Department of Department of Agricultural Chemistry,Agricultural Chemistry,National Taiwan National Taiwan UniversityUniversity

NG LEAN-TEIK Professor and Professor and

ChairmanChairman

Introduction Introduction

MissionMission

GoalsGoals

Academic programAcademic program

Faculty and researchFaculty and research

Research facilityResearch facility

OutlineOutline

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Formerly known as the "Agro-chemical Formerly known as the "Agro-chemical

schoolroom" of Agricultural division in schoolroom" of Agricultural division in Taipei Taipei

Imperial UniversityImperial University since 1928, it was renamed since 1928, it was renamed

to the to the Department of Agricultural Chemistry of Department of Agricultural Chemistry of

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University in 1945 and the B.S. in 1945 and the B.S.

program was offered. program was offered.

The graduate programs for the M.S. and Ph.D. The graduate programs for the M.S. and Ph.D.

degrees were established in 1947 and 1968, degrees were established in 1947 and 1968,

respectively.respectively.

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The Department is committed to basic research The Department is committed to basic research

and application in four disciplines and application in four disciplines : :

(1) soil and environmental sciences;(1) soil and environmental sciences;

(2) plant nutrition, phytochemistry, and plant (2) plant nutrition, phytochemistry, and plant

biotecnology;biotecnology;

(3) microbiology and biotechnology;(3) microbiology and biotechnology;

(4) utilization of bioresources.(4) utilization of bioresources.

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The department has 17 full time professors The department has 17 full time professors ( two

faculty are in recruiting), which can be divided into h can be divided into

four major study and research fields, including:four major study and research fields, including:

(1) six professors for (1) six professors for soil and environmental sciencessoil and environmental sciences;;

(2) four professors for (2) four professors for plant nutrition, phytochemistry, plant nutrition, phytochemistry,

and plant biotecnologyand plant biotecnology; ;

(3) four professors for (3) four professors for microbiolomicrobiolo5555gy and gy and

biotechnologybiotechnology; ;

(4) three professors for (4) three professors for utilization of bioresourcesutilization of bioresources..

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We will continue revising our contents of

courses and research to meet the

requirement of country and to meet the

working opportunities and ideal career

of graduate students.

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We also want to provide good teaching We also want to provide good teaching

quality and train students having more quality and train students having more

specific technologies on agricultural specific technologies on agricultural

chemistry and internationalized chemistry and internationalized

leadership, and also to generate good leadership, and also to generate good

research environment and resources, to research environment and resources, to

produce innovative research results and produce innovative research results and

to promote research quality. to promote research quality.

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The teaching quality and examination process The teaching quality and examination process

were improved to strengthen student were improved to strengthen student

confidence. confidence.

The department also enhances the teaching The department also enhances the teaching

programs and research capacities via hiring programs and research capacities via hiring

new faculty members and enhancement of the new faculty members and enhancement of the

cooperation and integration of courses with cooperation and integration of courses with

other departments.other departments.

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Department of

Agricultural

Chemistry

Both microcosm

and macrocosm

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From molecule

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From cell to

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MissionMission

To participate the global efforts on To participate the global efforts on

the safety of living environments, the the safety of living environments, the

Department is committed to attain Department is committed to attain

the highest quality of human capital the highest quality of human capital

and scientific knowledge for the and scientific knowledge for the

sustainable growth of agricultural sustainable growth of agricultural

ecosystems and the green utilization ecosystems and the green utilization

of bioresources.of bioresources.2

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Goals-1Goals-1

(1)(1) To provide higher teaching quality, and To provide higher teaching quality, and train the people to develop expertise as train the people to develop expertise as an expert on science and technology an expert on science and technology with leadership.with leadership.

(2)(2) To create high quality environment and To create high quality environment and resources for studying, produce resources for studying, produce investigative originality, and raise the investigative originality, and raise the quality of researches.quality of researches.

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Goals-2Goals-2

(3)To integrate the excellent human (3)To integrate the excellent human resources and create a team of multi-resources and create a team of multi-divisions of science for extending the divisions of science for extending the agricultural chemistry-related agricultural chemistry-related investigation.investigation.

(4)To provide the techniques and strategies (4)To provide the techniques and strategies for food producing, ecological for food producing, ecological environment protecting and biodiversity environment protecting and biodiversity maintaining.maintaining.

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Goals-3Goals-3

(5)To provide frontier knowledge and (5)To provide frontier knowledge and advance high quality agricultural advance high quality agricultural products and living industries of products and living industries of healthy food,  bioresource materials etc.healthy food,  bioresource materials etc. and the green utilization of and the green utilization of bioresources.bioresources.

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Academic ProgramsAcademic Programs -1 -1     

Undergraduate programUndergraduate programThe department offers a four-year The department offers a four-year program for undergraduate program for undergraduate students.students.After students complete a minimum of 128 credits of course work, the degree of B.S. in Agriculture is conferred.

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Academic ProgramsAcademic Programs -2  -2    

Basic courses for undergraduate program Basic courses for undergraduate program requirements:requirements:

Calculus (General Mathematics), Calculus (General Mathematics), 3*23*2; General ; General Physics and Lab., Physics and Lab., (3+1)* 2(3+1)* 2; General Chemistry and ; General Chemistry and Lab., Lab., (3+1)*2(3+1)*2; General Biology and Lab., ; General Biology and Lab., (2+1)*2(2+1)*2; ; Analytical Chemistry and Lab., Analytical Chemistry and Lab., (2+1)* 2(2+1)* 2; Organic ; Organic Chemistry and Lab., Chemistry and Lab., (2+1)* 2(2+1)* 2; General ; General Microbiology and Lab., Microbiology and Lab., (3+1)(3+1); Soil Science and ; Soil Science and Lab., Lab., 2+12+1; Physical Chemistry, ; Physical Chemistry, 2*22*2; Soil Chemistry ; Soil Chemistry and Laband Lab., 2+1; ., 2+1; Biochemistry and Lab., Biochemistry and Lab., 2+22+2; ; Chemical Analysis of Biomaterials and Lab., Chemical Analysis of Biomaterials and Lab., 2+22+2; ; Plant Nutrition and Lab., Plant Nutrition and Lab., 2+12+1; Food Chemistry, ; Food Chemistry, 22; ; Agricultural Pesticides, 2; Statistics, Statistics, 33; Molecular ; Molecular Biology, Biology, 22; Environmental Chemistry, ; Environmental Chemistry, 22; Seminar, ; Seminar, 1+1.1+1.

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Elective courses for undergraduate program Elective courses for undergraduate program ::

Research Training, 2+2; Soil Physics and Lab., 2+1; Fate of Organic Chemicals in the Soil Environment, 2; Plant Physiology, 2; Instrumental Methods of Soil Chemical Analysis, 2; Fertilizers, 2; Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, 2; Pesticide Chemistry, 2; Fundamentals of Land Pollution, 2; The Surface Chemistry of Soils, 2; Lipid Chemistry, 2; Cereal Material and Processing, 2; Carbohydrate Chemistry and Application, 2; Food Processing, 2; Molecular Genetics of Bacteria, 2; Microbial Physiology, 2; etc.7

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Master program requirements:Master program requirements:Students must complete a Students must complete a

minimum of 24 credits of course minimum of 24 credits of course work and thesis (which is approved work and thesis (which is approved before a 3 to 5 member thesis before a 3 to 5 member thesis committee in a 2 to 4 year period) to committee in a 2 to 4 year period) to be awarded the degree of M.S. in be awarded the degree of M.S. in Agriculture.Agriculture.

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Ph.D. program requirements:Students must complete a

minimum of 18 credits of course work and a thesis (which is approved before a 5 to 9 member thesis committee in a 2 to 7 year period), to receive the degree of Ph. D. in Agriculture.

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Zueng-Sang Zueng-Sang ChenChen

ProfessorNational Taiwan Univ., Ph.D., 1984

Faculty and ResearchFaculty and Research         Soil and Environmental Sciences

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ResearchSoil scienceSoil classification and surveySoil morphology and genesisSoil pollution and remediationSoil chemistrySoil physics

Dar-Yuan LeeDar-Yuan Lee

ProfessorUniv. California, Riverside, Ph.D., 1988 　

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Yang-hsin ShihYang-hsin Shih Associate ProfessorNational Taiwan Univ., Ph.D., 2002　

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Shan-Li WangShan-Li Wang

ProfessorPurdue Univ., Ph.D., 2001

ResearchSoil and environmental chemistrySoil chemistry Chemical instrument analysisEnvironmental organic chemistry,  Environmental nanotechnology,The transport and transformation of organic chemicals in the environment

Soil and Environmental Sciences

Jui-Hung YenJui-Hung YenProfessorNational Taiwan Univ., Ph.D., 1996

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ResearchPesticide chemistryEnvironmental Toxicology Soil pollutionEnvironment resource reservation Ecosystem

Soil and Environmental Sciences

Pei-Jen ChenPei-Jen ChenAssistant Professor Duke Univ., Ph.D., 2005

Plant Physiology, Phytochemistry, and Plant biotechnology

Ren-Shih ChungRen-Shih Chung

ProfessorNational Taiwan Univ., Ph.D., 1982

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Lean-Teik HuangLean-Teik Huang Professor and ChairmanUniv. Paris VI ., Ph.D., 1990

ResearchPlant nutritionPlant physiologySoil fertility Plant phytochemistry

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Plant nutrition, Phytochemistry, and Plant biotechnology

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Chien-Teh ChenChien-Teh Chen

Assistant Professor Cornell Univ., Ph.D., 1999

Chwan-Yang Chwan-Yang HongHong

Associate ProfessorNational Taiwan Univ., Ph.D., 2003 Research

Plant physiologyPlant molecular biologyPlant Bio-technology

Microbiology and Biotechnology

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Whi-Fin WuWhi-Fin Wu

Associate ProfessorUniv. Iowa, Ph.D., 1992

ResearchMicrobiology BiochemistryMolecular biologyBiotechnology  Microbial and bacteria physiology

Chia-Yin LeeChia-Yin Lee

ProfessorUniv. Kentucky, Ph.D., 1989

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Nai-ChunNai-Chun LinLin

Assistant ProfessorCornell Univ., Ph.D., 2004

ResearchMicrobiology BiochemistryMolecular biologyBiotechnology  Interaction between microbes and plants

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Kai-Yin LoKai-Yin Lo

Assistant ProfessorAssistant ProfessorUniv. Texas at Austin Univ. Texas at Austin ., ., Ph.D., 2008Ph.D., 2008

Utilization of BioresourcesResearchFood science and technologyLipid chemistry Food chemistryCereal chemistry and processingCarbohydrate chemistry and

application FermentationStructural biologyProteomicsMulti-Dimensional NMR Protein X-Ray CrystallographyBioinformatics

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Nan-Wei SuNan-Wei Su

ProfessorNational Taiwan Univ., Ph.D., 2001

Hsi-Mei LaiHsi-Mei Lai

ProfessorUniv. Illinois, Ph.D., 1990

Chun-Hua HsuChun-Hua Hsu

Associate ProfessorNational Taiwan Univ., Ph.D., 2002

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The Department of Agricultural Chemistry is The Department of Agricultural Chemistry is housed in two major research buildings. housed in two major research buildings.

All of the routine apparatus and All of the routine apparatus and instrumentation required for the most instrumentation required for the most advanced research are available. advanced research are available.

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Available equipments include real time Q PCR, preparative Available equipments include real time Q PCR, preparative ultracentrifuges, fermentors, fluorometers, ion and gas ultracentrifuges, fermentors, fluorometers, ion and gas chromatographs, high pressure liquid chromatographs, X-chromatographs, high pressure liquid chromatographs, X-ray diffractometer, Infrared spectrometer, surface area, ray diffractometer, Infrared spectrometer, surface area, flame photometers, atomic absorption spectrophotometer, flame photometers, atomic absorption spectrophotometer, supercritical fluid extractor, amino acid and automatic supercritical fluid extractor, amino acid and automatic image analyzers, capillary electrophoresis apparatus, image analyzers, capillary electrophoresis apparatus, ELISA photometric system, GC-MS, HPLC Quadrupole-ELISA photometric system, GC-MS, HPLC Quadrupole-time of flight tandem mass spectrometer, CNS-analyzer, time of flight tandem mass spectrometer, CNS-analyzer, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrophotometer (ICP-AES), ICP-HPLC-MASS etc.spectrophotometer (ICP-AES), ICP-HPLC-MASS etc.

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Department of Agricultural Chemistry,Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan UniversityNational Taiwan University No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt RoadNo. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road TAIPEI, TAIWAN 10617 REPUBLIC OF TAIPEI, TAIWAN 10617 REPUBLIC OF CHINACHINA TEL: +886-2-3366-4802, 3366-4811TEL: +886-2-3366-4802, 3366-4811 FAX: +886-2-2363-3123, 2363-8192FAX: +886-2-2363-3123, 2363-8192 E-Mail: dylee@ntu.edu.tw (Head)E-Mail: dylee@ntu.edu.tw (Head)

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