- Introduction
Prof. Ya-Fen Wang was an accredited Professional Engineer and joined the Department of Environmental Engineering of Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU) at 2004. Prof. Wang’s research focused on air pollution control, hazardous waste treatment and transform waste into energy. Her publication “Hydrogen and Methane Production from Styrofoam Waste Using an Atmospheric-pressure Microwave Plasma Reactor “ was selected as the best engineering paper in AAQR at 2021 (Aerosol and Air Quality Research). She is not only focused on academic research, but also devoted to environmental education, especially for foreign students who come to Taiwan to study. She encourages students to serve the communities based on their professional knowledge. She has organized Theory and Technique Taiwan Forum on Sustainable Environment for ASEAN students job matching and cooperate with Ministry of Education to cultivate Green STEM female students. Prof. Wang is also conducting a local green life program for industry and community, to get new mindsets for behavior change to achieve a net zero future.