Professor

Work Address
國立陽明交通大學應用化學系暨分子科學研究所
Department of Applied Chemistry & Institute of Molecular Science

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
TEL: 03-5131459 ; FAX: 03-5713491
E-mail: yplee@nycu.edu.tw
Office: Science Building II R312
Laboratory: Science Building II B10

國立陽明交通大學應用化學系所 講座教授

Education ​

  • B.S. (Chemistry), National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, August, 1969 – June, 1973.
  • Ph.D. (Chemistry), University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, September, 1975 – August, 1979.

Employments​

  • Contract Professor, Dept. Applied Chemistry & Inst. Molecular Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (2022/2−present)
  • Chair Professor, Dept. Applied Chemistry & Inst. Molecular Science, National Chiao Tung University (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University from 2021/2) (2004/8−present)
  • Adjunct Research Fellow, Institute of Atomic & Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica (1988/4−2022/1)
  • Professor, Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University  (1985/8−2004/7)
  • Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University (1981/8− 1985/7)
  • Research Associate, Aeronomy Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Environmental Research Laboratories (1979/9−1981/8)

Administrative  or Visiting Position

  • Dean, College of Science, National Chiao Tung University (2005/8−2008/7)
  • Director, Institute of Molecular Science, National Chiao Tung University (2004/8 −2007/7)
  • Director, NSC Regional Instrument Center at NTHU (1991−2003)
  • Visiting Professor, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan (2021/12−2023/3)
  • Professor, International Faculty Solvation Science (IF) of RESOLV, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (2016/5)
  • JSPS Research Fellow, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (2009/7−2009/9)
  • Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, (2009/2−2009/5)
  • Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, (2002/9−2002/11)
  • Endowed Chair on Advanced Energy Engineering (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.), University of Tokyo, Japan (1997/1−1997/3)

Honor & Award

  • Presidential Science Prize, 2019.
  • Masuhara Lectureship Award of the Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Association, 2018.
  • Pimentel Prize for matrix isolation, 2018
  • Humboldt Research Award, Humboldt Foundation, Germany, 2016.
  • Honda-Fujishima Lectureship Award of Japanese Photochemistry Association, 2016.
  • 18th Chao-Ting Chang Lectures of Chao-Ting Chang Memorial Foundation, 2016.
  • Fellow (The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, TWAS), 2011.
  • 16th Excellent Academic Achievement Award, (The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China), 2011.
  • APA Award (6th Asian Photochemistry Conference, New Zealand), 2010.
  • JSPS Fellow (Japan), 2009.Academician (Academia Sinica), 2008.
  • National Chair Professor (Ministry of Education, Taiwan), 1997-2000, 2000-2003.
  • Outstanding Teaching Award (National Tsing Hua University), 1986 and 2000.
  • Fellow (American Physical Society), 1999.  Citation: For developing and applying novel spectroscopic techniques for characterizing radical species, particular their kinetics and unstable structure
  • Research Achievement Medal (The Chinese Chemical Society), 1996.
  • Outstanding Scholarship (Foundation for the Advancement of Outstanding Scholarship, Taiwan), 1995-2000, 2003-2008, 2008-2013.
  • Award for Outstanding Principal Investigators (National Science Council, Taiwan), 1995-1998, 1998-2001.
  • Outstanding Research Award (National Science Council, Taiwan), 1989-1995.
  • 16th Wu Shan-Liang Award, 1993.
  • Scholar Award in Science (Ministry of Education, Taiwan), 1990.
  • Chung-Shan Academic Research Award, 1988.