ASROC Awards
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ASROC Awards #
Heaven Quest Award #
(established: May 2013)
Article 1
The Astronomical Society of the Republic of China (ASROC) established the “Heaven Quest Award” to recognize individuals or groups with distinguished contributions to astronomical research.
Article 2
The award is presented at the annual ASROC meeting based on nominations by at least five ASROC members and approval by the Joint Board of Directors and Supervisors.
Article 3
Each recipient or group may receive the award only once.
Article 4
This regulation was approved by the Board of Directors and reported at the General Assembly. Any amendments follow the same procedure.
Heaven Quest Award Recipients #
- 1st (May 2014): Paul T.P. Ho
- 2nd (May 2015): Typhoon Lee
- 3rd (May 2016): Frank H. Shu
- 4th (May 2017): Wing-Huen Ip
- 5th (May 2018): Ronald Taam
- 6th (Oct. 2022): You-Hua Chu
Heaven Talk Award #
(established: May 2013)
Article 1
The Astronomical Society of the Republic of China (ASROC) established the “Heaven Talk Award” to recognize individuals or groups with outstanding contributions to astronomy education and the popularization of astronomy.
Article 2
The award is presented at the annual ASROC meeting based on nominations by at least five ASROC members and approval by the Joint Board of Directors and Supervisors.
Article 3
Each recipient or group may receive the award only once.
Article 4
This regulation was approved by the Board of Directors and reported at the General Assembly. Any amendments follow the same procedure.
Heaven Talk Award Recipients #
- 1st (May 2014): Taipei Astronomical Museum
- 2nd (May 2015): Wei-Hsin Sun
- 3rd (May 2016): Han-Tzong Su and the APOD Translation Team
- 4th (May 2017): Familystar
- 5th (May 2018): Taichung Amateur Astronomers Association
- 6th (May 2019): National Museum of Natural Science
- 7th (Sep. 2020): Hsieh-Hai Fu
- 8th (May 2024): Tainan Astronomical Education Area
Exceptional Contribution Awards #
Statement
ASROC established this award to recognize individuals with exceptional contributions to Taiwan’s astronomical community.
- Zhang Heng Exceptional Contribution Award (2002): Shen Chun-Shan
Honorary Members #
Statement
Individuals with significant contributions to astronomy may be nominated by five members and approved at the General Assembly to become Honorary Members of ASROC.
- (2004): Tsai Chang-Hsien
- (2004): Shen Chun-Shan
Journal of Taipei Astronomical Museum Editorial Award #
Statement
Since 2003, ASROC has co-published the Journal of Taipei Astronomical Museum with the Taipei Astronomical Museum. Starting from 2006 (Vol. 4), the ASROC annual meeting has presented the Editorial Award to recognize outstanding contributions.
| Year (Volume) | Recipient | Institution | Title of Awarded Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 (Vol. 9) | Jia-Wei Wang | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | Searching for the Physical Conditions that Determine the Disk Evolution |
| 2010 (Vol. 8) | Hsiang-Fu Huang | University College London, Science and Technology Studies | The Instructive Role of the Orrery in Astronomical Display |
| 2009 (Vol. 7) | Li-Ting Hsu | Dept. of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University | Study on Dust in Type 2 Quasars and Their Host Galaxies |
| 2008 (Vol. 6) | Yi-Hsin Shih | Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University | Near-Infrared Polarimetric Observations of the Giant HII Region NGC3576 |
| 2007 (Vol. 5) | Ting-Hung Peng | Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University | Probing the Galactic Structure with 2MASS Near-Infrared Data |
| 2006 (Vol. 4) | Pei-Chun Hsu | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | Particle Acceleration within the Magnetosphere of Pulsars |
ASROC Annual Meeting Best Oral and Poster Presentation Awards #
| Year | Institution | Recipient | Award Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, NTU | Po-Sheng Ou | Oral Presentation |
| 2024 | Dept. of Earth Sciences, NTNU | Jung-Ting Hsu | Poster Presentation |
| 2024 | Dept. of Physics, National Chung Hsing University | Tsung-Ching Yang | Poster Presentation |
| 2024 | Dept. of Physics, National Chung Cheng University | Wei-Shan Su | Poster Presentation |
| 2023 | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | Yen-Hsing Lin | Oral Presentation |
| 2023 | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | Tzu-Hsuan Lin | Poster Presentation |
| 2023 | Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University | Pei-Chun Tsai | Poster Presentation |
| 2023 | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | En-Tzu Lin | Poster Presentation |
| 2022 | Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, NTU | Cheng-Lin Liao | Oral Presentation |
| 2022 | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | Szu-Nan Long | Oral Presentation |
| 2022 | Dept. of Physics, National Chung Hsing University | Hsiu-Yu Chang | Poster Presentation |
| 2022 | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | Ying-Chi Hu | Poster Presentation |
| 2022 | Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, NTU | Yuka Terada | Poster Presentation |
| 2020 | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | Sundairy | Oral Presentation |
| 2020 | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | Yu-Hsuan Yeh | Oral Presentation |
| 2020 | Dept. of Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering, NTU | Chen-Yu Chuang | Poster Presentation |
| 2020 | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | Po-Yen Chen | Poster Presentation |
| 2020 | Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University | Chen-Kai Kao | Poster Presentation |
| 2019 | Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University | Shih-Yun Tang | Oral Presentation |
| 2019 | Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University | Chen Chen-Yu | Poster Presentation |
| 2019 | Graduate Institute of Applied Physics, NTU | Chien-Hsun Lee | Poster Presentation |
| 2019 | Dept. of Physics, National Tsing Hua University | Chih-Teng Ling | Poster Presentation |
| 2018 | Graduate Institute of Communication Engineering, NTU | Yu-Hsuan Deng | Oral Presentation |
| 2018 | Dept. of Physics, NTU | Li-Hsin Chen | Poster Presentation |
| 2018 | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | Yi-Han Wu | Poster Presentation |
| 2018 | Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University | Yen-Lin Lai | Poster Presentation |
| 2017 | Dept. of Physics, NTU | Li-Hsin Chen | Poster Presentation |
| 2017 | Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University | Chih-Hsuan Chu | Poster Presentation |
| 2017 | Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University | Chia-Lung Lin | Poster Presentation |
| 2016 | Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University | Chen Cheng | Poster Presentation |
| 2016 | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | Yi-Heng Wang | Poster Presentation |
| 2016 | Dept. of Physics, NTU | Wei-Chen Wang | Poster Presentation |
| 2016 | Dept. of Physics, National Central University | Shih-Yun Tang | Poster Presentation |
| 2015 | Dept. of Earth Sciences, NTNU | Ya-Wen Yu | Poster Presentation |
| 2015 | Graduate Institute of Astronomy, NTU | Ching-Hwa Lin | Poster Presentation |
| 2015 | Dept. of Earth Sciences, National Central University | Jui-Chi Lee | Poster Presentation |
| 2014 | Dept. of Earth Sciences, NTNU | You-Ling Chuang | Poster Presentation |
| 2014 | Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University | Li-Ching Huang | Poster Presentation |
| 2014 | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | Chun-Le Yu | Poster Presentation |
| 2013 | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | Jia-Wei Wang | Poster Presentation |
| 2013 | Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, NTU | Hung-Chin Huang | Poster Presentation |
| 2013 | Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University | Chia-Jung Chuang | Poster Presentation |
| 2012 | Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University | Pin-Fang Wang | Poster Presentation |
| 2012 | Dept. of Physics, NTU | Yun-Hsin Huang | Poster Presentation |
| 2012 | Dept. of Physics, NTU | Tzu-Ming Kuo | Poster Presentation |
| 2011 | Dept. of Earth Sciences, NTNU | Yu-Sen Hsu | Poster Presentation |
| 2011 | Dept. of Earth Sciences, NTNU | Sun-Cheng Lin | Poster Presentation |
| 2010 | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | Tao-Chung Ching | Poster Presentation |
| 2010 | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | Mei-Yan Wang | Poster Presentation |
| 2010 | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | Mei-Jung Mu | Poster Presentation |
| 2009 | Dept. of Earth Sciences, NTNU | Li-Ting Hsu | Poster Presentation |
| 2009 | Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University | Tian-Hao Hsieh | Poster Presentation |
| 2008 | Dept. of Earth Sciences, NTNU | Mei-Ling Huang | Poster Presentation |
| 2006 | Dept. of Earth Sciences, NTNU | Hsiao-Erh Chuang | Poster Presentation |
| 2006 | Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, NTU | Kuo-Sung Wang | Poster Presentation |
| 2005 | Dept. of Physics, NTNU | Chen-Yuan Huang | Poster Presentation |
| 2004 | Dept. of Physics, NTU | Ying-Ying Lee | Poster Presentation |
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