Ku-Fan Chen
Ku-Fan Chen
Ku-Fan Chen
Associate Professor
07-5252000 #4406
Soil and Groundwater Remediation
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Processes
Water Resource and Watershed Management
Noise Assessment and Control
Environmental Education
Ph.D., Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan (2006)
M.S., Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan (2001)
B.S., Department of Environmental Science, Tunghai University, Taiwan (1999)
Associate Professor, Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 02/2026-present
Distinguished Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan (08/2020 – 01/2026)
Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan (02/2018 – 01/2026)
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan (02/2017 – 01/2026)
Director, Environmental Protection and Occupational Safety and Health Center (08/2018 – 01/2021)
Division Chief, Environmental Protection Division, Environmental Protection and Occupational Safety and Health Center, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan (09/2008 – 01/2021)
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan (08/2012 – 01/2017)
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan (08/2008 – 07/2012)
Deputy Project Management, Apollo Technology, Co., Ltd., Taiwan (2008)
Alternative Compulsory Military Service, Office of Director-General, Environmental Protection Bureau,Kaohsiung County, Taiwan (2007)
Visiting Researcher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University, PA, USA (2005 – 2006)
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Environmental Engineering and Science, Tajen University, Taiwan (2002 – 2003)
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Common Courses, Tung Fang Institute of Technology, Taiwan (2001 – 2004)
1. NCNU Ranked Top 10% Most Sustainable University in UI GreenMetric World University Rankings, 2016-2020.
2. Highly Cited Paper Award, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan, 2020.3. Senior Supervisor Award of Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health Affairs, Ministry of Education, Taiwan, 2017 and 2020.
4. Merit Pay Implementation Program for Recruiting and Retaining Special, Outstanding, and Talented Faculty Members for Taiwanese Universities, Ministry of Education, Taiwan, 2019-2020.
5. Excellence Award of Environmental Educationist, Ministry of Education, Taiwan, 2019.
6. Outstanding Faculty Research Award, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan, 2019.
7. Best Research Paper Award (2 papers), 2019 Air Pollution Control Technology Conference, Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, Taichung, Taiwan, 2019.
8. Reward for Exceptional Talent, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan, 2016 –2018
9. Best Research Paper Award, 2016 Soil and Groundwater Conference, Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, Tainan, Taiwan, 2016.
10. Best Poster Award for the Industry-University Cooperative Research Project, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan, 2016
11. Outstanding Faculty Research Award, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan, 2015.
12. Teaching Excellence Award, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan, 2014.
13. Reward for Exceptional Talent, National Science Council (NSC), Taiwan, 2012.
14.Advisor Award, Excellence Award of Teaching Assistant (Environmental Protection and Living), National Chi Nan University, Taiwan, 2012.
15. Best Paper Award, 15th Mainland Taiwan Environmental Protection Conference, Guilin, China, 2012.
16.Best Research Paper Award, 2009 Soil and Groundwater Conference, Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, Yunlin, Taiwan, 2009.
17. Best Research Paper Award (2 papers), 2008 Soil and Groundwater Conference, Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, 2008.
