Advisor

Hong-Kang Tian (田弘康), Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Assistant Professor (joint appointment)
Program on Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing (智能與永續製造學程), Academy of Innovative Semiconductor and Sustainable Manufacturing (半導體學院), National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Email: hktian@gs.ncku.edu.tw

Education

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, USA, 2015 – 2019

M.S. in Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2011 – 2013

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, 2007 – 2011

Experience

● Tenure-track assistant professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 2021 – present

● Assistant Professor (joint appointment), Program on Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing, Academy of Innovative Semiconductor and Sustainable Manufacturing, National Cheng Kung University, 2022 – present

● Postdoctoral Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, 2019 – 2021,

● Research Intern, Battery Materials division, BASF, USA, 2018

● Research Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, 2016 – 2019

● Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, 2015

● Teaching Staff for Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 2014 – 2015

● Second Lieutenant (少尉輔導長), R.O.C. army, 2013 – 2014

Grants

● 2021/10 – 2024/09, 國科會計畫 (主持人), National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), “結合多尺度計算模擬方法及機器學習模型設計新型材料以克服全固態電池中之界面問題.”
● 2023/10 – 2024/09, 國科會計畫 (共同主持人), NSTC, “複合固態電池之前瞻應用材料(第三期)(1/3).”
● 2024/03 – 2026/02, 產學計畫 (主持人), Industrial cooperation grant with Delta Electronics-Cyntec (台達電子-乾坤科技), “有限元素法模擬最佳化充放電行為.”
● 2023/10 – 2024/09, 產學計畫 (主持人) – Industrial cooperation grant with ASE (日月光半導體), “電鍍技術精進 – 合作開發電鍍模型, 探討電鍍液配比提升電鍍速率及改善共平面度.”
● 2024/03 – 2024/12, 產學計畫 (共同主持人) – Industrial cooperation grant with ITRI (工研院), “鈣鈦礦量子點合成與塗佈技術開發.”
● 2024/04 – 2024/12, 產學計畫 (共同主持人) – Industrial cooperation grant with ITRI (工研院), “釩離子擴散與平衡研究.”
● 2024/04 – 2025/03, 成大敏求學院-AI永續發展未來之星計畫 (主持人), “結合多尺度計算模擬方法及機器學習勢能分析全固態電池中的界面相演變.”
● 2023/06 – 2024/12, 成大永續跨領域計畫 (共同主持人), “Development of Lead-free Perovskite Solar Cell Technology for Sustainable Green Energy in the Environment.”
● 2023/04 – 2023/12, 台綜大永續跨領域計畫 (共同主持人), “Optical Loss Reduction in Glass/ITO-Based Perovskite Solar Cells with MgF/ZnS Bilayer Antireflection Coating: Numerical Simulation and Fabrication Study.”
● 2023/09 – 2023/12, 成大跨國研究計畫 (主持人) – NCKU International collaboration grant with Prof. Ken Sakaushi at the University of Tsukuba, Japan, “金屬有機骨架薄膜中的異質金屬調控及其電化學催化特性研究.”

Conference Talks

● 2024/03 – Chemistry National Meeting (台灣化學年會), TKU.
● 2023/12 – TwIChE Annual Meeting (台灣化工年會), NTU.
● 2023/11 – Annual Meeting of Taiwan Theoretical and Computational Molecular Sciences Association (T2CoMSA)
● 2023/10 – the 6th International Conference on Molecular Simulation (ICMS), NTU.
● 2023/07 – 界面科學學會年會, Yunlin Tech.
● 2023/05 – 化學與材料模擬趨勢暨產業應用論壇, NCKU
● 2023/04 – MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, USA.
● 2021/11 – Materials Research Society-Taiwan International Conference (MRSTIC)

Invited Seminar Talks

● 2023/11 – Department of Chemistry at National Taiwan Normal University (師大化學系)
● 2023/11 – Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences (IAMS) of Academia Sinica (中研院原分所)
● 2023/11 – Department of Chemical Engineering at National Tsing Hua University (清大化工系)
● 2023/10 – Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry at Kaohsiung Medical University (高醫醫化系)
● 2022/04 – Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at National Central University (中央化材系)
● 2021/12 – Department of Chemical Engineering at National Chung Hsing University (中興化工系)
● 2021/11 – Department of Chemical Engineering at Feng Chia University (逢甲化工系)
● 2021/11 – Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology at Taipei Tech (北科化工系)
● 2021/08 – Hierarchical Green-Energy Materials Research Center (Hi-GEM, 成大跨維綠能材料研究中心) at NCKU