Ph. D., Forestry, 2010, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

M.S., Forestry, 2004, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 

Professor: August 2023~Present

• Department of Geomatics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.

Jointed Professor: August 2028~Present

• Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion Research Center, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, 61363, Chiayi, Taiwan

Adjunct Associate Research Fellow: July 2020~Present

• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan.

Adjunct Associate Professor: April 2023~Present

• Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.

Associate Professor: August 2019~July 2023

• Department of Geomatics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.

Adjunct Assistant Research Fellow: April 2019~March 2020

• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan.

Assistant Professor: August 2018~July 2019

• Department of Geomatics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.

Associate Professor : August 2017~July 2018

• Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan.

Assistant Professor: February 2014~July 2017

• Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan.

Visiting Scientist: August 2017~June 2018

• The Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHGE), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.

Visiting Scientist: July 2016~June 2017

• The Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHGE), Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.

Visiting Scientist: July 2014~June 2015

• Exposure, Epidemiology & Risk Program, Dept. of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.

Visiting Scientist: April 2013~March 2014

• Exposure, Epidemiology & Risk Program, Dept. of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.

Post-doctoral Fellow: July 2013~January 2014

• Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, School of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.

Research Fellow: April 2012~March 2013

• Exposure, Epidemiology & Risk Program, Dept. of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.

Research Fellow & Special Instructor: March 2012~June 2013

Sustainability and Environmental Management Program, Harvard University Extension School, Boston, MA, USA.

Postdoctoral Fellow: May 2010~March 2012

• Research Center for Environment Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.

Academic Journal Editor

• 2023.03. to present. Editorial Board, PlosOne (IF=3.7)

• 2022.07. to present. Guest Editor, Frontiers in Medicine (research topic: Climate and Air Pollution Aspects for Management of Environmental Lung Disease: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Practices)

• 2022.03. to present. Guest Editor, Frontiers in Sustainability Cities (research topic: Advanced Technologies in Intra-Urban Air Pollution Assessment)

• 2020.10. to present. Editorial Board, BMC Public Health (IF=3.18)

• 2020.10. to present. Associate Editor, BMC Public (IF=3.18)

• 2020.12. to present. Reviewer Board, Land (IF=3.40)

• 2019.11. to present. Reviewer Board, Remote Sensing (IF=4.85)

• 2023.01. to present. Guest Editor, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (special issue: Research on Exposure and Health Impacts of Air Pollution)(IF=4.61)

• 2019.08. to present. Guest Editor, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (special issue: Spatial Modeling of Air Pollution Variability) (IF=3.39)

• 2020.12~2022.03. Guest Editor, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (special issue: Greenness Epidemiology using Spatial Informatics Technologies) (IF=3.39)

• 2022.09~2024.09 Editorial Committee, News Letter of Taiwan Association for Aerosol Research

• 2021.08~2024.07. Editor, Journal of Geographical Science (TSTaiwan Journal)

• 2016.11~2018. 11. Editor, Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (Taiwan Journal)

• 2019.03. Guest Editor, Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (special issue of the application of geomatics on air pollution and public health) (Taiwan Journal) 

Position in Academic Organizations

• 2022.11~2024.11. Director, Chinese Society of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing

• 2020.11~2022.11. Director, Chinese Society of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing

• 2018.11~2020.11. Director, Chinese Society of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing

• 2016.11~2018.11. Deputy Secretary-General, Chinese Society of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing

• 2020.10. to present. Future Earth Taipei Council: Young Scientist Working Group

• 2020.01. to present. Future Earth Taipei Council: Health Working Group

• 2022.09~2024.09. International Affairs Committee, Taiwan Association for Aerosol Research.

• 2021.11 to present. Consultant, Development of Forest therapy Certificate System, Forestry Bureau

• 2022.04~2025.04. Director, Taiwan Society of Forest Therapy

• 2019.04~2021.04. Director, Taiwan Society of Forest Therapy

• 2016.04~2019.04. Director, Taiwan Society of Forest Therapy

• 2016.10~2017.10. Praise Committee, Taiwan Society of Forest Ecosystem Management

• 2015.06~2018.06. Deputy Secretary-General, Taiwan Society of Forest Ecosystem Management

• 2016.07~2018.07. Instructor, Consortium of Climate Change Education, Ministry of Education (recruited in both Water Resources and Health associations)

• 2016.03~2017.03. Dengue Fever Prevention Consultant, National Health Research Institutes 

2023

• National Cheng Kung University Sustainable Interdisciplinary Integrated Project Grant

• National Cheng Kung University subsidy for outstanding research.

• Award of Outstanding Teaching Faculty Member (2nd place), Department of Geomatics, National Cheng Kung University.

• Award of Excellent Mentor (3rd place), Department of Geomatics, National Cheng Kung University.

2022

• Advisor Award of Excellent Research Paper, Taiwan Society of Architectural Medicine.

• Advisor Award of Grand Review and Competition for PhD Student (Outstanding Award), National Cheng Kung University

• Award of Excellence in Research, Department of Geomatics, National Cheng Kung University.

• Taiwan Comprehensive University System, Encouraging Short-Term Cross-University Visiting Research Merit.

• National Cheng Kung University Faculty Merit Pay.

• National Cheng Kung University subsidy for outstanding research. 

2022

• Award of Excellence in Research, Department of Geomatics, National Cheng Kung University.

2021

• Our published paper “Linking Student Performance in Massachusetts Elementary Schools with the Greenness of School Surroundings using Remote Sensing” is identified as a highly cited paper on Web of Science” (number of citations: 233).

• Ministry of Science and Technology “Outstanding Young Scientist Research Grant” (a 3-yr grant).

• Excellent Research Paper Award, Taipei Medical University 2020 Teacher and Student Jointed Academic Research Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan.

• Our published paper ”Development of an integrated model for NO2 variation prediction in Kaohsiung Metropolis using Land-Use Regression and XGBoost” was selected as the cover story of “Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing” (volume 26, issue 1).

• Third prize, National Cheng Kung University College of Engineering Research Day.

• National Cheng Kung University SDGs cross-border research cooperation grant

• National Cheng Kung University subsidy for invited speech of a conference call meeting.

• National Cheng Kung University Research Grant for New Faculty 

2020

• IOP Publishing 'Outstanding Reviewer' Award winner.

• National Cheng Kung University Faculty Merit Pay.

• National Cheng Kung University Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) coauthored paper subsidy.

• National Cheng Kung University subsidy for outstanding research.

• National Cheng Kung University subsidy for distance learning and conference call meeting.

• National Cheng Kung University Research Grant for New Faculty

• Our published paper ”Estimation of NO2 Variability in Taipei Metropolis Using Geographically Weighted Regression” was selected as the cover story of “Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing” (volume 25, issue 1).

2019

• Best Paper Award, Study title: A Neural Network-based Land Use Regression Model to Estimate Spatialtemporal Variability of Nitrogen Dioxide, The 40th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS 2019), Deaejon, Korea.

• The Best Abstract Prize, Study title: Prenatal exposure to PM10 levels and development of childhood exzema, The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Congress 2019, Lisbon, Portugal.

• Taiwan Comprehensive University System, Young Scientist Research Award.

• National Cheng Kung University Faculty Merit Pay.

• National Cheng Kung University top international journal publication prize.

• National Cheng Kung University subsidies for outstanding research.

• National Cheng Kung University raising star research grant.

• National Cheng Kung University Research Grant for New Faculty

2018

• National Cheng Kung University Faculty Merit Pay.

2017

• Best poster presentation, Study title: Association of Long-term PM2.5 Exposure with Cardiovascular Mortality: A Taiwanese Prospective Cohort Study (REVEAL-HBV), 2017 Union Conference of Taiwan Public Health Association, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

• Our published paper” Linking Student Performance in Massachusetts Elementary Schools with the Greenness" of School Surroundings using Remote Sensing” is among the top 25% most cited PLOS ONE articles in 2017 (viewed:7,528; cited:22).

• Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) subsidies for distinguished talents.

2016

• Our published paper “Spatial correlation analysis of elderly suicides and urban heat island effects: an ecological study in Taipei, 2000-2008" was selected as "Highlight of Taiwan Journal of Public Health" (Volume 35, Issue 4; TSSCI,).

• Best poster presentation, Study title: The association between air pollution and neurodevelopment among prematurity in the Greater Taipei Area, 2016 Joint Conference of Taiwan Public Health Association, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.

2014

• Excellent presentation, 2014 Conference on Sustainable Development of Forest Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.

2013

• Best presentation, Study Title: An innovated 3-D urbanization index for surface urban heat island effects using remote sensing. 2013 Young Scientists' Conference on Integrated Research on Disaster Risk, Future Earth & Sustainability, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.

2012

• Grant recipient from the Postdoctoral Research Abroad Program (Visiting Institute: Harvard School of Public Health), National Science Council, Taiwan.

• Our published paper “Applying GIS and fine-resolution digital terrain models to assess three-dimensional population distribution under traffic impacts” was selected as the “Highlight of the A-IMBN Research website” (an online journal that highlights the best research published by researchers in the Asia-Pacific region; website: natureasia.com/A-IMBN).

2011

• Fine Doctoral Dissertation Award, Chinese Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (CSPRS).

2010

• Fu An-Ming Excellent Paper Award, CSPRS.

• Award for Academic Research in a Doctoral Thesis, College of Bioresources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University.

2009

• Annual Best Paper Award, CSPRS.

2005

• Fine Thesis Award, CSPRS.

2023

• Reviewer of "JAMA Pediatrics (IF=26.1; JIF%=98.8%)”

• Reviewer of "Light: Science & Applications” (IF=20.26; JIF%=97.52%)

• Reviewer of "JAMA Network Open” (IF=13.8; JIF%=91.3%)

• Reviewer of "Sustainable Cities and Society” (IF=11.7; JIF%=99.3%)

• Reviewer of "Environmental Science & Technology” (IF=11.4 JIF%=93.2%)

• Reviewer of "Journal of Cleaner Production” (IF=11.1; JIF%=92.2%)

• Reviewer of "Science of the Total Environment” (IF=9.8; JIF%=90.7%)

• Reviewer of "Environmental Pollution” (IF=8.9; JIF%=90%)

• Reviewer of "Chemosphere” (IF=8.8; JIF%=89.2%)

• Reviewer of "Building and Environment” (IF=7.4; JIF%=96%)

• Reviewer of "Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers” (IF=5.7; JIF%=82.5%)”

• Reviewer of "Scientific Reports” (IF=4.6; JIF%=70.5%)

• Reviewer of "International Journal of Biometeorology” (IF=3.2; JIF%=63.9%)

• Reviewer of "Journal of the Experimental Forest of National Taiwan University”

• Grant Reviewer of Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Development/Department of Life Sciences, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)

• Grant Reviewer of Ministry of The Interior

• Grant Reviewer of Environmental Protection Bureau, Tainan City.

2022

• Reviewer of "Lancet” (IF=202.73; JIF%=99.71%)

• Reviewer of "Lancet Planetary Health” (IF=28.75; JIF%=99.10%)

• Reviewer of "JAMA Network Open” (IF=13.36; JIF%=91.57%)

• Reviewer of "Environment International” (IF=13.35; JIF%=94.44%)

• Reviewer of "Journal of Cleaner Production” (IF=11.07; JIF%=91.58%)

• Reviewer of "Science of the Total Environment" (IF=10.75; JIF%=90.86%)

• Reviewer of "Environmental Pollution" (IF=9.99 JIF%=90.14%)

• Reviewer of "Environmental Research” (IF=8.43; JIF%=90.24%)

• Reviewer of "Landscape and Urban Planning” (IF=8.12; JIF%=93.93 %)

• Reviewer of "Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety” (IF=7.13; JIF%=93.09%)

• Reviewer of "Building and Environment” (IF=7.09; JIF%=93.12%)

• Reviewer of "Environmental Research Letters” (IF=6.95; JIF%=86.70%)

• Reviewer of "Atmospheric Environment" (IF=5.76; JIF%=80.32%)

• Reviewer of "Environmental Modelling and Software” (IF=5.47; JIF%=73.01%)

• Reviewer of "Remote Sensing" (IF=5.35; JIF%=85.32%)

• Reviewer of "Heliyon" (IF=3.78; JIF%=62.33%)

• Reviewer of "PLOS ONE" (IF=3.75; JIF%=60.96%)

• Grant Reviewer of Faculty Research Grant, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Grant Reviewer of Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Development/Department of Life Sciences, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)

• Bachelor Research Award Reviewer of Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Development, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)

• Bachelor Research Grant Reviewer of Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Development, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) 

2021

• Reviewer of "Lancet Planetary Health” (SCI, IF=28.75; JIF Percentile 99.10%)

• Reviewer of "Environment International” (SCI, IF=13.35; JIF Percentile 94.44%)

• Reviewer of "Journal of Cleaner Production” (SCI, IF=11.07; JIF Percentile 91.58%)

• Reviewer of "Science of the Total Environment" (SCI, IF=10.75; JIF Percentile 90.86%)

• Reviewer of "Environmental Pollution" (SCI, IF=9.99 JIF Percentile 90.14%)

• Reviewer of "Environmental Research” (SCI, IF=8.43; JIF Percentile 90.24%)

• Reviewer of "Landscape and Urban Planning” (SCI, IF=8.12; JIF Percentile 93.93 %)

• Reviewer of "Building and Environment” (SCI, IF=7.09; JIF Percentile 93.12%)

• Reviewer of "Environmental Research Letters” (SCI, IF=6.95; JIF Percentile 86.70%)

• Reviewer of "Atmospheric Environment" (SCI, IF=5.76; JIF Percentile 80.32%)

• Reviewer of "Environmental Modelling and Software” (SCI, IF=5.47; JIF Percentile 73.01 %)

• Reviewer of "Remote Sensing" (SCI, IF=5.35; JIF Percentile 85.32%)

• Reviewer of "Scientific Reports" (SCI, IF=5.00; JIF Percentile 74.66%)

• Reviewer of "Atmospheric Pollution Research" (SCI, IF=4.83; JIF Percentile 66.85%)

• Reviewer of "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)" (SCI, IF=4.61; JIF Percentile 75.55%)

• Reviewer of "PLOS ONE" (SCI, IF=3.75; JIF Percentile 60.96%)

• Reviewer of "Atmosphere” (SCI, IF=3.11; JIF Percentile 39.61%)

• Reviewer of "台灣生物多樣性研究”

• Reviewer of "航測及遙測學刊"

• Grant Reviewer of Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Development/Department of Life Sciences/Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)

• Bachelor Research Grant Reviewer of Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)

• Bachelor Research Grant Reviewer of Taiwan Epidemiology Association

• Grant Reviewer of AI on HI-ASAP2020 follow-up seed grant, Academia Sinica  

2020

• Reviewer of " Environmental Technology & Innovation " (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Energies " (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Remote Sensing" (SCI)

• Reviewer of "PLOS ONE" (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Environmental Pollution" (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment” (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Environmental International” (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Land” (SCI)

• Reviewer of "BMC Public Health” (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Building and Environment” (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Atmospheric Environment” (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Atmosphere” (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Environmental Research Letters” (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Smart Cities” (SCI)

• Reviewer of "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)" (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing"

• Grant Reviewer of Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Development and Department of Life Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)

2019

• Reviewer of "Landscape and Urban Planning” (SCI)

• Reviewer of “Energies” (SCI)

• Reviewer of “BMC Psychiatry” (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Sustainability” (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Forest” (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Applied Sciences” (SCI)

• Reviewer of " Urban Science” (International Journal)

• Reviewer of "Atmospheric Environment” (SCI)

• Reviewer of " Environmental Research Letters” (SCI)

• Reviewer of " Environment & Behavior” (SCI)

• Reviewer of " Atmosphere” (SCI)

• Reviewer of "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)" (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Sustainability” (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing"

• Grant Reviewer of Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)

2018

• Reviewer of "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)" (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Sustainability” (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Landscape and Urban Planning” (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Environmental Pollution" (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Remote Sensing"(SCI)

• Reviewer of "Climate (International Journal)”

• Reviewer of "Annals of Public Health and Research (International Journal)”

• Reviewer of " Crop, Environment & Bioinformatics"

• Grant Reviewer of Academia Sinica Sustainability Science Research Program

• Grant Reviewer of Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)

2017

• Editor of "Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (2017 to 2018) "

• Reviewer of "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)" (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Applied Geography" (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Energy and Buildings" (SCI)

• Reviewer of "Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science”

• Reviewer of "Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing"

• Grant Reviewer of Geospatial Information Technology Program, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)

2016

• Reviewer of "BioMed Research International" (SCI)

2015

• Reviewer of "Remote Sensing"(SCI)

• Reviewer of "Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing"

• Reviewer of "Taiwan Journal of Forest Science" (EI)

• Reviewer of " Journal of Geographical Research"

• Grant Reviewer of Geospatial Information Technology Program, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)

2014

• Reviewer of " Journal of Geographical Research"

Before 2014

• 2011 and 2012 Reviewer of "ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing" (SCI)

• 2011 and 2012 Reviewer of "African Journal of Agricultural Research" (SCI)