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 Professor Morten P. Meldal, a Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (2022), as the distinguished speaker. All members of the university are encouraged to participate enthusiastically.
l Information:
Speaker: Prof. Morten P. Meldal
Topic: " Chemistry for a sustainable world – Everything is chemistry and how that influences our choices "
Date: 14:00-15:40, Jan. 26th (Mon.), 2026
Venue: NTU Shih-Liang Chien Lecture Hall, 2nd floor, Zonghe Lecture Building
Language: English
l Introduction:
Prof. Morten P. Meldal is the 2022 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and currently serves as Head of the Center for Evolutionary Biology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He is widely recognized as one of the key founders of click chemistry, one of the most representative chemical reactions in contemporary chemical biology. Morten P. Meldal, together with K. Barry Sharpless and Carolyn R. Bertozzi, received the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Prof. Meldal discovered that cuprous cations (Cu(I)) catalyze the [3+2] cycloaddition reaction between an azide and a terminal alkyne to form a structurally stable 1,2,3-triazole ring, the so-called “click reaction.” Click reactions can be performed in aqueous solution at room temperature with remarkably high yield, rate, and specificity. Even inside cells filled with diverse and complex biomolecules, this reaction produces almost no by-products. Owing to the high efficiency and specificity, click chemistry has been widely applied to linking different molecular building blocks, providing a powerful new tool for drug development, biomolecular labeling, and the synthesis of novel materials. It truly has made a great impact in advancing modern biomedical, chemical, and materials sciences.
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_12
https://forms.gle/CsYoHWPfB6J7uSzC6
2. If you are an external participant using our school's activity registration system for the first time, please go to the homepage to apply for an account and password. Alternatively, an exclusive form can be used for external individuals.
3. 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.
4. Civil servants can register for Government Employee Lifelong Learning for 2 hours. For students, this learning record will be linked to their ePo.
5. Contact: Mr. Yu, Center for General Education, NTU (Phone: 02-3366-2545 #242； Email: tzuhungyu@ntu.edu.tw)