Maw-Kuen Wu | |
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| 吳茂昆 | |
 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| 28th Minister of Education | |
| In office 19 April 2018 – 30 May 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | William Lai |
| Deputy | Yao Leeh-ter |
| Preceded by | Yao Leeh-ter (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Yao Leeh-ter (acting) |
| 6th President of National Dong Hwa University | |
| In office January 2012 – 23 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Wen-Shu Hwang |
| Succeeded by | Han-Chieh Chao |
| 11th Minister of the National Science Council | |
| In office 20 May 2004 – 25 January 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh |
| Preceded by | Wei Che-ho |
| Succeeded by | Chen Chien-jen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1949 Yuli Township, Hualien County, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party |  Democratic Progressive Party
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| Education | Tamkang University (BS) University of Houston (PhD) |
| Awards | Comstock Prize in Physics (1988) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Houston University of Alabama in Huntsville Columbia University National Tsing Hua University National Science Council Academia Sinica National Dong Hwa University |
Maw-Kuen Wu (Chinese: 吳茂昆; pinyin: Wú Màokūn; born December 6, 1949) is a Taiwanese physicist specializing in superconductivity, low-temperature physics, and high-pressure physics. He was a professor of physics at University of Alabama in Huntsville, Columbia University, and National Tsing Hua University, the Director of the Institute of Physics at Academia Sinica, the President of National Dong Hwa University, and is currently a distinguished research fellow of the Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, and international member of National Academy of Sciences.