. Y. Shaw currently teaches in NTU’s Department of Political Science under joint appointment with the Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica. Prof. Shaw received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the same department. In 1993, he received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University. His areas of expertise include the history of political thought and contemporary political and social theories. Prof. Shaw has received numerous accolades, including the Ministry of Science and Technology Outstanding Research Award in 2017, the Hu Shih Memorial Chair Professorship, and the Wang Shih-Chieh Memorial Chair Professorship, Academia Sinica in 2016, NTSC Special Outstanding Talent Award (2011-2013), NSTC Outstanding Research Projects (2009-2011), and numerous NSTC research grants. Additionally, Prof. Shaw was honored with the Academia Sinica Award for Scholarly Monographs in the Humanities and Social Sciences in 2014 for his study History and Political Theories of Western Republicanism.
Prof. Ching-Lung Wang currently teaches in NTU’s Department of Mathematics. After graduating from NTU's Department of Mathematics, he obtained his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Harvard University in 1998. He formerly taught at National Tsing Hua University and National Central University. Prof. Wang has received many prestigious awards and recognitions for his outstanding research results, including the 13th "National Chair Professorship" from the Ministry of Education (MOE), the 51st MOE Academic Award, the Wu Ta-You Memorial Award, and the NSTC Outstanding Research Award in 2000 and 2004. His research focuses on algebraic geometry and differential geometry, and his own and his team's findings have been published in the Annals of Mathematics.
This year, Academia Sinica elected a total of 28 new academicians, half of whom are NTU alumni. The entire NTU community feels a deep sense of pride in this recognition and extends heartfelt congratulations to the new academicians.
Hearty congratulations to Prof. Emeritus Tze-Chien Wang of the College of Law, Prof. Carl K. Y. Shaw of the Department of Political Science, and Prof. Ching-Lung Wang of the Department of Mathematics, on their election as Academia Sinica Academicians of the 34th term.