Dr. Yao-Joe Joseph Yang

Director General

Education

  1. Ph.D., Department of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT EECS), 1999
  2. M.S., Department of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT EECS), 1997
  3. M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 1995
  4. B.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1990

Experience

  1. Director General, Taiwan Instrument Research Institute, National Applied Research Laboratories, Taiwan, 2017–Present
  2. Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor/ Professor/ Distinguished Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2011–2017
  3. Department Chairman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2011–2017
  4. Section Chair, Taiwan Section, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), 2018–Present
  5. Chapter Chair, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society Taipei Section Chapter, 2018–Present
  6. Associate Editor, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2018-Present
  7. Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Automation and Smart Technology (AUSMT), 2013–Present
  8. Board Member, Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers (CSME), 2013–Present
  9. Board Member, Chinese Institute of Automation Engineering (CIAE), 2009–Present
  10. Senior Application Engineer, Coventor Inc., Cambridge, MA, 1999–2000

Research Interests

  1. Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
  2. Nanotechnology
  3. High-precision Micromachining
  4. Flexible Sensing Arrays
  5. Sensor Network
  6. Paralleling Processing
  7. Semiconductor Devices and Vacuum Microelectronics Modeling

Honor and Awards

  1. Outstanding Young Researcher Award, National Science Council, 2011
  2. Outstanding Researcher Award, National Taiwan University, 2011
  3. Outstanding Research Award, Ta-You Wu Memorial Award, National Science Council, 2008

Memberships of Professional Societies

  1. Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  2. Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Contact Info.

  1. TEL：03-5779911 Ext.102
  2. Email：tiri-chief   narlabs.org.tw