
Dr. Yao-Joe Joseph Yang
Director General
Education
- Ph.D., Department of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT EECS), 1999
- M.S., Department of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT EECS), 1997
- M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 1995
- B.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1990
Experience
- Director General, Taiwan Instrument Research Institute, National Applied Research Laboratories, Taiwan, 2017–Present
- Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor/ Professor/ Distinguished Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2011–2017
- Department Chairman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2011–2017
- Section Chair, Taiwan Section, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), 2018–Present
- Chapter Chair, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society Taipei Section Chapter, 2018–Present
- Associate Editor, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2018-Present
- Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Automation and Smart Technology (AUSMT), 2013–Present
- Board Member, Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers (CSME), 2013–Present
- Board Member, Chinese Institute of Automation Engineering (CIAE), 2009–Present
- Senior Application Engineer, Coventor Inc., Cambridge, MA, 1999–2000
Research Interests
- Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
- Nanotechnology
- High-precision Micromachining
- Flexible Sensing Arrays
- Sensor Network
- Paralleling Processing
- Semiconductor Devices and Vacuum Microelectronics Modeling
Honor and Awards
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022
- Outstanding Young Researcher Award, National Science Council, 2011
- Outstanding Researcher Award, National Taiwan University, 2011
- Outstanding Research Award, Ta-You Wu Memorial Award, National Science Council, 2008
Memberships of Professional Societies
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Contact Info.
- TEL:03-5779911 Ext.102
- Email:tiri-chief narlabs.org.tw