Jointly Appointed Principal Investigators

Dr. Chia-Chun Chen specializes in the synthesis and application of nanomaterials, including the preparation of various nanoparticles and the development of novel synthetic methods, characterization of their physical properties, and applications in the energy and biomedical fields.

Dr. Po-Wen Chiu is devoted to the growth of two-dimensional layered materials, band-structure engineering, and their semiconductor applications. Recent research topics include studies of emerging 2D layered semiconductors and devices, such as graphene, WS₂, WSe₂, and Bi₂O₂Se.

Dr. Ya-Ping Chiu investigates the properties of materials and devices using scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and continues to develop key SPM techniques to probe the materials world at the atomic scale.

Dr. Hsiao's lab has established comprehensive realtime air quality monitoring stations since 2014, with a research focus on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ultrafine particles (UFP).

Dr. Hsueh-Fen Juan specializes in systems biology, synthetic biology, and bioinformatics. Her research integrates genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics to elucidate cellular signaling networks, investigate cancer biology, enable drug-target discovery, and support bioenergy development.

Dr. Minn-Tsong.Lin specializes in nanomagnetism and has long pursued research on low-dimensional magnetism, spin transport, and nanoscale devices. His group introduces emerging materials into conventional electronics and spintronics, as well as develops advanced spintronic systems.

Dr. Juen-Kai Wang founded the Modern Optical Spectroscopy Laboratory in 1994 to address challenging problems in fundamental condensed-matter physics using innovative spectroscopic techniques with high temporal, spatial, and energy resolution.

Dr. Ken-Tsung Wong specializes in the molecular design and synthesis of functional organic molecules, with particular emphasis on organic materials for optoelectronic applications.

Dr. Hsin-Jay Wu specializes in electron and phonon engineering of thermoelectric materials, integrating metallurgical thermodynamics, materials synthesis, and carrier transport analysis to systematically develop novel energy materials with both high performance and thermal stability.

Dr. Yi-Chun Wu specializes in molecular genetic developmental biology. Her research focuses on key biological processes including programmed cell death, apoptotic cell-corpse clearance, cell migration, and organ development.

Dr. Sungkit Yip is devoted to theoretical investigations of superconductivity and ultra-cold atomic gases, especially multi-component bosonic and fermionic systems, superfluidity and pairing in fermionic atoms, quantum magnetism in optical lattices and other strongly correlated phenomena.

Dr. Shau-Yu Lan focuses on advancing applications of atomic interferometry in fundamental physics, quantum sensing, and inertial navigation, working to unlock new possibilities for these cutting-edge technologies. Additionally, he investigates the quantum control of atoms in optical lattices, aiming to explore core issues in continuous-variable quantum information processing and many-body physics.