Vol.18 No.4｜October

RESEARCH

NTHU president W. John Kao (高為元) (left) and Chang Gung Hospital superintendent Chien-Tzung Chen (陳建宗) displaying the signed cooperation memorandum.NTHU and Chang Gung Develop 3D-printed Helmet for Correcting Neonatal Head Tilt

Over the past 18 years, National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan has been conducting medical research in cooperation with Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Linkou. A joint research team has recently announced the development of a 3D-printed helmet for correcting neonatal head tilt. During the press conference, which　was held on campus at the Pien-Chien Huang (黃秉乾) Hall, NTHU president W. John Kao (高為元) signed a cooperation memorandum with Chang Gung Hospital superintendent Chien-Tzung Chen (陳建宗).... Learn More


 

 

NTHU president W. John Kao（高為元） and Hsinchu Mackay Hospital director Shun-Long Weng （翁順隆）displaying the signed memorandum of cooperation.A World First! NTHU Teams Up with Mackay Hospital for Conducting Human Trials with BNCT

National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan and the Mackay Memorial Hospital in Hsinchu have recently announced a plan to conduct the world's first human trials using Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) to treat liver cancer, bringing a glimmer of hope to patients suffering from diffuse liver tumors and recurring liver cancer. Learn More

 

 

 

Authors (left to right) of “Clarifying the Four Core Effects of High-entropy Materials”: Wei-Lin Hsu (許瑋麟), Jien-Wei Yeh (葉均蔚), An-Chou Yeh (葉安洲), and Che-Wei Tsai (蔡哲瑋).NTHU's Yeh Jien-wei Publishes Article on the Core Effects of High-entropy Materials

A research team led by Distinguished Chair Professor Jien-Wei Yeh (葉均蔚) of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan, who earlier this year was elected academician of Academia Sinica, has recently published an important article in Nature Review Chemistry titled “Clarifying the Four Core Effects of High-entropy Materials.” In addition to elucidating these four core effects---high-entropy, severe-lattice-distortion, sluggish diffusion, and cocktail effects---the article also clarifies some key points that have long been debated by researchers in this field.... Learn More

 

 

 

 

 

HIGHLIGHT

NTHU president W. John Kao (高為元) (left) presenting Professor Ogasawara with his letter of appointment as honorary chair professor.Ogasawara Yoshiyuki Appointed Honorary Chair Professor at NTHU

National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan has recently appointed Japanese scholar of political science Ogasawara Yoshiyuki as an honorary chair professor. Professor Ogasawara has been researching Taiwanese politics for more than 30 years and has accurately predicted the results of Taiwan's general elections several times. This semester he is teaching two courses on Taiwanese politics for NTHU's Interdisciplinary Program of Humanities and Social Sciences, both of which have attracted a large number of students, including auditors from other schools... Learn More

 

 

 

In front of the Jie Ying Hall (left to right): Yang (楊儒賓), NTHU senior vice president Chen-Fu Chien (簡禎富), former NTHU president Wen-Tsuen Chen (陳文村), Chen Han (陳韓), Tseng (曾繁城), Kao (高為元), Huang (黃聲遠), and Hsieh (謝小芩). Jie Ying Hall of East Asian Cultural Relics Completed at NTHU

After three years of planning and construction, the Jie Ying Hall at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan has recently been completed. The building was constructed with funds donated by F.C. Tseng (曾繁城), chairman of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Foundation, and was designed by noted architect Sheng-Yuan Huang (黃聲遠) of Fieldoffice Architects. The collection consists of nearly four thousand items relating to modern East Asia, all of which were donated by Professor Rur-Bin Yang (楊儒賓) of the Graduate Institute of Philosophy and his wife. This is the first international-level cultural relics hall in Hsinchu.... Learn More