Speech title
Heavy Rainfall and Slowdown of Typhoon Translation Speed in Taiwan
Speaker
Hung-Chi Kuo, Ph.D
Present positions
Chair Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University

Education
Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science / Colorado State University, 1987
          (Wayne Schubert and Thomas Vonder Harr)
M.S. in Atmospheric Science / Colorado State University, 1983 (Thomas Vonder Harr)
B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences / National Taiwan University, 1979
Experience

• Director / Center for Weather Climate and Disaster Research, National Taiwan University (NTU), 2018-current 
• Professor / Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University, 1990-current
• Provost/ National Taiwan University 2016-2018 (in charge of NTU academics of approximately 35000 students and 2200 faculty)
• Visiting Professor / UCLA 1994 spring, Naval Postgraduate School 1997-1999 summer, Purdue University, 2002-2003
• Reviewer, Journal of Atmosphere Science, Monthly Weather Review, Weather and Forecasting, Journal of Climate, Geophysical Research Letter, USA; Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society ​

Honors 

• Outstanding Teaching Award, National Taiwan University /2002 (top 1% of 2000 NTU faculties)
• 11th National Chair Professor (Ministry of Education in Taiwan) /2007 (top 0.1% Taiwan Research Community; most prestigious academic award in Taiwan)
• 3 times recipient of Outstanding Research Award (Ministry of Science and Technology) / 1996-1998, 1999-2002, 2002-2005  (top 2% Taiwan Research Community)
• Merit NSC Research Fellow Award / 2014 (top 1% Taiwan Research Community)
• U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Alan Berman Research Publication Award / 2012 (co-author) 
• Member of the Meteorology Society of Republic of China /2012 
• National Taiwan University Chair Professor  /2010-current