His research interests lie in the energy field with a focus on the computational materials discovery for energy-related applications such as gas separations to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions. His research makes use of molecular simulation techniques to study porous materials including zeolites, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent-organic frameworks (COFs), graphene-based materials, etc. as adsorbents and/or membranes. The outcome of his research has identified a number of promising materials as well as established important structure-property relationships, providing useful guidelines for the development of new materials.
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley, 2010-2014
M.S., Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 2006-2007
B.S., Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 2002-2006
Professional Appointments
Professor, Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 2024 Aug. - present
Adjunct Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2024 Aug. - present
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 2021 Aug. - 2024 July
Adjunct Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2021 Aug. - 2024 July
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2016 July - 2021 July
Research Scientist, Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016 Jan. - 2016 June
Assistant Professor, Process & Energy, Delft University of Technology, 2015
Postdoctoral Researcher, Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014
Key Honors and Distinctions
Excellence in Teaching Award, National Taiwan University, 2025
Excellence in Teaching Award, National Taiwan University, 2024
World’s Top 2% of Scientists List, 2024
Outstanding Young Scholar Award, Taiwan Theoretical and Computational Molecular Sciences Association, 2024
World’s Top 2% of Scientists List, 2023
Ta-You Wu Memorial Award (吳大猷先生紀念獎), National Science and Technology Council, 2023
PCCP Emerging Lectureship Award, RSC, 2023
Academic Advancement Award (學術勵進獎), Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2023
LCY Outstanding Young Scholar, LCY Education Foundation, 2022
Young Scholar Award, Taiwan Membrane Society, 2022
World’s Top 2% of Scientists List, 2022
I&EC Research Class of Influential Researchers - The Americas, 2021
World’s Top 2% of Scientists List, 2021
AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers) Futures, 2021
Yushan Young Scholar, Ministry of Education, Taiwan, 2021
Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching (the Ohio State University) - the highest teaching honor, 2021
Charles E. MacQuigg Award for Outstanding Teaching (the Ohio State University), 2020
Lumley Research Award (the Ohio State University), 2020
World’s Top 2% of Scientists List, 2020
Scialog Fellow for Negative Emissions Science, 2020
Inaugural holder of the Umit Ozkan Professorship (the Ohio State University), 2019-2021
Excellence in Publication Award (triennial, International Adsorption Society), 2019
DOW Excellence in Teaching Award, 2013
Chevron Fellowship, 2013
Graduate Student Research Award, AICHE Separation Division, 2012
Member of Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society, 2007
Presidential Awards (six awards, National Taiwan University), 2003-2005
