NTU VP Kuan Jimmy Hsia joins new Chinese university

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-08-06 01:00

Kuan Jimmy Hsia, a distinguished researcher and former vice-president at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), has accepted a full-time position at the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) in Ningbo, China. Hsia, an AAAS fellow with extensive experience in interdisciplinary mechanics, biomaterials, and micro/nano mechanics, cited the opportunity to establish a new academic system as his motivation for the move. His career has previously included significant roles at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Carnegie Mellon University. AI

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SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Shi Huang · 2026-08-06 01:00

NTU vice-president Kuan Jimmy Hsia leaves Singapore for new Chinese university

The career of Kuan Jimmy Hsia, a prominent researcher in interdisciplinary mechanics, has long spanned two worlds – he is an acclaimed scientist and a skilled administrator who unites fields and stakeholders. A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AA…