Asian American Engineer of the Year Awards
(AAEOY)
Each year, CIE/USA National Council
works with CIE local chapters to organize an annual awards
event honoring outstanding Asian American leaders.
AAEOY creates a
meaningful platform to recognize outstanding Asian American
professionals in academia, public services and corporate
entities for their personal achievements as well as for the
significant contributions to their associated institution, our
communities and our nation. Many of the recipients represent
monumental breakthroughs in science and technology. The
impacts are global and everlasting, and the results benefit
all mankind.
Previous award recipients include Dr. Leo
Esaki, the 1973 Nobel Prize winner in Physics; Dr. Chang-Lin
Tien, former chancellor of the University of California at
Berkeley; Dr. Samuel Ting, the 1976 Nobel Prize winner in
Physics; Dr. Steven Chu, 1997 Nobel Prize winner in Physics;
Dr. Yuan-Cheng Fung, Prof. Emeritus, Dept of Bioengineering at
Univ. of Calif., San Diego; Dr. Daniel Chee Tsui, 1998 Nobel
Prize winner in Physics; Dr. Albert Y.C. Yu, former Senior VP
of Intel, and Dr. Yuan Tseh Lee, 1986 Nobel Prize Winner in
Chemistry; and many other outstanding achievers from corporate
America that were presented to us by their corporate
sponsors.
International Conferences
To promote international collaboration, the CIE/USA
partners with organizations across the Greater China Region to
host technical conferences for American and Chinese
communities to share research, insights and professional best
practices.
CIE/USA International Conferences Include:
Sino-American Technology and
Engineering Conference (SATEC) First held in 1993, this
bi-annual conference is organized in collaboration with the
People’s Republic of China and will be held in fall 2009.
Modern Engineering and Technology
Seminar (METS)
In collaboration with the Taiwan
national government, this bi-annual technology conference was
founded in 1966 between the CIE-NY and CIE-ROC chapters. Its
next event takes place in 2008.
Forum for HK Technology and Engineering
Development (HKTED) Founded in 2006, this bi-annual
conference is held in collaboration with the government of
Hong Kong and will be held in 2009.