The names of awardees for the 2022 Academia Sinica Early-Career Investigator Research Achievement Award have been announced, and the Awards Ceremony was held on October 28 (Friday), with AS President James C. Liao presiding and presenting medals and prizes to the awardees.
This year, there are a total of 8 awardees: 3 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 2 from the Division of Life Sciences, and 3 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Each awardee will receive a NT$300,000 prize and a research grant of NT$300,000, as well as a medal.
This award encourages young scholars in Taiwan to conduct in-depth research that make significant contributions to their scholar’s fields. A total of 96 applications were received this year: 37from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 22 from the Division of Life Sciences, and 37 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. All submissions were strictly reviewed through pre-screening, initial review, secondary review, and final review. Intense competition resulted in the selection of outstanding awardees.
Taiwan only has a small number of national level awards for scholars just starting their careers. This award has been established for more than two decades to encourage young scholars in Taiwan, and has earned significant recognition from the academic community. Many previous awardees have gone on to receive other honors throughout their academic careers.
The names of 2022 Academia Sinica Early-Career Investigator Research Achievement Award awardees are listed below:
Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (3)
Lee, Chun-Yi (Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University)
Hsu, Liang-Yan (Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica)
Wei, Fu-Tsun (Professor, Department of Mathematics, National Tsing Hua University)
Division of Life Sciences (2)
Lin, Hsiao-Ching (Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica)
Hsueh, Yen-Ping (Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica)
Division of Humanities and Social Sciences (3)
Lee, Chia-yi (Associate Professor, Department of Diplomacy, National Chengchi University)
Tseng, Kevin (Associate Professor, Department of Finance, National Taiwan University)
Yang, Tzu-Ting (Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica)
