First Taiwan-Japan Space Instrument Workshop Began at NCKU on September 8th
Tainan, Taiwan, September 8th, 2010
The 2010 Taiwan-Japan Space Instrument Workshop, held from September 8th to September 10th, began at College of Management, Kuang-Fu Campus, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, inviting scientists and experts from Taiwan, Japan, Korea and Canada to provide current information on the measurement technology as well as satellite/rocket and ground observations for space science, explore key issues and possible solutions of instrument development and space science, and discuss international collaboration, especially among Asian countries.
In the opening ceremony, NCKU President Michael Ming-Chiao Lai expressed, “Japan started space exploration research and space instrument development since 1960s, which is much earlier than Taiwan. Japan is now very advanced in space instruments and satellite missions. Taiwanese space community started space instrument development only less than 10 years ago. NCKU Plasma and Space Science Center (PSSC) was established in 2006 with one of its main goals to establish capability in space instrument development and to launch scientific satellite missions.”
President Michael Ming-Chiao Lai added, “With the hard work of our faculty, scientists and engineers, NCKU has established the leading position in Taiwan in advanced space instrument development and technologies in nano-satellites and sounding rockets. NCKU has also established several world-class facilities for fabrication, test and calibration for space instrument developments and developed several space instruments for sounding rocket experiments and satellite missions.”
President Lai also mentioned, “I hope the workshop will stimulate more international cooperation in space science and satellite missions not only between Japan and Taiwan, but also among nations in Asia and even with Canada, USA and Europe.”
Prof. Chio-Zong Cheng of NCKU Institute of Space, Astrophysical and Plasma Sciences, the Director of NCKU Plasma and Space Science Center, said, “The purposes of the workshop are to encourage specific collaborations on space science and instrument development between Taiwan and Japan for the future space science missions, motivate information exchange between Taiwanese and Japanese scientists on topics which have not been understood or solved yet, and attract and encourage young generation in Taiwan to participate in space science experiments.”
Prof. Chio-Zong Cheng explained, “Many high-energy particles will directly penetrate the upper atmosphere. When we travel on airplane and pass high latitude areas near South and North poles, the particles can penetrate through the aircraft and even enter humans’ body easily. Thus, in order to avoid high-energy particle radiation, many airlines will change courses when they predict an influx of large amount of high-energy particles. To predict these high-energy particles, we need sophisticated space instruments to monitor changes in space.”
Prof. Cheng also revealed, “NCKU Plasma and Space Sciences Center has cooperated with many institutes in Japan, including University of Tokyo and Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, as well as professors from Kyushu University and Tokai University.”
The 2010 Taiwan-Japan Space Instrument Workshop, held from September 8th to September 10th, began at College of Management, Kuang-Fu Campus, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, inviting scientists and experts from Taiwan, Japan, Korea and Canada to provide current information on the measurement technology as well as satellite/rocket and ground observations for space science, explore key issues and possible solutions of instrument development and space science, and discuss international collaboration, especially among Asian countries.
In the opening ceremony, NCKU President Michael Ming-Chiao Lai expressed, “Japan started space exploration research and space instrument development since 1960s, which is much earlier than Taiwan. Japan is now very advanced in space instruments and satellite missions. Taiwanese space community started space instrument development only less than 10 years ago. NCKU Plasma and Space Science Center (PSSC) was established in 2006 with one of its main goals to establish capability in space instrument development and to launch scientific satellite missions.”
President Michael Ming-Chiao Lai added, “With the hard work of our faculty, scientists and engineers, NCKU has established the leading position in Taiwan in advanced space instrument development and technologies in nano-satellites and sounding rockets. NCKU has also established several world-class facilities for fabrication, test and calibration for space instrument developments and developed several space instruments for sounding rocket experiments and satellite missions.”
President Lai also mentioned, “I hope the workshop will stimulate more international cooperation in space science and satellite missions not only between Japan and Taiwan, but also among nations in Asia and even with Canada, USA and Europe.”
Prof. Chio-Zong Cheng of NCKU Institute of Space, Astrophysical and Plasma Sciences, the Director of NCKU Plasma and Space Science Center, said, “The purposes of the workshop are to encourage specific collaborations on space science and instrument development between Taiwan and Japan for the future space science missions, motivate information exchange between Taiwanese and Japanese scientists on topics which have not been understood or solved yet, and attract and encourage young generation in Taiwan to participate in space science experiments.”
Prof. Chio-Zong Cheng explained, “Many high-energy particles will directly penetrate the upper atmosphere. When we travel on airplane and pass high latitude areas near South and North poles, the particles can penetrate through the aircraft and even enter humans’ body easily. Thus, in order to avoid high-energy particle radiation, many airlines will change courses when they predict an influx of large amount of high-energy particles. To predict these high-energy particles, we need sophisticated space instruments to monitor changes in space.”
Prof. Cheng also revealed, “NCKU Plasma and Space Sciences Center has cooperated with many institutes in Japan, including University of Tokyo and Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, as well as professors from Kyushu University and Tokai University.”
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