2026 Annual Meeting of the Physical Society of Taiwan

Shangjr (Felix) Gwo

Department of Physics, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan

Distinguished Chair Professor of Physics

EDUCATION

1993	Ph.D., Physics, University of Texas at Austin, USA
1985	B.S., Electronic Engineering, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan

CAREER

2020–present	Distinguished Chair Professor, NTHU
2019–2022	Director, RCAS, Academia Sinica
2014–2018	Director, NSRRC
2010–2014	Vice President for R&D, NTHU
2006–2020	Chair/Distinguished Professor, NTHU
1994–1997	Research Scientist, NAIR and JRCAT, Tsukuba, Japan

Honors and Awards:

National Chair Professorship, Taiwan (2019)
Education Ministry Academic Award (2015)
Fellow, APS (2013) & PSROC (2012)
Asia-Pacific Academy of Materials (2015)
Chin-Tui Ho Award (2016)

Other Info:

240+ international journal papers, 10+ US patents, 2 academic books
Advisory roles: IUPAP, ACS Photonics, synchrotron centers, etc.

Time：2026/1/13 14:10 ~ 15:00

Location：Auditorium 禮堂

Title：Epitaxial Semiconductor, Metal, and Superconductor Heterostructures for Photonic, Plasmonic, and Quantum Applications

Abstract

Masashi Hazumi

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Japan

Professor of Physics; Visiting Professor at National Central University, Taiwan

EDUCATION

1993	Ph.D., Physics, The University of Tokyo
1990	M.Sc., Physics, The University of Tokyo
1988	B.Sc., Physics, The University of Tokyo

CAREER

2009–present	Professor, KEK/IPNS
2025–present	Visiting Professor, NCU, Taiwan
2020-2025	Specially-appointed professor, ISAS, JAXA
2014–2025	Project Professor, Kavli IPMU, Univ. of Tokyo
2021–2024	Founding Director and professor , QUP at KEK
2009–2025	Professor, SOKENDA
2001-2007	Associate Professor, IPNS, KEK and SOKENDAI
1994-2001	Assistant Professor, Osaka University

Honors and Awards:

Member, Nicolaus Copernicus Academy, Poland (2023–)
JSPS Prize (2008)

Other Info:

>440 papers, >48,000 citations, h-index: 115
Author of popular science books, 30+ years teaching, 10+ PhD theses supervised

Time：2026/1/13 15:10 ~ 16:00

Location：Auditorium 禮堂

Title：Particle Cosmology through the Cosmic Microwave Background

Abstract

Taekjip Ha

Harvard Medical School & Boston Children's Hospital, USA

George D. Yancopoulos Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine

EDUCATION

1996	Ph.D. in Physics, University of California, Berkeley
1991	M.A. in Physics, University of California, Berkeley
1990	B.S. in Physics, Seoul National University, Korea

CAREER

2025–present	Senior Investigator and director, Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital
2023–present	George D. Yancopoulos Professor, Harvard Medical School
2005–present	Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
2015–2023	Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University
2010-2013	WCU Professor, Seoul National University
2000–2015	Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1998–2000	Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University

Honors and Awards:

Gregorio Weber Award (2024) – For excellence in fluorescence theory and applications
Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences (2015)
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2015)
Elected Fellow, National Academy of Medicine (2021)
Ho-Am Prize in Science (2011)
Michael and Kate Bárány Award (2007)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator (2005–present)

Other Info:

Served as President of the Biophysical Society (2022–2025)
Board of Reviewing Editors, *Science*
Editorial boards: *Cell Reports Methods*, *Physical Biology*, *Annual Review of Biophysics*, etc.
Supervised 50+ PhD and postdoctoral researchers
Author of >150 high-impact publications in single-molecule biophysics

Time：2026/1/14 11:10 ~ 12:00

Location：Auditorium 禮堂

Title：From single molecules to cellular decision making: connecting the scales using mechanical force

Abstract

Pengcheng Dai

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, USA

Sam and Helen Worden Professor of Physics

EDUCATION

1993	Ph.D. in Physics, University of Missouri
1984	B.S., Zhengzhou University

CAREER

2013–present	Professor, Rice University
2008–2013	Tennessee Advanced Materials Laboratory Chair Professor
2006–2008	Full Professor, University of Tennessee
2001–2003	Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
1996–2001	Staff Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1993–1996	Postdoctoral Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Honors and Awards:

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes Prize (2022)
Fellow, NSSA (2016)
Sustained Research Prize, NSSA (2016)
Fellow, AAAS (2012)
Fellow, APS (2008)

Other Info:

Former Divisional Associate Editor, Physical Review Letters (6 years)
~340 publications, >27,000 citations

Time：2026/1/15 13:00 ~ 13:50

Location：Auditorium 禮堂

Title：Strain-tunable anomalous Hall effect in hexagonal MnTe

Abstract

Plenary Talks