Bureau français de Taipei will be holding the event on Thursday, 2nd May, starting from 18:30 at Taipei Info Hub (No. 265, Sec. 1, Zhongxiao W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan (R.O.C.))

Diamonds are not only a symbol of luxury and “Bling bling”, it is also a shining topic for scientific research. To explore the crucial role this gemstone plays in science, we have invited two experts from Taiwan and France: Professor Huan-Cheng, Chang (Research Fellow of Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei), and Professor Jean-François Roch (École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay), to share the collaboration and development on this field of research between Taiwan and France!

Jean-François Roch is the director of Quantum Saclay, the interdisciplinary center of the University Paris-Saclay dedicated to the academic and industrial development of quantum technologies. He is a professor of physics at Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, where he leads a research team focusing on the use of diamond point defects. Together with Alain Aspect and Philippe Grangier, Jean-François Roch was part of the team that conducted the single-photon interference experiments for the observation of wave-particle duality, groundbreaking work that led the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to award Alain Aspect the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2022. He is a senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France and an Overseas Fellow at Churchill College, University of Cambridge.

Huan-Cheng Chang is a distinguished professor at the Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences of the Academia Sinica. He earned his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Indiana University Bloomington, USA, in 1990. For over three decades, he has been at the forefront of research intersecting physics, chemistry, and biology, aiming to develop new methods, tools, and technologies for addressing problems with wide-ranging applications. In 2005, he pioneered the development of fluorescent nanodiamonds containing NV centers. In 2019, Huan-Cheng Chang and François Treussart (ENS Paris-Saclay) were awarded the prestigious Franco-Taiwanese research prize of the French Académie des Sciences, for their research on the use of the fluorescent nanodiamond crystals in neuronal imaging, enabling significant medical advancements.

Limited seats available, please register as soon as possible!