The NTU Raymond Soong Chair Professorship of Distinguished Research was established through the generous endowment of Mr. Raymond Soong, founder of Lite-On Group, since 2023. The program is jointly promoted in collaboration with the TAIWAN BRIDGES Program, co-organized by National Taiwan University (NTU) and Academia Sinica, in partnership with twelve leading academic and research institutions in Taiwan and the International Peace Foundation (IPF). From 2025 to 2026, the program will invite 31 Nobel Laureates to Taiwan, building bridges between world-class academic research and social dialogue. The inaugural lecture will feature Prof. Donna Strickland, a Nobel Laureate in Physics (2018), as the distinguished speaker. All members of the university are encouraged to participate enthusiastically.
l Information:
Speaker: Prof. Donna Strickland
Topic: " Why trust in science is important "
Date: 14:00-15:40, Jan. 12th (Mon.), 2026
Venue: NTU Shih-Liang Chien Lecture Hall, 2nd floor, Zonghe Lecture Building
Language: English
l Introduction:
Prof. Strickland is currently a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo, Canada. She has long been engaged in experimental research on ultrafast lasers and nonlinear optics, and is also dedicated to physics education and science outreach. Prof. Donna Strickland is one of the recipients of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics, which she shared with Prof. Arthur Ashkin and Prof. Gérard Mourou. She is one of only three women laureates in the more than one-hundred-year history of the Nobel Prize in Physics, and her scientific achievements and educational commitment continue to inspire young generations around the world to ask bold questions and explore the unknown.
Together with Prof. Mourou, she co-developed Chirped Pulse Amplification (CPA), a breakthrough that overcame fundamental limitations in the amplification of high-power ultrashort laser pulses, enabling dramatic increases in laser peak power. This technology has become a cornerstone of ultrafast laser science and strong-field physics, with wide-ranging applications in precision materials processing, semiconductor manufacturing, nanoscience, as well as LASIK vision correction and medical treatments, profoundly impacting modern technology and everyday life.
l Activity Process:
13:20 - 14:00: Registration and Admission
14:00 - 14:05: Introduction
14:05 - 14:50: Speech Start
14:50 - 15:35: Question & Answer
15:35 - 15:40: Trophy Presentation and Group Photo Session
l Note:
1. Link:
https://my.ntu.edu.tw/actregister/sessionList.aspx?actID=20253700_11
https://forms.gle/SgLyKYCFZCDJSLG59
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2. We have an open quota of 400 participants. Please register using our school's activity registration system. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration as soon as possible.
3. Civil servants can register for Government Employee Lifelong Learning for 2 hours. For students, this learning record will be linked to their ePo.
4. Contact: Mr. Yu, Center for General Education, NTU (Phone: 02-3366-2545 #242； Email: tzuhungyu@ntu.edu.tw)