According to the International Society of Automation (ISA), Dr. YU Haibin, Vice Director of Shenyang Institute of Automation (SIA) was elected 2011 ISA Fellow member for his exceptional contributions to fieldbus technology, and was invited by H. L. Staples, Jr., President of ISA to attend its Annual Honors & Awards Gala which will be held on 17 October 2011, in Alabama, USA.

Being the highest and most distinguished membership grade, ISA Fellow is conveyed to qualified member to recognize his/her exceptional engineering or scientific accomplishments in the field of automation. Eligible candidate must be an ISA member for five years or more, currently be an ISA Senior Member, and have at least 10 years in instrumentation development, application, operation, management or teaching. The criteria for selection are demanding and only a few members are elected each year making the Fellow grade a coveted honor.

Founded in 1945, ISA is a global nonprofit organization helping its more than 30,000 worldwide members solve technical problems and setting standard for automation. Based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, ISA is the founding sponsor of the Automation Federation.