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Director General
Dr. Jong-Shinn Wu
Educations
- Ph.D., Department of Aerospace Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. (1990~1994)
- M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan. (1986~1988)
- B.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan. (1982~1986)
Professional Experiences
- Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Professor /Distinguished Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan (1998~2021)
- Director/Founder, Advanced Rocket Research Center (ARRC), NCTU, Taiwan (2012~2021)
- President, Taiwan Space Industry Development Association (TSIDA) (2021~)
- President, Taiwanese Association of Plasma Science & Technology (TAPST) (2016-2020)
- CEO, Taiwan Innovative Space, Inc., Taiwan (2016~2018)
- CTO, Rocket Technology Division, GeoSat Aerospace & Technology Inc., Hsinchu, Taiwan (2015~2016)
- Associate Research Fellow, Taiwan Space Agency, Taiwan (1995~1998)
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (1994~1995)
Awards & Honors
- Editorial Board Member, Aerospace (2023~)
- ISPlasma Special Recognition Award, Japan (2023)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Senior Member (2022~)
- Editorial Board Member, Coatings (2021~2022)
- Future Technology Award, 2021 Future Tech Show, MOST (rocket technology)
- Outstanding Research Award, Aerospace Discipline, Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST), Taiwan (2018)
- Annual Best Paper Award, Journal of Mechanics (SCI) (2018)
- Future Technology Award, 2017 Future Tech Show, MOST (rocket technology)
- ASME Fellow (2015~)
- AIAA Associate Fellow (2016~)
- Member, Hybrid Rocket Technical Committee, AIAA (2016~)
- Member, Emerging Plasma Nanotechnologies (TC 17), Nanotechnology Council, IEEE (2021~)
- Lam Research Award, Taiwan (2012)
- Distinguished Achievements Alumni Award, Dept. Mechanical Eng., National Taiwan University, Taiwan (2016)
- Distinguished Achievements Alumni Award, National Tainan First High School, Taiwan (2016)
- Rackham Pre-doctoral Fellowship, The University of Michigan (1993)
- Distinguished Achievement Award for Graduate Student of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Michigan (1993)
Deputy Director General
Dr. Shiann-Jeng Yu
Educations
- Ph.D., Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (1995)
- M.S., Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (1991)
- B.S., Department of Electrical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan (1989)
Professional Experiences
- Acting Director General, National Space Organization (NSPO), National Applied Research Laboratories (2021/2~2021/7)
- Deputy Director General, National Space Organization (NSPO), National Applied Research Laboratories (2010/8~2021/1)
- Administration Director, National Applied Research Laboratories (2008/8~2010/7)
- Deputy Director, National Center For High Performance Computing, National Applied Research Laboratories (2007/1~2008/6)
- Program Management Office Director, National Center For High Performance Computing, National Applied Research Laboratories (2005/9~2006/12)
- Deputy Director of South Branch, National Center For High Performance Computing, National Applied Research Laboratories (2002/8~2005/8)
- Specialist Secretary of Deputy Chairman, National Science Council (2000/12~2002/7)
- Member of council, Aeronautical and Astronautical Society of the Republic of China (2016~)
- Member of council, Academia-Industry Consortium For Southern Taiwan Science Park (2001)
Deputy Director General
Chung-Huei Vicky Chu
Educations
- M.S., Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Penn State University, the United States (1993)
- B.S., Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (1990)
Professional Experiences
- Secretary General, Taiwan Space Industry Development Association (TSIDA) (2021/2~)
- Acting Deputy Director General, National Space Organization (NSPO), National Applied Research Laboratories (2021/2~2021/7)
- Manager, System Engineering Division of Taiwan Space Agency (2020/6~2021/7)
- Program Director, FORMOSAT-7 Program of Taiwan Space Agency (2011/9~2021/1)
- Researcher, Taiwan Space Agency (2006~)
Deputy Director General
Dr. Tien-Chuan Kuo
Educations
- Ph.D., Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan (1996)
- M.S., Department of Nuclear Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan (1990)
- B.S., Department of Nuclear Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan (1988)
Professional Experiences
- Division Director, Mechanical Engineering Division of Taiwan Space Agency (2019/03-2021/7)
- Propulsion Department Manager, Taiwan Space Agency (2005/11-2021/04)
- Research Fellow, Taiwan Space Agency (2008~)
- Propulsion Engineer, Taiwan Space Agency (1996~)