CHENG, Hsiu-Wei(William)
Assistant Professor
Room A420, Chemistry Building
Fax: +886-2-3366-8671
Research Interest
- Single Molecule Kinetics in Confinement
- Ionic Liquids/Electrode Interface Kinetics
- High Entropy Alloy Catalysis and Passivation
- T-cell-Antigen Recognition Mechanism
Career and Service Experiences
- 2001 - 2004, Taipei Municipal LiShan High School, TWN
- 2004 - 2008, B. Sc., Chemistry, National Taiwan University, TWN.
- 2008 - 2010, M. Sc., Analytic Chemistry, National Taiwan University, TWN.
- 2013 - 2017, PhD, Chemistry, Ruhr University Bochum/Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, DE.
- 2013 - 2017, Graduate researcher, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, supervised by Prof. Dr. Martin Stratmann (Stipend of International Max-Planck Research School)
- 2017 - 2017, Postdoctoral researcher, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg with Prof. Dr. Markus Valtiner (Full contract)
- 2017 - 2021, University Assistant/Group leader of Interface Electrochemistry at Applied Interfaces Physics group, Vienna University of Technology with Prof. Dr. Markus Valtiner (Full contract)
- 2021 - now, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University.
Honors and Awards
- 2011, Junior Teaching Assistant Award, NTU
- 2013, Stipend of International Max-Planck Research School
Selected Publications
- C. Merola, H.-W. Cheng, D. Dworschak, C.-S. Ku, C.-Y. Chiang, F.U. Renner and M. Valtiner “Nanometer Resolved Real Time Visualization of Acidification and Material Breakdown in Confinement.” 2019, Adv. Mat. Interfaces. 6(10), 1802069
- K. Schwenzfeier, A. Erbe, P. Billoto, M. Langauer, H.-W. Cheng, L. L. E. Mears and M. Valtiner, Optimizing multiple beam interferometry in the surface forces apparatus: Novel optics, reflection mode modeling, metal layer thicknesses, birefringence, and rotation of anisotropic layers, Rev. of Sci. Instruments, 2019, 90(4), 043908.
- B. Moeremans, H.-W. Cheng, C. Merola, M. Oezaslan, Q.-Y. Hu, M. Safari, A. Hardy, M. van Bael, M. Valtiner and F. U. Renner, In-Situ Mechanical Analysis of the Nanoscopic Solid Electrolyte Interphase on Anodes of Li Ion Batteries, Advanced Science, 2019, 6(16), 1900190.
- H. Weiss, H.-W. Cheng, J. Mars, H. Li, C. Merola, F. U. Renner, V. Honkimäki, Structure and Dynamics of Confined Liquids: Challenges and Perspectives for the X-ray Surface Forces Apparatus, Langmuir, 2019.
- V. Wieser, P. Billoto, U. Ramach, H. Yuan, K. Schwenzfeier, H.-W. Cheng, M. Valtiner, Novel in situ sensing surface forces apparatus for measuring gold versus gold, hydrophobic, and biophysical interactions, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 2021, 39, 023201.
Update: 2023-02-17