Chih-Ming Ho,Member, National Academy of Engineering; Member, Academia Sinica; ​Ben Rich-Lockheed Martin ​Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles Research: He is known for his contributions in ​phenotypic personalized medicine, micro/nano fluidics, and turbulence. He was ranked by ISI as one of the top 250 most cited researchers in all engineering category around the world (2001-2014). In 1997​​, Dr. Ho was inducted as a member of the National Academy of Engineering​​. In the next year, he was elected as an Academician of Academia Sinica which honors scholars of Chinese origin with exceptional achievements in liberal arts and sciences. ​He received Doctor of Engineering Honoris Causa from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Dr. Ho holds ten honorary chair professorships​ including Einstein Professor from Chinese Academy of Science.​