Research Fields

1. Development of new synthetic strategies and methods.
2. Total synthesis and the study of the chemistry and biology of natural products and designed molecules.
3. Drug discovery (anti-type II diabetes and anti-non-small-cell lung cancer).

Education and Academic Career

May 2015 ~	Associate Research Fellow Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica
July 2009 ~ May 2015	Assistant Research Fellow Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica
Jan. 2008 ~ Jun. 2009	Postdoctoral Research, Corey Research Laboratories Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, USA
Jan. 2007 ~ Jan. 2008	Postdoctoral Research (Taiwan Merit Scholarships), Corey Research Laboratories Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, USA
July 2003 ~ Sep. 2005	Ph.D., National Chiao Tung University Subject : “Natural Products Synthesis” Advisor : Professor Tse-Lok Ho
Sep. 1994 ~ Jun. 1996	Applied Chemistry, M.S., National Chiao Tung University Subject : “Terpene Synthesis: Furodysinin, 6-Myoporol, 2-Isocyanoallopupukeanane etc.” Advisor : Professor Tse-Lok Ho
Sep. 1990 ~ Jun. 1994	Applied Chemistry, B.S., National Chiao Tung University
Sep. 1987 ~ Jun. 1990	Taipei Municipal Chienkuo Senior High school

Employment

Oct. 2005 ~ Oct. 2006	MXIC (Macronix International Co., Ltd.) Project Manager
July 2002 ~ July 2003	MXIC (Macronix International Co., Ltd.) Process Manager, Thin Film Dept.
June 2000 ~ May 2002	MXIC (Macronix International Co., Ltd.) Senior Process Engineer, Thin Film Dept., CVD team leader
Jun 1998 ~ May 2000	MXIC (Macronix International Co., Ltd.) Process Engineer, Thin Film Dept.

Honors and Awards

1. 2020 Thieme Chemistry Journals Award
2. 2016 Asian Core Program Lectureship Award, Malaysia
3. 2016 Outstanding Young Scholar, Shui-Mu Foundation of Chemistry
4. 2015 Asian Core Program Lectureship Award, Japan
5. 2015 Asian Core Program Lectureship Award, Hong Kong
6. 2015 Asian Core Program Lectureship Award, Hong Kong
7. 2014 Asian Core Program Lectureship Award, China