Research Areas:
Condensed matter theory, semiconductor electronics, photonic materials and optoelectronic devices

Prof. Chang Yia‐Chung received his PhD in Physics from California Institute of Technology in 1980. He joined the Physics Department, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign (UIUC) in 1980 as a Visiting Research Assistant Professor, and became an Assistant Professor in 1982, Associate Professor in 1986, and Professor in 1991. In 2005, he joined Academia Sinica, Taiwan as a Distinguished Research Fellow and Director of the Research Center for Applied Sciences (RCAS). In 2012, he completed his two terms of directorship and remained as a Distinguished Research Fellow in RCAS.

Prof. Chang's main research interests include condensed matter theory, semiconductor electronics, photonic materials, and optoelectronic devices. He is a Fellow of American Physical Society and a Fellow of Academy of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award of National Cheng‐Kung University in 2009. He is a Thomson ISI highly cited scientist. He has published over 320 papers in SCI journals with ~8000 citations.