On Sept. 15, 2017, the appointment ceremony of honorary director of the institute for medical image of Shanghai Jiao Tong University was held in minhang campus. President Zhongqin Lin awarded to Professor Zhi-Pei Liang appointment and weared the school badge.

Zhi-Pei Liang is the Franklin W. Woeltge Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  (UIUC). He also co-chairs the Integrative Imaging Theme of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at UIUC. Dr. Liang’s research covers image formation theory, algorithms, and biomedical applications. He is particularly interested in using spins (both nuclear and electron spins) to image biological systems and processes. His research has received a number of prestigious recognitions, including the Sylvia Sorkin Greenfield Award (Medical Physics, 1990), an NSF CAREER Award (1995), the University Scholar Award from UIUC (2001), the Isidor I. Rabi Award from the Int’l Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (2009), an IEEE-ISBI Best Paper Award (2010), the IEEE-EMBC Best Paper Awards (2010, 2011), the Otto Schmitt Award from the Int’l Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (2012), and the Technical Achievement Award from the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (2014). Dr. Liang is a Fellow of IEEE, the Int’l Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. He was elected to the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering in 2012. Dr. Liang served as President of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society from 2011-2012.

In addition, Xinping Guan, executive vice president of Office of Research Management, Qi Liang, head of Division of Human Resources Division, Weiqiang Gao, dean of School of Biomedical Engineering, Bo Ji, party secretary of School of Biomedical Engineering, and Yiping Du, director of institute for medical imaging institute, all attended the appointment ceremony.