Chinese Materials Scientist Pei Qibing Appointed Director at University of Macau

Materials scientist Pei Qibing, whose career has taken him from rural China to distinguished positions in the United States, is set to lead a new institute at the University of Macau. After three decades in the U.S., where he became an emeritus professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Pei has accepted a significant role in Macau. He will serve as chair professor and director of the Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, according to the university's website. Pei's academic path started in a modest setting, attending a small rural school on an island in the Yangtze River. This humble beginning contrasts with his later achievements in advanced materials science research in the United States, highlighting a remarkable trajectory in his distinguished career.