Professor Kenneth Young, Professor of Physics and former Pro-Vice-Chancellor at CUHK, was appointed as the Master of CW Chu College in April 2011.

Professor Young obtained his bachelor’s degree from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in the US in 1969, and his PhD in Physics and Mathematics in 1972. He joined CUHK in 1973, and was Chairman of the Department of Physics, Dean of the Faculty of Science, and Dean of the Graduate School, and served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University from 1994 to 2011. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a Member of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences. With a passion for teaching, Professor Young received the Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award in 2004. To him, the mission of university education is to educate students not only in one subject, but across multiple disciplines and to cultivate their values. During his own undergraduate studies at Caltech, he had benefited from its very small size as well as its fully residential Student Houses provided with communal dining.

Professor Young feels honoured to be appointed Master of CW Chu College. He said, ‘The new four-year curriculum starting 2012 offers an important opportunity to enhance the quality of education at CUHK. Colleges will play an important part in this task, especially in general and informal education. I look forward to contributing to this effort at CW Chu College and thank all the benefactors who have helped to make the College possible.’