2025 University of Chicago Taiwan Exchange Program

2025 UCTS Fellows

Student Leaders

Wei-Kai "Walker" Shao, 邵偉凱

Wei-Kai "Walker" Shao, 邵偉凱

Captain Taiwan

Home Institute: NTU Chemistry

Research Field: Theoretical Chemistry, CISS Theory, Cheminformatics

UChicago PI: Greg Engel, Professor of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering

Student Mentor: Ping-Jui “Eric” Wu

Email: wkshao@uchicago.edu

Huan-Yu "Ryan" Liang, 梁桓瑜

Huan-Yu "Ryan" Liang, 梁桓瑜

Phantom Agent

Home Institute: NTU Biomechatronics Engineering

Research Field: Electrochemistry, Material Science, Energy Storage

UChicago PI: Chibueze Amanchukwu, Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering

Student Mentor: Ke-Hsin Wang

Email: huanyu25@uchicago.edu

Yi-Chia "Stacey" Huang, 黃怡嘉

Yi-Chia "Stacey" Huang, 黃怡嘉

Phantom Agent

Home Institute: NCKU Molecular Medicine

Research Field: Tumor Microenvironment, Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts

UChicago PI: Simon Schwörer, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Student Mentor: Julien Guillard

Email: staceyhuang@uchicago.edu

Yun-Chi "Yuki" Chen, 陳韻淇

Yun-Chi "Yuki" Chen, 陳韻淇

Icebreaker

Home Institute: NTU Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics

Research Field: Spatial Transcriptomics

UChicago PI: Nicolas Chevrier, Associate Professor of Molecular Engineering

Email: yunchi@uchicago.edu

Yen-Pu "Peaberry" Huang, 黄妍菩

Yen-Pu "Peaberry" Huang, 黄妍菩

Shutterflash

Home Institute: NCKU Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology

Research Field: Cancer Metabolism, Metabolites as Signaling Molecules

UChicago PI: Jing Chen, Professor of Medicine-Hematology and Oncology

Email: yenpu@uchicago.edu

Other Participants

Yu-Hsuan "Mildred" Su, 蘇于媗

Yu-Hsuan "Mildred" Su, 蘇于媗

Home Institute: NCKU Life Sciences

Research Field: Behavioral Neuroscience

UChicago PI: Stephanie Groman, Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care

Email: yhmildredsu@uchicago.edu

Chieh-Ju "Jerry" Hsieh, 謝杰儒

Chieh-Ju "Jerry" Hsieh, 謝杰儒

Home Institute: NTU Atmospheric Sciences

Research Field: Geophysics, Climate Change, Storm Track

UChicago PI: Tiffany Shaw, Professor of Geophysical Sciences

Email: chiehju@uchicago.edu

Chih-I "Joy" Huang, 黃芷儀

Chih-I "Joy" Huang, 黃芷儀

Home Institute: NTHU Biomedical Engineering

Research Field: Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Image, Medical 

UChicago PI: Howard Halpern, Professor of Radiation and Cellular Oncology

Email: chihi@uchicago.edu

Cheng-Chun "Jimmy" Liao, 廖丞駿

Cheng-Chun "Jimmy" Liao, 廖丞駿

Home Institute: NCKU Chemical Engineering

Research Field: Electrocatalysis

UChicago PI: Anna Wuttig, Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Email: chengchun@uchicago.edu

Tzu-Ning "Jolene" Yen, 嚴子寧

Tzu-Ning "Jolene" Yen, 嚴子寧

Home Institute: NTHU Physics

Research Field: Astrophysics

UChicago PI: Hsiao-Wen Chen, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Student Mentor: Suyash Kumar

Email: tzuning@uchicago.edu

Wei-An "Allie" Chen, 陳薇安

Wei-An "Allie" Chen, 陳薇安

Home Institute: NTHU Engineering

Research Field: Biological and Medical Investigations, Nanomedicine

UChicago PI: Chin-Tu Chen, Professor of Radiology

Email: weianc@uchicago.edu

Zi-Ting "Angel" Chen, 陳芓廷

Zi-Ting "Angel" Chen, 陳芓廷

Home Institute: NTU Medicine

Research Field: Neurobiology

UChicago PI: William Green, Professor of Neurobiology

Student Mentor: Anitha Govind, Ted Russell

Email: chenz2@uchicago.edu

Yang-Shuo "Joe" Hsiung, 熊陽碩

Yang-Shuo "Joe" Hsiung, 熊陽碩

Home Institute: NTU Physics

Research Field: Theoretical Physics, Black Holes, Cosmology

UChicago PI: Robert Wald, Professor of Physics

Email: physhsiung@uchicago.edu

Jie-Da "Ethan" Tsai, 蔡杰達

Jie-Da "Ethan" Tsai, 蔡杰達

Home Institute: NTU Physics

Research Field: High Energy Physics

UChicago PI: LianTao Wang, Professor of Physics

Email: jieda@uchicago.edu

Hsin-Chi "Coco" Chang, 張芯琪

Hsin-Chi "Coco" Chang, 張芯琪

Home Institute: NTU Chemistry

Research Field: Organic Chemistry

UChicago PI: Guangbin Dong, Professor of Chemistry

Email: hsinchi@uchicago.edu

Mei-Chuan "Mabel" Peng, 彭美娟

Mei-Chuan "Mabel" Peng, 彭美娟

Home Institute: NTHU Life Sciences and Medicine

Research Field: Quantitative Chemical Biosensor, Live-cell Imaging

UChicago PI: Yamuna Krishnan, Professor of Chemistry 

Email: mpeng@uchicago.edu

Chia-Ling "Josephine" Liang, 梁佳羚

Chia-Ling "Josephine" Liang, 梁佳羚

Home Institute: NTU Physics

Research Field: Living Matter, Mechanobiology

UChicago PI: Margaret Gardel, Professor of Physics

Student Mentor: Sarah Root

Email: jclliang@uchicago.edu

Bo-Jiun "Harry" Hsiao, 蕭博駿

Bo-Jiun "Harry" Hsiao, 蕭博駿

Home Institute: NTHU Biomedical Engineering

Research Field: Medical Image AI, Brain CT Analysis

UChicago PI: Alexander T. Pearson, Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: hsbj6275@uchicago.edu

Da-Wei "David" Chang, 張大衛

Da-Wei "David" Chang, 張大衛

Home Institute: NTU Data Science

Research Field: Medical Image Reconstruction, Deep Learning

UChicago PI: Chien-Min Kao, Associate Professor of Radiology

Email: daweichang@uchicago.edu

Yi-Chia "Jason" Cheng, 鄭亦家

Yi-Chia "Jason" Cheng, 鄭亦家

Home Institute: NTHU Material Science Engineering

Research Field: Thermal Management, Reversible Metal Electrodeposition

UChicago PI: Po-Chun Hsu, Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering

Student Mentor: Qizhang Li

Email: yccheng@uchicago.edu

Chiao "Joyce" Nien, 粘蕎

Chiao "Joyce" Nien, 粘蕎

Home Institute: NTU Chemical Engineering

Research Field: Condensed Matter Physics, Thin-Film Deposition

UChicago PI: Shuolong Yang, Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering

Student Mentor: K. Duy Nguyen

Email: NienChiao@uchicago.edu

Chia-Chi "Elly" Lin, 林嘉圻

Chia-Chi "Elly" Lin, 林嘉圻

Home Institute: NCKU Medicine

Research Field: Chemical Biology, Organic Chemistry

UChicago PI: Hening Lin, Professor of Medicine and Chemistry

Email: chiachil@uchicago.edu

Zhi-Ying "Tina" Li, 李芝穎

Zhi-Ying "Tina" Li, 李芝穎

Home Institute: NTHU Nuclear Engineering and Science

Research Field: Medical Physics

UChicago PI: Cheng Chin, Professor of Physics

UChicago PI: Chin-Tu Chen, Professor of Radiology

Email: zyli0805@uchicago.edu

Liang-Yao Huang, 黃亮堯

Liang-Yao Huang, 黃亮堯

Home Institute: NTU Chemical Engineering

Research Field: Molecular Physics, Coarse-graining

UChicago PI: Gregory A. Voth, Professor of Chemistry

Email: lyhuang@uchicago.edu

Bo-Ruei "Ray" Tseng, 曾柏睿

Bo-Ruei "Ray" Tseng, 曾柏睿

Home Institute: NTU Chemical Engineering 

Research Field: Solid State Battery

UChicago PI: Y. Shirley Meng, Professor of Molecular Engineering

Student Mentor: Chen Jui “Ben” Huang

Email: tsengboruei@uchicago.edu

Yen-Jia Chen, 陳彥嘉

Yen-Jia Chen, 陳彥嘉

Home Institute: NTU Data Science

Research Field: Deep Learning, Medical Imaging Analysis

UChicago PI: Chien-Min Kao, Associate Professor of Radiology

Email: yenjia@uchicago.edu

Po-Liang "Owen" Ou, 歐柏良

Po-Liang "Owen" Ou, 歐柏良

Home Institute: NCKU Medicine

Research Field: Noninvasive Brain Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography

UChicago PI: Willard W. Sharp, Associate Professor of Medicine

Email: oupoliang@uchicago.edu

Han-Ting "Hank" Chen, 陳漢庭

Han-Ting "Hank" Chen, 陳漢庭

Home Institute: NTHU Materials Science Engineering

Research Field: Prussian Blue Analogues

UChicago PI: Chong Liu, Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering

Student Mentor: Leeann Sun

Email: hantingc1@uchicago.edu

Yu-Yen "Ryan" Hung, 洪宇彥

Yu-Yen "Ryan" Hung, 洪宇彥

Home Institute: NTHU Physics

Research Field: Quantum Computing, Superconducting Qubit

UChicago PI: Tian Zhong, Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering

Email:yuyen@uchicago.edu

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