Education and Work Experience

2014–present, Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University / National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

2011–2014, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University

2008–2011, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University

2005–2008, Research Associate, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, USA

2004–2005, Postdoc, Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

1999–2004, Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

1995–1999, Bachelor, Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Honors and Awards

2025, "Fei-Yao Award", Foundation of the Advancement for Outstanding Scholarship, Taiwan.

2024, Outstanding Research Award, National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan.

2024, Asian Core Program Lectureship Award to Singapore.

2023, Y. Z. Hsu Scientific Paper Award, Far Eastern Y. Z. Hsu Foundation, Taiwan.

2022, Outstanding Research Award of Polymer Science, The Polymer Society, Taipei.

2020, "Excellent Teaching Award", National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.

2018, "Research Distinguished Professor Award", LCY Education Foundation.

2016, "Excellent Teaching Award", National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.

2016, Distinguished Lectureship Award, The CSJ Asian International Symposium, The Chemical Society of Japan.

2015, Lectureship Award for Asian and Oceanian Photochemist, The Japanese Photochemistry Association, Japan.

2015, Junior Research Investigators Award, Academia Sinica.

2015, Outstanding Young Scholar Award, Shiu-Mu Foundation of Chemistry, Taiwan.

2014, Young Scholar Innovation Award, Foundation of the Advancement of Outstanding Scholarship, Taiwan.

2013, The Golden-Jade Fellowship, the Kenda Foundation, Taiwan.

2013, Dr. Ta-You Wu Memorial Award, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan.

2012, Outstanding Young Chemist Award, Chemical Society Located in Taipei.

2012, Outstanding Young Scholar Award for Polymer Research, The Polymer Society, Taipei.

2011, Young Scholar Outstanding Research Award, College of Science, National Chiao Tung University.

2004, Dr. Ta-Shue Chou Memorial Award for Excellent Graduate Student in Organic Chemistry, Chinese Chemical Society, Taipei, Taiwan.

2004, The Yen Thesis Award sponsored by Yen Foundation, Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University.

2004, The Dean's Award of College of Science, National Taiwan University.

2004, The Best Poster Award of Graduate Student Section, Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University.