Chi-Wei Chu is a research fellow in the Research Center for Applied Sciences (RCAS) at Academia Sinica and an adjunct Professor in the College of Engineering at Chang Gung University and in the Department of Photonic at national yang ming chiao tung university. He received his Ph.D. degree in the department of Material Science and Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2006. He became an assistant research fellow in RCAS at Academia Sinica and was promoted to associate research fellow and research fellow in 2010 and 2014, respectively. Currently, he served as Deputy Director in RCAS. He is a materials scientist with expertise in the fields of thin film electronics, such as photovoltaic cells, LEDs, batteries, and memory devices. He has published more than 200 refereed papers with over 19000 citations (H-index 63). Chu’s research focuses on development of advanced materials for energy saving, conversion, and storage technologies.