Prof. Yeukuang Hwu

Yeukuang Hwu is the CEO of the SYNAPSE consortium (www.synapse-axon.org), leading a global initiative to map large animal and human brain connectomes using cutting-edge X-ray imaging technologies. He is also a Distinguished Research Fellow at Academia Sinica and holds adjunct professorships at several prestigious universities and research institutions. With over three decades of expertise in synchrotron-based research, Professor Hwu has made pioneering contributions to phase contrast microradiology and nanotomography, significantly advancing the x-ray imaging applications in life sciences, materials science, and many other areas.

Specifically, using the zone plate x-ray optics developed by his laboratory, his team went on setting a world record in 2007, achieving 15 nm resolution with multi-keV x-rays. This positioned him at the forefront of x-ray microscopy, opening new frontiers in nanoscience and subcellular imaging.

Professor Hwu is an elected Fellow of the Chinese Physics Society and the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the National Research Council Distinguished Research Award and the Taiwan-France Scientific Award. He has delivered more than 100 invited talks at international conferences, 12 international patents, and has published over 315 refereed journal articles, garnering more than 10,000 citations.