NEWSLETTER July 2013 No. 3 Vol. 7

National ｜ Tsing Hua ｜ University I ONAL NAT Contents

1 NTHU Continues Improving in QS Ranking Tsing Hua U n iV e rs i ty 2 Go Masters Gathered in Yi Yuan 3 The Grand Opening of Macronix Learning Resource Center 4 Dr. Po-Yu Chen Published a Review Article in Science 5 Exploring the Future: TEDxNTHU 6 Three Distinguished Alumni Honored During the Anniversary Celebration 7 NTHU Joins YouTube EDU 8 NSC STEP Consortium and NTHU-TSMC Center for Manufacturing Excellence 9 NTHU Celebrated Poet Chou-Yu Cheng's 80th Birthday with Music and Poetry 10 The First Taiwanese Chemist Featured in the Author Profile 11 Innovative and Creative Ideas to Improve the Quality of University Service NTHU Continues Improving in QS Ranking

uacquarelli Symonds seven research papers authored by from the collective efforts of all recently announced its Taiwanese scholars and appeared faculty members and students. ranking of various fields in Science and Nature last year "We have improved our curricula, Qof study among top universities are the works of NTHU faculty and research capability as well as the worldwide. In this most recent graduate students. Moreover, since administrative services. We will ranking, NTHU has 11 fields of the beginning of 2013, NTHU has continue doing our very best to make study ranked in the top 200. Among four more additional research papers NTHU a comprehensive institution the 11 fields, chemical engineering published or accepted by Science . of higher learning where students and mechanical engineering have This means that NTHU has published will not only be well trained as moved up to the spot of 49th. In 8 research papers in the world's professionals but also as roundly addition, electronic and electrical most prestigious academic journals educated persons," said President engineering, statistics, operational within a short period of 18 months. Chen. research, materials science and NTHU's academic excellence is linguistic are ranked between the 51th also clearly demonstrated by the and 100th, while physics, astronomy, lion's share of academic awards mathematics, computer science, won by her faculty members over information systems and chemistry the same period of time. Take the are ranked between 101st to 150th. prestigious Outstanding Research President Lih J. Chen proudly Award administered by the National stated that NTHU is in the Science Council as an example; process of writing a new page ten of our colleagues had won this of the developmental history Award recently, which means that of the university. NTHU faculty 1.59% of NTHU faculty has won and students have performed such prestigious award, the highest outstandingly over the last few years. award winning faculty ratio among all They have published their researches universities in . among the first rate international President Chen believes that academic journals. Four of the such remarkable record comes

1 ｜National Tsing Hua University ｜2013 Vol. 7 No.3 Go Masters Gathered in Yi Yuan The LNT game will be a historical monument for the Go community.

THU Go Garden, Yi Yuan, NTHU as the Dean of the College of On the day of the opening, is officially opened on Science in 1973, and taught in the distinguished guests attended June 1st. It is located in Department of Physics, and then was include Go Masters Rin Kaiho, tNhe southern area of the campus, elected as the President of NTHU. Hunhyun Cho, Weiping Nie and near the ecological park. Yi Yuan In 2006, out of his devotion to Tsing Master Qingyuan Wu's eldest not only displays public art pieces Hua, Dr. Shen personally wrote in daughter, Ms. Jia-Cheng Wu. At the of Go & Art, but also a plaque with his will to donate his asset for the end of the ceremony, Master Rin the inscription of Yi Yuan written construction of Yi Yuan with the Kaiho, Hunhyun Cho and Weiping Nie by Dr. Yong Jin, a famous writer "earthy construction", i.e. using the played a memorial three way match and an NTHU Honorary Doctorate. least amount of cement possible and of Go in the Yi Ting (Go Pavilion), Additionally, the garden also displays without damaging a single tree within which was the first time in the history the monuments of Go Masters' the environment. of Go. President Chen took the biography, calligraphy and records President Chen expressed that first letter of each master's name in of their most significant matches. there are over 180 words in Chinese and named the match as "The These monuments were all authored language that pronounce "yi" and Match LNT" to commemorate this by the masters, they are: Qingyuan some of them have similar meaning, special event. The Go manual played Wu, Minoru Kitani, Rin Kaiho, Zu De which bears the meaning of grand, will be engraved on a stone tablet for Chen, Hunhyun Cho and Weiping fine and playing Go. He furthered the purpose of permanent memorial. Nie. The pathway to Yi Yuan was also stated that Yi Yuan will become Mr. Chou Chun-hsun, the Red decorated with the stone engraving Taiwan's, perhaps the world's, Face Go King, was invited to give of ten tactics that teaches knacks for most unique Go Garden and resort. commentary on the match. He winning matches. President Chen invited everyone pointed out that this three way match The construction of Yi Yuan was to visit the garden and encouraged is extremely interesting, because the will of former president, Dr. everyone to make Yi Yuan a place for conventional Go match tactics are Chun-Shan Shen, who put a great the enjoyment of learning, playing developed singularly by a player effort in soliciting donations and and appreciating the art of Go while in a match. However, this three sponsorships. President Lih J. Chen achieving spiritual fulfillment and way Match LNT requires the three stated that President Shen joined relaxation. masters to alternate between black

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and white chesses each turn, which campus, and he hopes that the Go results in a unique situation that community can use this resource to relies heavily on improvisation. bring an even greater development of Master Rin Kaiho praised the Go. President Shen as a very talented player and contributed greatly to the community of Go. He expressed that Yi Yuan has excellent ambience and he wishes every visitor will appreciate its beauty and hope Yi Yuan becomes a renowned historical site. Master Weiping Nien, the long term acquaintance of President

Chun Shan Shen, expressed that b c they both love Go and the game of bridge, and they shared a friendship that goes beyond age barrier. He furthered indicated that NTHU and Beijing Tsing Hua are both first rate universities and have nurtured countless outstanding students, and he gave his blessing on the d e prosperity of both intuitions. Master Hunhyun Cho mentioned that a Distinguish quests attending the opening ceremony of Yi Yuan. many Go masters were invited to b Master Hunhyun Cho, Master Rin Kaiho, and Master Weiping Nien playing a three way memorial match. attend the opening ceremony of Yi c Master Rin Kaih (center) with President Chen and Senior Vice President Ming-Chuen Yip in front of his Yuan, he felt honored to be able to own bibliography display. participate. Master Cho expressed d (from left to right) Master Hunhyun Cho, Master Rin Kaiho, President Lih J. Chen, and Master Weiping that he is very pleased that NTHU Nien at Yi Yuan. e Successful closing of Learning From the Masters. has opened a Go garden on the

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The Grand Opening of Macronix Learning Resource Center

fter 12 years of planning, reality. Macronix International and Chairman construction and furnishing, President Lih J. Chen stated at the Wu for providing NTHU with such an the state of art Macronix grand opening that the Center is excellent learning environment. ALearning Resource Center was truly a multi-functional facility which Quoting Marcus Tullius Cicero, officially opened on the 11th of last includes the University Library, President Chen said "if you have April. Dr. Wu Minn, Chairman of International Conference Hall, distant a garden and a library, you have Macronix International Co., Ltd., learning classrooms as well as the everything you need." "Well," and the Chairman of Champion offices of university administration. President Chen continued, "NTHU is Consulting Group, Mr. Ding-Hua President Chen also reported that the well-known for her beautiful, garden- Hu, together with former presidents first event held at the International like campus and now we have a grand of NTHU, Dr. Chung-Laung Liu and Conference Hall was the gala in the library where we can have access to Dr. Wen-Tsuen Chen, were honored evening of the 10th to celebrate the all kinds of resource and information on this special and joyful occasion 80th birthday of Prof. Chou-Yu Cheng. in a user-friendly environment. We for their generous donation and All participants who attended the hope that all of us will make the best concerted efforts that made this gala were impressed with the state use of this wonderful facility and learn beautiful multi-functional facility a of art facility and are very grateful to as much as we can."

a President Chen awarding VIP certificate to Mr. Wu Miin. b VIP guests firmly believe that the learning resource center will benefit b the city of as a community.

2013 Vol. 7 No.3 ｜National Tsing Hua University｜ 4 Dr. Wu Miin, Chairman of Macronix International. The calligraphy that Dr. International stated that Macronix Wu wrote was a Chinese character International places a strong emphasis "shu" (恕) which he believes is the on the promotion of knowledge essence of the second sentence acquisition and sharing. Through the of NTHU's motto --- (厚德載物) establishment of Macronix Learning accommodating and supportive. Resource Center, Dr. Wu hopes to provide all members of NTHU family a cozy learning environment and make the University a breeding ground as well as diffusion center of new knowledge and wisdom. To celebrate the grand opening, Dr. Wu personally contributed a piece of his calligraphy to be exhibited with other art pieces authored by the members of NTHU and Macronix

a Chairman Wu and President Chen in front of Chairman's calligraphy in the exhibition. b Guests at the opening ceremony of Macronix Learning Resource Center. c President Chen indicating that Macronix Learning Resource Center took 12 a b years to complete simply because we demanded perfection. d (from left to right) former president of NTHU, Dr. Chung-Laung Liu, Chairman of Macronix Corp, Dr. Wu Miin, President Lih J. Chen, Chairman of Champion Consulting, Mr. Ding-Hua Hu, and former president of NTHU, Dr. Wen-Tsuen Chen blessing the center at the ceremony. c d

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Dr. Po-Yu Chen Published a a Prof. Jenq-Gong Duh (left) and Prof. Po-Yu Chen (right) at the press conference. Review Article in Science b (left to right) Prof. Jenq-Gong Duh, Vice Chairman of NSC, Dr. Hocheng Hong, Prof. Po-Yu Chen, President Lih J. Chen and Dr. Shangjr Felix Gwo.

rof. Po-Yu Chen of the "bio-inspired" approach, on the and applying such skin design to Department of Materials other hand, starts from analyzing the surface of doorknobs and other Science and Engineering and understanding the structural surfaces in hospital and other public Pwas recently invited by Science to principles of organic materials and spaces could greatly reduce the write and publish a review article on tries to mix non-organic materials possibility of germ contamination the research and findings of "critical with organic materials according to and transmission. Likewise, one of mechanics-materials connection" such structural principles to create the key components of mollusk's based on structural bio-inspired new materials. Such "bio-inspired" nacreous layer is calcium carbonate, materials such as spider silk and approach, according to Prof. Duh has a substance that is as brittle as a mollusk shells. On the 10th of last a great potential and will have broad piece of chalk. But, due to the fact April, Prof. Chen and Dr. Jenq- technological applications. that it holds a rare stacking structure Gong Duh, Chair of the Department Prof. Chen stated that while we of chitin and protein similar to the of Materials Science, held a press have a long history of using bio- stacking structure of brick and conference at National Science materials in manufacturing process, cement, it is both tough and resilient. Council (NSC) under the title of the bio-inspired materials science Thus, if we can repeat such stacking "Nature as a Teacher: Present and is still a budding field. His current structure correctly and develop Future Prospects of the Field of research focuses on the "surface" new materials according to this Materials and Bio-inspired Materials " and "mechanical" properties of inspiration, the materials we make to review the developments and various bio-materials such as spider will surely have greater and better future prospects of this exciting field. silk, sponge skeleton, mollusk shell, applications in our daily life. Dr. Jenq-Gong Duh who is the porcupine quills as well as bird Prof. Chen reflected that in the Division Head of Materials Science feathers. He further explained that development history of human Section of NSC pointed out, at the through a research on the property civilization, materials science has press conference, that materials of shark skin, the research team played an important part and has scientists used to pursue a research has discovered that the trenching of always been one of the key building strategy focusing on modifying non- skin surface has an anti-adhesion blocks of civilization. To ensure organic materials to make them function and can also inhibit the further development of civilization, more durable and stronger. The growth of germ colony. Mimicking materials scientists must pursue their

2013 Vol. 7 No.3 ｜National Tsing Hua University｜ 6 a Prof. Chen using spider silk, sponge skeleton, mollusk shell, and bird feathers to establish the current research climate and future progress of the materials science. c Prof. Chen answering questions from the media.

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craft along the path that strives to preserve the harmony of humans, civilization, environment and planet Earth. They should also re-educate themselves about the nature and develop more bio-inspired materials. President Chen indicated that there never has a Taiwanese scholar been invited by Science to co-author a review article in the past and Prof. Chen is certainly the very first Taiwanese scholar who has such a high honor. Prof. Duh added that Prof. Chen and his dissertation advisor have published two co-authored review articles in the top journal of materials science, Progress in Materials Science in 2008 and 2012. These two articles have become standard textbook materials in all major universities worldwide and will soon be edited as textbook and published in the near future.

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Exploring the Future: a TEDxNTHU "Who is at the Door of Invention?" TEDxNTHU b President Lih J. Chen, faculty, students and participants at TEDxNTHU. c Presidents Chen presenting a plaque to the TEDxNTHU team.

ED stands for Technology, "Who should be in control of one's Prof. Yi-Shin Chen, Department of Entertainment and Design. " It future? What are some of the problems Computer Science, NTHU, vividly is a global set of conferences that our society is currently facing?" explained on how to obtain the answers Towned by the private non-profit TEDxNTHU tries to answer these you want by inserting environment, Sapling Foundation, under the slogan questions by inviting 8 professionals knowledge and experience into the of ideas worth spreading," according from , NTHU and bracket and add them on the right side to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Industrial Technology Research Institute of the equilibrium. A group of NTHU students who are to speak at their first conference from General Director of Industrial Technology curious of new things and frequently different perspectives. Research Institute Creativity Laboratory, inspired by new inventions decided The first speaker was Prof. Daw-Wei Dr. Wen-Jean Hsueh, explained on the that they will organized themselves Wang of the Department of Physics. benefits of interdisciplinary cooperation. and establish a "chapter" of the TED. Prof. Wang opened the floor by She stated that combining ancient They spent more than half a year to analyzing the issues of low birth-rate, wisdom and new technology, and get themselves organized and with unequal distribution of wealth and interfacing them with innovation and the support of the University, the the shortage of food and energy that communication, we can discover TEDxNTHU was inaugurated on the 18th human society is currently facing. After multiple possibilities for the future. of last May under the title of "Who is at analyzing the roots of these problems, Last but not the least, were the Door of Invention?" Prof. Wang encourage his audience to presentations from two young Mr. Juin Chu, a student of engineering act by solving problems that are around entrepreneurs, the founder of Accuvally indicated that this year's conference them and following up with a loving Inc, Mr. John Sie, and the founder of highlighted their concerns for the future care of our community and doing it with iCook, Mr. Richard Lee. They stated and society. TEDxNTHU used animation a strong believe that we can give back that there is no certain requirement of to remind participants that if we to the society that supported us. age for entrepreneurship, but passion, mindlessly accept the current situation Mr. Chin-Hua Chou, Editor-in-Chief of persistent and responsibility. The and never reflect on our current YoWu Report, shared with the audience participants were highly encouraged conditions, we will essentially stop on how to use our time efficiently on and looked forward to their own future thinking as well as creating, and deprive beautiful things, and avoid being lost in after hearing from Mr. Sie and Mr. Lee. ourselves from accomplishments. an era of information explosion.

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Three Distinguished Alumni a Mr. Yi-Fa Lee. b Dr. N. S. Tsai. Honored During the c Dr. Wei Shyy. Anniversary Celebration

t the celebration of the 102nd frequently cooperated with faculty and An Exceptional Contribution Award anniversary of the founding researcher at NTHU. was presented to Mr. Yi-Fa Lee who of Tsing Hua and the 57th Dr. N. S. Tsai graduated from the graduated from the College of Nuclear aAnniversary of NTHU, the university Department of Physics in 1977 Science in 1964 and served as an honored three of her alumni for their and is currently serving as the Vice instructor at the College during 1965- outstanding accomplishments and President of Quality & Reliability at 70. He established Chant Oils Co. Ltd., exceptional contribution. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in 1970 and has been very successful in Professor Wei Shyy graduated from the Company. He first joined the TSMC as the trading and manufacturing of oleo Department of Mechanical Engineering in a manager in the division of research chemicals. Mr. Lee, however, has never 1977 and is currently a Chair Professor of and development and had successfully forgotten the education he has received Mechanical Engineering and Provost of established a factory management and at NTHU and started to "pay back" to the University of Science and quality control system for TSMC when his alma mater in 1984 by making a Technology (HKUST). An international he was the Director of Factory 1 and substantial contribution to the Mei Yi-chi renowned scientist, Prof. Shyy is widely 4. In 2000, Dr. Tsai led the TSMC to Memorial Scholarship. In 1994, he also recognized as the authority in the convert its production line from 8 inches made a major contribution to Beijing fields of computational fluid dynamics, wafer to that of 12 inches, allowing Tsing Hua to help with the establishment combustion and propulsion, fluid- TSMC to become the first manufacturer of Mei Yi-chi Memorial Academic Paper structure interaction, biological fluid successfully made the transformation in Award. dynamics. Prof. Shyy has authored and Taiwan. In 2002, he contributed generously published over 450 research papers Dr. Tsai has kept a close relationship with toward the construction of Physics in international academic journals and his alma mater. He served as an adjunct Building II. Furthermore, Mr. Lee has professional conferences. He is also on professor at the Department of Electronic contributed to the Tsing Hua Lab project the editorial broad of the Cambridge Engineering between 1989 and 1993 and is currently a member of NTHU's Aerospace Book Series and Co-Chief and had personally trained many Club One Hundred as well as a member Editor of the Encyclopedia of Aerospace graduate students who later become of the Board of Directors of the NTHU Engineering, a major reference book successful professionals in the Hsinchu Alumni Association. To recognize his published by Wiley-Blackwell. Science Park. Before earning the NTHU devotion and his continuing support for Prof. Wei Shyy has always been an Distinguished Alumni Award this year, his alma mater, the Alumni Association enthusiastic supporter of NTHU. Over the he was awarded with the Distinguished has established an Exceptional years, he has contributed a great deal of Alumni Award by the College of Science Contribution Award this year and his expertise to help projects launched and is currently serving as the President presented it to one of the most deserving by the Department of Engineering and of NTHU Physics Alumni Association. devotees of NTHU---Mr. Yi-Fa Lee.

9 ｜National Tsing Hua University ｜2013 Vol. 7 No.3 NTHU Joins YouTube EDU Prof. Chi-chao Chao (right), the Director of NTHU's Center for Teaching and Learning Development, and the YouTube EDU team.

he broad application of they will continue to collaborate internet has made digital with the world's top institutions of learning both convenient high education and hope to make Tand commonplace. YouTube, the YouTube the largest educational world's most popular video-sharing platform accessible to the largest website has launched YouTube group of distant learners. NTHU EDU to centralize course materials together with National Taiwan from more than one hundred world- University and National Chiao Tung class universities and making them University have taken the first step available to learners around the to bring East Asian universities to globe. NTHU has recently joined a global platform through which YouTube EDU to provide course learners from Taiwan and different videos for distant learning and plans parts of the world will have an easy to get 80% of all courses offered by access to the best curricula offered various departments and graduate in these world-class universities. institutes available on YouTube in the next three years. Currently, NTHU is primarily offering courses on YouTube in the fields of engineering, natural sciences as well as social sciences. These are courses taught by celebrated professors and the materials made available include not only the contents of lectures but also supplemental materials as well as past examination questions. YouTube executives indicated that

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NSC STEP Consortium and NTHU- TSMC Center for Manufacturing Excellence

o face the challenges Global Unichip Corp. (GUC) and Development, Dr. Jack Sun of TSMC; such as globalization, VisEra Technologies Company to and President of Global Unichip, economic down turn, the further improve empirical researches. Mr. Jim Lai, President of VisEra Tshort life span of IC products Meanwhile, the NTHU-TSMC Center Technologies, Mr. S.C. Hsin, Deputy and the heightened threshold of for Manufacturing Excellence was Director General of the Division of technology as well as the cost and also established to promote a greater Engineering and Applied Science, capital expenditure of research and cooperation between university and NSC, Dr. Sheau-pyng Ju, SVP of development, NTHU is selected by industry. Academic Affairs, Prof. Chien-Hong National Science Council (NSC) to On April 22nd, many distinguished Cheng, Counselor Ue-Pyng Wen, VP coordinate the NSC Semiconductor guests attended the opening of Research and Development, Prof. Technologies Empowerment ceremony held at Engineering Shangir Felix Gwo and the Dean of Partners Consortium (NSC STEP Building I to celebrate the the College of Engineering, Prof. Consortium) to integrate, particularly, inauguration of the Consortium and Mao-Jiun Wang of NTHU. the university-industry cooperation the Center. These include : President The opening ceremony included two programs with manufacturers Lih J. Chen, EVP and Co-Chief keynote speeches both focused on such as Taiwan Semiconductor Operating Officer, Dr. Shang- the restructuring and enhancement Manufacturing Company (TSMC), yi Chiang, VP of Research and of the supply chain of Taiwanese

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industries. Prof. Willy Shih of against vertically integrated foreign be trained according to the needs of Harvard Business School focused competitors. During the research industry while enhancing the synergy on the topic of "the Return of phase, NSC STEP Consortium for direct virtual vertical integration Vertical Integration, or, a Question of will play the roles of think tank, of their knowledge. Scale?" while Dr. Jack Sun of TMSC catalyst, as well as the reserve bank In addition to cooperating with centered his talk on the "Trends and of human resource on important the industry in the roles described Opportunities of Semiconductor cross corporation semiconductor- above, NTHU faculty members have Technology." In addition, Prof. related issues such as manufacturing also published several Harvard Chen-Fu Chien who presided over strategy and capacity planning, yield Management Case Studies such as the ceremony also reported on the enhancement and consulting, overall TSMC Way to share the success goals and research plans of the wafer efficiency and productivity, stories of Taiwan semiconductor Consortium and the Center. resource and inventory management manufacturing with international In his report, Prof. Chien indicated as well as quality control. In order readers. that the university-industry to solve different problems, Prof. cooperative program is aiming Chien continued, that breakthroughs to integrate the technology and accumulated from resolving key knowledge accumulated on the problems will be magnified into an campus to the upper and lower integrated supply chain decision streams of the industrial sectors, making mechanism or smart- so that it would effectively become decision-making-system to solve a "virtual vertical integration" of large and complex problems. Under the semiconductor supply chain such implementing-what-you-learned and enhance its competiveness research environment, talents will

a NTHU - TSMC Center for Manufacturing Excellence is officially launched! b President Lih J. Chen, TSMC's Co-Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Shang-yi Chiang, research team leader Prof. Chen-Fu Chien and other VIPs unveiling. c Prof. Willy Shih of Harvard Business School presenting his keynote speech. d Dr. Jack Sun, TSMC's Vice President of Research and Development, presenting his keynote speech e Dr. Chin-Tay Shih (left), former Dean of the College of Technology Management, with his calligraphy. f Distinguished guests at the opening ceremony of NSC Semiconductor Technologies e Empowerment Partners Consortium.

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NTHU Celebrated Poet Chou- a Prof. Cheng signing the poetry book made by the students. th Yu Cheng's 80 Birthday with b Teachers and students from National Hsinchu High School were very happy to Music and Poetry welcome Prof. Cheng. c Prof. Chou-Yu Cheng and President Lih J. Chen cutting the birthday cake. th n the evening of April 10 , of Prof. Cheng's birthday on the d The performance by National Experimental NTHU celebrated poet Chou- campus has a special significance. High School students. Yu Cheng's 80th birthday with President Chen continued, many aI spectacular gala. In addition to a famous contemporary poets, such special exhibition of Prof. Cheng's as Dr. Hu Shih, Mr. Wen Yiduo, Mr. allowed the audience to experience poems and publications in the lobby Zhu Ziqing, Mr. Liang Shiqu and modern Chinese poetry through of the Macronix Learning Resource Ms. Huiyin Lin were all members of different media and enhanced Center, NTHU Orchestra, students of Tsing Hua family and their works their appreciation of Prof. Cheng's National Experimental High School are all considered as classics of creativity. and National Hsinchu High School modern Chinese poetry. While Tsing Prof. Cheng was delighted and were all invited to perform Prof. Hua is very proud of her stellar touched by the performance of Cheng's work through music and literati, President Chen is especially the youngsters and their love for recitations. pleased to see so many young literature and poetry. He indicated As the host of this special event, people attending and enthusiastically that NTHU is not just a university President Lih J. Chen indicated that participating in this celebration, of science and technology; it is Prof. Cheng and he himself are both indicating that the art of poetry and actually a comprehensive institute of alumni of National Hsinchu High the spirit of poems are timeless. higher education where students are School. Although they graduated The students of National Hsinchu roundly educated and have a great in different classes, they both had High School studied Prof. Cheng's deal of opportunity to pursue arts benefited from the excellent and poems diligently and demonstrated and experience the beauty of life. rounded curricula that their alma their understanding and mater offered during their school appreciation through recitation, years. President Chen also noted drama and songs. The Moving that Prof. Cheng was the proud Sound, a group of musicians winner of the Chou Ta-Kuan Award organized and led by NTHU of Life Literature and the awarding alumnus gave a musical rendition ceremony was also held on NTHU of three poems composed by Prof. d campus. Having the celebration Cheng. All these performances

13 ｜National Tsing Hua University ｜2013 Vol. 7 No.3 The First Taiwanese Chemist Senior Vice President Chien-Hong Cheng, the first Taiwanese chemist featured in Author Featured in the Author Profile Profile, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition.

ngewandte Chemie, one of applications. Prof. Cheng's researches blue light emission was also featured the most prestigious journals have attracted much recognition in the Natural Publishing Group in chemistry, started in 2009 internationally. In the study of metal- which credited Prof. Cheng's work Ato invite authors who had published catalysed reactions, his findings on as an outstanding contribution in the ten research papers in the journal in the exchange reaction of aryl groups research of OLED. the last ten years to publish an author in palladium metal complexes with In addition to his excellent research profile featuring these accomplished arly group in phosphorus ligands was records, Prof. Cheng has also devoted scientists' personal attributes. Dr. published as a special report by the a great deal of his time and energy Chien-Hong Cheng, Senior Vice Chemtracts, a prestigious American toward administrative task aiming President of Academic Affairs and journal of chemistry. at promoting the field of chemistry. Professor of Chemistry was recently In recent years, Prof. Cheng has Over the years he has served as the profiled in Angewandte Chemie, the developed a series of rhodium and Director of Natural Science Division, first Taiwanese chemist to have such palladium catalysed –hydrogen National Science Council (NSC), an honor. bond activation reactions, Vice President of Research and Prof. Cheng returned to Taiwan and significantly increased the economic Development, NTHU and the Chairman started his teaching and research efficiency of atom while minimized of Chinese Chemistry Society. He career at NTHU in 1979. His research the steps in natural molecular is also the proud recipient of many is focused on two areas. 1. The synthesis. In the area of materials prestigious awards and recognitions. design and development of new component research, Prof. Cheng's He received the Outstanding Research metal complex catalyst which can representative work is the production Award from NSC twice (1988-90; be applied to organic synthesis and of iridium compounds and the 1991-95), National Academic Award effectively produce versatile natural capability of red light emission, from the Ministry of Education, skeleton molecules. 2. Organic which he had received enthusiastic National Chair Professorship of the electroluminescent material design discussions by his colleagues world- Ministry of Education (2004,2009) and components production. Through wide and nicknamed by Japanese and a Fellowship of the Royal Society his research effort, he has produced chemists as "the light of Taiwan." of Chemistry. In 2010, Prof. Cheng several high efficient and high value In addition to his research on red- was honored with the Ho Jin-Dwei materials that have great industrial emission, Prof. Cheng's research on Distinguished Academic Award.

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Innovative and Creative Ideas a The poster of NTHU Innovation and Creativity to Improve the Quality of Campaign. b Senior Vice President of Operations, Prof. Ming- University Service Chuan Yip, and Vice President and Chief of Staff, Prof. Chen-Fu Chien, awarding the students and staff members for their innovative ideas.

hrough the promotion of a a brand new concept. The core Hua, and they should be patented Total Quality Management value of this campaign is to cultivate a and used as themes in designing (TQM) Project, NTHU has proactive approach toward problem- university souvenirs. Their suggestion Teffectively improved the quality solving among all members of the was gladly accepted by the Office of its administrative services and university family and to search for of the Secretariat and the Office is management efficiency. Recently, the ideas that will bring the maximum currently in the process of developing University Administration has launch results with a minimum cost. Prof. souvenirs that will highlight and yet another measure to encourage Chien also indicated that there have strengthen the collective memory of students, staffs and faculty members been more than twenty great ideas, NTHU. to share their creative ideas on how ranging from sign placement to Prof. Chien-Wei Wu, the executive to further improve and upgrade the patented souvenir designs submitted secretary of TQM, believes that every quality of university administrative and accepted since the start of this innovative and creative proposal processes and service. The campaign campaign at the end of last March. derives from daily experience, activity was launched last March to encourage The staffs of the Division of and observation and he hopes that all university members to submit their Correspondence and Document, for all NTHU members will actively ideas on how to improve the quality of example, had collectively suggested participate in this campaign to university operation. the idea that University Anthem, make our university a more efficient Vice President and Chief of Staff, Prof. University Motto, campus sites and organization and our campus a better Chen-Fu Chien, indicated that NTHU's the historical events of NTHU have place to learn and to work. Innovation and Creativity Campaign is special value to all members of Tsing

National Tsing Hua University NEWSLETTER 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan 30013, R.O.C. TEL：03-5715131．E-mail：[email protected]．http://www.nthu.edu.tw/ PUBLISHED BY OFFICE OF THE SECRETARIAT 13070201 TEL: 04-24733326 13070201 PUBLISHER : President Lih J. Chen EDITORIAL BOARD : Prof. Chien-Hong Cheng, Prof. Ming-Chuen EDITOR : Prof. Chen-Fu Chien Yip, Prof. Da-Hsuan Feng, Prof. Sinn-Wen Chen, Prof. Ping-Chiang EXECUTIVE EDITOR : Prof. Chung-min Chen Lyu, Prof. Min Lee, Prof. Shangjr Gwo, and Prof. Wei-Chung Wang EDITORIAL TEAM : Yi-Ru Yu and Sabrina Li