Department of Life Science 生命科學系

Director Shy-Meeng Wu from the Department of Life Sciences, Director Ching-Huang Liu from the Department of Atmospheric Sciences and assistant Shu-Ling Hsiao from the Department of Life Sciences will participate in an academic exchange visit. The delegation, consisting of four members, is scheduled to visit the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and Kapiʻolani Community College from February 5 to 13, 2025. In addition to the scheduled visits, the delegation will also assess the academic progress of Chung Wei-Hsuan, a graduate student from the Department of Life Sciences. Through meetings, visits, and discussions, the visit aims to strengthen collaboration with relevant departments.

The Asian Productivity Organization (APO) hosted the "Capacity Development Workshop on Soil Carbon Visualization" from October 1 to 4, 2024, in Tsukuba, Japan. Dr. Szu-Meng Wu, the Director of our department, was invited to participate. Participants included experts and practitioners from various APO member countries. The workshop focused on introducing and testing soil carbon visualization models...

Professor Wu conducted a bilateral exchange program funded by the National Science Council and visited the Doñana Biological Station, which is part of the Spanish National Research Council, on March 24. During the visit, he primarily met with Dr. Gomez-Mestre, a researcher from the Ecological Evolution and Development Research Group at the station.

This year, the international joint course is scheduled to be held at the Alibang Ecological Farm in New Taipei City. On March 10, professors from both universities conducted a site visit together and discussed the course design

During this visit, Professor Kobayashi's main agenda is to meet with students participating in this year's international joint course, introduce Ryukyu University and the origins of the course, and confirm course details with the faculty of our department.

Dr. Ivan Gomez-Mestre from Spain visited our department and interacted with students from Professor Wu's lab while providing a specialized lecture. He discussed the reactions of tadpoles to environmental pressures, their developmental plasticity, and the ecological and evolutionary significance of these responses.