ACADEMIA SINICA Taiwan International Graduate Program http://tigp.sinica.edu.tw Earth System Science Program (ESS) Introduction Academia Sinica established the Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP) in collaboration with a consortium of key national research universities in Taiwan. The purpose of this program is to develop a pool of highly capable researchers across various fields to establish a multidisciplinary framework that will enhance innovation and academic research standards in these and related fields thereby ensuring the future economic and social development of Taiwan. TIGP offers Ph.D. programs in selected disciplines agreed upon by Academia Sinica and its collaborating national research universities. The program offers Ph.D. degree programs in inter-disciplinary areas including: the physical sciences, applied sciences, engineering, biological and agricultural sciences, earth system sciences, health and medical sciences, and humanities and social sciences. Academia Sinica has assumed principal oversight of the academic options included in the program. It provides intellectual leadership, research resources, and physical facilities. Qualified and interested faculty members of participating national research universities are invited to join the various programs as the program’s affiliated faculty, and participate in the teaching of courses, supervision of research, and mentoring of international graduate students. The TIGP Program on “Earth System Science” Earth System Science focuses on our understanding of the inter-dependence and inter-connectedness of Earth’s fundamental components: the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. It examines interactions among chemical, physical, biological, and dynamic processes over spatial scales from the sub-micron to the size of the planets, and over time scales of less than a second to billions of years. The phenomena involved are frequently not only intellectually challenging but also socio-economically relevant and significant. At Academia Sinica, the research interests of scientists in this field are far ranging, including the evolution of the Earth’s atmosphere, anthropogenic impacts on regional climate, changes in the biogeochemistry of the ocean and global climate in response to the increase in atmospheric CO2, the effects of atmospheric processes on ocean biogeochemistry, changes in fluvial input to the oceans under climate change, the physical and chemical processes that govern the dynamic evolution of the solid Earth, the processes occurring within the lithosphere, especially those operating around subduction zones, within orogenic belts, and in the lower part of the continental crust, the mechanism and wave propagation of earthquakes, transport and fate of atmospheric pollutants, and the health risks of environmental contaminants. We welcome young inquisitive minds to join us in exploring these interesting phenomena in our Earth Science System Ph.D. program. Faculty and Staff Academia Sinica Research Center for Environmental Changes Dr. Pao-Kuan Wang Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles Cloud Physics and Dynamics, Meteorology Dr. Shaw-Chen Liu Ph.D., University of Pittsburg Atmospheric chemistry, Air quality, Budgets of trace gases and aerosols, Biogeochemical cycles, Climate change PM10_2010_CFG Dr. George T.F. Wong N. Taiwan Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology- Woods Hole Sea Salt Others 28% PM10_ 2010 Oceanographic Institution 33% CFG -3 Marine biogeochemistry, Marine carbon cycle, Trace element (42.6 gm ) PM10_ 2010_ YMS geochemistry EC nss-sulfate Sea Salt 2% 14% 4% OM Nitrate nss-sulfate Dr. Fuh-Kwo Shiah 13% 5% YMS 21% Ammonium 5% Ph.D., Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences Program (20.6 gm-3) Others 43% University of Maryland, College Park Cape-FuGueiNitrate Observatory 4% Microbial ecology, Planktonic tropho-dynamics, Biological Ammonium PM10_2010_NTU 7% InstituteSea of Salt Earth Sciences EC oceanography 5% OM nss-sulfate 2% 19% 13% NTU Dr. Huang-Hsiung Hsu Dr. Lou-ChuangNitrate Lee 4% (47.1 gm-3) Ph.D., University of Washington Ph.D.,Others California InstituteAmmonium of Technology 50% 5% Climate variation and change Space Physics OM Dr. Shih-Chun Candice Lung Dr. Benjamin20% Fong Chao EC Sc.D., Harvard School of Public Health Ph.D., University3% of California, San Diego Exposure and risk assessment, Organic aerosols, Aerosol source Earth/Planetary rotation dynamics and gravitational variations, Global changes in geophysical fluids, apportionment Global geophysics and seismology, Digital data analysis and Dr. Charles C.-K. Chou inverse/inference theories Ph.D., National Central University Dr. Bor-Shouh Huang Physico-chemical characterization of atmospheric aerosols, Air Ph.D., National Central University quality monitoring and management Seismology, Geophysics, Geosciences Dr. Danie Mao-Chang Liang Dr. Ban-Yuan Kuo Ph.D., California Institute of Technology Ph.D., Brown University Atmospheric photochemistry, Biogeochemical cycles of Seismology, Geodynamic Tectonics nitrogen andcarbon, Astrobiology Dr. Jian-Cheng Lee Dr. Chih-Chung Chang Ph.D., Université Pierre et Marie Curie Ph.D., National Tsing Hua University Geodynamic, Computer Earth Science, Remote sensing, Instrumental analysis, Analysis of volatile organic compounds, Morpho-structural Geology Atmospheric ozone chemistry Dr. Cheng-Horng Lin Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dr. Chuan-Yao Lin Seismology, Tectonics Ph.D., National Central University Air quality,Mesoscale Meteorology, Regional Climate Change, Dr. Yu-Chang Chan Ph.D., University of Connecticut Urban heat island effect Neotectonics, Structural Geology, Geomorphology Dr. Tung-Yuan Ho Dr. Wu-Cheng Chi Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley Marine Biogeochemistry, Marine Organic Geochemistry, Ocean-Bottom Seismology, Seismic Source, Tectonophysics Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Analytical Chemistry Dr. Li Zhao Dr. Shih-Yu Lee Ph.D., Princeton University Ph.D., University of Michigan Seismology Climate Dynamics, Paleoceanography, Geological Surface Dr. Ya-Ju Hsu Process, Climate Interaction Ph.D., National Central University Crustal deformation Dr. Yi-Chia Hsin Ph.D., National Taiwan Normal University Dr. Shiann-Jong Lee Physical oceanography, Multi-scale numerical ocean modeling, Ph.D., National Central University Dynamical studies on currents around Taiwan and equatorial Seismology currents, Development of coupling model Dr. Chung-Ho Wang Ph.D., University of Hawaii Isotope Geochemistry, Isotope Hydrology Dr. Kuo-Lung Wang Ph.D., National Taiwan University Isotope geochemistry Igneous petrology, Petrology Dr. Kuo-Fang Huang Ph.D., National Cheng Kung University Isotope geochemistry Paleoceanography, Paleoclimatology, Marine Chemistry Dr. Der-Chuen Lee Ph.D., University of Michigan Isotope geochemistry National Central University Dr. Jann-Yenq Liu College of Earth Sciences Ph.D., Utah State University Ionospheric Physics, Space Physics Department of Earth Sciences and Institute of Geophysics Research Topics Dr. Chien-Ying Wang There are three strands of research in this graduate program. Ph.D., Saint Louis University 1. Aquatic Sciences Seismic methods, Seismology The primary research emphasis in the aquatic sciences Dr. Kuo-Fong Ma is on the global biogeochemical cycle: processes that Ph.D., California Inst of Tech affect the sources, transport, transformation and fate Seismology, Tectonics, Tsunami in the cycling of material among the hydrosphere, Dr. Kuo-Liang Wen atmosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. Present research Ph.D., National Central University activities focus on the role of the ocean and the impacts Earthquake engineering, Strong motion seismology, Site of human activities on this cycle. Some specific examples effect analysis are: the contribution of the marine carbon cycle to the global carbon cycle and its behavior under rising Dr. Shu-Kun Hsu atmospheric CO2, coupling of atmospheric processes Ph.D., Université de Bretagne Occidentale to the biogeochemistry of the oceans, the role of fluvial Marine geophysics, Gravity and magnetics, Tectonics inputs to the marine biogeochemical cycle, marine Dr. Andrew Tien-Shun Lin nutrient dynamics and its relationship to the marine Ph.D., Oxford University carbon cycle, the role of microbial activities in the marine Geodynamics, Petroleum Geology, Sedimentary Geology biogeochemical cycle and the effect of trace metal Dr. Po-Fei Chen availability and speciation on photosynthetic activities in Ph.D., Northwestern University the ocean. Seismology, Geophysics 2. Atmospheric Sciences Dr. Chung-Pai Chang (1) Atmospheric Chemistry Ph.D., Université P. & M. Curie This subject currently focuses on studies of middle Structural Geology, Geodynamics, Geological Data Analysis atmospheric chemistry (centered on ozone chemistry) and tropospheric chemistry (pollution chemistry). Dr. Konstantinos I. Konstantinou Remotely sensed observations are used to study Ph.D., University of Durham the chemistry of species such as ozone, water, Volcanic Seismology, Tectonophysics, Time series analysis nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide, and methane. Department of Atmospheric Sciences and Institute Global and regional models are used to interpret the of Atmospheric Physics observations. In-situ measurements in polluted cities Dr. Tai-Chi Chen are made for monitoring the sources and sinks of toxic Ph.D., Saint Louis University compounds such as ozone which can cause serious Radar meteorology, Mesoscale