09/2024-present Editor Chemical Engineering Journal (2024 IF: 13.2, 8/176 in Engineering, Chemical)
02/2025-present Chairman Global Development Engineering Program (GDEP), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
08/2024-present Vice Dean Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
01/2024-present Distinguished Professor Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
08/2020-12/2023 Professor Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
08/2018-07/2020 Associate Professor Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
08/2015-07/2018 Associate Professor Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
06/2017-09/2017 Visiting Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, USA
08/2012-07/2015 Assistant Professor Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
09/2011-07/2012 Research Fellow Institute of Micro/Nanotechnology, Old Dominion University, USA
08/2008-08/2011 Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
研究主題
Ion-selective membranes (離子選擇薄膜)
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent-organic frameworks (COFs) (金屬有機骨架/共價有機骨架材料開發)
Microfluidics and nanofluidics (微米/奈米流體系統)
Nanofluidic power (Blue energy and electrokinetic energy) (奈米流體清淨能源、藍色能源、電動能源)
Water-enabled energy generation (水驅動發電系統)
Colloid and Interface Sciences (膠體與界面科學)
榮譽獎項
Outstanding Research Award (傑出研究獎),National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan, 2026.
Young Scholars' Creativity Award (年輕學者創新獎), Foundation for the Advancement of Outstanding Scholarship (FAOS), Taiwan, 2024.
Excellence Teaching Award (教學優良獎), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 2024.
Outstanding Research Award (傑出研究獎), National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan, 2023.
Professor Tsai-Teh Lai Award (賴再得教授獎), Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers (TwIChE), 2023.
Future Tech Awards (未來科技獎), National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan, 2023.
2030 International Outstanding Young Scholars (2030國際年輕傑出學者研究計畫), National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan, 2022.
Excellence Teaching Award (教學優良獎), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 2022.
Future Tech Awards (未來科技獎), Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), 2021.
The SCEJ Award for Outstanding Asian Researcher and Engineer (傑出亞洲研究員和工程師獎), The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan, 2020.
Outstanding Research Award in Interface Techniques (界面技術獎), Colloid and Interface Society of the Republic of China, 2020.
Ta-You Wu Memorial Award (吳大猷先生紀念獎), Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan, 2019.
Yunduo Award (雲鐸獎), National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, 2017.
Outstanding Teaching Award (教學傑出獎), National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, 2015.
Excellent Teaching Award (教學優良獎), National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan 2014.
Young Scholar Award (學術勵進獎), The Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2013.
教師選列著作
F. Prasetyo, T. Y. Huang, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Letting Ions Slide: Osmotic Energy Harvesting”, Nature Energy, DOI: 10.1038/s41560-026-01997-9 (2026).
C. H. Chiang, C. C. Wei, P. C. Kuo, W. L. Hung, Y. C. Lin, L. S. Wang, C. A. Lung, T. R. Liu, Z. W. Cyue, J. Shiue, Y. L., Huang, J. C. Yang,* Li-Hsien Yeh,* C. W. Chen,* “Single Symmetric Nanopores in Ultrathin Crystalline Ferroelectric BiFeO3 Membranes as Polarization-Switchable Ionic Diodes”, Nature Communications, 17, 1542 (2026).
F. Prasetyo, T. Y. Huang, A. R. Fauziah, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Boosting Ion Transport and Salinity Gradient Power Performance through a HKUST-1 MOF Based Ionic Diode Membrane with Large Nanoarchitected Pore Geometry Gradient”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 521, 166471 (2025).
T. Y. Huang, L. Laysandra, N. C. R. Chen, F. Prasetyo, Y. C. Chiu,* Li-Hsien Yeh,* K. C. W. Wu,* “MOF Composites for Revolutionizing Blue Energy Harvesting and Next-Gen Soft Electronics”, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 340, 103444 (2025).
W. H. Hung, T. Y. Huang, C. A. Lung, C. W. Chu,* Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Engineered Ionic Rectifier with Steep Channel Gradient from Angstrom-Scale to Mesoscale Based on Ultrathin MXene-Capped Single Conical Mesochannel: A Promising Platform for Efficient Osmotic Energy Generation”, Small, 21, 2412169 (2025). (Inside Back Cover)
Y. C. Lin, H. H. Chen, C. W. Chu,* Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Massively Enhanced Charge Selectivity, Ion Transport and Osmotic Energy Conversion by Anti-Swelling Nanoconfined Hydrogels”, Nano Letters, 24, 11756-11762 (2024).
Z. J. Yang, Li-Hsien Yeh,* Y. H. Peng, Y. P. Chuang, K. C. W. Wu,* “Enhancing Ionic Selectivity and Osmotic Energy by Using an Ultrathin Zr-MOF-Based Heterogeneous Membrane with Trilayered Continuous Porous Structure”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63, e202408375 (2024). (Frontispiece Cover/Hot Paper)
W. H. Lin, T. Y. Huang, C. H. Bai, C. H. Hung, C. A. Lung, W. H. Hung, K. Gopinadhan, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Novel Ultrastable 2D MOF/MXene Nanofluidic Membrane with Ultralow Resistance for Highly Efficient Osmotic Power Harvesting”, Nano Energy, 128, 109924 (2024).
A. R. Fauziah, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Engineered Heterogeneous Subnanochannel Membranes with a Tri-Continuous Pore Structure of Large Geometry Gradient for Massively Enhanced Osmotic Power Conversion from Organic Solutions”, Advanced Functional Materials, 34, 2306834 (2024). (Inside Front Cover)
C. W. Chu, A. R. Fauziah, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Optimizing Membranes for Osmotic Power Generation”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62, e202303582 (2023).
K. T. Huang, W. H. Hung, Y. C. Su, F. C. Tang, L. D. Linh, C. J. Huang,* Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Zwitterionic Gradient Double-Network Hydrogel Membranes with Superior Biofouling Resistance for Sustainable Osmotic Energy Harvesting”, Advanced Functional Materials, 33, 2211316 (2023).
M. Gao, M. J. Zheng, A. F. M. EL-Mahdy, C. W. Chang, Y. C. Su, W. H. Hung, S. W. Kuo,* Li-Hsien Yeh,* “A Bioinspired Ionic Diode Membrane Based on Sub-2 nm Covalent Organic Framework Channels for Ultrahigh Osmotic Energy Generation”, Nano Energy, 105, 108007 (2023).
A. R. Fauziah, C. W. Chu, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Engineered Subnanochannel Ionic Diode Membranes Based on Metal-Organic Frameworks for Boosted Lithium Ion Transport and Osmotic Energy Conversion in Organic Solution”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 452, 139244 (2023).
C. W. Chang, C. W. Chu, Y. S. Su, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Space Charge Enhanced Ion Transport in Heterogeneous Polyelectrolyte/Alumina Nanochannel Membranes for High-Performance Osmotic Energy Conversion”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10, 2867-2875 (2022). (Inside Front Cover)
Y. C. Liu, Li-Hsien Yeh,* M. J. Zheng, K. C. W. Wu,* “Highly Selective and High-Performance Osmotic Power Generators in Subnanochannel Membranes Enabled by Metal-Organic Frameworks”, Science Advances, 7, eabe9924 (2021).
Y. S. Su, S. C. Hsu, P. H. Peng, J. Y. Yang, M. Gao, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Unraveling the Anomalous Channel-Length-Dependent Blue Energy Conversion Using Engineered Alumina Nanochannels”, Nano Energy, 84, 105930 (2021).
J. P. Hsu, T. C. Su, P. H. Peng, S. C. Hsu, M. J. Zheng, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Unraveling the Anomalous Surface-Charge-Dependent Osmotic Power Using a Single Funnel-Shaped Nanochannel”, ACS Nano, 13, 13374-13381 (2019).
C. Y. Lin, C. Combs, Y. S. Su, Li-Hsien Yeh* Z. S. Siwy,* “Rectification of Concentration Polarization in Mesopores Leads To High Conductance Ionic Diodes and High Performance Osmotic Power”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141, 3691-3698 (2019).