Kung-Hwa Wei
Tenured Chair Professor
Contact Information:
Office Phone: +886-3-5712121 ext. 31871/55312
Fax: +886-3-5724727
Office: Engineering Building 6, Room 319
Email: khwei@nycu.edu.tw
Lab Extension: +886-3-5712121 ext. 31771
Lab Website:https://sites.google.com/site/kunghwawei/
Education:
1981 – 1987 Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
1972 – 1976 Bachelor of Science, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Experience:
2015 – Present: Dean, College of Engineering, National Chiao Tung University
2001: Visiting Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
1998 – Present: Professor, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung
1993 – 1998: Associate Professor, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University
1992 – 1993: Director, Chemical Engineering Division, Industrial Technology Research Institute
1989 – 1992: Researcher, Research and Development, General Electric Company
1987 – 1989: Researcher, Air Force Materials Laboratory, USA
Honors and Awards:
2015: Convener of Polymer Science Division, Department of Engineering, Ministry of Science and Technology
2014: Ministry of Science and Technology Outstanding Research Award (Third Time)
2014: Hou Jin-Dui Distinguished Honor Award – Materials Science
2011: Fellow of the Chinese Materials Research Society
2011 – 2015: Distinguished Professor, College of Engineering, National Chiao Tung University
2010 – 2013: National Science Council Outstanding Research Award
2010: Polymer Society of Taiwan Outstanding Polymer Research Award
2010: National Science Council Outstanding Research Award (Second Time)
2007 – 2015: Program Convener, Accelerator Light Source Technology and Application, National Chiao Tung University
2008 – 2011: National Science Council Outstanding Research Award
2003 – 2008: National Science Council Distinguished Scholar Research Project
2003: National Science Council Outstanding Research Award (First Time)
Research Fields
Smart Materials
Polymer Solar Cells
Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) and Memory Devices
Quantum Dots and Metallic Nanomaterials
Industry-Academia Collaboration Areas
2016: Collaborated with National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology on TEM analysis of rubber samples
2016: Collaborated with H&S Technology Corp. on 2D Material-PMMA Composites
2015: Collaborated with Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council on designing molecular structures for high-efficiency small-molecule solar cells
2015: Collaborated with H&S Technology Corp. on graphene-polymer nanocomposites
2014: Collaborated with H&S Technology Corp. on graphene-polymer nanocomposites, with a project fund of 1 million NTD and negotiating a technology transfer fee of 500,000 NTD
2014: Assisted Taiwan Flat Panel Display Materials and Devices Association by giving a lecture at the “Organic and Inorganic Hybrid Materials Workshop” at the Material and Chemical Research Laboratories, ITRI
2014: Collaborated with Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council on synthesizing low-bandgap, full-spectrum absorbing polymers for polymer solar cells
2013: Collaborated with Allwin Technology Corp. on key properties of toner/resin in industry-academia collaboration project
2013: Collaborated with Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council on researching nanostructures for high-efficiency crystalline polymer solar cells