NTU Royal Palm Lecture Series
Dr. James C. Liao, President of Academia Sinica
National Taiwan University has established the Royal Palm Lecture Series as a campus-wide special lecture series to broaden the perspectives of students and faculty. This series invites distinguished scholars and professionals from domestic and international backgrounds, in academia or industry, who have demonstrated exceptional achievements or global impact, to deliver speeches and participate in academic exchanges at the university. Dr. James C. Liao, President of Academia Sinica, will give the inaugural lecture. All members of the university are encouraged to participate enthusiastically.
l Information：
Speaker: Dr. James C. Liao, President of Academia Sinica
Topic:「未來社會 : 從演化角度看科技與人文的發展」
Date: 15:30-17:00, Mar. 6th (Fri.), 2026
Venue: NTU Shih-Liang Chien Lecture Hall, 2nd floor, Zonghe Lecture Building
Language: Mandarin
l Activity Process:
14:50 - 15:30：Registration and Admission
15:30 - 15:35：Opening Introduction
15:35 - 16:35：Speech Start
16:35 - 16:55：QA Session
16:55 - 17:00：Trophy Presentation and Group Photo Session
l Introduction:
Dr. James C. Liao, President of Academia Sinica, Taiwan, is an elected Member of the US National Academy of Engineering, US National Academy of Sciences, Academician of Academia Sinica in Taiwan, and the World Academy of Sciences.
Associate Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization, and Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honor) by the French government. After working as a research scientist at Eastman Kodak Company, he started his academic career at Texas A&M University in 1990. He moved to UCLA in 1997, where he assumed the current position in 2016. He is a pioneer in Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology. His research has focused on metabolism, including its biochemistry, regulation, design, and evolution. Dr. Liao received numerous awards and recognitions, including the US EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award, the White House “Champion of Change” for innovations in renewable energy, the ENI Renewable Energy Prize, Italy, the US National Academy of Sciences Award for the Industrial Application of Science, Novozyme Award for Excellence in Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, and the Israeli Samson-Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation in Alternative Energy and Smart Mobility for Transportation.
l Note:
1. Link: https://my.ntu.edu.tw/actregister/sessionList.aspx?actID=20263700_02
2. If you are an external participant using our school's activity registration system for the first time, please visit the homepage to create an account and set up a password. Alternatively, an exclusive form for external individuals can be utilized: https://forms.gle/FxEN9EmYo32nvYS66
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.
Contact: Mr. Yu, Center for General Education, NTU (Phone: 02-3366-2545 #242； Email: tzuhungyu@ntu.edu.tw)