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Directors Future Plan RCAS LOGO Chinese


　　Past and Present Directors　

Prof. Chen-Shui Tsai
（1999-2001）
～UCI～ 		Prof. Mark Liao
（2001-2004）
～IIS～ 		Prof. Maw-Kuen Wu
（2004）
～PHYS～ 		Prof. Ovid J. L. Tzeng
（2004）
～LING～ 		Prof. Y. C. Chang
（2005.06～Present）
～RCAS～


　　Future Plan of RCAS　


　The Research Center for Applied Sciences (RCAS) is an interdisciplinary research center containing four research groups.


１）Nanobiotechnology


　　This group currently consists of six research fellows (Jau Tang, Chau-Hwang Lee, Pei-Kun Wei, Ji-yen Cheng, Pei-Ling Chen, and Jing-Jong Shyue). The research areas of interest include nanofabrication (laser lithography and near-field lithography), super-resolution wide-field optical microscopy, MEMS/NEMS for biosensing, and microfluidics. This group will collaborate closely with the nanoscience programs of universities in Taipei area. The subjects to be explored in the near future include: optical nanometrology, metal, semiconductor, and magnetic nanoparticles, nanowire enhanced surface enhance Raman scattering (SERS), bio sensors and tags, biomedical testing chips, … etc. We plan to add up to three research fellows in this area in the next five years. The areas of expertise that we wish to strengthen are MEMS/NEMS for biomedical applications, biophotonics, and bio imaging.


２）Mechanics and Engineering Science


　　This group currently consists of four research fellows (Chien-Cheng Chang, Chi-Yu Kuo, Kuo Kan Liang, and Jung-Hsing Lin). A thematic center for Mechanics and Engineering Science has been established. The thematic center is located on the third floor of the Institute of History and Philology building. Currently, the main research areas of interest are: (a) multiscale mechanics in microstructures, including biological structures and surface plasmonics, (b) biomedical mechanics including drug design and delivery, and health monitoring of angiogenesis-related diseases, and (c) fluid/solid mechanics in environments, including two-phase flow and debris/granular flow. This group will collaborate closely with Institutes of Physics and Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica and Colleges of Medicine and Engineering, National Taiwan University. We plan to add up to three research fellows in the next five years with emphasis in the following areas: mechanics for biomedical applications, nanoscale heat transfer, and mechanics for environmental applications.


３）Optoelectonic and Advanced Materials


　　This group currently consists of four research fellows (Jau Tang, Chih-Wei Chu, Shih-Yen Lin, and Min-Hsiung Shih) and one research technical staff (Yu-Jen Cheng). A thematic center for Optoelectronics has been established and it is currently located in the campus of National Chiao-Tung University. The group has close collaborations with Chiao-Tung University, Tsing-Hwa University, Central University, and Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). Collaboration with Nano Device Laboratory (NDL), and Taiwan semiconductor Industry will be established in the near future. Currently, the group put emphasis on research of advanced solid state devices including single-electron transistors (SETs), single-photon generators (SPGs), organic/inorganic transistors, nano plasmonic/photonic devices, QD/QWR laser and detectors, photonic ICs, solid state lighting, quantum information, advanced materials for environment applications and energy harvesting. We plan to add up to three research fellows in the next five years with emphasis in the following areas: high-speed nanoelectronics, metamaterials, and materials for ultra-high density storage.


４）Advanced computation and modeling


　　This group currently consists of three research fellows (Yia-Chung Chang, Chao-Cheng Kaun, and Alec Maassen) and one research technical staff (Tung-Han Hsieh). The research areas of interest include modeling of electronic, optical, and transport properties of nanoscale devices, spintronics, and quantum information devices. This group will provide theoretical guides to all experimental programs in the center and develop several state-of-the-art simulation packages for modeling advanced nanoscale devices. It will serve as a central link of RCAS. A website for a simulation center for applied sciences will be fully established in two years. The software packages (with user friendly web-based interfaces) will be made available initially to collaborators in other research institutes in Taiwan, and eventually open to the world. A high-speed computer cluster with 48 nodes (192 CPUs) has been set up for this purpose. Initially, the following software packages developed by our group in the past will be put on the website：

  1. Highly efficient all-electron ab initio electronic structure codes (for calculating electronic energy levels, wave functions, and excitation spectra of nanostructures by using symmetrized basis). This code is much faster than the existing code available, when applied to systems with high symmetry.
  2. Electron transport simulation codes based on first principles.
  3. Device simulation codes for nanostructure laser, detectors, and quantum information devices.
  4. Efficient simulation codes for vibrational modes of nanostructures.
  5. Efficient multi-scale semi-empirical simulation codes for realistic nanostructures.
  6. Simulation code for near-field optics and electromagnetic wave scattering.
　We will seek contributions from other Taiwan researchers to participate in our effort. This effort will not only promote collaboration between theorists and experimenters in Taiwan scientific community but also provide a strong competitive edge for Taiwan industry in nanodevice design. We plan to add three to four research fellows in the next five years with emphasis in the following areas: materials modeling based on density functional theory, optoelectronic device simulation, and modeling of quantum information devices.

Building plans

　Currently due to spacing limitation of the Academia Sinica, the four groups of RCAS are located in different locations：

  1. The headquarters and the 「Advanced computation and modeling」 group are located on the 11th floor of the Humanity and Social Science building.
  2. The 「Nanoscience and Nanotechnology」 group is located on the 2nd floor and basement of the Institute of Physics building.
  3. The 「Mechanics and Engineering Science」 group is located on the 3rd floor of the Institute of History and Philology building.
  4. The 「Optoelectonic and Advanced Materials」 group is located on the 5th floor of the Electronics and Computer Engineering Building of National Chiao-Tung University.
　In the future, the 「Optoelectonic and Advanced Materials」 group and major part of the「Advanced computation and modeling」 group will be located at the new campus of National Tsing-Hua University. The initial construction plan is currently under way.

　The remainder of RCAS will remain at the Sinica and will be located in a new building, which is expected to be constructed within five years.

by Yia-Chung Chang, July, 2007.