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Distinguished Professor and Vice Dean of College of Engineering 

葉禮賢Li-Hsien Yeh

Contact Information

  1. E-mail.lhyeh@mail.ntust.edu.tw
  2. Office Tel.02-2737-6942
  3. Lab Tel.02-2733-3141 #7604
  4. Fax.02-2737-6644
  5. Office Location.E2-512
  6. Lab Location.T2-513
  7. Lab Website.https://nanofluidicsyehlab.com/

Research Interests

  1. Metal-organic framework (MOF) and covalent-organic framework (COF) membranes
  2. Nanofluidic power (Blue energy and electrokinetic energy)
  3. Microfluidics and nanofluidics
  4. Ion transport and Ion circuit
  5. Water-enabled energy generation
  6. Colloid and Interface Sciences

Academic BackgroundEducational qualifications

  1. 2007 Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University
  2. 2001 B.S. in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tunghai University

Professional Experienceexperience

  1. 09/2024-present Editor
    Chemical Engineering Journal (2024 IF: 13.2, 8/176 in Engineering, Chemical)
  2. 02/2025-present Chairman
    Global Development Engineering Program (GDEP), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  3. 08/2024-present Vice Dean
    Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  4. 01/2024-present  Distinguished Professor
    Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  5. 08/2020-12/2023 Professor
    Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  6. 08/2018-07/2020 Associate Professor
    Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  7. 08/2015-07/2018 Associate Professor
    Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  8. 06/2017-09/2017 Visiting Professor
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, USA
  9. 08/2012-07/2015 Assistant Professor
    Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  10. 09/2011-07/2012 Research Fellow
    Institute of Micro/Nanotechnology, Old Dominion University, USA
  11. 08/2008-08/2011 Postdoctoral Fellow
    Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Research Topic

  1. Ion-selective membranes
  2. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent-organic frameworks (COFs)
  3. Microfluidics and nanofluidics
  4. Nanofluidic power (Blue energy and electrokinetic energy)
  5. Water-enabled energy generation
  6. Colloid and Interface Sciences

Honors

  1. Outstanding Research Award,National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan, 2026.
  2. Young Scholars' Creativity Award, Foundation for the Advancement of Outstanding Scholarship (FAOS), Taiwan, 2024.
  3. Excellence Teaching Award, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 2024.
  4. Outstanding Research Award, National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan, 2023.
  5. Professor Tsai-Teh Lai Award, Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers (TwIChE), 2023.
  6. Future Tech Awards, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan, 2023.
  7. 2030 International Outstanding Young Scholars, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan, 2022.
  8. Excellence Teaching Award, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 2022.
  9. Future Tech Awards, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), 2021.
  10. The SCEJ Award for Outstanding Asian Researcher and Engineer, The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan, 2020.
  11. Outstanding Research Award in Interface Techniques, Colloid and Interface Society of the Republic of China, 2020. 
  12. Ta-You Wu Memorial Award, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan, 2019.
  13.  Yunduo Award, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, 2017.
  14. Outstanding Teaching Award, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, 2015.
  15. Excellent Teaching Award, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan 2014.
  16.  Young Scholar Award, The Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2013.

Selected Publications

  1. F. Prasetyo, T. Y. Huang, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Letting Ions Slide: Osmotic Energy Harvesting”, Nature Energy, DOI: 10.1038/s41560-026-01997-9 (2026).
  2. C. H. Chiang, C. C. Wei, P. C. Kuo, W. L. Hung, Y. C. Lin, L. S. Wang, C. A. Lung, T. R. Liu, Z. W. Cyue, J. Shiue, Y. L., Huang, J. C. Yang,* Li-Hsien Yeh,* C. W. Chen,* “Single Symmetric Nanopores in Ultrathin Crystalline Ferroelectric BiFeO3 Membranes as Polarization-Switchable Ionic Diodes”, Nature Communications, 17, 1542 (2026).
  3. F. Prasetyo, T. Y. Huang, A. R. Fauziah, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Boosting Ion Transport and Salinity Gradient Power Performance through a HKUST-1 MOF Based Ionic Diode Membrane with Large Nanoarchitected Pore Geometry Gradient”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 521, 166471 (2025).
  4. T. Y. Huang, L. Laysandra, N. C. R. Chen, F. Prasetyo, Y. C. Chiu,* Li-Hsien Yeh,* K. C. W. Wu,* “MOF Composites for Revolutionizing Blue Energy Harvesting and Next-Gen Soft Electronics”, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 340, 103444 (2025).
  5. W. H. Hung, T. Y. Huang, C. A. Lung, C. W. Chu,* Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Engineered Ionic Rectifier with Steep Channel Gradient from Angstrom-Scale to Mesoscale Based on Ultrathin MXene-Capped Single Conical Mesochannel: A Promising Platform for Efficient Osmotic Energy Generation”, Small, 21, 2412169 (2025). (Inside Back Cover)
  6. Y. C. Lin, H. H. Chen, C. W. Chu,* Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Massively Enhanced Charge Selectivity, Ion Transport and Osmotic Energy Conversion by Anti-Swelling Nanoconfined Hydrogels”, Nano Letters, 24, 11756-11762 (2024).
  7. Z. J. Yang, Li-Hsien Yeh,* Y. H. Peng, Y. P. Chuang, K. C. W. Wu,* “Enhancing Ionic Selectivity and Osmotic Energy by Using an Ultrathin Zr-MOF-Based Heterogeneous Membrane with Trilayered Continuous Porous Structure”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63, e202408375 (2024). (Frontispiece Cover/Hot Paper)
  8. W. H. Lin, T. Y. Huang, C. H. Bai, C. H. Hung, C. A. Lung, W. H. Hung, K. Gopinadhan, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Novel Ultrastable 2D MOF/MXene Nanofluidic Membrane with Ultralow Resistance for Highly Efficient Osmotic Power Harvesting”, Nano Energy, 128, 109924 (2024).
  9. A. R. Fauziah, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Engineered Heterogeneous Subnanochannel Membranes with a Tri-Continuous Pore Structure of Large Geometry Gradient for Massively Enhanced Osmotic Power Conversion from Organic Solutions”, Advanced Functional Materials, 34, 2306834 (2024). (Inside Front Cover)
  10. C. W. Chu, A. R. Fauziah, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Optimizing Membranes for Osmotic Power Generation”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62, e202303582 (2023).
  11. K. T. Huang, W. H. Hung, Y. C. Su, F. C. Tang, L. D. Linh, C. J. Huang,* Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Zwitterionic Gradient Double-Network Hydrogel Membranes with Superior Biofouling Resistance for Sustainable Osmotic Energy Harvesting”, Advanced Functional Materials, 33, 2211316 (2023).
  12. M. Gao, M. J. Zheng, A. F. M. EL-Mahdy, C. W. Chang, Y. C. Su, W. H. Hung, S. W. Kuo,* Li-Hsien Yeh,* “A Bioinspired Ionic Diode Membrane Based on Sub-2 nm Covalent Organic Framework Channels for Ultrahigh Osmotic Energy Generation”, Nano Energy, 105, 108007 (2023).
  13.  A. R. Fauziah, C. W. Chu, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Engineered Subnanochannel Ionic Diode Membranes Based on Metal-Organic Frameworks for Boosted Lithium Ion Transport and Osmotic Energy Conversion in Organic Solution”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 452, 139244 (2023).
  14. C. W. Chang, C. W. Chu, Y. S. Su, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Space Charge Enhanced Ion Transport in Heterogeneous Polyelectrolyte/Alumina Nanochannel Membranes for High-Performance Osmotic Energy Conversion”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10, 2867-2875 (2022). (Inside Front Cover)
  15. Y. C. Liu, Li-Hsien Yeh,* M. J. Zheng, K. C. W. Wu,* “Highly Selective and High-Performance Osmotic Power Generators in Subnanochannel Membranes Enabled by Metal-Organic Frameworks”, Science Advances, 7, eabe9924 (2021).
  16.  Y. S. Su, S. C. Hsu, P. H. Peng, J. Y. Yang, M. Gao, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Unraveling the Anomalous Channel-Length-Dependent Blue Energy Conversion Using Engineered Alumina Nanochannels”, Nano Energy, 84, 105930 (2021).
  17. J. P. Hsu, T. C. Su, P. H. Peng, S. C. Hsu, M. J. Zheng, Li-Hsien Yeh,* “Unraveling the Anomalous Surface-Charge-Dependent Osmotic Power Using a Single Funnel-Shaped Nanochannel”, ACS Nano, 13, 13374-13381 (2019).
  18. C. Y. Lin, C. Combs, Y. S. Su, Li-Hsien Yeh* Z. S. Siwy,* “Rectification of Concentration Polarization in Mesopores Leads To High Conductance Ionic Diodes and High Performance Osmotic Power”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141, 3691-3698 (2019).
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