Our Professor

Professor Chih-Hao Fan

Current Position: Professor, Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University
E-mail：chfan@ntu.edu.tw
PhD, Environmental Engineering, Purdue University (June 1994–August 1997)
Master's, Environmental Engineering, Purdue University (September 1992–June 1994)
Bachelor's, Agricultural Engineering, National Taiwan University (October 1986–June 1990)
Master's, Law, Soochow University (September 2003–June 2008)
  1. Professor, Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University (2018.8~)～)
  2. Vice Dean, College of Biological Resources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University (2024.8~)～)
  3. Director, Center for International Agricultural Education and Academic Exchanges College of Bioresources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University (2024.8~)～)
  4. Section Chief, Division of Research and Development Ecological Engineering Research Center College of Bioresources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University (2024.4~2027.4)～2027.04)
  5. Chairperson, Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University (2018.8~2021.7)～2021.07)
  6. Associate Professor, Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University (2015.2~2018.7)～2018.07)
  7. Advisory Committee Member, Liugong Management Office, Irrigation Agency, Ministry of Agriculture (2021.7~)～)
  8. Review Committee Member, Water Pollution Control Fee Rate Review Committee, Environmental Protection Administration (2019.01~2023.01)～2023.01)
  9. Management Committee Member, Water Pollution Control Fund Management Committee, Environmental Protection Administration (2019.01~2021.11)～2021.11)
  10. Director, Taiwan Association of Soil and Groundwater Environmental Protection (2025.03～2027.03)(2025.03～2027.03)
  11. Secretary General, Taiwan Agricultural Engineers Society (2018.8~2023.8)～)
  12. Director, Taiwan Bio-energy Technology Development Association (2016.3~2018.2)～2018.02)
  13. Vice Chairman, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage-Chinese Taipei Committee(2018.8~2021.7)～2021.07)
  14. Managing Editor, Paddy and Water Environment～)
  15. Associate Editor-in-Chief, Taiwan Water Conservancy (2019.4~)～)
  1. Principal Investigator, National Science and Technology Council, (Impact on the agricultural irrigation under the influence of climate change and adaptation strategies for stabilizing agricultural irrigation water supply (Main project – Subproject 1 (1/2), 114-2621-M-002-008-, 2025.08～2025.07), TWD 3.241 million.
  2. Principal Investigator, National Science and Technology Council, (Development of carbon/nitrogen fixation technologies in ammonium concentrated industrial wastewater treatment processes using PNSB and Comammox and its low-carbon valorization applications (2/3), 114-2321-B-002-016-，2025.07～2026.06), TWD 8.00 million.
  3. Principal Investigator, Ministry of Environment, (Energizing River Patrol Team with Empowerment and Educational Training, ROC Year 114, 2025.02.21～2025.12.10), TWD 3.80 million.
  4. Co-Principal Investigator, National Taiwan University Higher Education Sprout Project, (Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on the Stability of Food Supply in Yunlin: A Life Cycle Assessment Approach to the Water-Energy-Food-Land (WEFL) Nexus, 2025.01.01～2025.12.31), TWD 0.528 million.
  5. Principal Investigator, National Science and Technology Council, (Impact on the agricultural irrigation under the influence of climate change and adaptation strategies for stabilizing agricultural irrigation water supply (Main project – Subproject 1 (1/2), 113-2621-M-002-009-, 2024.08～2025.07), TWD 1.625 million.
  6. Principal Investigator, National Science and Technology Council, (Development of carbon/nitrogen fixation technologies in ammonium concentrated industrial wastewater treatment processes using PNSB and Comammox and its low-carbon valorization applications (1/3), 113-2321-B-002-039-, 2024.07～2025.06), TWD 8.00 million.
  7. Principal Investigator, Ministry of Environment, (Energizing River Patrol Team with Empowerment and Educational Training, ROC Year 113, 2024.02.21~2024.12.10), TWD 3.90 million.
  8. Principal Investigator, Irrigation Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, (Promote research on agricultural water saving and improve drought resilience technologies, 2024.01.01 ~ 2024.12.31), TWD 0.585 million.
  9. Principal Investigator, Industrial-Academic Collaboration Project, (Plastic Resource Material Distribution Analysis and Management Project Work Plan, Environmental and Geoinformatic Technology Co., LTD., 2023.03～2023.11), TWD 2.80 million.
  10. Principal Investigator, Industrial-Academic Collaboration Project, (Study on ecosystem characterization and establishment of landscape model module, Sinotech Engineering Consultants Inc., 2022.05～2027.07), TWD 18.0 million
  11. Principal Investigator, Industrial-Academic Collaboration Project, (Polypropylene (PP) Plastic Recycling Technology Development Research Plan, Shengshi Ecotechnology Co., LTD., 2022.02～2022.07), TWD 0.40 million.
  12. Principal Investigator, National Science and Technology Council, (Integrated Eco-Farming Practices and Green Infrastructure Towards Responsible Consumption and Production in Agriculture, 111-2923-B-002-002-MY3, 2022.01～2024.12), TWD 2.40 million.
  13. Principal Investigator, Ministry of Environment, (Energizing River Patrol Team with Empowerment and Educational Training, ROC Year 112, 2023.03.30～2023.12.10), TWD 3.70 million.
  14. Principal Investigator, Ministry of Environment, (Groundwater Resource Sustainability Management Strategic Project, 2023.04.20～2025.04.08), TWD 6.871 million.
  15. Principal Investigator, Ministry of Environment, (Green Control Technology for Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution Application and Extension Evaluation Project, 2021.12.24～2022.11.30), TWD 5.95 million.
  16. Principal Investigator, Ministry of Environment (Energizing River Patrol Team with Empowerment and Educational Training, ROC Year 111, 2022.02.25～2022.12.10), TWD 3.47 million.
  17. Principal Investigator, Irrigation Agency, Ministry of Agriculture (Promote research on agricultural water saving and improve drought resilience technologies, 2023.01.01～2023.12.31), TWD 0.49 million.
  18. Principal Investigator, Irrigation Agency, Ministry of Agriculture (Promote research on agricultural water saving and improve drought resilience technologies, 2022.01.01～2022.12.31), TWD 0.475 million.

Patents Obtained:
1. Polypropylene Plastic Recycling Technology - Taiwan (Invention No. I789321)
2. Polypropylene Plastic Recycling Technology - Japan (Patent No. 7171003)
3. Development of a Qualitative Analysis Method for Microplastics - Taiwan (12A-210913TW)
4. Development of a Qualitative Analysis Method for Microplastics - United States (12A-210913US)
5. Polypropylene Plastic Recycling Technology - PCT (12B-220421PCT)

Patents Pending:
1. Integration of Advanced Oxidation Process and Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Method - Taiwan (12A-220318TW)
2. Integration of Advanced Oxidation Process and Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Method - United States (12A-220318US)
3. Polypropylene Plastic Recycling Technology - Australia (12B-220421AU)
4. Polypropylene Plastic Recycling Technology - European Union (12B-220421EU)
5. Polypropylene Plastic Recycling Technology - United States (12B-220421US) Retractable Container Contents

Prize

National Outstanding Contribution Award for Water Conservancy

Professor Fan Zhihao has been engaged in teaching and research for over 20 years, dedicating himself to the fields of water resources and environmental management, applying engineering technology to address various water environmental issues. To date, he has published over 80 papers in international SCI journals, making him an influential scholar in Taiwan's water environment management field.
Water Prize 1
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The department's core competence is to cultivate outstanding professionals in bioenvironmental engineering and soil and water resources, nurturing engineers who build a sustainable environment. We hope that graduates will apply engineering techniques and scientific methods to effectively manage and utilize environmental resources, improve the quality of human living environments, and promote the sustainable use of resources.
  • We aim to cultivate individuals with excellent character, social concern, and a global perspective.
  • We aim to cultivate scientific and technological personnel with the ability to analyze, innovate, and solve problems related to bioenvironmental systems engineering.
  • We aim to cultivate personnel with the ability to increase resource efficiency, improve the living environment, and promote the sustainable use of natural resources.
  • We aim to cultivate personnel with the ability to continue research and development in bioenvironmental engineering, soil and water resources and ecological engineering, as well as environmental systems analysis and information management technologies, to promote the development goal of balanced production, life, and ecology.
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