In September 2006, Wong Chi-huey, who has been called "Taiwan's next Nobel Prize winner," replaced Lee Yuan-tseh as president of Academia Sinica. By custom, the president of Academia Sinica is the government's top advisor on science and technology and has a significant influence on policy.
2006 年 9 月，被譽為「台灣下一個諾貝爾獎希望」的翁啟惠，從李遠哲手中接下中研院院長的棒子；按照慣例，中研院院長身兼政府的「首席科技顧問」，其意見勢必導引政策走向。