Dr. Chun-Wei Chang
Assistant Research Fellow
Institute of Chemistry
Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Address No. 99, Ln. 130
Sec. 1, Academia Road
Nankang Dist., Taipei 11571,
Taiwan
115臺北市南港區中南里研究院路
一段130巷99號
Tel. +886-2-7750-5500#2732
Email chunwchang@as.edu.tw
NEWS
Congratulations to Dr. Chang on publishing new work in JACS!
The study, titled "Stereoselectivity of Galactosylation Reactions in Vacuo", utilizes gas-phase reaction systems to probe pure SN1 mechanism in carbohydrate synthesis. This work offers fresh mechanistic insights into short-lived reaction intermediates, marking a key advancement in carbohydrate chemistry. Link
Aug 20, 2026
Welcome Bing-Nuo Lee, joining our group as a research assistant!
Bing-Nuo is a chemist by training and graduated from National Taiwan University. His research focuses on transition-state calculations in organic reactions. He will now expand his interests to more complex enzyme systems and explore how the structure of biomolecules influences catalytic efficiency.
Jul 30, 2026
Welcome aboard to Ling-Rong Wu and Hsia Chun, joining our group this July for their MS thesis work!
A huge welcome to our new master's students, Ling-Rong Wu and Hsia Chun, who joined us this July! They will be diving into the world of reactive intermediates and mechanisms for their MS theses. Thrilled to have you both on board!.
Jul 06, 2026
Professional Experience
2026-present Assistant Research Fellow
Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
2021-2026 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
2019-2021 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Education
2014-2019 Ph.D. in Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics
Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
2011-2013 M.Sc in Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan
2007-2011 B.Sc in Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan
Honors and Awards
2021 Everlight Chemical Thesis Award in Green Chemistry, Chinese Chemical Society, Taiwan
2021 Ta-Shue Chou Organic Chemistry Thesis Award-Outstanding, Chinese Chemical Society, Taiwan
2020 College of Science Dean's Award, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
2019 Outstanding Oral Presentation, ACS International Chemical Science Chapter of Taiwan
2018 Gold Award for Outstanding Student Achievement, LCY Education Foundation, Taiwan
2018 Excellent Academic Award, Chung Hwa Rotary Educational Foundation, Taiwan
2018 BASF Taiwan Excellent Dissertation Award, Taiwan BASF