International Journal Leadership
Former Editor-in-Chief of Marine Geophysical Research and Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences .
DEAN OF SAGE
Shu-Kun Hsu
His research centers on marine geophysics and tectonics, leading interdisciplinary teams to explore the scientific foundations of marine environments, energy resources, and sustainable development.
Dean, Graduate College of Sustainability
and Green Energy
Distinguished Professor,
Department of Earth Sciences
Adjunct Research Fellow,
Institute of Earth Sciences,
Academia Sinica
Contact Information
- Office
- S206
- Office Phone
- +886-3-422-7151 Ext. 65620
- Laboratory
- Marine Geophysics Laboratory, S317
- Laboratory Phone
- +886-3-422-7151 Ext. 65639
- hsu@ncu.edu.tw
Areas of Expertise
Marine Geology and Geophysics
Seafloor, stratigraphy, and offshore
geological structures
Tectonics
Subduction zones and seismogenic
structures around Taiwan
Gravity and Magnetic Exploration
Geophysical data analysis and
interpretation methods
Seafloor Stability and Gas Hydrates
Seafloor geological safety and
marine energy resources
Research and Academic Profile
Professor Shu-Kun Hsu specializes in marine geophysics, with particular emphasis on the tectonic and seismogenic structures of the Ryukyu and Manila subduction zones around Taiwan, geological structures associated with gas hydrates, and issues related to seafloor stability.
He has long been engaged in marine exploration and geophysical data analysis and has published more than 100 SCI-indexed journal papers. His high-resolution analytic-signal and Euler-deconvolution techniques for interpreting gravity and magnetic exploration data have attracted broad international attention and citations.
From 2008 through the end of 2015, he served as Editor-in-Chief of Marine Geophysical Research. From 2015 to 2018, he served as Editor-in-Chief of Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAO).
From 2013 to 2015, he served as Convener of the Oceanography Discipline Review Committee at the Ministry of Science and Technology. His research achievements were recognized with the 2014 Taiwan-France Science and Technology Award, and several of his papers received best-cited-paper recognition from SCI journals.
In June 2018, he collaborated with French scientists to investigate geological extreme events in waters around Taiwan while conducting a gas-hydrate survey off southwestern Taiwan. During that expedition, the team recovered Taiwan's first physical sample of gas hydrate.
Academic and Research Highlights
More Than 100 SCI-Indexed Papers
His research covers marine geophysics, tectonics, gravity and magnetic exploration, and gas hydrates.
2014 Taiwan-France Science and Technology Award
His research achievements were recognized by the Grand Prix de Fondation scientifique Franco-Taiwanaise.
Taiwan's First Physical Gas-Hydrate Sample
In 2018, he collaborated with French scientists on marine research around Taiwan and recovered a physical gas-hydrate sample during an expedition off southwestern Taiwan.
Gravity and Magnetic Exploration Methods
His high-resolution analytic-signal and Euler-deconvolution techniques have received broad international attention and citations.
Marine Science and International Collaboration
Long-term participation in oceanography review activities, international marine research, and academic collaboration involving Taiwan and the Philippines.
Education
- 1992–1995 Department of Earth Sciences, University of Western Brittany, France Ph.D.
- 1985–1987 Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University M.S.
- 1980–1984 Department of Physics, Earth Science Division, National Taiwan Normal University B.S.
Professional Experience
- Since Jan. 2024 Dean, Graduate College of Sustainability and Green Energy, National Central University
- Since Aug. 2021 Adjunct Research Fellow, Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica
- Since Jan. 2008 Distinguished Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, National Central University
- Aug. 2019 – Jan. 2025 Dean, College of Earth Sciences, National Central University
- Aug. 2015 – Jul. 2018 Editor-in-Chief, Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
- Sep. 2008 – Dec. 2015 Editor-in-Chief, Marine Geophysical Research
- Jan. 2016 – Dec. 2018 Advisory Committee Member, Oceanography Discipline, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Science and Technology
- Jan. 2013 – Dec. 2015 Convener, Oceanography Discipline Review Committee, Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Science and Technology
- Jan. 2013 – Dec. 2015 Chair, Republic of China Committee for the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research SCOR / ICSU
- Aug. 2007 – Jul. 2011 Chair, Department of Earth Sciences, National Central University
- Jan. 2006 – Dec. 2007 Director, Earth Sciences Research Promotion Center, National Science Council