National Sun Yat-sen University

Ultrafast Dynamics

Chung-Hsin Yang
https://ultrafast0011.wixsite.com/website

Research Field

Chemistry

Introduction

Dr. Chung-Hsin obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Molecular and Laser Physics, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Later, he moved to FOM Institute AMOLF (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) and Max-Born-Institute (Berlin, Germany) to conduct postdoctoral research. Afterward, he returned to Taiwan to conduct another postdoctoral research at the Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. In 2020, he began his independent research career as an Assistant Professor of the International PhD Program for Science at National Sun Yat-sen University. He also holds a joint appointment in the Department of Chemistry at National Sun Yat-sen University.

We study photodissociation and photocatalytic synthesis mechanisms by various ultrafast spectroscopic techniques, including pump-probe transient absorption and photoion/photoelectron imaging. The acquired transient intermediates, excited-state lifetimes, and product energy distributions help understand the underlying photophysics and photochemistry.


Research Topics

1. TRACKING COMPLEX PHOTOINDUCED DYNAMICS FROM ATMOSPHERIC MOLECULES AND AEROSOLS BY TIME-RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPY.

2. EXPLORING THE INTERMEDIATES AND REACTION MECHANISM OF PHOTO-CATALYTIC SYNTHESIS.

3. LIGHT-INDUCED PARTICLE FORMATION.


Honor

2015 Academia Sinica Distinguished Postdoctoral Scholars


Educational Background

Ph.D. in Science, Department of Molecular and Laser Physics, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Master of Science in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taiwan.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan.


2 Vacancies

Job Description

We are seeking highly motivated students interested in ultrafast dynamics and kinetics of light interactions with molecules and materials.  Students who join our lab will have chances to learn how to use the ultrafast laser, the skill of transient absorption spectroscopy, and understand how molecules/materials release their energy or electrons after interacting with light.

Our lab website: https://ultrafast0011.wixsite.com/website

The website of our department/program: https://ipps.nsysu.edu.tw/en/

Preferred Intern Education Level

Senior undergraduate, master's, and Ph.D. students are welcome to apply.

Skill sets or Qualities

The interns should be highly motivated and with a good background in physics or chemistry. A basic knowledge of physical chemistry is required, while experience in handling lasers and optics is desirable but not essential.