2026.1025
Asia-Pacific Scholars Gather at NTNU’s APRN Workshop to Advance Plant Technology, Ecological Resilience and Wetland Conservation
National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) hosted the AP-Plant Resilience Network (APRN) International Workshop on October 23, bringing together ten scholars from nine countries and regions across Asia to explore how plant technology can address climate change, biodiversity conservation, and global food security. The workshop featured three thematic sessions: ecological conservation and environmental restoration, plant biotechnology for sustainable agriculture, and supramolecular chemistry and coordination materials.
2026.1007
43 NTNU Scholars Named Among World’s Top 2% Scientists, Setting New University Record
A total of 43 scholars from National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) have been named among the World’s Top 2% Scientists in the latest rankings released on October 7, 2026. NTNU had 32 scholars on the career-long impact list and 33 on the 2025 single-year impact list, with both figures increasing by four from the previous year. Among the 43 scholars recognized, 22 appeared on both lists, setting new university records since the rankings were first published in 2019.
2026.0929
NTNU Physics Team Measures 2 nm Carrier Transfer Length in 2D Transistors
A research team led by Professor Yann-Wen Lan of the Department of Physics at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), working with Professor Ya-Ping Chiu’s team at National Taiwan University (NTU) and Professor Lain-Jong Li of the National University of Singapore, who also serves as a Yushan Scholar and visiting chair professor in NTNU’s Department of Physics, has overcome a major bottleneck in contact engineering for two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor transistors. The collaboration achieved the first direct measurement of carrier transfer length in a 2D semiconductor transistor, providing critical experimental evidence for the design of future nanoscale devices. The findings were published in Nature in July 2026, highlighting NTNU’s strengths in 2D semiconductor devices, advanced measurement techniques, and international research collaboration.
2026.0923
NTNU Awards Honorary Doctorate to Tang Prize Laureate Susan Solomon
National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree on September 23 to Susan Solomon, the 2026 Tang Prize laureate in Sustainable Development and the Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The degree recognized Solomon’s contributions to atmospheric chemistry, ozone protection, and climate science, as well as the impact of her research on international environmental policy.
2026.0922