Experiences
Positions and Employment
- President, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan (2015-present)
- Chairperson, Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan (2015-present)
- Distinguished Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan (2007-present)
- Executive Vice President, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan (2011-2015)
- Director, Advisory Office, Ministry of Education, Taiwan (2010-2011)
- Vice President for International Affairs, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan (2007-2010)
- Director, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan (2002-2007)
- Associate Dean for Medical Development, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan (2001-2006)
- Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan (2001-2007)
- Executive Secretary, Division of Environmental Protection, Ministry of Education, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (1998-2002)
- Associate Professor, Institute of Occupational Hygiene, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan (1992-2001)
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (1991-1992)
- Research Associate, School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, USA (1990-1991)
Other Experience and Professional Memberships (selected)
- Associated Editor, the “Indoor Air” (2007-present)
- Fellow, the “International Academy of Indoor Air Sciences (IAIAS)” (2008-present)
- Member, International Organizing Committee (IOC) of 2013 Conference of ISEE, ISES and ISIAQ in Basel, Switzerland (2012)
- Vice President, Indoor Environment and Health Branch, Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China (2009-2012)
- President, the “Taiwan Society of Indoor Environmental Quality (TSIEQ)”, Taiwan (2006-2012)
- Co-chair, the “University Vice President Forum (UVPF)” of University Mobility for Asia and the Pacific (UMAP) (2009-2010)
- Secretary, the “International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ)” (2006-2009)
- Member, National Council for Sustainable Development, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (2002-2009)
- Representative, UNU-APEC Education Network Invitation Programme for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) (2006)
- Member, joint WHO- NIOSH- USEPA Expert Meeting on WHO Guidelines for Biological Agents in the Indoor Environment (2003)
- Visiting Scientist, School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, USA (1992-1998)
Committee Member (selected)
- Health and Wellbeing in the Changing Urban Environment: a Systems Analysis Approach – an ICSU Programme cosponsored with the United Nations University (UNU) and the InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP) (2016-present)
- Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR), Academia Sinica (2012-present)
- Board of Foundation for Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT) (2011-present)
- The ROC National Committee for Pacific Science Association (PSA) (2007-present)
- National Scientific Committee on Environmental Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (2007-present)
- The 4th Board of Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan (FICHET) (2012-2015)
- Technical Committee of National Standard, Bureau of Standards, Metrology & Inspection, M.O.E.A. (2009-2013)
- Executive Yuan Task Force for Creating an International Living Environment (2008-2012)
- Committee on Promotion of Higher Education Export, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (2010-2012)
- National Council for Sustainable Development Network (2002-2009)
- Committee on Self-Evaluation Mechanisms Identification of Technology College and University (2013)
- President Search Committee of National Chi-Nan University (2012)
- President Search Committee of National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (2013)
- The 22nd Advisory Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan (2010)