Secretariat

Yuan-Ron Ma, Ph.D. in Physics

Vice President & Chair Professor, Fo Guang University, Yilan, Taiwan
Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan

Yuan-Ron Ma, who received his Ph.D. degree in physics and astronomy from the University of Nottingham, England, is currently Vice President and Chair Professor, Fo Guang University (FGU) and Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University (NDHU), Taiwan. This is because he is on secondment from NDHU to FGU. He experienced many administrative positions, such as Vice President for Administration, Dean for the Office of International Affairs (OIA), Acting Dean for the College of Science & Engineering, Head for the Department of Physics and son on at NDHU. In his administrative roles, he oversaw strategic alliances, global academic cooperation, international student recruitment, world university rankings, sustainability development and so on.

Now he also serves as editors or editorial board members for Chinese Journal of Physics (Elsevier), Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group), Sensors (MDPI) and Nanomaterials (MDPI), respectively. His research interests contain synthesis of 1D and 2D materials, nanotechnology, and quantum technology. He has edited about few hundred manuscripts for Scientific Reports, Chinese Journal of Physics, Nanomaterials and Sensors and reviewed more than 500 papers for about 100 SCI journals. His authoring 191 SCI articles include Physical Review Letter, Solar Energy Materials & solar Cells, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Materials, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, Nano Energy, Applied Physics Letter, Applied Materials Today, Materials Today Physics and so on. His 191 SCI articles have been cited more 8661 times and his H-index is 62. Hence, he has been nominated as Fellows of International Advanced Materials (IAAM) and Vebleo.

Current Positions

• 2025/02/01~ Vice President, Fo Guang University (FGU)
• 2025/06/01~ Dean, Office of International & Cross-Strait Affairs, FGU
• 2025/02/01~ Chair Professor, Department of Applied Informatics, FGU
• 2021/08/01~ Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University (NDHU)

Education

• 1998 Ph.D., School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Nottingham, UK
• 1995 M.Sc., Department of Physics, University of Warwick, UK
• 1988 B.Sc., Department of Physics, Tamkang University, Taiwan

On-Campus Administration Experiences

• 2025/02/01-2025/10 Dean, College of Creativity & Technology, FGU
• 2021/10/01-2023/09/30 Vice President for Administration, NDHU
• 2018/08/01-2024/01 Dean, Office of International Affairs, NDHU
• 2022/03-2023/04 Acting Dean, College of Science and Technology, NDHU
• 2021/10-2023/01 Dean, Preparatory Office for Academy of English Empowerment, NDHU
• 2020/06-2022/04 CEO, Office of Sustainable Development, NDHU
• 2017/08-2018/07 Associate Dean, OIA, NDHU
• 2015/08-2018/07 Head, Department of Physics, NDHU
• 2014/08-2015/07 Director, Center for Asian Academics and Cooperation, NDHU
• 2012/08-2014/07 Director, Recruitment and Admission Division, OIA, NDHU
• 2008/08-2009/01 Director, Student Activities Division, Office of Student Affairs, NDHU
• 2007/08-2021/07 Professor, Department of Physics, NDHU
• 2003/08-2007/07 Associate Professor, Department of Physics, NDHU
• 1999/08-2003/07 Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, NDHU

Off-Campus Academic and Social Experiences

• 2020/09~ Editorial Board Member, Nanomaterials, MDPI
• 2019/01~ Editor, Chinese Journal of Physics, Elsevier
• 2019/01~ Editorial Board Member, Sensors, MDPI
• 2013/01~ Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group
• 2022/08-2024/01 Co-Chair, Executive Committee, Division of Condensed Matter Physics, PST
• 2022/02-2024/01 Executive Committee Member, Division of Condensed Matter Physics, PST
• 2018/10-2021/12 Executive Committee Member, GASE Center, MOST Taiwan
• 2017/01-2019/12 Panel Member, Physics Division, Natural Office, MOST Taiwan
• 2016/01-2018/12 Director, Physics Society, PSROC Taiwan
• 2016/01-2018/12 Chair, International Affair Committee, PSROC Taiwan
• 2015/08-2018/12 Editing Manager, Chinese Journal of Physics, Elsevier
• 2009/11/10-2017/10/22 Supervisor, Taiwan Information Storage Association, Taiwan

Honors and Awards

• 2025 Invited as Visiting Distinguished Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IITI)
• 2025 Nominated as Fellow of International Association Advanced Materials (IAAM)
• 2025 Nominated as Vebleo Fellow
• 2023 Invited as Visiting Distinguished Professor, USCI University, Malaysia
• 2016-2025 NDHU Top Talent Academic Rewards
• 2016-2023 ESI Top 1% Highly Citation in Science and Engineering
• 2021 NDHU Research Breakthrough Award (published in Advanced Materials)
• 2021 NDHU First Academic Prize
• 2020 NDHU CSE Excellent Teaching Award
• 2019 APSMR Award for Outstanding Research Achievement and Contribution to GREEN
• 2013 MOE Award for Outstanding Teachers and Civil Servants
• 2007 NDHU GEC Excellent Teaching Award
• 2004-2015 NDHU Research Excellence Rewards

Research Fields

1D Nanomaterials, 2D Ferromagnetic Materials, Electrochroism, Supercapacitors, Quantum Computer

Research Performance

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