Faculty and Research
Chia-Ying Ko (柯佳吟)
Director
Title
Director / Professor
Education
PhD - Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Research Interests
Global Change Biology
Marine Ecology & Conservation
Marine Pollution, Debris & Microplastics
Fisheries Ecology
Biogeography
Macroecology
Interdisciplinary & Transdisciplinary Sciences
Ecosystem Service & Protected Areas
Marine Ecology & Conservation
Marine Pollution, Debris & Microplastics
Fisheries Ecology
Biogeography
Macroecology
Interdisciplinary & Transdisciplinary Sciences
Ecosystem Service & Protected Areas
Latest Research Plan (2025-2027)
1. Redistributions of fish and fisheries species under climate change
2. How marine pollution (macro ocean litter and microplastics) affect species and ecosystems
3. Ecological applications from different perspctives, e.g. AI, MPAs, OECMs and other international biodiversity and sustainable tragets
4. Long-term field observation and modeling analysis through both freshwater and marine ecosystems
1. Redistributions of fish and fisheries species under climate change
2. How marine pollution (macro ocean litter and microplastics) affect species and ecosystems
3. Ecological applications from different perspctives, e.g. AI, MPAs, OECMs and other international biodiversity and sustainable tragets
4. Long-term field observation and modeling analysis through both freshwater and marine ecosystems
Research Field Introduction
Selected Publications
Taught Courses
Hsiao-Wei Yuan (袁孝維)
Professor
Title
Professor
Education
PhD - Natural Resources, Cornell University, United States
Research Interests
Environmental Education and Ecotourism
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Monitoring
Bird Ecology and Conservation
Wildlife Management
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Monitoring
Bird Ecology and Conservation
Wildlife Management
Research Field Introduction
Selected Publications
Taught Courses
Chun-Neng Wang (王俊能)
Professor
Title
Professor
Education
PhD -Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Research Interests
Plant Morphogenesis and Gene Expression
Individual Reproductive Biology
Plant Molecular Development
Geography and Conservation
Individual Reproductive Biology
Plant Molecular Development
Geography and Conservation
Selected Publications
Chau-Ti Ting (丁照棣)
Professor
Title
Professor
Education
PhD - Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Research Interests
Evolutionary Genetics
Molecular Evolution
Population Genetics
Molecular Evolution
Population Genetics
Research Field Introduction
Selected Publications
Chih-Hao Hsieh (謝志豪)
Distinguished Professor
Title
Distinguished Professor
Contact
Education
PhD - Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, United States
Research Interests
Biological Oceanography
Fisheries Oceanography
Zooplankton Ecology
Thereotical Ecology
EcoInfomatics
Fisheries Oceanography
Zooplankton Ecology
Thereotical Ecology
EcoInfomatics
Latest Research Plan (2025-2027)
1. Ecosystem-based management to fisheries
2. Time series analysis for mechanistic understanding, forecasting, and early warning in dynamical ecosystems (such as algal blooms, pest outbreaks, etc)
3. Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning and stability
1. Ecosystem-based management to fisheries
2. Time series analysis for mechanistic understanding, forecasting, and early warning in dynamical ecosystems (such as algal blooms, pest outbreaks, etc)
3. Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning and stability
Research Field Introduction
Selected Publications
Taught Courses
Helen K. Liu (劉康慧)
Professor
Title
Professor
Education
PhD – School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University-Bloomington, United States
Research Interests
Public Policy
Public Management
Nonprofit Management
Government Crowdsourcing
Public Management
Nonprofit Management
Government Crowdsourcing
Latest Research Plan (2025-2027)
1. Crowdsourcing
2. Citizen science
3. Nonprofit management
4. Governance
1. Crowdsourcing
2. Citizen science
3. Nonprofit management
4. Governance
Research Field Introduction
Selected Publications
Taught Courses
Jer-Ming Hu (胡哲明)
Professor
Title
Professor
Education
PhD - Plant Biology, University of California; Davis, United States
Research Interests
Molecular Evolution and Codon Usage Analysis
Plant Developmental Evolutionary Biology
Plant Reproductive Biology
Plant Systematics
Plant Developmental Evolutionary Biology
Plant Reproductive Biology
Plant Systematics
Research Field Introduction
Selected Publications
Shenglin Elijah Chang (張聖琳)
Professor
Title
Professor
Education
PhD - College of Environmental Design Architecture, University of California, Berkeley, United States
Research Interests
New Ruralism Studies
Community Revitalization
Cultural Landscape and Transcultural Identity
Social Design for Aging Societies
Community Revitalization
Cultural Landscape and Transcultural Identity
Social Design for Aging Societies
Research Field Introduction
Selected Publications
Tzung-Su Ding (丁宗蘇)
Professor
Title
Professor
Education
PhD - Ecology, University of California, Davis, United States
Research Interests
Swarm Ecology of Forest Organisms
Landscape Ecology
Macro Biology
Landscape Ecology
Macro Biology
Selected Publications
Po-Yi Hung (洪伯邑)
Professor
Title
Professor
Education
PhD - Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States
Research Interests
Political Ecology
Food and Agriculture
Development Studies
Landscape, Space and Place
Food and Agriculture
Development Studies
Landscape, Space and Place
Research Field Introduction
Selected Publications