被譽為國內化學界年度盛事的「中國化學會九十二年年會」11月28-30日於本校舉行。11月29日上午9時，假音樂廳舉行「七十一週年大會」，包括中研院院長李遠哲、桃園縣縣長朱立倫、8846威尼斯校長熊慎幹、副校長陳玉惠等多位貴賓均應邀出席盛會。
92年年會由本校化學系主辦、陳玉惠副校長擔任主任委員，年會中除1986年諾貝爾化學獎得主李遠哲並以「致力化學動態學四十年」為題發表專題演說，並舉辦論文發表、壁報論文展覽、研究生論文獎選拔、女性化學家座談會，以及圖書、儀器、藥品展覽，一千六百餘人來自學術界及企業界的化學菁英齊聚中原，彼此交流新知。
中國化學會理事長吳澄清致詞時表示，中國化學會七十一年來致力於提昇化學基礎、培育化學人才，也積極舉辦及參與各種國際學術會議，不僅提昇國家競爭力，也帶領台灣走向國際。熊校長於致詞中亦強調本校為致力於「全人教育」的「研究型」大學來自我期許，期望透過全人教育來激發學生起化學變化，變成有信、有望、有愛的新新人類。
大會中並舉行頒獎典禮，共頒發七個獎項，包括中國化學九十二年化學學術獎得主清華大學教授趙桂蓉、化學服務獎東海大學教授林振東、化學技術獎工研院化工所研究員王心心、化學論文獎中正大學洪永參教授及張竣評博士、中國會學會誌論文獎得主梁國淦博士、林聖賢院士、張大釗博士、張仲宏博士、徐瑞鴻博士、陳逸聰教授、Dr. Michitoshi Hayashi、Dr. Tatiana Yu Latychevskaia、Dr. Alois Renn、Prof. Urs.P.Wild等。
值得一提的是，在此次頒發第三十五屆國際化學奧林匹亞競賽獲選人時，主辦單位特別邀請李遠哲院長來擔任頒獎人，在國際化學大師頒發獎座給新一輩年輕人的同時，也象徵著國內化學界的薪火傳承，而獲獎者包括金牌獎得主台中一中呂易璁等四位同學從李遠哲院長手中接過獎座時，神情滿是興奮喜悅。
根據化學系表示，此次年會還特別安排「女性化學家座談會」及國科會化學研究推動中心舉辦的「化學學門核心課程研討會」；此外，為了提攜後進，舉辦研究生論文獎選拔，希望鼓勵年輕學子投入化學領域之創新研究工作，賦予國內化學界活躍的生命力與蓬勃的朝氣。
【翻譯/應外系葉婉智、鄭芷玲、謝宛均、石愛薇；翻譯指導/曾惟】
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CYCU Hosts Chinese Chemical Society’s 2003 Annual Conference
–Nobel Laureate Dr. Lee Yuan-Tseh Delivered a Speech
Reported by Lin Hung-Chou
Chinese Chemical Society’s 2003 Annual Conference was held at Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) from November 28th to 30th. Many scholars and friends from chemistry-related industries attended the conference. The 71st anniversary meeting opened at 9 a.m., November 29th at CYCU’s Concert Hall. Among the honorable guests that attended the conference were the president of Academia Sinica Dr. Lee Yuan-Tseh, Taoyuan County Commissioner Chu Li-Lun, the president of CYCU Dr. Hsiung Shen-Kan, and Dr. Chen Yu-Hui, vice-president of CYCU. This year’s annual conference was hosted by CYCU’s Department of Chemistry, with Dr. Chen Yu-Hui heading the Directorate Committee to the conference. Dr. Lee Yuan-Tseh, Nobel Laureate of the 1986 Chemistry Award, delivered a speech entitled “Forty Years’ Endeavor on Chemical Dynamics.” In addition to Dr. Lee’s speech, there were also quite a few papers read by the participating scholars, with many others posted on walls as part of the exhibition. Other activities included the selection of distinguished papers penned by graduate students, female chemistry scholars’ seminars, as well as exhibition of books, instruments, and drugs. More than 1600 honorable guests from the academia and private chemical sectors gathered together at CYCU where they shared with one another their new findings.
In his speech, director of the Chinese Chemical Society, Dr. Wu Cheng-ching, said that over the past 71 years the Society has been dedicated to boosting chemical infrastructures, cultivating talents, and actively hosting and participating in various kinds of international scholarly conferences. The society has contributed not only in boosting our nation’s competitive edge but also in enhancing Taiwan’s international exposure. Dr. Hsiung, the president of CYCU, pointed out in his speech that CYCU set its sight on becoming a research-oriented university with a focus on holistic education. CYCU, he said with a metaphor, would like to encourage its students to metamorphose—as if through a chemical transformation—into a so-called “new, new generation” of young people who will live by faith, hope, and love.
There was an awarding ceremony in the conference. Seven awards were given to distinguished scholars and workers in chemical-related industries. Dr. Chau Kuei-jun, professor of the National Tsing Hua University, won the 2003 Academic Chemical Research Award. The award for Distinguished Service in Chemistry went to Prof. Lin Cheng-Tung of Tung Hai University. Wang Hsin-hsin, who now works as a researcher at the Department of Chemical Engineering of Industrial Technology Research Institute, won the Chemical Technology Award. Prof. Y. S. Hon of the National Chung Cheng University and Dr. Chang Chun-ping won the Chemical Research Paper Award. The Society’s Distinguished Research Paper Award went to Prof. Cheng Yi-tsung, Dr. Liang Guo-gang, Dr. Chang Ta-Chao, Dr. Chang Chung-hung, Dr. Hsu Ruei-hung, Dr. Lin Shan-shian (of Acadimia Sinica), Dr. Michitoshi, Dr. Tatiana Yu Latychevskaia, Dr. Alois Renn, Prof. Urs.P.Wild.
There is another thing worth mentioning. The host made a special effort to invite Dr. Lee Yuan-tseh to give awards to the winners of the qualifying contest to the 35th International Chemical Olympics. The reputed chemistry master gave the awards to these young scholars, symbolizing the inheritance of the past and initiation of the future in chemical studies. When the four winners–the gold medallist is Lu Yi-tsong from National Taichung First Senior High School—received the awards from Dr. Lee, their faces were beaming with excitement.
According to the Department of Chemistry, the host arranged a seminar exclusively reserved for female chemistry scholars. The National Science Council’s Chemical Research Promotion Center also organized a seminar on core curriculum in the field of chemistry. In order to encourage young scholars to devote themselves to the study of chemistry, a contest was held to select the best research papers penned by graduate students. It is hoped that the innovation and energy brought in to chemistry will enliven Taiwan’s chemistry studies.
Translated by ALLS students- Cheng, Chih-Lin, Yeh, Wan-Chih, Shih Ai-Wei, and Hsieh, Wan-Chun- and edited by Ben Jeng.
