WANG Dongyao is the Deputy Director of the Division of International Organization Programmes, Bureau of International Cooperation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Ms Wang obtained her Master’s Degree of Science from the School of Chemistry at the University of Leeds in 2004. She has been working with the Bureau of International Cooperation of CAS for more than 15 years and has rich experience in faciliating bilateral and multi-lateral Science and Technology cooperation.  Ms Wang is currently also working with East and South-East Asia and the Pacific Regional Partner (SAPREP) of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) as the major contact person. Ms Wang is a Full Member of the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD).