James C. Liao | |
|---|---|
| 廖俊智 | |
 Official portrait, 2016 | |
| 9th President of the Academia Sinica | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Vice President | Wang Fan-sen Andrew H. J. Wang Wang Yu Chin-Shing Huang Mei-Yin Chou Fu-Tong Liu Tang K. Tang |
| Preceded by | Wang Fan-sen (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University (BS) University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD) |
| Spouse | Fu Chen |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical engineering |
| Institutions | Eastman Kodak Texas A&M University University of California, Los Angeles Academia Sinica |
James C. Liao (Chinese: 廖俊智) is a Taiwanese-American chemist. He is the Parsons Foundation Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles,[1][2] and is the co-founder and lead scientific advisor of Easel Biotechnologies, LLC.[3]
He is best known for his work in metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, and bioenergy. Liao has been recognized for the biosynthesis and production of higher alcohols such as isobutanol from sugars, cellulose, waste protein, or carbon dioxide.
He was named the president of Academia Sinica, Taiwan, in June 2016.[4]
- ^ "James C. Liao — UCLA Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering". Archived from the original on 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- ^ "James C. Liao, Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology Laboratory".
- ^ "About | Easel Biotechnologies, LLC".
- ^ Chung, Jake (4 June 2016). "Liao named Academia Sinica head". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 June 2016.