ROC honors winners of 2015 National Professorships

2015/12/23

Winners of this year’s ROC National Professorships were honored Dec. 21 in Taipei City for distinguished research achievements and contributions to enhancing Taiwan’s academic environment.

The seven professors from National Central University in Taoyuan City, National Taiwan University in Taipei City and National Tsing Hua University in Hsinchu City will each receive an annual NT$1 million (US$30,196) grant over three years provided by the Ministry of Education.

Among these, Chi Yun of NTHU’s Department of Chemistry and Ip Wing-huen of NCU’s Graduate Institute of Astronomy were named lifetime award holders after claiming the honor for the second time.

During the presentation ceremony, President Ma Ying-jeou praised both academics for leading pioneering studies, helping advance international scientific research and inspiring Taiwan’s young scholars.

According to the MOE, Chi has published nearly 300 academic papers on dye-sensitized solar cells, metallic thin film process technologies and organic light emitting diodes, or OLED, with 22 cited more than 100 times. He also holds numerous patents in Taiwan, Canada and the U.S.

An internationally acclaimed cometary physicist, Ip continues advancing planetary science through participating in international research projects. He doubles as founding president and honorary member of Singapore-based Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, and received the Exceptional Public Service Medal from NASA in 2009 for his work on the Cassini-Huygens mission to Titan and the Saturnian System.

Other award recipients are NTU’s Chen Ming-syan, professor of electrical engineering; Guo Guang-yu, professor of physics; and Kao Jia-horng, professor of clinical medicine; as well as NTHU’s Chiang Ann-shyn, dean of life sciences; and Sung Hsing-wen, professor of chemical engineering.

The MOE also presented Academic Awards and individual cash prizes of NT$600,000 to 12 local distinguished scholars in the fields of biology and medical science, engineering and applied science, liberal arts, mathematics and natural science, and social science.

Source: Taiwan Today (http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=240488&ctNode=2194&mp=9)