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About the NSF Beijing Office Staff
ALEXANDER DEANGELIS, Office Head
CURRENT
RESPONSIBILITIES
NSF Beijing Office Director: November 1,
2008 - present
- represents NSF in China;
- promotes collaboration between the U.S.-China science and engineering
communities;
- monitors and reports on science and engineering developments
and policies in China.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Alex began his career in Washington, DC in April 1973 with the
National Academy of Science's China Committee where he helped to
reestablish scholarly relations that had been closed off for 25
years. Alex had just completed four years of graduate study in
Chinese literature at Cornell University and two years in Asian
Studies at Seton Hall University. As an undergraduate at New York
University, Alex majored in biology. In his junior year, he was
selected as the 1965 Douglas MacArthur Fellowship awardee under
the New York-Tokyo Sister City Affiliation. He spent the 1965 school
year in Japan studying Japanese language, literature and culture.
In January 1980 Alex moved to NSF to help establish NSF's China
Program. In 1986 Alex was sent to Tokyo to direct NSF's Tokyo Regional
Office. He spent the first six months in the Ministry of Education
as the first American government official allowed into the Ministry
as a Foreign Research Fellow. He returned to NSF in 1989 to direct
NSF's Japan Program. In 1993 Alex became the Director of the Office
of Japan Affairs in the National Academy of Sciences. He returned
to NSF in 1996 where he directed NSF's East Asia Program.
Alex retired from NSF in February 2005 but returned in 2008 to
direct NSF's Beijing Office. One of Alex's major accomplishments
during his career at NSF was the initiative to establish the NSF
Beijing Office.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Alexander
DeAngelis,
Office Head
NSF Beijing Office
Silver Tower
Room 1816
No. 2, Dong San Huan Bei Lu
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100027
U.S. mail only:
U.S. Embassy Beijing
Unit 7300, Box 0423
DPO, AP 96521-0423
Email: adeangel@nsf.gov
Phone: +86-10-6410-6931 or +86-10-6410-6932
Fax: +86-10-6410-6917
SUN BO, Science Program Specialist 
CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Science Program Specialist: December 2005 - present
- advises Office Director about key S&T developments;
- prepares reports on S&T priorities/programs/budgets/new developments
in China
- maintains liaison with Chinese counterpart agencies, including the Chinese
Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), the Natural Science
Foundation of China (NSFC), the Chinese Academy of Sciences
(CAS), the Chinese Academy
of Social Sciences (CASS), and the Ministry of Education (MOE);
and
- assists visitors from NSF Headquarters, other U.S. government agencies,
and American scientists and engineers who visit
China.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Sun Bo came to the NSF from the Public Affairs Section (PAS)
of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, where he had been serving as Senior
Editor and Supervisory Translator since March 2003. In this capacity,
he was responsible
for drafting press reports to the Department of State, conducting
research on China's policy and trends on topics important to U.S.-China
relations,
providing analysis on key Chinese reports, maintaining contacts
with media and government agencies, and reviewing translations
provided by other sections
to the PAS. Sun Bo's professional experience also included working
as Program Associate for fund-raising and project cooperation of
a technology investment
company and as lecturer and program associate at the North China
University of Hydroelectric Power and Water Conservancy of the
Ministry of Water Resources.
Sun has a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in
Journalism and Communication.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Sun
Bo,
Program Specialist
NSF Beijing Office
Silver Tower
Room 1816
No. 2, Dong San Huan Bei Lu
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100027
U.S. mail only:
U.S. Embassy Beijing
Unit 7300, Box 0423
DPO, AP 96521-0423
Email: bsun@nsf.gov
Phone: +86-10-6410-6931 or +86-10-6410-6932
Fax: +86-10-6410-6917
SHEN YU, Administrative/Program Assistant
CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Administrative/Program
Assistant: September 2005 - present
- manages budget and procurement;
- handles administrative functions and inquiries regarding
both the Office and NSF programs;
- coordinates with US Embassy Information
Management Office;
- manages distribution of Office reports;
- coordinates NSF Summer Institute
(SI) in China, including contacts with Chinese counterpart
organizations (MOST, NSFC, CAS, and China Science and Technology
Exchange Center),
host scientists and institutions, applicants
and participants;
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Before joining NSF in 2005, Shen Yu worked as an International
Affairs Coordinator in the Chinese National Information Center
of the Chinese Academy
of Sciences and as a Customer Director at an E-commerce company. Shen Yu's personal
field of interest is S&T policy in both China and the United States from
the unique perspective of systems of audit and oversight. She has over 10 years
of experience in building up the US-China relationships in terms of trade, network
and S&T collaboration. Shen Yu is a double bachelor of Engineering and Economics.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Shen
Yu, Admin Assistant
NSF Beijing Office
Silver Tower
Room 1816
No. 2, Dong San Huan Bei Lu
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100027
U.S. mail only:
U.S. Embassy Beijing
Unit 7300, Box 0423
DPO, AP 96521-0423
Email: yshen@nsf.gov
Phone: +86-10-6410-6931 or +86-10-6410-6932
Fax: +86-10-6410-6917
PRIOR
OFFICE HEADS
Dr. William Y. B. Chang, the first Beijing
Office Head, returned to NSF headquarters in the U.S in November, 2008. He
may be reached via email at wychang@nsf.gov.
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