B374 Chemistry Building

Department of Chemistry

National Taiwan University

No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei 10617, Taiwan

Phone : +886-2-3366-8712

E-mail : wsliaochem at ntu.edu.tw

Education and Professional Positions

Professor of Chemistry, National Taiwan University (August 2024 - Present)

Associate Professor of Chemistry, National Taiwan University (August 2019 - July 2024)

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, National Taiwan University (July 2013 - July 2019)

Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles (Sept. 2009 - July 2013)

Advisor: Prof. Paul S. Weiss & Prof. Anne M. Andrews

Visiting Scholar, Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University (Sept. 2009 - Dec. 2009)

Advisor: Prof. Paul S. Weiss & Prof. Anne M. Andrews

Research Areas: Nanolithography, Bioanalytical Chemistry, and Neuroscience

Ph.D. in Chemistry (May 2009)

Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University (Aug. 2004 - May 2009)

Advisor: Prof. Paul S. Cremer

Dissertation: “Nanomaterials to Biosensors: A Bench-Top Rapid Prototyping Approach”

Research Areas: Nano-Material/Structure Fabrication, Plasmonic Devices, and Biosensing

M.S. in Chemistry (Jun. 2002)

Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (Sept. 2000 - Jun. 2002)

Advisor: Prof. Ching-Erh Lin

Thesis: “Studies of Migration Behavior and Enantioseparation of Phenothiazines in Capillary Zone Electrophoresis”

Research Areas: Chiral Separation in Capillary Electrophoresis

B.S. in Chemistry (Jun. 2000)

Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (Sept. 1996 - Jun. 2000)

Advisor: Prof. Jong-Liang Lin

Research Areas: Surface Science and Catalysis

Awards and Societies

Exceptional Performance Award

   2023, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Exceptional Performance Award

   2022, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

2030 Cross-Generation Young Scholars Program - Excellent Young Scholar 

   2022, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan 

Exceptional Performance Award 

   2021, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Lam Research Ph.D. Student Thesis Advisor Award

   2019, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Excellent Young Scholar Research Grant

   2019, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Excellent Teaching Award

   2018, Chemistry Department, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Distinguished Lectureship Award on Analytical Chemistry

   2018, Chemical Society of Japan, Japan

Excellent Teaching Award

   2017, Chemistry Department, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

American Chemical Society Taiwan Chapter Committee, 2016 - Present

Chinese Chemical Society Located in Taipei Member, 2013 - Present

Graduate Student Research and Presentation Grant

   Jan. 2009, Office of Graduate Studies, Texas A&M University

Martin Corera Travel Awards

   Nov. 2008, Chemistry Department, Texas A&M University

Outstanding Poster Presentation Award in MCF Open House

   Nov. 2008, Materials Characterization Facility, Texas A&M University

Thomas J. Hairston Memorial Graduate Scholarship

   May 2008, Chemistry Department, Texas A&M University

American Chemical Society Member, 2007 - Present

Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award (First Year Program)

   2005-2006, Chemistry Department, Texas A&M University

Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award

   Jun. 2001, Chemistry Department, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Scholarship for Graduate Students

   2002, Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation, Nantou, Taiwan

Scholarship for College Students

   2000, Tax Administration of Nantou County Government, Nantou, Taiwan