Oct. 1 College of Engineering Cordially Invites You to the 2024 Tang Prize Masters’ Forum in Sustainable Development

2024-09-12

In recent years, natural disasters such as heatwaves, floods, hurricanes, and droughts have become increasingly frequent. The challenge of ensuring basic survival while harmonizing with the Earth’s environment has brought “Sustainable Development” into the spotlight.

We sincerely invite you to attend the 2024 Tang Prize Masters’ Forum in “Sustainable Development”. This forum will feature Prof. Omar M. Yaghi from the UC Berkeley (University of California, Berkeley) alongside leading domestic experts and scholars, who will share their valuable insights and research findings in the field of sustainable development.

For more information, visit the registration website: https://reurl.cc/dvyXpy

This forum will also provide an online live broadcast. The live stream link is: https://bit.ly/4ehFO6l

 

 

Forum Details:

· Date: October 1, 2024 (Tuesday), from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

· Venue: International Conference Hall, 1st Floor, Electronics and Information Research Center, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University (Guangfu Campus)

· Topic: New Advances in Sustainable Technology: Development and Prospects of Metal-Organic and Related Framework Materials

· Speaker: Professor Omar M. Yaghi, UC Berkeley (University of California, Berkeley)

· Background Information: https://www.tang-prize.org/owner_detail.php?cat=10&id=2378

 

· Panelists:

1. Dr. James C. Liao, President, Academia Sinica (Central Research Institute – Institute of Biological Chemistry)

https://www.ibc.sinica.edu.tw/Faculty/ViewPI?DatetimeStr=20210916150157
https://www.sinica.edu.tw/en/Tab/193

2. Dr. Yu Wang, Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University; Academician, Academia Sinica (Central Research Institute – Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences).
https://www.iams.sinica.edu.tw/tw/?link=member&id=52

3. Dr. Tsung-Ming Lee, Senior Vice President and General Director, Material and Chemical Research Laboratories (Industrial Technology Research Institute – ITRI). https://www.itri.org.tw/ListStyle.aspx?DisplayStyle=01_content&SiteID=1&MmmID=1036233406517556313&MGID=1002410057300057343

· Contact: Ms. Ming-Lan Gao, College of Engineering, 03-5131301 (Extension 31301)

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