The Novel EXperimental & Theoretical Group for Materials Design (NEXT-G Materials Design)
Research Field
Prof. Shih-kang Lin received his B.S. and Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from the National Tsing Hua University (NTHU). He was awarded several fellowships and honors, including Outstanding Academia-Industry Cooperation Award, K. T. Li Award, Humboldt Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, etc. Prof. Shih-kang Lin laboratory research areas are mainly divided into four main areas.
In electronic materials, ongoing projects include advanced electronic packaging technologies, environmentally friendly lead-free solders, electromigration effects in electronic packaging, and domain wall motion dynamics in electronic ceramics.
In terms of energy materials, focus on the development of negative electrodes, positive electrodes, and electrolyte materials in lithium-ion batteries (LIB).
In terms of structural materials, he is mainly engaged in the phase equilibrium research of high-alloy steel continuous casting, refractory superalloys, and high-entropy alloys.
The Novel EXperimental & Theoretical Group for Materials Design (NEXT-G Materials Design) is co-supervised by Prof. Wen-Dung Hsu and Prof. Shih-kang Lin at Dept. Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan. Materials thermodynamics and kinetics are our core knowledges. With both theoretical (computational) and experimental approaches, we focus on developing new emerging materials for electronic materials, energy materials, and structural materials. Our computational approaches are first-principles calculations, molecular dynamics simulations, CALPHAD thermodynamic modeling, and phase field simulation; and our corresponding experimental skills include various microscopy, spectroscopy, thermal analyses, and electrical measurements.Our researches are sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) as well as industries such as China Steel Company (CSC), Advanced Semiconductor Engineering group (ASE), Hitachi Chemical Company (HCC), etc.
1. Energy Materials
2. Rechargeable Batteries (Li-ion and beyond
3. Electronic Materials
4. Advanced Electronic Packaging & Materials
5. Electromigration Effect
6. Structural Materials
7. Continuous Casting of High-Alloy Steels
8. Steels, Superalloys, and High-entropy Alloys
1. 國立成功大學110年度產學合作成果特優教師_優良獎(2022)
2. 國立成功大學110學年度李國鼎科技與人文講座-李國鼎金質獎(2021)
3. 榮獲"德國Humboldt Fellowship"(2021)
4. Ta-You Wu Memorial Award (2019)
5. Outstanding Young Scholar Award (2017)
6. Honorable mention in Young Scholar Innovation Research Selection (2016)
7. Pan Wen Yuan fellowship (May 2015)
8. TMS EMPMD Young Leader Professional Development Award (Febrary 2014)
9. TMS EMPMD Best Young Professional Poster Award (March 2014)
10. Professor, (2020 - present) Dept. Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan.
11. Vice Director, (2019 - present) Research & Services Headquarters, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan.
12. CEO, (2019 - 2020) Overseas Research Centers
13. Advisor, (2018 - present) Journal of Materials (JOM)
14. Guest Editor, (2018 - present) Journal of Materials (JOM)
15. Vice Chair, (2018 - present) Alloy Phase Committee (APC), the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), USA.
16. Vice Director, (2018 - present) Hierarchical Green-energy Materials (Hi-GEM) Research Center, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan.
17. Guest Editor, (2016-present) Journal of Electronic Materials (Impact factor=1.798)
18. Associate Professor, (2015 - 2020) Dept. Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan.
19. Director, (2019/02 - 2019/07) Research & Development Center of Southern Taiwan Science Park, Taiwan
20. Business Division Director, (2017 - 2019) Research & Services Headquarters, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan.
21. Visiting Associate Professor, (2015) Inst. Scientific and Industrial Research,Osaka University, Japan.
22. Assistant Professor, (2011 - 2015) Dept. Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan.
23. Research Associate, (2009 - 2011) Dept. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison (UW-Madison), WI, USA.
24. Visiting Scholar, (2007 - 2008) Dept. Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania Static University at University Park (Penn State), PA, USA.
25. Visiting Scholar, (2006) Inst. Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR), Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
26. Intern, (2006) CompuTherm LLC, WI, USA
Ph.D., Dept. Chemical Engineering, NationalTsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan.;B.S., Dept. Chemical Engineering, NationalTsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan.
2 Vacancies
Job Description
The works will be focused on alloy anode characterizations on semi-solid sodium/lithium ion battery and a possible topic of operando characterization and modeling (e.g. sulfur electrode, Li electrode, etc.).
Preferred Intern Education Level
Master students, PhD students, and above
Skill sets or Qualities
Possess background knowledge of lithium batteries and beyond, energy storage, etc., as well as material design and analysis capabilities