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2022 Honorary doctorate - Chung-Kuang Yang

Taipei Tech Vice President Thomas C.K. Yang received an honorary doctorate degree from the Vilnius University at a ceremony held in Lithuania on May 10th. The degree was presented by Vilnius University President, Rimvydas Petrauskas, to honor Yang's significant achievements in the fields of meterial science, chemical engineering, and nanotechnology, in addition to his dedication in promoting close partnership between the two countries through academic exchange. 

Vilnius University, founded in 1579. is one of the oldest universities in Central and Eastern Europe. Physical and life science are currently an important field of study at the university, and its research in bacteria, viruses, molecules, and DNA structures have gained worldwide recognition. Past honorary doctoral degree recipients of Vilnius University include Emmanuel Macron, President of France; Václav Havel, former President of the Czech Repulic; and Nobel Prize Laureates Gérard Mourou and Robert Huber. 

Yang serves as the Director of the Taipei Tech Precision Analysis and Material Research Center. He specializes in photocatalyst application, semiconductor process and microelectronic packaging, flexible materials, nanomaterial manufacturing, and water vapor barrier film. He has long been advocating for advanced educational cooperation between Taiwan and EU member states. He collaborated with Latvia and Lithuania on the "Biomedical Meterial and Quantum Nanomaterials" project from 2011 to 2014. This collaboration has become the foundation for future partnership between Taipei Tech and Vilnius University. 

For the past ten years, Yang has invited many faculty members from vilnius University to lecture at Taipei Tech. He has also facilitated exchange opportunities between Vilnius University and many other Taiwanese universities and research institutions. Tang is recognized for his work and dedication in building partnerships in the international science and academic research community, and he has been awarded the Theodor Von Grotthuss Medal of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. 

(From right) Representative Huang Junyao in Lithuania, Yang Chongguang, Vice President of National Taipei University of Technology, Rimvydas Petrauskas, President of Vilnius University, Lithuania.     Yang Chongguang (right), Vice President of National Taipei University of Technology, and Andrius Pakalniškis, a graduate student from Vilnius University, Lithuania, came to Taiwan for exchange.

Taipei Tech Post Issue 54:https://www-en.ntut.edu.tw/p/404-1006-121129.php?Lang=en

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