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Faculty & Administration Committees The faculty members are composed of Academia Sinica (four institutes), National Taiwan University (two departments and one center), and National Tsing Hua University (one department). The Administration Committees: Program Director Dr. Chia-Seng Chang jasonc@phys.sinica.edu.tw; 886-2-2789-6722 Program Coordinator & Admission Committee Chair Dr. Chii-Dong Chen chiidong@phys.sinica.edu.tw; 886-2-2789-6766 Academic Committee Chair Dr. Ker-Jar Song kjsong@po.iams.sinica.edu.tw ; 886-2-2366-8253 Student Affairs Committee Chair Dr. Chia-Fu Chou cfchou@phys.sinica.edu.tw; 886-2-2789-6761

Academia Sinica

• Institute of Chemistry
• Institute of Physics
• Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences
• Research Center for Applied Sciences
• Institute of Biological Chemistry
• Genomics Research Center

National Taiwan University

• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Physics
• Center for Condensed Matter Sciences

National Tsing Hua University

• Department of Engineering and System Science

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Institute of Chemistry
Dr. Yu-Tai Tao Ph.D., University of Rochester Self-assembled molecular films, opto-electronic materials, molecular electronic materials and devices
Dr. Kuang-Lieh Lu Ph.D., National Taiwan University Nanomaterials, Supramolecular materials
Dr. Jiann-T'suen Lin Ph.D., University of Minnesota Organometallic supramolecules, electroluminescent materials, NLO materials
Dr. Shin-Guang Shyu Ph.D., Ohio State University Organometallic chemistry, CVD, Catalysis
Dr. Chin-Ti Chen Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Organic opto-electronic materials
Dr. Ta-Shin J. Chow Ph. D., University of Cincinnati Physical organic chemistry
Dr. Shih-Sheng Sun Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton Supramolecular materials, Supramolecular catalysis, Luminescent materials
Dr. Chao-Ping Hsu Ph. D., California Institutes of Technology Theoretical Physical Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry, Theory and computation of electron transfer and energy transfer.
Dr. Yu-Ju Chen Ph.D., Iowa State University Proteomics, nanoparticle-based affinity mass spectrometry
Dr. Ling-Kang Liu Ph. D., University of Texas at Austin Ionic liquids: preparation/physical and chemical properties/applications in synthetic and catalytic reactions, Structural Chemistry
Dr. Chih-Hsiu Lin Ph.D., Caltech. Material Chemistry, Organic Synthesis
Dr. Ito Chao Ph.D., UCLA Computational chemistry, Quantum chemistry, physical organic chemistry
Dr. Wei-Hau Chang Ph.D., Stanford University Structural Biophysics, Cryo Electron Microscopy
Dr. Fen-Tair Luo Ph.D., Purdue University Metallo-Organic Chemistry, Advanced Materials,and Catalysis
Dr. Der-Lii M.Tzou Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Self-assembly formation of A27L protein and the specific binding mechanism to heparin
Dr. Hsien-Ming Lee Ph.D., Purdue University Fluorescence-reporting biosensors, protein chemical modifications, cellular drug delivery using peptides, liposomes, and nanoparticles, cell-penetrating / organelle-targeting peptides as cellular delivery vesicles
Dr. Tiow-Ga Ong Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A the development of a new catalysis paradigm (green chemistry) and discovery fundamental chemical reactivity based on organometallic chemistry

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Dip-Pen Nanolithography System

ELS-7000 E-Beam Writer System

 

Institute of Physics
Dr. Maw-Kuen Wu Ph. D., University of Houston Superconductivity and Magnetism
Dr. Ting-Kuo Lee Ph.D., Brown University High Temperature Superconductivity/ Nano-materials/ Protein structure and Protein folding/ Quantum Monte Carlo method
Dr. Chia-Seng Chang (Program Executive Director) Ph.D., Arizona State University Surface Science/ Quantum effects in low-dimensional systems/Nanostructure Sciences/ Development of SPM
Dr. Yeu-Kuang Hwu Ph. D., University of Wisconsin Madison Application Research of Synchrotron Radiation/ Photoelectron Spectromicroscopy Using Synchrotron Radiation
Dr. Ing-Shouh Huang Ph.D., Harvard University Semiconductor Physics/ Scanning Probe Microscopy/ Surface Atomic and Molecular Dynamics/ Mechanism of Epitaxial Growth
Dr. Wei-Bin Su Ph. D., National Tsing Hua University Surface Science/ Scanning probe microscopy/ Epitaxial growth of metal on semiconductor/ Nanoscience/ Observation of surface electronic structure
Dr. Yeong-Der Yao Ph.D., Clarkson University Magnetism/ Superconductivity/ Thin Films/ Nano-sized Structures and their Physical Properties
Dr. Yang-Yuang Chen Ph.D., University of California-Irvine Low Temperature Physics/ Low Temperature Specific Heat Heavy Fermion/ Nanoparticle/ Thermoelectricity
Dr. Chii-Dong Chen (Program Coordinator) Ph.D., Chalmers University of Technology Single electron transistors/ Transport properties of nano-materials/ Superconducting and Ferromagnetic Nanostructures
Dr. Sungkit Yip Ph. D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Superconducting phenomena/ Quantum fluids/ Strongly correlated electron systems
Dr. Shang-Fan Lee Ph.D., Michigan State University Magnetism, Superconductivity, thin films
Dr. Keng-Hui Lin Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Soft condensed matter physics, nanomaterial assembly
Dr. Yung Liou Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University Films and Surface Physics
Dr. Chia-Fu Chou Ph.D., State University of New York Biophysics; Biophotonics; Nanobiotechnology; Micro/nanofluidics; Liquid Crystals
Dr. Horng-Tay Jeng Ph.D., National Tsing Hua University charge and orbital ordering in transition metal oxides; electronic structure of nano-related systems
Dr. Wen-Tau Juan Ph.D., National Central University Experimental Polymer Physics; Experimental Soft Condensed Matter Physics; Experimental Low Temperature Plasma Physics; Nonlinear Physics; Biophysics
Dr. Tien-Tzou Tsong Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University Surface Physics; Atomic Resolution Microscopy; Surface Atomic and Molecular Dynamics; Nanostructured Materials and their Physical Properties; Mechanisms of Growth in Crystals and Epitaxial Films
Dr. Wei-Li Lee Ph.D., Princeton University Transport properties in novel magnetic materials, Strongly correlated electronic systems, Spin transport in magnetic nanostructures, Spin electronics
Dr. Yeng-Long Chen Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Polymer physics, Computer simulations of bio-macromolecule physics, Microscopic liquid state theory of colloidal and nano-particles, Dynamics of complex fluids
Dr. Tien-Ming Chuang PhD, University of Texas at Austin Electronic and magnetic structure in novel materials, Strongly Correlated Electronic Systems, High temperature superconductors, Scanning probe microscopy

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Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer

Laser Flash Apparatus for thermal diffusivity measurement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences
Dr. Yuh-Lin Wang Ph.D., University of Chicago Nanolithography, nanostructure physics, scanning probe microscopy
Dr. Ching-Ming Wei Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Surface Science/ Electron Holography/ Ab initio total energy calculation
Dr. Kuei-Hsien Chen Ph.D., Harvard University Nanomaterials, nanodevices
Dr. Shang-Bin Liu Ph.D., College of William and Mary Catalysis, NMR spectroscopy
Dr. Ker-Jar Song Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Surface morphology, thin film epitaxial growth
Dr. Chia-Chun Jay Chen Ph.D., Harvard University Preparation and characterization of nanostructures; Bio-labeling and biosynthesis using nanomaterials; Self-assembly of nanoparticles; Fabrication and application of nanomaterials in sensors; Studies of optical and electrical properties of nanostructures
Dr. Minn-Tsong Lin Ph.D., Max-Planck-Institute f. Microstructure Physics/ University of Halle,Germany Nanomagnetism, Spintronics
Dr. Huan-Cheng Chang Ph.D., Indiana University at Bloomington Biophysical Chemistry
Dr. Wei-Hua Wang Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University Spin-dependent Phenomena in Nanodevices
Dr. Jer-Lai Kuo Ph.D., Ohio State University, USA Computational Physics/Chemistry, Multi-scale Simulation
Dr. Szu-yuan Chen Ph.D., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor laser-plasma-based light source/material growth and characteriztion by light pulse/application in energy, quatum computing, and medicine
Dr. Lain-Jong Li DPhil. of Condensed Matter Physics, Oxford University Electronic devices of carbon nanotubes and graphene, Applications of Carbon Materials: Biosensors and Transistors, Optical studies for carbon-based materials
Dr. Chia-Lung Hsieh Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, USA Lipid diffusion and membrane dynamics, Novel linear and nonlinear optical microscopy, High-speed single particle tracking, Three-dimensional microscopy, Single-molecule fluorescence microscopy

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JEOL JEM-2100 Field Emission Transmission Electron Microscope

Nanoparticles & thin film system

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research Center for Applied Sciences
Dr. Yia-Chung Chang Ph.D., Caltech Electronic, optical, and transport properties of semiconductors and nanostructures, quantum transport properties, single-photon generators, spintroincs, and quantum computing
Dr. Pei-Lin Chen Ph.D., UC Irvine Nano imprinting, self-assembly, nonlinear nano-optics
Dr. Ji-Yen Cheng Ph.D., National Taiwan University Self-assembled bionanodevices, Addressable nanopattern
Dr. Chau-Hwang Lee Ph.D., National Taiwan University Nanometer resolution far-field optical microscopy, Soft x-ray source and applications in microscopy and lithography
Dr. Pei-Kuen Wei Ph.D., National Taiwan University Nano lithography/microscopy, nano integrated-optical devices
Dr. Jing-Jong Shyue Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University Nano-technology, nano-structures, 1-D nano blocks, synthesis and processing of functional materials, microcharacterization (electron microscopy and surface analysis)
Dr. Chih-Wei Chu Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles Soft and hard materials on optoelectronics: Fabrication and characterization of optoelectronics and materials, Nanoscale covalent self-assembly applied to optoelectronics
Dr. Min-Hsiung Shih Ph.D., University of Southern California (USC) Photonic crystal devices, lasers and waveguides, Chip-scale photonic integrated circuits, High-speed photonic devices, High-Q cavities for quantum communication
Dr. Kuo-Kan Liang Ph.D., National Taiwan University Ultrafast photo-induced electron transfer (PIET) in dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC), Kinetic Ising model of protein structural dynamics
Dr. Chao-Cheng Kaun Ph.D., McGill University Computational molecular electronics, Transport theory in mesoscopic systems, Current-driven dynamics in nanomachines
Dr. Yi-Chung Tung Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Biomedical Micro/Nanodevice development, Micro/Nano-Electromechanical Systems (M/NEMS), advanced Micro/Nano Fabrication Techniques
Dr. Shih-Yen Lin Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Optoelectronic Devices
Dr Chun-Wei Pao Ph.D., Princeton University, USA Atomistic scale simulation of surface and bulk diffusion, Mechanical properties of nanomaterials, Simulations of thin film growth and evolution

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Laser Writer

Elionix ERA-8800 SEM/E-beam writer

Vibrating Sample Magnetometer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institute of Biological Chemistry
Dr. Kuan Wang Ph.D., Yale University Muscle Biology and Physiology, Muscle Disease, Traction Systems Structural Biology, Muscle Proteinomics, Nanotechnology

 

Genomics Research Center
Dr. Ying Chih Chang Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, CA Biomimetic Smart Materials and Interfaces, Rare Cell Isolation, Purification and Maintenance by Smart Surfaces and Microfluidics

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Department of Chemistry
Dr. Chung-Yuan Mou Ph.D., University of Washington Nanoporous Materials, Nanocatalysis, Biosensor with nanoparticles
Dr. Sheng-Hsien Chiu Ph.D., UCLA Synthetic Chemistry, molecular machines
Dr. Huan-Tsung Chang Ph.D., Iowa State University Analytical Chemistry
Dr. Ru-Shi Liu Ph.D., University of Cambridge Materials Chemistry
Dr. Yit-Tsong Chen Ph.D., University of Chicago Nanomaterials, nanodevices, nanosensors
Dr. Shie-Ming Peng Ph.D., University of Chicago Inorganic Chemistry, Crystallography

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Department of Physics
Dr. Ching-Ray Chang Ph.D., University of California Micromagnetics, Spin-dependent transport
Dr. Yang-Fang Chen Ph.D., Purdue University Nano-structured semiconductors
Dr. Chen-Yuan Dong Ph.D., University of Illinois Application of fluorescent nanoparticles for biological assay and imaging
Dr. Guang-Yu Guo Ph.D., University of Cambridge Theory of nanomaterials (nanotubes, nanoparticles, thin films, quantum dots and wires, giant molecules)
Dr. Din-Ping Tsai Ph.D., University of Cincinnati Nano-Photonics, Near-Field Optics
Dr. Minn-Tsong Lin Ph.D., Max-Planck-Institute f. Microstructure Physics/ University of Halle,Germany Nanomagnetism, Spintronics

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Center for Condensed Matter Sciences
Dr. Li-Chyong Chen Ph.D., Harvard University C- and N-based Nanomaterials via Chemical/Physical Vapor Deposition, Electron Microscopy
Dr. Cheng-Hsuan Chen Ph.D., Cornell University Transmission electron microscopy/ Electron energy-loss spectroscopy/ Phase transitions driven by electronic instabilities
Dr. Juen-Kai Wang Ph.D., Harvard University Innovative Spectroscopic Studies of Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
Dr. Hung-Hsiang Cheng Ph.D., Oxford University Si/Ge Nanostructures via MBE, Low-temperature and High-field Measurements

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Department of Engineering and System Science
Dr. Ji-Jung Kai Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison Nano-Materials and Devices, Nano-Structure Analysis, Grain Boundary Segregation, Radiation Damage In Materials
Dr. Chuen-Horng Tsai Ph.D., University of California - Berkeley Corrosion and Stress Corrosion, Plasma and Semiconductor Processing, Nano-Materials
Dr. Chin Pan Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Two-Phase Flow, Transport Phenomena In Semi-Conductor Manufacturing Processes, Thermal-Fluid Systems, Boiling Heat Transfer
Dr. Ching-Chang Chieng Ph.D., Virginia Polytech and State University Micro system, Heat Transfer, Turbulence Theory and Experiment, Engineering Computing
Dr. Fu-Rong Chen Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony-Brook High Resolution TEM, Nano-metrology, Solid/Solid Interface, Sub-micron IC Device Analysis
Dr. Chih-Hao Lee Ph.D., National Tsing Hua University Synchrotron Radiation application, Surface Science, Scattering and Diffraction
Dr. Fan-Gang Tseng Ph.D., University of California - Los Angels Micropipette for Nano-liter dosage application, Micro Unmanned Aeronautical Vehicle
Dr. Pai-Yi Hsiao Ph.D., University Paris VII, France Nanophysics, SolidState Physics, Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Dr. Kuei-Shu Chang-Liao Ph.D., National Taiwan University VLSI Device; Flash Memory Devices; Nano-Electronics

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