Tzu-Chen Hung was one of the first scholars in Taiwan to research on waste heat recovery. Years ago when the issue of energy shortage and energy crisis still wasn’t widely known to most people, professor Hung had already started addressing it.

Being one of the pioneers in the field, Hung’s papers are among one of the top 3 cited articles in the world. For example, “A review of Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs) for the recovery of low-grade waste heat” has been cited 156 times in SCOPUS and 192 times in Google Scholar. Likewise, “Waste heat recovery of Organic Rankine Cycle using dry fluids” has been cited 143 times in SCOPUS and 181 times in Google Scholar. Not only does Hung researches on theories, he also invented a waste heat recycling machine. The machine recovers wasted heat within the session and converts it back into energy which increases the efficiency of the machine. In other words, the machine recovers energy. Hung started developing his formulas for energy recycle about 10 years ago. As his theories began to mature, it wasn’t until recent years that he started to build an actual machine that he put his theories into actual physical models for testing.

Prof Hung’s main focus right now is to develop and refine his nuclear energy recycling machine. However due to the size of Taiwan, the island is too small to ensure nuclear safety. If something goes wrong and nuclear power is detonated, Taiwan as an island country will be wiped out from the face of the earth. So it is important for Huang to seek other remote locations in South East Asia to conduct his researches.

Because of Prof. Huang’s accomplishments in the field of energy recycling, he was invited to speak at the Forum for Developing Low-Carbon towns during Economic Transition. This forum was organized by the National Energy Administration of China, and Tianjin Development and Reform Commission. This forum was one of the discussions hosted jointly by Asia-Pacific Economic Corporation (APEC).

Hung is very devoted to his research and studies. He also co-established one of the first two nuclear programs with Taiwan Power Company (the biggest energy company in Taiwan) for students. This program is targeted towards students who are interested in nuclear power, and offers them an internship program at the company. If students perform well, it could subsequently lead to job opportunities. The idea behind the program is to cultivate students’ professional skills in the working field.

Taipei Tech is a technological and vocational university, hence it places emphasis on the importance of practice and learning by doing. Therefore, the faculty of Taipei Tech Univeristy is equipped with the ability to put their researches into practical use outside of the classrooms. Their researches and developments (R&D) can be put into use right away in the real world. Rather than focusing entirely on theoretical work, the R&D approach directly reflects Taipei Tech’s outlook for improving the Taiwanese industries.