Name: Chin-Lung Chang
Tel: 08-7703660
Fax: 08-7702226
E-mail: president@mail.npust.edu.tw
Areas of Expertise:
Laser welding, Laser engraving, Laser induced coloring, Thermal flow analysis, MEMS, Vehicle aerodynamics

Education:
Dr.-Ing., Institut für Strahlwerkzeuge (IFSW),
University of Stuttgart, Germany (October, 1996 – August, 2000)
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan (September, 1988 – June, 1990)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan (September, 1984 – June, 1988)


Current Position:
President, NPUST (August, 2022-Present)
Professor, Department of Vehicle Engineering, NPUST (August, 2011-Present)
Jointly Appointed Professor, Bachelor’s Program in Scientific Agriculture, NPUST (August, 2020-Present)
Director, Academia-Industry Consortium for Pingtung Agricultural Biotechnology Park, TAIWAN (2022-2024)
Committee Member,  the 112th academic year Unified Entrance Test Working Committee, Testing Center for Technological and Vocational Education (2022~2023)
Director, Association of National Universities of Taiwan, TAIWAN (2022-2024)
Overseas Affairs Expert, Overseas Community Affairs Council, R.O.C. (2022-2024)
Director, Green University Union of Taiwan(2022-2023)

Experiences:
Dean, Office of General Affairs, NPUST (August, 2014-July, 2022)
Director, Center for Environmental Protection, Safety and Health, NPUST (August, 2014- July 2022)
Chief Executive Officer, Office of Sustainable Development, NPUST (August, 2020-July, 2022)
Vice-Dean, Office of Student Affairs, NPUST (March, 2011-July, 2014)

Academic Awards and Honors (Including Services and Contribution):

  1. Fostering NPUST’s participation in GreenMetric World University Rankings; ranked 29th worldwide (2021).
  2. Fostering NPUST’s participation in GreenMetric World University Rankings; ranked 1st in Taiwan for eight consecutive years (2014-2021).
  3. Facilitating a sustainable university in NPUST; awarded 2021 University Sustainability Report Platinum Award by the Taiwan Institute of Sustainable Development (2021).
  4. Awarded gold medal for the design of green energy gas storage power generation system at AII American DAVINCI International Innovation and Invention Expo (2021).
  5. 2013 NSC Special Outstanding Talent Award.
  6. 2012 NSC Special Outstanding Talent Award.
  7. 2011 NSC Special Outstanding Talent Award.
  8. Preparatory committee member of the 53rd Annual Conference and Academic Symposium, Aeronautical and Astronautical Society of the Republic of China (2011).
  9. Chairman and Deputy Secretary-General of the 52nd Selection Committee, Aeronautical and Astronautical Society of the Republic of China (2011).
  10. Association of German Engineers Certification (VDI 19850099) (1998).