中央研究院院士、國立中央大學天文研究所教授、臺灣太空科學聯盟（TSU）主席。為國際知名的行星科學家，研究領域涵蓋彗星物理、太陽系與行星起源、太陽系電漿物理及行星大氣與外氣層。曾參與多項國際太空任務，是卡西尼—惠更斯（Cassini-Huygens）土星探測任務的科學構想倡議者之一，並參與歐洲太空總署羅塞塔號（Rosetta）彗星任務 OSIRIS 相機團隊。
學歷背景
- 美國加州大學聖地牙哥分校 應用物理學 博士（1974）
研究專長
- 彗星物理
- 太陽系及行星起源
- 太陽系電漿物理
- 行星大氣及外大氣系統
重要貢獻與影響力
- 卡西尼—惠更斯土星與泰坦探測任務之早期構想倡議者之一。
- 參與歐洲太空總署羅塞塔號彗星 67P／Churyumov-Gerasimenko 任務 OSIRIS 科學酬載團隊。
- h-index：78；論文總引用次數約 29,703 次；學術著作 619 篇（含 21 本專書）。
- 現主持臺灣太空科學聯盟辦公室、臺灣頂尖科學學生計畫，並參與 NASA 太陽系探索虛擬研究院（SSERVI）相關計畫。
Academician of Academia Sinica, Professor at the Institute of Astronomy, National Central University, and Chair of the Taiwan Space Union (TSU). An internationally renowned planetary scientist, his research covers cometary physics, the origin of the solar system and planetary formation, solar-system plasma physics, and planetary atmospheres and exospheres. He has contributed to major international space missions, was among the early proponents of the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, and participated in the OSIRIS camera team of ESA’s Rosetta comet mission.
Education
- Ph.D. in Applied Physics, University of California, San Diego (1974)
Research Expertise
- Cometary physics
- Origin of the solar system and planetary formation
- Solar-system plasma physics
- Planetary atmospheres and exospheric systems
Key Contributions & Impact
- One of the early proponents of the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and Titan.
- Member of the OSIRIS science-payload team for ESA’s Rosetta mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
- h-index: 78; ~29,703 total citations; 619 scholarly works (incl. 21 books).
- Currently leads the Taiwan Space Union Office and the Taiwan Top Science Student Project, and participates in NASA SSERVI-related programs.
