Professor Eamor M. Woo is an internationally recognized scholar in chemical and polymer engineering with a distinguished academic and research career spanning several decades. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, USA, after completing his M.S. at the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, and his B.S. at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. He currently serves as Emeritus Chair Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, where he previously held the positions of Chair Professor and Distinguished Professor for many years.
Professor Woo has made outstanding contributions to polymer science and engineering through his pioneering research in polymer physics, crystal assembly, microscopy, X-ray diffraction, biodegradable polymers, polymer blends, and nanocomposites. He has authored more than 325 peer-reviewed and highly cited journal publications, including influential review articles, book chapters, and edited volumes, and has delivered over 260 invited presentations worldwide, many of them as keynote and plenary lectures at major international conferences.
In addition to his research achievements, Professor Woo has played a prominent role in academic publishing and professional service. He has served as Senior Editor of the Journal of Polymer Research (Springer Nature) since 2012 and has been a Guest Editor for leading journals such as Crystals and Polymers. His scholarly impact has been consistently recognized through inclusion in Stanford University’s World’s Top Scientists lists, ranking among the Top 1% of scientists worldwide based on career-long impact, and through his designation as a Top Scholar by ScholarGPS, placing him among the top 0.1% globally in polymer-related research.
Professor Woo’s excellence has been honored with numerous prestigious awards from Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, and major professional societies. He is an elected Fellow of both the Taiwan Polymer Society and the Chemical Engineering Society, reflecting his leadership and enduring influence in the global polymer science community.