Mou Chung-yuan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Mou (牟).

Mou Chung-yuan (Chinese: 牟中原; pinyin: Móu Zhōngyuán; born 1949) is a Taiwanese chemist. He was the Deputy Minister of the National Science Council (NSC) of the Executive Yuan in May 2012 until March 2014.^[2]

Mou Chung-yuan
牟中原
Deputy Minister of National Science Council of the Republic of China
In office 20 May 2012 – 2 March 2014
Minister	Cyrus Chu
Preceded by	Chen Cheng-hong[1]
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	1949 (age 75–76)
Nationality	Republic of China
Education	National Taiwan University (BS) Washington University in St. Louis (PhD)

Career

Mou earned a bachelor's degree from National Taiwan University in 1970 and pursued graduate study in the United States, completing his Ph.D. in chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis in 1975 under professor Ronald Lovett.^[3] Before assuming his role at the National Science Council, Mou was a professor of chemistry at National Taiwan University. He was elected a member of The World Academy of Sciences in 2013,^[4] and the Academia Sinica in 2016.^[3]