Prof. Tuan is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at National Tsing Hua University. His research interest includes nanomaterials synthesis and energy applications have pioneered this area towards practical applications. He has published 130 papers in prestigious international journals, including Energy and Environmental Science, JACS, Advanced Science, ACS Nano, Chemical Engineering Journal, Energy Storage Materials, Nano Energy, and Journal of Materials Chemistry A, etc. 100 papers have an impact factor over 6 and the average paper impact factor of published articles is around 10.6. Over 80% of his articles were published in the top 15% journals of the assigned area. His articles have been cited over 12000 times. Seven of his articles have ever been listed as high-cited papers by ISI. He also holds 10 patents. His research provides groundbreaking impact on the multiple perspectives communities. Since 2008, 51 projects have been implemented, of which I served as the principal investigator of 35 projects, and a total of 836,600,000 TWD has been applied.
Prof. Tuan has been honored with several prestigious international recognitions, including the Outstanding Asian Researcher and Engineer Award from the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan (SCEJ), and Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3), the Institute of Physics (IOP), the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), the Australian Institute of Energy (AIE), and the Vebleo International Scientific Organization, in recognition of my contributions to battery materials and technology. I have also received the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Outstanding Research Award twice (in 2020 and 2023), the Professor Tsai-Tzer Lai Award from the Chemical Engineering Society, the IAAM Medal, and the IIP International Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Inventors.