List of National Taiwan University people

The list of National Taiwan University people includes alumni and prominent faculty and staff.

Nobel Prize Laureate Yuan-Tseh Lee (李遠哲): Chemistry, 1986

Wolf Prize Laureates Shang Fa Yang (楊祥發): Agriculture, 1991, after whom the Yang cycle is named Chi-Huey Wong (翁啟惠): Chemistry, 2014; Professor of Chemistry, the Scripps Research Institute; former President of Academia Sinica

Turing Award Laureate Andrew Yao (姚期智): Turing Award, 2000 (the only ethnic Chinese recipient to date); Professor, Tsinghua University, Beijing

University chancellors Tien, Chang-lin (田長霖): the 8th Chancellor, University of California, Berkeley Henry T. Yang (楊祖佑): the 5th Chancellor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Sciences and Engineering Wu-Chung Hsiang (項武忠): Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Princeton University Tai-Ping Liu (劉太平): Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Stanford University Sun-Yung Alice Chang (張聖容): Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University, member of the US National Academy of Sciences Fan Chung (金芳蓉): Professor of Mathematics, University of California, San Diego C. F. Jeff Wu (吳建福): Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics and Professor in the H. Milton School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech Ching-Li Chai (翟敬立): Professor of Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania Chang-Shou Lin (林長壽): mathematician, Academician of Academia Sinica Shen Chun-shan (沈君山): physicist, former President of National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, politician, writer, Go player, bridge player Leroy Chang (張立綱): physicist, member of the US National Academy of Sciences, Academician of Academia Sinica Yuen-Ron Shen (沈元壤): physicist, member of the US National Academy of Sciences Nai-Chang Yeh (葉乃裳): physicist, Professor of Physics at Caltech Chu Kwo-Ray (朱國瑞): physicist, Academician of Academia Sinica Louis Lee (李羅權): space physicist, member of the US National Academy of Engineering Larry Hsien Ping Lang (郎咸平): Chair professor of finance at The Chinese University of Hong Kong Ruey-Shiung Lin (林瑞雄): Professor Emeritus of Public health, National Taiwan University Jiun-Huei Proty Wu: physics professor and Deputy Vice President for International Affairs, National Taiwan University Vincent Chang: President and Vice-Chancellor of BRAC University Wen Chi Chen (陳文琦): president and CEO of VIA Technologies Cindy (Hsin-Liu) Kao (高新綠): Researcher and founder of Cornell University's Hybrid Body Lab Min H. Kao (高民環): co-founder of Garmin Corporation, the GPS manufacturer Barry Lam (林百里): co-maker of the first computer in Taiwan, founder and chair of Quanta Computer Rick Tsai (蔡力行): president and CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Benjamin Hsiao (BS, Chemical Engineering 1980) : Chief Research Officer and Vice-President for Research at Stony Brook University, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Fellow of the American Chemical Society, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Chun-Hway Hsueh: ISI high-cited researcher in materials science; Distinguished R&D Staff, Metals & Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Jin Au Kong (孔金甌): Professor of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lee Si-Chen (李嗣涔): semiconductor researcher; IEEE Fellow, 2002; Professor of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University; former President of NTU Winnie Li (李文卿): Professor of Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University, Chern Prize (ICCM) recipient Chang-Shou Lin (林長壽): Director, Taida Institute of Mathematical Sciences (TIMS), Fellow of Academia Sinica Ching-Liang Lin (Chinese: 林清凉; 1931–2019): Professor of Physics, National Taiwan University Tai-Ping Liu (劉太平): Director, Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica Ho-Kwang Mao (毛河光): Balzan Prize, 2005; Gregori Aminoff Prize, 2005; Roebling Medal, 2005; Staff, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington Chiang-Chung Mei (梅強中): Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Teresa H. Meng (孟懷縈): Reid Weaver Dennis Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University; Founder of Atheros Communications, Inc. Shen-su Sun (孫賢鉥): geochemist Simon Min Sze (施敏): pioneer in MOSFET; IEEE J J Ebers Award, 1991 Chenming Calvin Hu (胡正明):pioneer in FinFET; Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the electronic engineering and computer science department of the University of California, Berkeley. Tsay Ting-kuei (蔡丁貴), Professor of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University since 1990 C.F. Jeff Wu (吳建福): Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics, Georgia Institute of Technology; Member, National Academy of Engineering, USA Horng-Tzer Yau (姚鴻澤): MacArthur Fellowship, 2000; Professor of Mathematics, Harvard University Nai-Chang Yeh (葉乃裳): Professor of Physics, California Institute of Technology Tsuhan Chen: Former Deputy President Research and Technology, National University of Singapore Yuan Taur: Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of California, San Diego. Phillip C.-Y. Sheu:Professor of electrical engineering, computer science and biomedical engineering at the University of California, Irvine. Keh-Chyuan Tsai (蔡克銓), Professor of Civil Engineering, International Member of US National Academy of Engineering, former Director of NCREE Yin T. Hsieh (謝英鐸), agronomist

Life sciences Chuan-Chiung Chang (張傳烱): co-discoverer of bungarotoxin; Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology, National Taiwan University Ding-Shinn Chen, M.D. (陳定信): authority on hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma; Dean, NTU College of Medicine; Foreign Member, National Academy of Sciences, USA Lan-Bo Chen (陳良博): Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School Pei-Jer Chen, M.D. (陳培哲): authority on hepatitis D virus; Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Research Scholar; Professor of Medicine, NTU Wei-Jao Chen, M.D. (陳維昭): President, NTU, 1993–2005; pioneer in surgical separation of ischiopagus tripus conjoined twins Yuan-Tsong Chen, M.D. (陳垣崇): inventor of Myozyme, the first EMEA- and U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment for Pompe disease (approved in 2006); Director, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica; former Chief and professor, the Pediatrics Division of Medical Genetics, Duke University Medical Center Shu Chien, M.D. (錢煦): University Professor, University of California; President, the American Physiological Society, 1990–1; President Elect, the Biomedical Engineering Society, USA, 2005-6 Fushih Pan, PhD: Plastic Surgeon, Developer of the MIRA Procedure Su-Ming Hsu, M.D. (許世明): ISI highly cited researcher in clinical medicine (cited more than 10,000 times between 1981 and 1992); Professor of Pathology, NTU Lily Y. Jan (葉公杼): Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco Yuh Nung Jan (詹裕農): Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, Professor of Molecular Physiology, University of California, San Francisco George Kuo, Co-discoverer of Hepatitis C Michael M. C. Lai, M.D. (賴明詔): President, National Cheng Kung University, 2007–2011; Vice President, Academia Sinica, 2003–2007; Distinguished Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California; Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, 1990–2003 Chen-Yuan Lee, M.D. (李鎮源): co-discoverer of bungarotoxin; Redi Award, 1976; Former President, International Society on Toxinology Ming T. Tsuang, M.D. (莊明哲): University Professor, University of California; Director, Institute of Behavioral Genomics, University of California, San Diego; Director, Harvard Institute of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics James C. Wang (王倬): discoverer of topoisomerase; Chair (1983–1985) and Professor (1977–2005), Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University Tsay Yi-fang: Distinguished fellow at Academia Sinica's Institute of Molecular Biology

Politics Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文): President of Republic of China (Taiwan), 2016–2024 Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九): President of Republic of China (Taiwan), 2008–2016 Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁): President of Republic of China (Taiwan), 2000–2008; lawyer Lee Teng-hui (李登輝): President of Republic of China (Taiwan), 1988–2000; agricultural economist Lai Ching-te (賴清德), M.D.: President of Republic of China (Taiwan), 2024–; Vice President of Republic of China (Taiwan), 2020–2024 Wu Den-yih (吳敦義): Vice President of Republic of China (Taiwan), 2012–2016 Lu, Annette (呂秀蓮): feminist, Vice President of Republic of China (Taiwan), 2000–2008 Lien Chan (連戰): Vice President of Republic of China (Taiwan), 1996–2000 Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌): Premier of Republic of China (Taiwan) Chang San-cheng (張善政): engineer, Premier of Republic of China (Taiwan), 2016-2016 Sean Chen (陳冲): Premier of Republic of China (Taiwan), 2012-2013; banker Frank Hsieh (謝長廷): Representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan; Premier of Republic of China (Taiwan), 2005–2006 Hsu Tzong-Li (許宗力): Chief Justice and President of Judicial Yuan; Professor, Department of Law, National Taiwan University Lin Yang-kang (林洋港): Chief Justice and President of Judicial Yuan, R.O.C., 1987–1994 Chang Po-ya (張博雅), M.P.H.: President of Control Yuan, 2014–2020; Minister of Health, 1979–1986 Fredrick Chien (錢復): diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs, R.O.C., 1990-1996; President of Control Yuan 1999–2005 General Chen Chao-min, M.B.A. (陳肇敏): Minister of National Defense Chen Ding-nan (陳定南): Minister of Justice, 2000–2005 Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌): lawyer, social activist, legislator Chen, Sisy (陳文茜): writer, talk show host Chang Chau-hsiung, M.D. (張昭雄): Vice-chair of People First Party, 2000–, 1st President of Chang Gung University Joe Hung (洪健昭): journalist (Central News Agency), translator and diplomat, Representative of Taiwan to Italy, 1993–2000 Kao Chia-yu (高嘉瑜): Councillor of the 11th to 13th Taipei City Council; 14th President of NTU Student Association Lin Yi-hsiung (林義雄): chairman, Democratic Progressive Party, 1998–2000 Li Ao (李敖): A writer, social commentator, historian, independent scholar and politician in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Peng Ming-min (彭明敏): former chair and professor, Department of Political Science, NTU; political activist for Taiwan independence Shen Fu-hsiung, M.D. (沈富雄): Member, Legislative Yuan, R.O.C., 1992–2004; former associate professor, University of Washington, Seattle; former director, Hemodialysis Unit, Seattle Veterans Administration Hospital Chen Changwen: president of Red Cross Society of the Republic of China and the secretary of Straits Exchange Foundation.

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Russell Leong: artist; Professor of English and Asian-American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

Sun Kang-i (孫康宜): Malcolm G. Chace '56 Professor of East Asian Languages and Literature, Yale University (1966-68 Graduate Institute of Foreign Languages, completed all the course requirements except for the M.A. thesis) David Schaberg: professor, Department of Asian Languages & Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles (1986-1988 Elective Student, Dept. of Chinese Literature) Li Yih-yuan (李亦園): Academician of Academia Sinica; professor, Dept. of Anthropology, NTU (B.A. Anthropology 1953) Kwang-chih Chang (張光直): pioneer in Chinese archaeology in the US; vice president of Academia Sinica; member of the US National Academy of Sciences; professor of anthropology, Harvard University (B.A. anthropology 1954) Chen Chi-nan (陳其南): Professor, National Taipei University of Arts; former director of National Palace Museum; former minister of Council for Cultural Affairs (M.A. Anthropology 1975) Pang-hsin Ting (丁邦新): Professor Emeritus of Chinese Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley; Academician of Academia Sinica (B.A. Chinese, 1959; M.A. Chinese 1963)