Ph.D. Tsung-Hsien Lin

Senior Vice President Tsung-Hsien Lin

Tsung-Hsien Lin

Contact Information:

Tel: 07-5252000 ext. 2060 (Office of the Senior Vice President)

Current Positions:

Senior Vice President, National Sun Yat-sen University
Vice President for Research and Development, National Sun Yat-sen University
Chair Professor, Department of Photonics, National Sun Yat-sen University

Education:

Ph.D. in Electro-Optical Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (2004 ~ 2006)

M.S. and B.S. in Physics, National Cheng Kung University (1998 ~ 2004)

Areas of Expertise:

Optics, Photonics, and Optoelectronic devices / Liquid crystal materials and physics / Optical computing and optical neuromorphic computing / Smart windows and advanced displays / Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces

Website:

https://lcd-dop.nsysu.edu.tw/

Professional Experience:

Senior Vice President, National Sun Yat-sen University (2026/08 ~)
Vice President for Research and Development, National Sun Yat-sen University (2024/08 ~)
Chair Professor, Department of Photonics, National Sun Yat-sen University (2023/08 ~)
Visiting Scholar, Department of Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2022/08 ~ 2023/07)
Chair, Department of Photonics, National Sun Yat-sen University (2018/08 ~ 2021/07)
Distinguished Professor, Department of Photonics, National Sun Yat-sen University (2017/08 ~ 2023/07)
Executive Director, Higher Education SPROUT Project Office, National Sun Yat-sen University (2017/08 ~ 2018/07)
Associate Vice President for Research and Development, National Sun Yat-sen University (2016/08 ~ 2018/07)
Executive Director, Aim for the Top University Project Office, National Sun Yat-sen University (2016/08 ~ 2017/07)
Division Director, Planning Division, Office of Research and Development, National Sun Yat-sen University (2015/08 ~ 2016/07)
Professor, Department of Photonics, National Sun Yat-sen University (2014/08 ~)
Visiting Researcher, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University (2012/06 ~ 2012/08)
Distinguished Young Scholar, Department of Photonics, National Sun Yat-sen University (2011/08 ~ 2013/08)
Associate Professor, Department of Photonics, National Sun Yat-sen University (2010/08 ~ 2014/07)
Assistant Professor, Department of Photonics, National Sun Yat-sen University (2007/08 ~ 2010/07)
Visiting Researcher, College of Optics and Photonics / CREOL & FPCE, University of Central Florida, USA (2006/01 ~ 2006/04)

Honors and Awards:

Fellow of Optica (formerly the Optical Society of America), 2025
22nd National Innovation Award, Taiwan, 2025
Photonic Technology Contribution Award, Taiwan Photonics Society, 2022
Outstanding Research Award, National Science and Technology Council, 2022
Outstanding Academia-Industry Research Award, National Sun Yat-sen University, 2021
Corning Future Innovator Paper Award, Corning Incorporated, 2021
Startup Business Award, Ministry of Economic Affairs, 2020
18th Y. Z. Hsu Science and Technology Paper Award, 2020
CES Innovation Award, Consumer Technology Association, 2020
Outstanding Research Award, Ministry of Science and Technology, 2018
Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award, Ministry of Science and Technology, 2018
LITE-ON Gold Award, LITE-ON Technology Corporation, 2018
15th National Innovation Award and Best Industrial Efficiency Award, 2018
Best Invention Award, I-Zone National Innovative Display and Lighting Competition, 2018
Most Invention Award, Touch Taiwan Innovation Zone, 2018
Academic Award, IEEE Tainan Section, 2017
Outstanding Young Optical Engineering Award, Taiwan Photonics Society, 2017
Academic Research Award, National Sun Yat-sen University, 2014
Ta-You Wu Memorial Award, National Science Council, 2013
Distinguished Young Scholar Award, National Sun Yat-sen University, 2012
Exploration Research Award, Pan Wen Yuan Foundation, 2012
Excellent Young Scholar Innovative Research Award, Taiwan Comprehensive University System, 2012