Planetary Science
The sources, dynamics and evolutions of the neutral and plasma environment in the Solar system (e.g. Mercury and the Moon, the icy satellites in the Jovian and Saturnian magnetosphere);
The interactions of planetary magnetospheric plasma with the atmospheres of planets, comets, satellites (i.e. Enceladus and Titan) and rings;
The evolutions of planetary atmospheres as a result of exterior sources such as magnetospheric ion sputtering and charged dust impact.
Astrochemistry
The sources, dynamics and evolutions of the neutral exospheres of the small bodies in the Solar system (i.e. Europa, Enceladus and comets);
The origins and evolutions of organic molecules from ISM to solar system and cometary atmospheres.
Instrumentation
Neutral and ion mass spectrometry
Data Analysis and Computer Simulation
Topic 1: Understanding of the evolution and dynamics of Saturn’s atmosphere, ionosphere, and magnetosphere
Topic 2: Neutral H2 and H2+ ions in the Saturnian magnetosphere
Topic 3: The hydrogen atoms in the inner Saturnian magnetosphere
Topic 4: The composition, distribution and dynamics of plasma in the inner Saturnian magnetosphere between 2.5 and 3.5 Rs
Topic 5: The updated seasonal variations of the Saturn’s ring atmosphere and plasma variations (e.g. ion densities and temperatures) in inner region
Topic 6: Exospheric heating by pickup ions at Titan
Topic 7: Charge Exchange and Ion Chemistry in the Gas Coma of Enceladus
Radio Astronomy
Topic 1: Cometary water expansion velocity from OH line shapes
Topic 2: Interstellar Glycine
Instrumentation
Topic 1: The preliminary calibration results of Strofio for measuring the energy distribution of parent molecules and their fragments: Strofio is a neutral mass spectrometer utilizing with electron-impact ionization, onboard BepiColombo mission, to explore Mercury’s exosphere.
Topic 2: Improvement of an air-sampling instrument “AirCore” to measure the neutral composition in Earth’s mesosphere and lower thermosphere
Sep. 2002 – Oct. 2009
National Central University, Taiwan
Ph.D., Astronomy
Sep. 1997 – Jun. 2001
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
B.S., Earth Sciences
Jan. 2012 – July 2014
Division of Space Science and Engineering,
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA
Research Scientist, Supervisor: Dr. Stefano Livi
Dec. 2009 – Nov. 2011
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Research Associate (Postdoc), Supervisor: Prof. Robert E. Johnson
Astronomical Society of the Republic of China (ASROC) Membership
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Individual Membership
International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) National Committee
Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Membership
科技部計畫
土星環大氣在土星系統中的重要性 (2年期) (主持人)
大學聯合ALMA科學創進中心 (科創中心) 與用 ALMA干涉儀陣列望遠鏡尋找星際的嘧啶 (共同主持人)
校內申請補助計畫
量測地球高層大氣 (主持人)