Chia-Ching Chang

Professor Chia-Ching Chang is a Biological Physicist. Professor Chang studied physics at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan. After finishing his study, he started his Ph.D. in molecular biophysics at the Institute of Life Science, NTHU, Taiwan, in 1992. In 1997, he was awarded visiting scholarship from MOE, Taiwan, and visited the Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, as a pre-doctoral fellow. In 1998, he finished his Ph.D. and joined the Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica as a postdoctoral fellow. In 2000, Dr. Chang accepted the assistance professorship in the Department of Physics, at National Dong Hwa University (NDHU), Taiwan. In 2004, Dr. Chang was promoted to Associate Professor of Physics, at NDHU. In 2005, Dr. Chang accepted the invitation from President Chang, Chun-Yen, and joined National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), one of the best Universities in Taiwan. In 2008, Dr. Chang was promoted to full Professor in the Department of Biological Science and Technology, NCTU. In 2009, Prof. Chang was co-appointed as Research Fellow by the Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica. In 2010 Dr. Chang was invited to be the visiting professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, at the University of Ottawa. In 2021, National Chiao Tung University merged with National Yang Ming University and became the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. The research topics of Dr. Chang include Soft condensed matter and Biological physics; biomaterials synthesis and characterization for protein folding and mechanism study, bio-nanotechnology application, and new functional bio-nano-material development and biophotonics.