Prof Dr. Chia-Yen Lee | Environmental Sensors Award | Best Researcher Award 

Prof Dr. Chia-Yen Lee, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Prof. Chia-Yen Lee is a distinguished academic in the field of Mechanical Engineering with a focus on micro-sensors, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), HVAC systems, and indoor environment monitoring. He completed his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering at National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, in 1991 and 1993, respectively. He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering Science from National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, in 2004. Prof. Lee has held significant academic positions at National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST), where he served as a Professor from August 2010 to July 2021 and as a Distinguished Professor from August 2018. Prior to his tenure at NPUST, he was an Associate Professor at Da-Yeh University and a Visiting Scholar at the California Institute of Technology in 2007. His professional career also includes roles in industry as a Section Head at DiCon Fiberoptics, Inc., and senior engineering positions at TECO Electric and Machinery Co., Ltd.

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Summary of Suitability for the Best Researcher Award:

• Professor Lee’s research expertise includes micro-sensors, MEMS technology, and indoor environment monitoring. His recent work involves the development of infrared sensors based on ZnO thin films, MEMS-based pyroelectric infrared sensors, and Hall sensor arrays for magnetic field mapping.

Education:

🎓 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (1987-1991)

🎓 M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (1991-1993)

🎓 Ph.D. in Engineering Science
Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan (2001-2004)

Professional History:

👨‍🏫 Distinguished Professor
National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Aug 2018 – Jul 2021)

👨‍🏫 Professor
Department of Materials Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Aug 2010 – Jul 2018)

👩‍🏫 Associate Professor
Department of Materials Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Aug 2008 – Jul 2010)

👩‍🏫 Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Da-Yeh University, Taiwan (Aug 2007 – Jul 2008)

🌍 Visiting Scholar
Department of Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, CA, U.S.A. (Jul 2007 – Aug 2007)

👨‍🏫 Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Da-Yeh University, Taiwan (Aug 2004 – Jul 2007)

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