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Vice President Yuan-Ron Ma

Yuan-Ron Ma, Ph.D. in Physics

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Vice President & Chair Professor, Fo Guang University, Yilan, Taiwan
Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan

Email: ronma@gms.ndhu.edu.tw
Email: yrma@gm.fgu.edu.tw

Yuan-Ron Ma, who received his Ph.D. degree in physics and astronomy from the University of Nottingham, England, is currently Vice President and Chair Professor, Fo Guang University (FGU) and Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University (NDHU), Taiwan. This is because he is on secondment from NDHU to FGU. He experienced many administrative positions, such as Vice President for Administration, Dean for the Office of International Affairs (OIA), Acting Dean for the College of Science & Engineering, Head for the Department of Physics and son on at NDHU. In his administrative roles, he oversaw strategic alliances, global academic cooperation, international student recruitment, world university rankings, sustainability development and so on.

Now he also serves as editors or editorial board members for Chinese Journal of Physics (Elsevier), Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group), Sensors (MDPI) and Nanomaterials (MDPI), respectively. His research interests contain synthesis of 1D and 2D materials, nanotechnology, and quantum technology. He has edited about few hundred manuscripts for Scientific Reports, Chinese Journal of Physics, Nanomaterials and Sensors and reviewed more than 500 papers for about 100 SCI journals. His authoring 191 SCI articles include Physical Review Letter, Solar Energy Materials & solar Cells, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Materials, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, Nano Energy, Applied Physics Letter, Applied Materials Today, Materials Today Physics and so on. His 191 SCI articles have been cited more 8661 times and his H-index is 62. Hence, he has been nominated as Fellows of International Advanced Materials (IAAM) and Vebleo.

Current Positions
2025/02/01~ Vice President, Fo Guang University (FGU)
2025/06/01~ Dean, Office of International & Cross-Strait Affairs, FGU
2025/02/01~ Chair Professor, Department of Applied Informatics, FGU
2021/08/01~ Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University (NDHU)

Education
1998 Ph.D., School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Nottingham, UK
1995 M.Sc., Department of Physics, University of Warwick, UK
1988 B.Sc., Department of Physics, Tamkang University, Taiwan

On-Campus Administration Experiences
2025/02/01-2025/10 Dean, College of Creativity & Technology, FGU
2021/10/01-2023/09/30 Vice President for Administration, NDHU
2018/08/01-2024/01 Dean, Office of International Affairs, NDHU
2022/03-2023/04 Acting Dean, College of Science and Technology, NDHU
2021/10-2023/01 Dean, Preparatory Office for Academy of English Empowerment, NDHU
2020/06-2022/04 CEO, Office of Sustainable Development, NDHU
2017/08-2018/07 Associate Dean, OIA, NDHU
2015/08-2018/07 Head, Department of Physics, NDHU
2014/08-2015/07 Director, Center for Asian Academics and Cooperation, NDHU
2012/08-2014/07 Director, Recruitment and Admission Division, OIA, NDHU
2008/08-2009/01 Director, Student Activities Division, Office of Student Affairs, NDHU
2007/08-2021/07 Professor, Department of Physics, NDHU
2003/08-2007/07 Associate Professor, Department of Physics, NDHU
1999/08-2003/07 Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, NDHU

Off-Campus Academic and Social Experiences
2020/09~ Editorial Board Member, Nanomaterials, MDPI
2019/01~ Editor, Chinese Journal of Physics, Elsevier
2019/01~ Editorial Board Member, Sensors, MDPI
2013/01~ Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group
2022/08-2024/01 Co-Chair, Executive Committee, Division of Condensed Matter Physics, PST
2022/02-2024/01 Executive Committee Member, Division of Condensed Matter Physics, PST
2018/10-2021/12 Executive Committee Member, GASE Center, MOST Taiwan
2017/01-2019/12 Panel Member, Physics Division, Natural Office, MOST Taiwan
2016/01-2018/12 Director, Physics Society, PSROC Taiwan
2016/01-2018/12 Chair, International Affair Committee, PSROC Taiwan
2015/08-2018/12 Editing Manager, Chinese Journal of Physics, Elsevier
2009/11/10-2017/10/22 Supervisor, Taiwan Information Storage Association, Taiwan

Honors and Awards
2025 Invited as Visiting Distinguished Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IITI)
2025 Nominated as Fellow of International Association Advanced Materials (IAAM)
2025 Nominated as Vebleo Fellow
2023 Invited as Visiting Distinguished Professor, USCI University, Malaysia
2016-2025 NDHU Top Talent Academic Rewards
2016-2023 ESI Top 1% Highly Citation in Science and Engineering
2021 NDHU Research Breakthrough Award (published in Advanced Materials)
2021 NDHU First Academic Prize
2020 NDHU CSE Excellent Teaching Award
2019 APSMR Award for Outstanding Research Achievement and Contribution to GREEN
2013 MOE Award for Outstanding Teachers and Civil Servants
2007 NDHU GEC Excellent Teaching Award
2004-2015 NDHU Research Excellence Rewards

Research Fields
1D Nanomaterials, 2D Ferromagnetic Materials, Electrochroism, Supercapacitors, Quantum Computer

Research Performance
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Publication
https://reurl.cc/26AKR9
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PS. English Abbreviation as below:

APSMR	Asia Pacific Society for Materials Research
CEO	Chief Executive Officer
CSE	College of Science and Engineering
ESI	Essential Science Indicators
FGU	Fo Goung University
GASE	Global Affairs and Science Engagement
GEC	General Education Committee
GREEN	Global Research Efforts on Energy and Nanomaterials
IAAM	International Association Advanced Materials
IITI	Indian Institute of Technology Indore
MDPI	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
MOST	Ministry of Science & Technology
NDHU	National Dong Hwa University
OIA	Office of International Affairs
PSROC	Physical Society of Republic of China
PST	Physical Society of Taiwan
UK	United Kingdom