• Highest Education： Ph.D. in Astrophysics, Queen's University Belfast, UK (2015)

• Specialties： Transient Astronomy, Supernovae, Optical Counterparts of Gravitational Waves, Supernova Host Galaxies, Optical Surveys

Hi, I'm Ting-Wan Chen, Assistant Professor at the Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University. I am an observational astronomer specializing in stellar explosions and time-domain astrophysics. My academic journey began at Queen’s University Belfast, UK, where I earned my PhD in July 2015 under the supervision of Prof. Stephen Smartt and Dr. Rubina Kotak. My doctoral work laid the foundation for my long-standing interest in supernovae and the life cycles of massive stars.

After completing my PhD, I joined Prof. Norbert Langer at the University of Bonn, Germany, as a postdoctoral researcher from May to October 2015. I then moved to the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) in Germany, working in the High Energy Group with Dr. Patricia Schady from November 2015 to October 2017. This period strengthened my expertise in high-energy transients and multi-wavelength astronomy.

In November 2017, I was awarded the prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, which supported my continued research at MPE until October 2019. Immediately afterward, I received a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship funded by the European Commission (November 2019 – October 2021). During this time, I worked closely with Prof. Jesper Sollerman at the Oskar Klein Centre (OKC), Stockholm University, deepening my involvement in time-domain surveys and transient classifications.

I continued at OKC as a researcher from November 2021 to October 2022 before moving to the Technical University of Munich (TUM). At TUM, I received early-career support for women in physics and conducted research under Prof. Sherry Suyu from November 2022 to July 2023. During this period, I was also appointed as a guest researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA), thanks to Prof. Suyu’s support.

I am currently an Assistant Professor at the Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University (NCU), Taiwan. I am also deeply honored to be a recipient of the Yushan Young Fellowship, awarded by the Ministry of Education, Taiwan, which supports my research for five years.

Across my career, I have remained dedicated to understanding the most luminous and energetic stellar explosions in the universe, and I continue to pursue this work through international collaborations, student mentorship, and observational campaigns.