Duc-Thang Vo, Ph. D.

Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, Taiwan Tech

Advisor, Office of International Affairs (OIA), Taiwan Tech

Co-Principal Investigator, INTENSE Program in Vietnam

President, Vietnam Innovative and Intellectual Network in Taiwan (VIN Taiwan)

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Duc-Thang Vo is an Assistant Professor at the College of Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST or Taiwan Tech), specializing in chemical engineering. His research focuses on functional biomaterials and nanotechnology, particularly on developing and modifying chitosan-based biopolymers to tackle critical challenges in antimicrobial treatments and environmental sustainability.

Dr. Vo concurrently serves as an Advisor to the Office of International Affairs (OIA) at Taiwan Tech and as Co-Principal Investigator of the INTENSE Program in Vietnam, with a strong commitment to international academic collaboration. He has played a key role in fostering and strengthening educational ties between Vietnam and Taiwan while actively advancing talent development opportunities for Vietnamese students.

Dr. Vo has lived in Taiwan since 2011 and actively contributed to the Vietnamese and international communities. He currently serves as President of the Vietnam Innovative and Intellectual Network in Taiwan (VIN Taiwan) and has previously held leadership positions in several organizations, including the Vietnamese Student Association in Taiwan (VSATW) and the NTUST International Alumni Association in Taiwan (iAA-NTUST). Through these roles, he has promoted international engagement, supported the advancement of Vietnamese scholars abroad, and participated in policy dialogue in education, science, and innovation.

Combining scientific expertise with educational vision, Dr. Duc‑Thang Vo is dedicated to strengthening the bond between Vietnam and Taiwan.

POSITIONS

2018/02 – present Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, Taiwan Tech
2024/08 – present Advisor, Office of International Affairs (OIA), Taiwan Tech
2025/03 – present Co-Principal Investigator, INTENSE Program in Vietnam
2025/07 – present Board Member, Global Vietnamese Young Scholars Network (Global VYSA)
2021/11 – present President, Vietnam Innovative and Intellectual Network in Taiwan (VIN Taiwan)
2025/01 – present Alternate director, NTUST Alumni Association
2020/12 – present Vice President, NTUST Vietnam Alumni Association (VAA - NTUST)
2023/01 – 2025/01 Director, NTUST Alumni Association
2021/12 – 2024/12 President, NTUST International Alumni Association in Taiwan (iAA - NTUST)
2021/12 – 2024/04 Advisor, Vietnamese Student Association in Taiwan (VSATW)
2020/11 – 2023/08 Chairman, Viet Information Center in Taiwan (VIC Taiwan)
2017/09 – 2021/12 President, Vietnamese Student Association in Taiwan (VSATW)
2015/07 – 2016/07 President, Vietnamese Student Association at NTUST (VSA - NTUST)
2012/07 – 2013/07 Vice-President, Vietnamese Student Association at NTUST (VSA - NTUST)

HONORS AND AWARDS

2025/11 Innovative Teaching Strategies and Materials Development (PBL) Award, Taiwan Tech
2025/02 Award for Contributions to the Vietnamese Community, presented by Vietnam's Minister of Foreign Affairs
2025/01 EMI Teaching Skill Enhancement Award, Taiwan Tech
2024/01 Award for Contributions to the Vietnam Innovation Network, presented by the Vietnam National Innovation Center (NIC)
2024/07 EMI Teaching Skill Enhancement Award, Taiwan Tech
2024/01 Award for Contributions to the Vietnamese Community, presented by the Head of the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei
2022/05 The Best Project Award (Advisor for student), Taiwan Tech
2022/05 NTUST Excellent Mentor Award, Taiwan Tech
2022/05 Innovative Teaching Strategies and Materials Development (PBL) Award, Taiwan Tech
2016/06 The Best Poster Presentation at the Chitin and Chitosan Conference in Taiwan
2016/12 Professor Lee Chia-Ping’s Filial Piety Scholarship
2012/11 Award for Excellence in Master's Degree, presented by the Rector of HCMUT

ACTIVITIES

2025/11/07-08 Keynote Speaker, TalentCONNECT, SEMIEXPO Vietnam 2025.
2025/10/01-02 Invited Panelist, Roundtable on Promoting International Cooperation for the Development of Human Resources and Strategic

Technology Development in Viet Nam, Vietnam International Innovation Expo 2025.

2025/09/13 Speaker at the YVSIT Event: Semiconductor – Taiwan’s Journey and Contribution Mission to Vietnam
2025/07/19-21 Vietnamese in Taiwan Delegate to the 6th Global Vietnamese Young Scholars Forum, Ha Noi, Vietnam
2025/04/18-30 Vietnamese in Taiwan Delegate to the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification, HCM, Vietnam
2024/08/21-24 Vietnamese in Taiwan Delegate to the 4th World Conference of Overseas Vietnamese, Ha Noi, Vietnam
2023/12/26-28 Vietnamese in Taiwan Delegate to Conference on Promoting Overseas Vietnamese Resources, Hai Phong, Vietnam

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Biomaterial: chitosan, bacterial cellulose, dopamine, etc.
Antimicrobial and Environmental Applications
Magnetic Nanoparticles

EDUCATIONS

- 2014/02 – 2018/01 Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST/Taiwan Tech), Taiwan
- 2011/09 – 2014/01 Master of Science, Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST/Taiwan Tech), Taiwan
- 2010/09 – 2012/01 Master of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam
- 2005/09 – 2010/01 Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam