Kok-Boon Neoh

Room 9B10, Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Rd., South Dist., Taichung City 402, Taiwan


Phone: +886 (04)22840361 ext. 577; 


E-mail: neohkokboon@nchu.edu.tw


PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS*

2020-Present                     Associate Professor, National Chung Hsing University (Taiwan)

2023 (May-October)           Visiting Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside (US)

2019 (April-May)         Visiting Assistant Professor, ITB (Indonesia)

2015-2020                          Assistant Professor, National Chung Hsing University (Taiwan)

2014-2015                     Postdoctoral Fellow (JSPS), Kyoto University (Japan)

2012-2014                          Program Specific Researcher, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University (Japan)

2010 (June-July)           Visiting Scientist, Kyoto University (Japan)

2010-2011                     Postdoctoral Fellow, Universiti Sains Malaysia (Malaysia)

*Positions in bold indicate those held in the present institution, National Chung Hsing University.



EDUCATION

2010                Ph.D., Urban and Industrial Entomology, Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Advisor: Prof. Chow-Yang Lee)

2006                B. Sc., First Class Honors, Biomedical Sc., Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Final year project advisor: Prof. Hidayatulfathi Othman)  



EDUCATION HONORS AND AWARDS

2023   Excellent mentor, National Chung Hsing University

2020-2024                     Excellence in research award, National Chung Hsing University

2016-2018                     Recruitment of Special and Outstanding Talents by Colleges/Universities, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

2014-2015                     Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship

2012                              Recipient of Institutional Program for Younger Researcher Overseas Visits 2012, CSEAS Kyoto University

2010                              The Honorary of Visiting Research Guest in “Fostering Program of Leading Young Scientists toward the Establishment of Humanosphere Science in East Asia” program, RISH, Kyoto University

2010-2011                     Postdoctoral Fellowship, Universiti Sains Malaysia

2010                              Best Publication, Universiti Sains Malaysia