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Employment

• National Tsing-Hua University, College of Engineering, Associate Dean, 8/2012-present.
• National Tsing-Hua University, Tsing-Hua Distinguished Professor, 8/2013-present.
• National Tsing-Hua University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Professor, 8/1996-present.
• National Tsing-Hua University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Professor and Chairman, 8/2007-7/2010.
• University of Wisconsin at Madison, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Visiting Professor, 6/2006-9/2006.
• National Tsing-Hua University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Associate Professor, 2/1993 - 7/1996.
• SCM Chemicals, MD, USA, Associate Scientist, 5/1992 – 1/1993.
• Inland Steel Co., IN, USA, Senior Engineer, 1/1989 – 5/1992.

Teaching Interests

• ChE 2110 & 2120: Engineering Mathematics (I) & (II)
• ChE 3520 & 3530: Transport Phenomena (I) & (II)
• ChE 4940: Fundamentals of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
• ChE 5002: Molecular Engineering (II)
• "Outstanding Teacher Award," Engineering College, National Tsing-Hua University, 6/2003.
• "Outstanding Teaching Award," National Tsing-Hua University, 9/2005.
• "Outstanding Teaching Award," National Tsing-Hua University, 9/2013.
• Transport Phenomena, Engineering Mathematics, Molecular Engineering, Nanomaterials

Professional Membership

• Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• The Electrochemical Society
• The Electrochemical Society of Taiwan
• Taiwan Association for Aerosol Research

Professional Activities

• Managing Editor: J. Chin. Inst. Chem. Engr., 5/1997 – 5/2000
• Editorial Board: J. Taiwan Inst. Chem. Engr., 5/2000 – present
• Editorial Board: Aerosol & Air Quality Research, 1/2001 – present
• Subject Editor: J. Chin. Inst. Engr., 1/2009 – 12/2014
• Editorial Board: J. Chin. Inst. Engr., 1/2015 – present
• Editorial Board: Advanced Powder Technology, 1/2013 – present
• Editor-in-Chief, Chemical Engineering magazine, 5/2014 – present.
• Secretary general, Chinese Association for Aerosol Research in Taiwan, 10/1998 – 9/2000

Research Interests

Preparation and characterization of nanomaterials and nanostructures and their applications in energy, photocatalyst, sensing

I am interested in nanomaterials of a wide variety of substances (metals, ceramics, semiconductors, and polymers) in a wide range of form (mesoporous, particle, thin film, wire, tube, rod, template, core-shell, alloy, and composite) prepared via a number of different routes (electrochemical deposition, chemical vapor deposition, sol-gel, hydrothermal, solvothermal, etc.) for potential applications in solar cells, supercapacitor, photocatalytic water splitting, sensors, photocatalysts, etc.

Funded Research Projects

• "Electrochemical biosensors based on novel nanostructures of fluorine-doped tin oxide for detecting myocardinal infarction marker," National Science Counsel, Taiwan
• "Applications of Functional Graphene Aerogel Composites in Energy Areas," National Science Counsel, Taiwan
• "Band-structure engineered composite photocatalysts for photocatalytic water splitting," National Science Counsel, Taiwan
• "New Generation Green Chemical Engineering Technologies Based on Renewable Feedstock," Ministry of Science & Technology, Taiwan

Awards & Honours

• "Best Paper Award," The Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1994 & 1998.
• "Prof. Zai-De Lai Award," The Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2005.
• "Outstanding Research Award," National Science Council of the Executive Yuan, Taiwan, 2006
• "Distinguished Alumnus," Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Kaohsiung University of Applied Science, 2006
• "Outstanding Reviewer," Scripta Materialia, 2007
• "Y. Z. Hsu Scientific Paper Award," (in the Nanotechnology category), Far Eastern Y. Z. Hsu Science and Technology Memorial Foundation, 2008
• "Certificate in Excellence Reviewing," J. the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, Elsevier, 2013
• "Tsing-Hua Distinguished Professor," National Tsing-Hua University, 2013

Publications & Presentations

Book Chapter

• Yung-Jung Hsu, Yi-Feng Lin, and Shih-Yuan Lu, 2009, "One-Dimensional Ceramics Nanomaterials" in "Handbook of Nanoceramics and Their Based Nanodevices," Vol. 1, Tseung-Yuen Tseng and Hari Singh Nalwa, ed., Chapter 2, p. 23-72, American Scientific Publishers. (ISBN: 1-58883-115-9)
• Te-Yu Wei and Shih-Yuan Lu,* 2011, "Aerogels for Energy Saving and Storage," in "Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy through Nanotechnology," Ling Zang, ed., Chapter 25, Springer. (ISBN-10: 085729637X, ISBN-13: 978-0-85729-637-5).

Refereed journal papers

• Shih-Yuan Lu and Sangtae Kim,* 1987, "The General Solution and Faxen Laws for the Temperature Fields in and outside an Isolated Ellipsoid," J. Engr. Math., 21, 179-200.
• Sangtae Kim* and Shih-Yuan Lu, 1987, "The Functional Similarity Between Faxen Relations and Singularity Solutions for Fluid-Fluid, Fluid-Solid and Solid-Solid Dispersions," Int. J. Multiphase Flow, 13, 837-844.
• Shih-Yuan Lu and Sangtae Kim,* 1990, "Effective Thermal Conductivity of Composites Containing Spheroidal Inclusions," AIChE J., 36, 927-938.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* 1994, "Anisotropy in Effective Conductivities of Rectangular Arrays of Elliptic Cylinders," J. Appl. Phys., 76, 2641-2647.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* 1994, "Characteristics of Particle Growth over the Entire Particle Size Spectrum," J. Chin. Inst. Chem. Engrs., 25, 283-295. (Best Paper Award)
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* 1994, "Collision Integrals of Discrete-Sectional Model in Simulating Powder Production," AIChE J., 40, 1761-1764.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* 1995, "The Effective Thermal Conductivities of Composites with 2-D Arrays of Circular and Square Cylinders," J. Comp. Mat. , 29, 483-506.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* 1995, "Critical Interfacial Characteristics for Effective Conductivities of Isotropic Composites containing Spherical Inclusions," J. Appl. Phys. , 77(10), 5215-5219.
• Shih-Yuan Lu* and Hway-Chi Lin, 1995, "Effect of Interfacial Characteristics on Effective Conductivities of Isotropic Two-Dimensional Periodic Composites," Chem. Engr. Sci., 50(16), 2611-2631.
• Shih-Yuan Lu* and Jiann-Long Song, 1996, "Effective Conductivity of Composites with Spherical Inclusions: Effect of Coating and Detachment," J. Appl. Phys., 79(2), 609-618.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* 1996, "Narrowest Particle Size Distribution in Aerosol Processes," J. Chin. Inst. Chem. Engrs., 27(2), 71-78.
• Shih-Yuan Lu* and Hway-Chi Lin, 1996, "Effective Conductivity of Composite containing Aligned Spheroidal Inclusions of Finite Conductivity," J. Appl. Phys., 79(9), 6761-6769.
• Shih-Yuan Lu* and Jiann-Long Song, 1996, "Effect of Interfacial Characteristics on Effective Conductivities of Composites containing Randomly Distributed Aligned Long Fibers," Chem. Engng. Sci., 51(19), 4393-4404.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* 1997, "Effects of Particle Surface Conditions on Conductivity of Spherical Dispersions," J. Colloid & Interface Sci., 192(2), 386-397. 4
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* 1998, “Estimation of Effective Conductivity for Aligned Elliptic Cylinder Dispersions,” J. Chin. Inst. Chem. Engrs., 29(2), 139-152. (Best Paper Award)
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* 1998, "Coating Sequence Effect for Composites containing Multiply Coated Long Fibers," J. Compos. Mater., 32(13), 1306-1324.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* 1998, “Effective Conductivities of Aligned Spheroid Dispersions Estimated by an Equivalent Inclusion Model,” J. Appl. Phys.,84(5), 2647-2655.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* 1998, “Diffusion and Reaction in Regular Arrays of Spheres,” J. Chem. Phys., 109(12), 4985-4989.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* 1999, “Effective Conductivities of Rectangular Arrays of Aligned Spheroids,” J. Appl. Phys., 85(1), 264-269.
• Shih-Yuan Lu* and Tsi-Chung Chen, 1999, “Effects of Particle Polydispersity on Diffusion Controlled Rate Constants of Spherical Dispersions,” J. Chin Inst. Chem. Engrs., 30(1), 71-79.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* 1999, “A Reciprocal Theorem for Effective Conductivity of 2-D Composites containing Multiply Coated Cylinder of Arbitrary Cross Section,” J. Appl. Phys., 85(3), 1975-1977.
• Shu-Chuan Huang, Chung-Tai Huang, Shih-Yuan Lu,* and Kan-Sen Chou, 1999, “Ceramic/Polyaniline Composite Porous Membranes,” J. Porous Mater., 6(2), 153-159.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* Hway-Chi Lin, and Chung-Hong Lin, 1999, “Modeling Particle Growth and Deposition in a Tubular CVD Reactor,” J. Crystal Growth, 200(3-4), 527-542.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* 1999, “Overall Rate Constants for Dilute Spheroid Dispersions,” Chem. Eng. Sci., 54(17), 3917-3920.
• Shu-Chuan Huang, Tong-Fong Lin, Shih-Yuan Lu,* and Kan-Sen Chou, 1999, “Morphology of and Surface Modification by TiO2 Deposits on a Porous Ceramic Substrate,” J. Mater. Sci., 34(17), 4293-4304.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* 1999, “Rate Constants of Spherical Dispersions: from Diffusion-Limited Data to Non-Diffusion-Limited Results," J. Chem. Phys., 110(24), 12263-12264.
• Shih-Yuan Lu* and Chung-Hong Lin, 1999, “Effects of Wall Temperature Profile and Seed Particle Addition on Particle Growth and Deposition in a Hot-Wall CVD Reactor,” J. Electrochem. Soc, 146(11), 4105-4110.
• Shih-Yuan Lu* and Shan-Wei Chen, 2000, “Deposition of Nano-size Titania-Silica Particles in a Hot-Wall CVD Process,” J. Am. Ceram. Soc.,83(4), 709-712.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* 2000, “Covering of Substrate Holes through Particle Deposition,” J. Appl. Phys., 88, 2331-2335. 5
• Shih-Yuan Lu* and I-Cheng Chen, 2000, “Coating Shape Effect on Effective Conductivities of Aligned Long Elliptic Cylinder Reinforced Composites,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 39, 5202-5208.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* Chung-Ping Chiu, and Hsiang-Yuan Huang, 2000, “Pervaporation of Acetic Acid/Water Mixtures through Silicalite filled PDMS Membranes,” J. Memb. Sci., 176(2), 159-167.
• Shih-Yuan Lu* and Ching-Ming Tsai, 2000, “Membrane Microstructure resulting from Deposition of Polydisperse Particles,” J. Memb. Sci., 177(1-2), 55-71.
• Shih-Yuan Lu* and Yu-Zen Lin, 2000, “Pd-Ag Alloy Films prepared in a Metallorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition Process,” Thin Solid Films, 376(1-2), 67-72.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* 2000, “Diffusion and Reaction in Rectangular Arrays of Spheroids,” J. Chem. Phys., 113(16), 6906-6915.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* Hway-Show Tong, Wen-Chang Chen, and Ta-Jo Liu, 2001, “Reduction of Ultra-pure Water Usage in Wafer Rinsing Process via Sequential Compensatory Strategies,” J. Chin. Inst. Chem. Engrs., 32(2), 117-124.
• Shih-Yuan Lu* and Cheng Tsung Lee, 2001, “Boundary Effects on Creeping Motion of an Aerosol Particle in a Non-concentric Pore,” Chem. Eng. Sci., 56(17), 5207-5216.
• Shih-Yuan Lu* and Yi-Ming Yen, 2001, "Minimum Coating Thickness in Pore Size Reduction of Inorganic Substrates through Particle Deposition," Jpn. J. Appl.Phys., 40(7), 4652-4656.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* Hsiang-Yuan Huang, and Kwen-Hua Wu, 2001, "Silicalite/Poly-Dimethyl-Siloxane Nano-Composite Pervaporation Membranes for Acetic Acid/Water Separation," J. Mater. Res., 16(11), 3053-3059.
• Shih-Yuan Lu* and Cheng-Tsung Lee, 2001, " Thermophoretic Motion of an Aerosol Particle in a Non-concentric Pore," J. Aerosol Sci., 32(11), 1341-1358.
• Shih-Yuan Lu,* Yu-Ping Lin, and Ta-Jo Liu, 2001,"Coating Window for Double Layer Extrusion Slot Coating of Poly(Vinyl-Alcohol) Solutions," Polymer Engng. & Sci., 41(10), 1823-1829.