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Jenny Huey-Jen Su

Institution
National Cheng Kung University

Country
Taiwan

Field
Leadership

Su, president of National Cheng Kung University, was recognized with the 2017 Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health’s Leadership Award for her timely and effective response to two emergency events in Taiwan: a dengue fever outbreak in Tainan City in 2015 and a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in 2016. An air pollution researcher, Su has conducted research on airborne microbial hazards and helped to shape policies at the national and international level.

(Photo: National Cheng Kung University)

AWARDS
  • 2017 Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Leadership Award

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