EDUCATION
1998-2004 Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Ph. D., Materials Science and Engineering.
Thesis topic: Combinatorial pulsed laser deposition of functional metal oxide thin films.
Graduate Research Associate.
Advisor: Prof. I. Takeuchi.
1993-1995 National Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan.
M. S., Applied Chemistry.
Thesis topic: DNA mapping by capillary electrophoresis.
Graduate Research Associate.
Advisor: Prof. You-Zung Hsieh and Dr. Konan Peck.
1989-1993 National Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
B. S., Chemistry.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022- Program on Key Materials Academy of Innovative Semiconductor and Sustainable Manufacturing
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
Adjunct Professor
2021-present Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
Professor
2015-2021 Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
Associate Professor
2016-2017 Taiwan Association for Coating and Thin Film Technology (TACT)
General Secretary
2010-2015 Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
Assistant Professor
2009-2010 Taiwanese American Science and Technology Association (TASTA),
Washington, D. C.
Supervisory committee member
2005-2010 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Gaithersburg, MD.
Researcher
Sponsor: Dr. M. Green.
2004-2005 Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Post-doctorate
Sponsor: Prof. I. Takeuchi
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD.
Guest Researcher
Sponsor: Dr. M. Green.
1995-1997 National Army of Republic of China, Taiwan.
Platoon officer.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE/INVITED LECTURES
2010-present Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
Advanced characterization of materials (English, graduate level)
Combinatorial materials synthesis and application (English, graduate level)
Structures and defects of crystalline solids (Chinese, sophomores)
Microelectronic fabrication engineering (English, seniors/graduate level)
Graduate and seniors seminar classes
English Practice Environment (Supervisor)
2013 「真善美科學菁英人才培育計畫」
Lecturer
2013 Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
Summer camp lecturer
2006-2009 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Gaithersburg, MD.
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) advisor.
2008 National Applied Research Laboratories (NARL), Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Workshop: Pulsed Laser Deposition and its application
Tutorial instructor.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2010-present Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
Exploration of functional nanostructured materials, organic-inorganic composites, and high entropy oxide films.
2004-2010 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Gaithersburg, MD.
Exploration of metal gate electrodes and higher-k dielectrics for the advanced gate stacks (metal-oxide-semiconductor, MOS)
using combinatorial methodologies.
- Fabrication, processing, & electrical characterization of devices.
2005 National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan.
Fabrication and processing of ternary metal thin films using combinatorial ion-beam sputtering
for the advanced gate stacks.
1998-2004 Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Investigation of new functional thin films applied in electronic industries using combinatorial methodologies including ferroelectrics,
ferromagnetics, microwave materials, magnetoelectric materials, and wide band-gap semiconductors.
- Nanostructured thin film fabrication & characterization.
- Microfabraction techniques used in semiconductor processing.
- Thin film electronic devices.
1993-1995 Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
National Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Restriction mapping of DNA in gene analysis and molecular biology applications.
EDUCATION COUNCIL
2018-2020 Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
Reviewing committee
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
2018-2023 Taiwan Association for Coating and Thin Film Technology (TACT)
Council member
2016-2018 Taiwan Ceramic Society
Academic Committee Member
2016-2017 Taiwan Association for Coating and Thin Film Technology (TACT)
General Secretary
2013-present IEET accreditation (中華工程教育學會)
Graduate School Chief
2010-present International curriculum for advanced materials program (iCAMP),
Sponsored by Ministry of Education (MOE), Taiwan.
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
Academic Division Chief
2010-present English Practice Environment
Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
Supervisor
2005-2010 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Gaithersburg, MD.
Projector Leader