Shiao-Wei Kuo, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President
Contact Information
Tel: 07-5252000 ext. 2015 (Office of the Senior Vice President)
Tel: 07-5252000 ext. 4079 (Laboratory)
Email: kuosw@faculty.nsysu.edu.tw
Current Positions
- Senior Vice President, National Sun Yat-sen University
- Chair Professor, Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-sen University
- Jointly Appointed Professor, College of Semiconductor and Advanced Technology Research, National Sun Yat-sen University
Education
- Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University
Areas of Expertise
- Non-covalent interactions in polymers
- Organic–inorganic nanocomposites
- Low-surface-energy materials
- Mesoporous materials
- Covalent organic frameworks
- Supramolecular materials
Professional Experience
- 2026 – President, The Polymer Society, Taiwan
- 2023 – Dean, College of Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
- 2021 – Chair, Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
- 2018 – Director, Office of Institutional Research, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
- 2018 – Discipline Coordinator, Polymer Science and Engineering Program, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- 2013 – Associate Vice President for Research and Development and Executive Director of the Aim for the Top University Office, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
Honors and Awards
- 2025 – Polybenzoxazine Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2022 – Outstanding Research Award, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- 2019 – Outstanding Academic Research Award, The Polymer Society, Taiwan
- 2018 – Outstanding Research Award, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- 2016 – Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
- 2010 – Ta-You Wu Memorial Award, National Science Council, Taiwan
- 2009 – Outstanding Young Polymer Scientist and Engineer Award, The Polymer Society, Taiwan
