Professor Chin-Tsan Wang received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. He is an internationally recognized scholar in microbial fuel cells (MFCs), bioenergy systems, and bio-inspired flow engineering, with a long-term focus on wastewater-to-energy conversion and sustainable engineering technologies.
Professor Wang has made foundational contributions to buffer-free MFC operation, advanced cathode aeration architectures, and dimensionless performance modeling, effectively bridging fundamental theory with field-scale wastewater applications. His representative works have been published in top-tier journals, including Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Applied Energy, and Energy, journals widely regarded as benchmarks in energy and sustainability research.
His research outcomes have led to patented technologies and real-world deployment in wastewater treatment facilities, demonstrating significant societal and industrial impact. Professor Wang’s excellence has been recognized through major national awards, including the Y. Z. Hsu Science Paper Award, and his inclusion among the World’s Top 2% Scientists. He currently serves as Director of the Space Computing Technology Center at National Ilan University, extending bioenergy research toward microgravity and space applications.
Why TFBE Labs?
TFBE Labs offers a unique research environment where green energy, bioelectrochemical systems, and space technology converge. Our flagship research on microbial fuel cells under microgravity places students at the frontier of space-enabled sustainable energy and life-support technologies. Lab members gain hands-on experience in advanced experimentation, microfluidic and bioelectrochemical system design, and high-level numerical simulation, while collaborating with international partners and space-related research platforms. TFBE Labs emphasizes high-impact publications, interdisciplinary training, and global academic exposure, preparing students not only for academic careers but also for leadership roles in energy, space, and advanced technology industries.
International Student Recruitment Version (Professional & friendly)
TFBE Labs conducts interdisciplinary research in green energy, microbial fuel cells, microfluidics, and bioenergy systems.
Our current main focus is the study of microbial fuel cells under microgravity, combining laboratory experiments and computational simulations to address challenges in space technology and sustainable energy.
We invite highly motivated Master’s and Ph.D. students, as well as international visiting researchers, to join our lab through degree programs, internships, or short-term research stays.
📧 Please contact ctwang@niu.edu.tw
Professional and Research Interests
A. Energy & Bioenergy (Space Applications)
Bioenergy systems for space environments
Mechanisms of microbial chips for CubeSat platforms
Wastewater-based microbial fuel cells (MFCs)
Flow field optimization in microbial fuel cells
Numerical simulation of continuous-flow MFCs
Experimental and numerical studies of MFCs under microgravity
AI-assisted modeling and optimization of microbial fuel cells
B. Fuel Cells
Biomimetic flow-field design for PEM fuel cells (PEMFCs)
Optimal biomimetic flow-field design for commercialized PEMFC systems
C. MEMS & Microfluidic Devices
Micro-heater design for microsystems
Valveless micro-pump design
Biomimetic micro-mixer development
# Working experience
- Direct of Taiwan Science and Technology Division in India, TECC.
Science and Technology Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India
Address: 34, Paschimi Marg, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-110057 India
- Distinguished Professor
Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, National I Lan University. Taiwan.
Address: 1, Sec. 1, Shen-Lung Road, I-Lan 26047, Taiwan.
Phone: +886-3-935-7400 ext 7459 (office)
Fax: +886-3-931-1326
E-mail: ctwang@niu.edu.tw
- Honorary Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G), India
# Honors and awards
- Consultant of Taiwan New Food Pure Land Culture Promotion Association (2022.12-2026.12)
- 2023 Fellow of the 2nd Taiwan Hydrogen Energy Society
- 2023 AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH, 8th South Asian Education Awards & Summit-23.
- Distinguished Engineering Professor Award by Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2022.
- Honorary Professor of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G), India (2021)
- 2020 Asia-Pacific Awards: Student-Driven Sustainability Project of the Year. Top 5, Kochi, India, 2020.
- Asia-Pacific Awards: Student-Driven Sustainability Project of the Year. 2nd Runner-Up, Kochi, India, 2020.
- Subsidy research awards for colleges and universities by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan in the academic year 2018 from National I-Lan University.
- International Inventor Prize by International Fellow of Chinese Innovation and Invention Society, 2019.
- Y. Z. Hsu Science Paper Award in Green Science & Technology, 2019.
- BEST PAPER AWARD presented to『Microbial Fuel Cell： a flow approach for energy power generation and wastewater treatment』, SEGT, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2018.
- Distinguished professor of National I-Lan University since 2011.
- Research Grants for Rewarding Outstanding Talent and Recruiting Outstanding talent projects by the Ministry of Science and Technology since 2011.
- Merit award of Industrial-Science project performance, Taiwan MOST 2016.
- Golden Award by The International Conference and exposition on inventions by institutions of Higher Learning on 2015-『Eco-Green energy TM Self-sustained Outdoor Lighting with Mosquito Trap and Flood Emergency Warning Transmission System.
- Distinguish Youth Researcher Program from 2014 to 2017.
- International Inventor Prize by Taiwan International Invention Award Winners Association in 2012.
- Honorary Member of PHITAUPHI in 2000.
# Education background
- Ph.D. (June. 2000)
Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
- M.A. (June. 1996)
Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
- B.S. (June. 1994)
Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Job Description
Executing one of the following research topics: (1)Technologies Integrated into MFC (2)Edge computing in space (3)Microbial fuel cell in space
Preferred Intern Educational Level
(1) PhD degree was preferred but not limited.
All of the educational level related to Biotechnology, chemical engineering, material engineering, and Mechanical engineering will be welcomed.
Skill sets or Qualities
(2)Candidate of PhD preferred but not limited.
All of the educational level related to Biotechnology, chemical engineering, material engineering, and Mechanical engineering will be welcomed.
Job Description
Executing one of the following research topics: (1)Technologies Integrated into MFC (2)Edge computing in HUAV (3)Microbial fuel cell in space (or HUAV)
Preferred Intern Educational Level
(1) PhD degree was preferred but not limited.
All of the educational level related to Biotechnology, chemical engineering, material engineering, and Mechanical engineering will be welcomed.
Skill sets or Qualities
All of the educational level related to Biotechnology, chemical engineering, material engineering, and Mechanical engineering will be welcomed.