海洋環境及工程學系

Research Room：ME4006

TEL(07-525-2000) ：5175

E-mail： yrwang@mail.nsysu.edu.tw 

Education and Major Experience

• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph.D. in Physics, USA. (2005)
• Full Researcher, Institute of Environment and Resources, Taipei, Taiwan (2015-2017).
• Consent Manager, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) in Taiwan (for offshore wind power development in Taiwan) (2018-2019).
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene, University of Oslo, Norway (2019-2023).
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene, University of Oslo, Norway (2019-2023).
• Assistant Professor, Department of Marine Environment and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University (August 2023 - present)
• Concurrently serving as section head of the "Center for Carbon Research and Solutions" at National Sun Yat-sen University(August 2023 - present).
• Concurrently serving as a Member of the "Aerosol Science Research Center" at National Sun Yat-sen University(August 2023 - present).

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Research Interests

• Analyzing global ocean temperature trends in the early 21^st century using MODIS remote sensing and ECMWF model.
• Verifying the reliability of specific forest carbon credit projects using satellite remote sensing technology.

• Application of forest and ocean carbon sinks for carbon credits under the Climate Change Response Act of Taiwan.
• Evaluation of the "local content policy" of Taiwan's offshore wind power development and feasibility study of new offshore wind turbine designs.

Courses Offered

• Offshore wind project development in practice (in English).
• Introduction to Offshore wind power (in Mandarin).
• Introduction to marine and forest carbon sinks and carbon credits (in English).

Recent Research Projects

• Research grant from the National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan: "Analyzing Arctic Climate Change and Carbon Cycle Trends Using Satellite Remote Sensing and Climate Model Data: From Past Trajectories to Future Predictions". Project Number: NSTC 113-2611-M-110-004. Execution Period: 2024/05/01 - 2025/07/31. Approved Budget: 1,434,000 NTD.

Honor

• Recipient of the "New Faculty Award" at National Sun Yat-sen University for the 2023 Academic Year.
• Recipient of the "All-English Course Teaching Award" for the first semester of the 2023 Academic Year at National Sun Yat-sen University.
• Publication selected as a top 1% Highly Cited Paper in the field of Earth Sciences (by Web of Science) (May 2023 - present).

  my Highly Cited Paper

• Research stay for junior researchers, Alexander von Humboldt-stiftung) (2011)

Academia Service

• Journal reviewer:

1. International Journal of Wildland Fire (1)
2. PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America) (1)
3. Scientific Reports (5)
4. Wetlands (1)

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