2025 UCTS Fellows
Student Leaders

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Home Institute: NTHU Physics
Research Field: Quantum Computing, Superconducting Qubit
UChicago PI: Tian Zhong, Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering
Email:yuyen@uchicago.edu