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Materials Scientist Pei Qibing Appointed Director at University of Macau

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Pei Qibing, a materials scientist specializing in artificial muscles and skin, has been appointed as the chair professor and director of the Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering at the University of Macau. He previously held an emeritus professor position at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for 30 years. Pei's academic journey began in a rural Chinese school before he pursued chemistry at Nanjing University and later moved to the United States. AI

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Materials Scientist Pei Qibing Appointed Director at University of Macau

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Shi Huang ·

    Chinese materials scientist Pei Qibing takes up new post in Macau

    A materials scientist whose career took him from rural China to California is heading for a post in Macau after 30 years in the United States. According to the University of Macau’s website, Pei Qibing has been appointed chair professor and director of the Institute of Applied Ph…

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