Dr. Yuan Tseh Lee was appointed to the Pontifiicial Academy of Sciences. Lee, born on November 19, 1936 in Hsinchu, Taiwan province, Republic of China. He is [professor and Nobel laureate in Chemistry, nominated July 23, 2007. Other appointments of Chinese to the Academy include Chen Ning Yang nominated February 10, 1997; Te-Tzu Chang nominated March 13, 1997; and Tsung-Dao Leenominated April 14, 2006