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Name: CHEN-TUNG (ARTHUR) CHEN

Place of Birth: Taiwan

Citizenship: Republic of China

Office Address:
No. 70, Lienhai Rd.,
Kaohsiung 80424,
Taiwan, R.O.C.

Department of Oceanography (Room MA3054)

National Sun Yat-Sen University

Tel. : +886-7-525-2000 ext. 5136

Fax.: +886-7-525-5130

E-mail: ctchen@mail.nsysu.edu.tw

A. EDUCATION

1977	Ph. D. in Chemical Oceanography, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
1974	M.S. in Chemical Oceanography, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
1972	Graduate course in Chemistry, Memphis State University, Memphis, Tenn.
1970	B.S. in Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

B. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1. POSITIONS HELD

2024/08 -	Outstanding Chair Professor Department of Oceanography National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) Taiwan, Republic of China
2024/07 -	Academician, Academia Sinica
2021/06/30 – 2025/07/31	Adjunct Chair Research Professor, NSYSU
2019/06/30 – 2021 /06/29	Distinguished Chair Research Professor, NSYSU
2013 (Aug.) - 2019 (June)	Professor, Department of Oceanography, NSYSU
2010 - 2019 (June)	Sun Yat-sen Chair Professor, NSYSU
2009 - 2015	Vice-Chair, International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
2006 - 2011	Director, Asia-Pacific Ocean Research Center, NSYSU
2006 - 2010	Hsi-Wan Chair Professor, NSYSU
2003 (Sept.) - 2004 (Jan.)	Visiting Research Fellow, IHAS, Nagoya University
1996 (Aug.) – 2013 (Jul.)	Professor, Institute of Marine Geology and Chemistry, NSYSU
1989 - 1995	Director, Marine Sciences Research Center, NSYSU
1989 - 1992	Dean, College of Marine Sciences, NSYSU
1985 - 1989	Director, Institute of Marine Geology, NSYSU
1985 Spring	Charge de recherche au CNRS Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
1985 - 1996	Professor, Institute of Marine Geology, NSYSU
1981 - 1984	Associate Professor, Oregon State University
1980 Summer	Faculty Research Participant, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1977 - 1981	Assistant Professor, Oregon State University
1972 - 1977	Research Assistant, University of Miami
1971 - 1972	Teaching Assistant, Memphis State University

2. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (International)

1.	SCOR Working Group (145) on MARCHEMSPEC (2015 -- 2020)
2.	SCOR Working Group (134) on Microbial Carbon Pump (2010 - 2013)
3.	International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), Scientific Committee (2008--2015), Vice-Chair (2009--2015)
4.	Continental Shelf Research; Editorial Board (2007 - Sept. 2016), Associated Editor (Oct. 2016 --)
5.	IAPSO/SCOR Working Group (127) on Thermodynamics and Equation of State of Seawater (2006 -- 2009)
6.	Journal of Ocean University of China; Editorial Board (2005 -- )
7.	Acta Oceanologica Sinica; Editorial Board. (2004 - Sept. 2016 ), Associated Editor (Oct. 2016 --)
8.	IGBP/WCRP/IHDP/DIVERSITAS Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Study (MAIRS): Planning Committee, member (2002 - 2005); Scientific Steering Committee, member (2006--2010)
9.	IGBP/WCRP/IHDP/DIVERSITAS Joint Global Carbon Project (GCP): Scientific Steering Committee member (2002 - 2008)
10.	Journal of Marine Systems; Editorial Board (2001 -- )
11.	Journal of Oceanography; Editor (1998 -- 2010)
12.	Journal of Oceanology and Limnology (Previous Title: Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology); Editorial Board. (1995 -- )
13.	START Temperate East Asia Committee, member. (1993 - 1994); START Southeast Asia Regional Committee, member (1994)
14.	Marine Chemistry; Associate editor (1993 -- )
15.	World Ocean Circulation Experiment Hydrographic Program Planning Committee, member (1992 - 1995)
16.	Joint Global Ocean Flux Studies: l Scientific Steering Committee, member (1992 - 1994), executive member (1992 - 1995); l JGOFS/LOICZ Marginal Seas Task Team, member (1991 - 1997), Chairman (1991 - 1995); l North Pacific Task Team, member (1996 - 2003)
17.	Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences: l Editorial Advisory Board (1990 - 1992); l International Advisory Board (2005 - 2006); l Associate Editor (1995 - 2002); l Editor (1993 - 1994).
18.	SCOR Working Group (75) on Methodology for Oceanic CO₂measurements, Invited Expert (1984 - 1985); SCOR Working Group (102) on Comparative salinity and density of the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean basins, member (1993 - 1996)
19.	International Association of Pure and Applied Chemistry Commission on Solubility, member. (1980 - 1984)
20.	UNESCO/ICES/SCOR/IAPSO Joint Panel of Experts on Oceanographic Tables and Standards, Invited Expert (1976 - 1988)

3. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (National)

1.	Presidential Office: Science and Technology Advisory Committee, member (2005 - 2006)
2.	Prime Minister’s office: l Global Environmental Change Policy Steering Committee, member (1994 - 1997); l National Sustainable Development Committee, member (1997 - 2000); l Science and Technology Advisory Board, senior researcher (1988-1996)
3.	Academia Sinica: l Future Earth ROC Committee, executive member (2015 --); l International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme ROC Committee, member (1988 – 2010; 2012-2018), Chair (1990 – 1994; 2009 -2015); executive member (1994 - 2018); l International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change Taiwan Committee, member (2003–2007), executive member (2002 - 2004); l International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics ROC Committee, member (2000 - 2007); l Scientific Committee on Oceanographic Research ROC Committee, member (1987 - 2001); executive member (1992 - 1994); l Pacific Science Association ROC Committee, member (1991 - 1993)
4.	National Science Council: l Natural Sciences Advisor (1990 - 1992, 2002 - 2004); l Biological Sciences Advisor (1990 - 1991)
5.	Environmental Protection Administration: l Environmental Impact Assessment Board, member (1995 - 2005; 2007 - 2011); l Environmental Quality Advisory Board, member (1996 - 2001)
6.	Water Resources Administration: Sustainable Development Center, advisor (1999 - 2002).
7.	ROC Marine Science and Technology Association: l executive member (1986 - 1990); l president (1990 - 1994)
8.	Proceedings, Marine Science and Technology, Publisher (1991 - 1995)

C. HONORS and AWARDS

1. According to a Stanford Univ. study, his research performance was ranked no. 6 among 16,299 in the field of oceanography.

Reference: Ioannidis, John P.A. (2025), “August 2025 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators"”, Elsevier Data Repository, V8, doi: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.8

World's Top 2% Scientists: https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/8

2. Outstanding Chair Professor (NSYSU), 2025–present.

3. Integrated Marine Biosphere Research (IMBeR), Fellow, 2022–present.

4. American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fellow, 2022–present.

5. Honorable Chair Research Professor (NSYSU), 2019~2022, 2022 ~2025.

6. Distinguished Chair Research Professor (NSYSU), 2019~2021, 2021~2023.

7. Merit MOST Research Fellow Award, 2019.

8. Y.Z. Hsu Scientific Paper Award, 2016.

9. Qiushi Chair Professor (Zhejiang University), 2011~2015.

10. Sun Yat-sen Chair Professor (NSYSU), 2010~2013, 2013~2016, 2016~2019.

11. Ministry of Education 54th Academic Awards, 2010.

12. Outstanding Research Award, National Science Council, 1992, 2004, 2010.

13. Cheng Chung Chair Professorship (Xiamen University), 2009~2011.

14. Hsi-Wan Chair Professorship (NSYSU), 2006-2009, 2009-2010.

15. Invited speaker, TWAS General Assembly, 2006.

16. Ho Chin-Tuei Outstanding Honorable Award (500,000 TWD award), 2004.

17. Biwako Prize for Ecology (5 M Japanese Yen award), 1997.

18. Distinguished Research Award, National Science Council, 1990, 1993-2001.

19. Outstanding Young Man of America, 1978.

D. PUBLICATION

Over 470 scientific publications in international journals and over 250 in regional
journals and scientific reports.

https://www2.nsysu.edu.tw/ctchen/CTA CHEN's Publications.htm