Program Overview

Time\Date May 26(Mon) May 27(Tue) May 28(Wed) May 29(Thu)
08:30~09:00 Registration
(10F)
09:00~09:20 Opening A6: Plenary 4
(Iijima/ C)
Keynote 4
(Baughman/ C)
Keynote 5
(Schreck/ D)
A11: Plenary 5
(Amaratunga/ A)
Keynote 7
(Gruen/ N)
Keynote 8
(Lee/ BN)
A17: Plenary 7
(Kawarada/ B)
Keynote 10
(Chang/ B)
Keynote 11
(Asmussen/ A)
09:20~09:40 A1:
Plenary 1
(Butler)
Overview
Plenary 2
(Mao/ D)
09:40~10:00
10:00~10:20
10:20~10:40
10:40~11:00 Coffee Break
11:00~11:25
(Invited)
A2:
Plenary 3
(Awshalom/ D)
Keynote 1
(Louie/ G)
Keynote 2
(Ley/ G)
A7
I-5(Jiang)
B7
I-6(Suzuki)
A12
I-11(Oland)
B12
I-12(Davidso)
A18
I-17(Komatsu)
B18
I-17(Komatsu)
11:25~11:40 C D N A B DLC
11:40~11:55
11:55~12:10
12:10~12:25
12:30~14:30 Reception (1F) P1 (12F)
Poster 1 (D, G, DLC) &
Lunch
P2 (12F)
Poster 2 (C, B, A) &
Lunch
A19 Poster Awards,
Closing & Lunch (10F)
14:30~14:55
(Invited)
A3
I-1(Prawer)
B3
I-2(Chhow)
A8
I-7(Futaba)
B8
I-8(Zou)
A13
I-13(Koga)
B13
I-14(Hsu)

14:00-21:00
Excursion

  • D: Diamond
  • C:CNTs
  • G: Graphene
  • N: NCD
  • B: Bio
  • A: Applications
  • Room A(10F)
  • Room B(10F)
  • Grand Ballroom(12F)
14:55~15:10 D G C D N A,B
15:10~15:25
15:25~15:40
15:40~15:55
15:55~16:15 Coffee/Tea
16:15~16:40
(Invited)
A4
I-3(Loh)
B4
I-4 (Viswa)
A9
I-9(Chen)
B9
I-10(Sinnot)
A14
I-15(Moral)
B14
I-16(Glass)
16:40~16:55 D C C D N B
16:55~17:10
17:10~17:40 A5
Keynote 3
(Ruoff/ G)
A10
Keynote 6
(Hess/ D)
A15
Keynote 9
(Hamers/ B)
17:40~18:30 Free
18:30~21:30   19:00-21:00:
Advisory Committee Meeting
19:00-22:00:
Bowling Competition
A16
Banquet & Culture Event
Plenary 6 (Y.T. Lee)
21:30-22:30
Executive Committee
Meeting

DAY 1: May 26 (Monday)

  • 08:30~09:00Registration 
  • 09:00~09:20 Opening
    Yuh-Lin Wang
    (Director, Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
    Da Hsuan Feng
    (Vice President, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)
  • Session A1 Overview   
    Chairman: Yonhua Tzeng
    (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan & Auburn University, USA)
    09:20~10:00
    (Plenary) James E. Butler (Naval Research laboratory,USA)  
    Research Questions in the CVD of Diamond and its Applications
    10:00~10:40 (Plenary) Ho Kwang Mao (Carnegie Institute, USA) 
    Advances in High Growth Rate Fabrication of Single Crystal CVD Diamond 
  • 10:40~11:00Coffee Break
  • Session A2 Quantum Information & Graphene
    Chairman: Harold Weinstock (AFOSR, USA)
    11:00~11:40 (Plenary) David Awschalom (UC Santa Barbara, USA)
    Diamond for Spintronics and Quantum Information Processing
    11:40~12:10 (Keynote) Steve Louie (UC Berkeley, USA)
    Electronic and Optical Properties of Graphene and Nanotubes
    12:10~12:40 (Keynote) Lothar Ley (University of Erlangen, DE)  
    Graphene on Silicon Carbide (SiC): Growth, Bonding, and Electronic Properties 
  • 12:40~14:30Reception (1F)
  • Session A3 Quantum Information
    Chairman: Yasuo Koide (NIMS, Japan)
    • 14:30~14:55(Invited)
    • Steven Prawer(Univ. of Melbourne, Australia)
    • Fabrication Strategies for Practical Diamond Based Quantum Information
    • 14:55~15:10
    • P. Bergonzo(CEA-LIST, France)  
      Single Crystal CVD Diamond
    • Growth for Radiotherapy Detection Device Fabrication  
      15:10~15:25
      A. I. Shames(Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)
      Structural and Magnetic Resonance Study of Astralen Nanoparticles
      15:25~15:40
      Aharonovich Igor(University of Melbourne, Australia)  
      Fabrication of Nickel Centers in Diamond for Quantum Optical Applications
      15:40~15:55
      Ngoc Diep Lai(UMR CNRS, France)
      Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance of a Single Electron Spin in Nanodiamond
    Session B3 Graphene
    Chairman:Mao-Hua Teng(National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
    14:30~14:55(Invited)
    Manish Chhowalla (Rutgers University, USA)  
    Solution-processed Transparent and Conducting SWCNT and Graphene Thin Films
    14:55~15:10
    Barbaros Ozyilmaz (National University of Singapore, Singapore)  
    The Fabrication and Physics of Graphene Device  
    15:10~15:25
    Jon-Hsu Ho(National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)  
    Landau Level Spectrum of Bilayer Bernal Graphene
    15:25~15:40
    Milos Nesladek (CEA-LIST, France)  
    Towards Diamond Graphene Interfaces: Low Temperature STM Study
    15:40~15:55
    Zhenhua Ni(Nanyang Technological
    University, Singapore)  
    Raman and Contrast Imaging Studies of Graphene 
  • 15:55~16:15Coffee Break
  • Session A4 Diamond
    Chairman: Hideyuki Watanabe (AIST, Japan)
    16:15~16:40 (Invited)
    Kian Ping Loh (National University of Singapore, Singapore)  
    Suzuki Coupling of Aryl Organics on Diamond for Photovoltaic Application
    16:40~16:55  
    Suneet Kumar Arora (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India)
    Growth and Field Emission Characteristics of Diamond Films on Macroporous Silicon
    Substrate
    16:55~17:10
    Fanxiu Lu (University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China)  
    Commercialization of High Power dc Arcjet Technology for Low Cost Production of Large Area High Quality Freestanding Diamond Films and Diamond Film Coated WC-Co Cutting Tools
    Session B4 CNT & Graphene
    Chairman: Wen-Jwu Wang(Tamkang
    University, Taiwan)
    16:15~16:40(Invited)
    B. Viswanathan(Indian Institute of
    Technology, Madras, India)  
    Hetero-atoms as Activation Centers for
    Hydrogen Absorption in CNTs  
    16:40~16:55  
    Matthias Kress(WITec GmbH, Germany)  
    High-Resolution Imaging and Characterization
    of Carbon Nanotubes and Mono Layers of
    Graphene with the Confocal Raman AFM  
     
    16:55~17:10  
    Akihiro Hashimoto(University of Fukui, Japan)
    Electron Beam Irradiation Effect for Solid C60 Expitaxy on Graphene
  • Session A5 Graphene
    Chairman: Thomas E. Erstfeld (AFOSR, USA)
    17:10~17:40 (Keynote)  
    Rod Ruoff (University of TexGraphene-based Materials)

DAY 2: May 27 (Tuesday)

  • 08:30~09:00 Registration 
  • Session A6 CNT & Diamond
    Chairman: Tsong P. Perng (President, Yuen Ze University, Taiwan)
    09:00~09:40 Plenary 3
    Sumio Iijima (AIST, Japan)  
    High Resolution Electron Microscopy of Carbon Nanotubes
    09:40~10:10 Keynote 4
    Ray Baughman (University of Texas at Dallas, USA)  
    Diverse Carbon Nanotube Artificial Muscles Meet an Exciting New Family Member
    10:10~10:40 Keynote 5
    Matthias Schreck (University of Augsburg, Germany)  
    Diamond Nucleation on Iridium: New Experiments for a Comprehensive Model 
  • 10:40~11:00Coffee Break
  • Session A7 CNT
    Chairman: Yoshinori Ando (Meijo University,
    Japan)  
    11:00~11:25 (Invited)
    Kaili Jiang (Tsinghua University, China)
    Controlled Growth of Super-aligned CNT
    Arrays and Their Applications 
    11:25~11:40
    Ing-Shouh Hwang (Academia Sinica, Taiwan) 
    Imaging of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes with a Low-energy Electron Point Source Microscope 
    11:40~11:55
    Jyh-Ming Ting (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)
    Growth of Aligned CNTs on Fe/Si Thin Film Catalysts with and without an Al Underlayer 
    11:55~12:10
    Chuanhong Jin (AIST, Tsukuba, Japan) 
    Plumbing Carbon Nanotubes
    12:10~12:25
    Kuo Chu Hwang (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
    Core-Shell Metal/Carbon Nanoparticles:
    Production and Growth Mechanism
    Session B7 Diamond
    Chairman: Jow-Lay Huang (National Cheng
    Kung University, Taiwan)
    11:00~11:25 (Invited)
    Mariko Suzuki (Toshiba, Japan) 
    Electrical Properties of n-type Diamond Schottky Diodes
    11:25~11:40
    Ken Haenen (Hasselt University, Belgium) 
    Incorporation of Phosphorous in
    Microcrystalline Diamond Films: Growth,
    Characterisation and Devices
    11:40~11:55
    Xiao-Jun Hu (Zhejiang University of Technology, China) 
    The Structural Properties of B-O Codoped Diamond Films 
    11:55~12:10
    Dongchen Qi (National University of Singapore, Sinagpore) 
    Surface Transfer Doping of Diamond (100) by Organic Molecules                     12:10~12:25
    Kenji Ueda (NTT Basic Research Lab, Japan) 
    Beryllium-doped Single-crystal Diamond
  • 12:25~14:30 All 341 Posters (P1-001 to P1-171 presentation) & Lunch (12 F)
  • Session A8 CNT
    Chairman: Jong Uk Kim (Korea
    Electrotechnology Research Institute, Korea)
    14:30~14:55 (Invited)
    Don Futaba (AIST, Japan) 
    “Super Growth”: Working to Supply the World with Catalyst-free SWNTs
    14:55~15:10
    Jeong-Yuan Hwang (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) 
    Polymer Structure and Solvent Effects on the Selective Dispersion of Single-walled Carbon
    Nanotubes 
    15:10~15:25
    Elena D. Obraztsova (Russian Academy of
    Sciences, Russia) 
    Selection of Single-wall Carbon Nanotubes Matching the Different Spectral Ranges
    15:25~15:40
    Golap Kalita (Chubu University, Japan) 
    Cutting Carbon Nanotubes through Fluorination and Defluorination
    15:40~15:55
    Hong-Ming Lin (Tatung University, Taiwan) 
    Application of Carbon Nanotubes as Nano Reactors
    Session B8 Diamond Applications
    Chairman: Ming-Show Wong (National Dong
    Hwa University, Taiwan)

    14:30~14:55 (Invited)
    Guangtian Zou (Jilin University, China)
    Diamond Synthesis and Applications
    14:55~15:10
    Marco Marinelli (Rome Tor Vergata University, Italy) 
    Single Crystal Diamond Neutron Detectors with Improved Sensitivity
    15:10~15:25
    Li Chang (National Chiao Tung University.,
    Taiwan) 
    Growth and Characterization of Diamond Films on TiN/Si(100) by Microwave Plasma
    CVD
    15:25~15:40
    Oliver Williams (Hasselt University, Belgium) 
    The Diamond Microbalance 
    15:40~15:55
    James C. Sung (KINIK Company, Taiwan)
    The Fabrication of Ideal Diamond Disk by Casting Diamond Film on Silicon wafer
  • 15:55~16:15Coffee Break
  • Session A9 CNT
    Chairman: Atsushi Hirata (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
    16:15~16:40 (Invited)
    Li-Chyong Chen (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
    Modification of CNTs for Fuel Cell and Capacitor Applications
    16:40~16:55  
    Lain-Jong Li (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)  
    Towards High Performance and Solution- Processed Field-Effect Transistors Based on
    Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Network
    16:55~17:10
    Shu Ping Lau (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
    Field Emission of a Sinat Sub 100 nm
    Session B9 Simulation
    Chairman: Seong-Shan Yap (Multimedia University, Malaysia)
    16:15~16:40 (Invited)
    Susan Sinnott (University of Florida, USA)
    Computational Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Nanomaterials
    16:40~16:55  
    S. Kono (Tohoku University, Japan)
    Energy Band Diagram of CVD Diamond Surface Conductive Layer
    16:55~17:10  
    Evgeny Eydelman (Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
    Russia)
    The High Thermoelectric Effect in Nanocarbon at Sub 100 nm Generated by the Ballistic Phonon Drag of Electrons
  • Session A10 Characterization
    Chairman: Han-Chang Shih (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
    17:10~17:40 (Keynote)
    Peter Hess (University of Heidelberg, DE)  
    Determination of Mechanical Properties of Diamond by Novel Laser-ultrasound Methods  

DAY 3: May 28 (Wednesday)

  • 08:30~09:00 Registration 
  • Session A11 NCD & Application
    Chairman: Timothy Grotjohn (Michigan State University, USA)
    09:00~09:40 (Plenary)
    Gehan Amaratunga (Cambridge University, UK)  
    Nanocomposite Photovoltaic Surfaces for Energy Harvesting
    09:40~10:10 (Keynote)
    Dieter Gruen (Argonne National Laboratory, USA)  
    New Horizons for Nanocarbon Materials  
    10:10~10:40 (Keynote)
    Shuit-Tong Lee (City University of Hong Kong, China)  
    Advances in Diamond and Cubic Boron Nitride Nanostructures and their Applications
  • 10:40~11:00Coffee Break
  • Session A12 NCD
    Chairman: Cheng-Hsuan Chen (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
    11:00~11:25 (Invited)
    Orlando Auciello (Argonne National Lab., USA)  
    Science and Technology for Monolithically Integrated High Performance RF MEMS/CMOS Devices Based on
    Ultrananocrystalline Diamond  
    11:25~11:40
    I-Nan Lin (Tamkang University, Taiwan)  
    Electron Field Emission Property of Nitrogen Doped Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Films
    11:40~11:55
    Beng Kang Tay (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)  
    Carbon-Carbon Hybrids : Fully Carbon Based Nanostructured Materials
    11:55~12:10
    Alexander Vul (Ioffe Physico-Technical
    Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences)  Nanodiamond as a New Carbon Material
    12:10~12:25
    W. P. Kang (Vanderbilt University, USA)  
    N2 Incorporated Nanodiamond Film with ‘ridge’ Surface Morphology for Detection of Bio-analyte 
    Session B12 Application
    Chairman: Junichi H. Kaneko (Hokkaido University, Japan)
    11:00~11:25 (Invited)
    Jim L. Davidson (Vanderbilt University, USA)
    A Monolithic Nanodiamond Lateral Field Emission Triode
    11:25~11:40
    Lothar Schaefer (Fraunhofer Alliance Diamond Coated Ceramics DiaCer, Germany)
    Interior Diamond Coating of Ceramic Wire Drawing Dies
    11:40~11:55
    Bohuslav Rezek (Institute of Physics ASCR, Czech Republic)  
    Photovoltage Effects in Polypyrrole-diamond Nanosystem
    11:55~12:10
    Shang-Bin Liu (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)  
    Platinum Supported on Amino-functionalized Ordered Mesoporous Carbons as
    Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction
    12:10~12:25
    Sergei Pimenov (General Physics Institute, Russia)  
    Long-term Field Emission Stability of SiC-nanowire Based Cathodes
  • 12:25~14:3012:25~14:30 All 341 Posters (P2-001 to P2-170 presentation) & Lunch (12 F) Poster 2 (C, N&A)& Lunch (12 F)
  • Session A13 NCD
    Chairman: Volker Buck (University
    Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
     
    14:30~14:55 (Invited)
    Yoshinori Koga (AIST, Japan)  
    Nanodiamond Deposition at Low Temperature
    14:55~15:10
    Robert J Nemanich (Arizona State University, USA)  
    Low Temperature Onset for Thermionic Emitters Based on Nitrogen Incorporated UNCD Films
    15:10~15:25
    Franklin Chau-Nan Hong (NCKU, Taiwan)  
    Low Temperature Growth of Highly Transparent Nanocrystalline Diamond Films
    on Quartz Glass by Hot Filament CVD
    15:25~15:40
    S. Shikata (Diamond Research Center, AIST, Japan)  
    Film Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator (FBAR) Fabrication by Nano-Crystalline Diamond
    15:40~15:55
    Rui F. Silva (University of Aveiro, Portugal)  
    CVD Micro/Nanocrystalline Diamond Bilayer Coated Odontological Drill Bits
    Session B13 Nanotubes & Bio
    Chairman: Erhard Kohn (University of Ulm, Germany)
    14:30~14:55 (Invited)
    Wen-Kuang Hsu (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
    CNT Composites as MEMS Elements
    14:55~15:10
    Takeo Oku (The University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan)  
    Synthesis and Atomic Structures of Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Nanohorns  
    15:10~15:25
    Zhen-Yu Juang (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)  
    Synthesis of BxCyNz Nanotubes by Plasma-assisted CVD Method and Investigation of Oxygen-assisted Growth
    Mechanisms
    15:25~15:40
    Hyoung Jin Choi (Inha University, Korea)  
    Amino Functionalization and Characteristics of
    Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube/Poly(methyl
    methacrylate) Nanocomposite  
    15:40~15:55
    Hiroshi Uetsuka (AIST, Japan)       SECM Analysis of DNA Sensor on Diamond  
  • 15:55~16:15 Coffee Break
  • Session A14 NCD
    Chairperson: Jin-Hua Huang (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
    16:15~16:40 (Invited)
    Gerardo Morell (Univ. of Puerto Rico, USA)
    Intrinsic Optical Properties and Composition of Ultra-Nanocrystalline Diamond
    16:40~16:55  
    Yonhua Tzeng (NCKU, Taiwan)
    Chemically Vapor Deposited
    Nanodiamond-Silica-Nanotube Composites
    16:55~17:10
    Paul W. May (University of Bristol, UK)
    A Model for the Growth and Renucleation of CVD Diamond: from UNCD Thin Films to
    Single Crystal Diamond Gemstones
    Session B14 Bio
    Chairman: Da-Yung Wang (Mingdao University, Taiwan)
    16:15~16:40 (Invited)
    Jeff Glass (Duke University, USA)  
    Diamond for Biosensing
    16:40~16:55  
    Chia-Liang Cheng (National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan)  
    Analyzing the Properties of Protein Attached Nanodiamond Prepared for Bio-applications  
    16:55~17:10  
    Sanju Gupta (University of Missouri, USA)  
    Bio-functionalization of Multifunctional
    Nanodiamond Surfaces for Developing
    “smart” Biosensors
  • Session A15 Bio
  • Chairperson: Chuang-Chuang Tsai (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)
    17:10~17:40 (Keynote)
    Robert Hamers (University of Wisconsin, USA)  
    Molecular and Biomolecular Interfaces to Nanocarbon: From Nanocrystalline Diamond to Carbon Nanofibers
  • Session A16 General (12F)
    18:30~21:30 Banquet Lecture & Culture Performance
    Chairman: Yuh-Lin Wang (Academia Sinica); Chun-Wei Chen (National Taiwan University)
    Yuan T. Lee (Nobel Laureate, Taiwan)
    Energy, Environment and the Responsibility of Scientists  

DAY 4: May 29 (Thursday)

  • Session A17  Bio & Applications
    Chairman: Naoji Fujimori (AIST, Japan)
    09:00~09:40 (Plenary)
    Hiroshi Kawarada (Waseda University, Japan)  
    On the Mechanism of DNA and RNA Precise Sensing Using Diamond Devices
    09:40~0:110 (Keynote)
    Huan-Cheng Chang (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)  
    Functionalized Fluorescent Nanodiamonds for Biological Applications
    10:10~10:40 (Keynote)
    Jes Asmussen (Michigan State University, USA)  
    Microwave Plasma Assisted Diamond Synthesis over Large Areas at 100-300 Torr
  • 10:40~11:00 Coffee Break
  • Session A18 Bio
    Chairperson: Lucie Bacakova (Academy of
    Sciences of the Czech Republic)
    11:00~11:25 (Invited)
    Naoki Komatsu (Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan)  
    Preparation of Fluorescent Nanodiamond and its Application to Biological in vivo Imaging  
    11:25~11:40
    Wunshain Fann (IAMS, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)  
    Applications of Single Fluorescent
    Nanodiamonds in Biological Cell Imaging
    11:40~11:55
    Fabrice Piazza (Pontificia Univ. Católica Madrey Maestra, Dominican Republic)  
    Interaction of E. Coli and C. Xerosis Bacteria with Hydrogenated Amorphous Carbon
    Surfaces  
    11:55~12:10
    Lubica Grausova (Institute of Physiology, Prague, Czech Republic)  
    Growth of Endothelial and Osteoblast-like Cells on Nanodiamond Layers
    12:10~12:25
    Mao-Feng Weng (NSRRC, Taiwan)  
    Fluorescent Nanodiamonds for Specific Targeted Bioimaging: Application in the Interaction of Transferrin with Transferrin
    Receptor
    Session B18 DLC & Related
    Chairperson: Jih-Jen Wu (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)
    11:00~11:25 (Invited)
    S.R.P. Silva (University of Surrey, UK)  
    Fast Switching and Resonant Tunneling in Diamond-Like Carbon Thin Films: A Route for
    Future Electronics
    11:25~11:40
    Jer-Lai Kuo (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)  
    On the Use of Bound Counting Rules to Predict the Structure and Stability of Alloy
    Configurations of c-BC2N and BCxN Fullerenes
    11:40~11:55
    Jin Woo Yi (Korea Institue of Science and Technology, Korea)  
    Tribological Behavior of Alternating-layered Si-DLC/DLC Films in Humid Conditions  
    11:55~12:10
    Chiharu Kimura (Osaka University, Japan)
    Atomic Bonds in Boron Carbon Nitride Films Synthesized by Remote Plasma-assisted
    Chemical Vapor Deposition
    12:10~12:25
    Daniel Franta (Masaryk University, Czech Republic)  
    Limitations and Possible Improvements of DLC Dielectric Response Model Based on
    Parameterization of Density of States 
  • Session A19 Closing & Lunch (1F)
  • Farewell! See you in NDNC-2009, Michigan State University, USA

Banquet & Culture Performance

Conference banquet will be held in the evening of May 28 at the Grand Ballroom (12th floor) of the Grand Hotel. Special discount is offered to encourage student participation. ATaiwanese Culture Performanceand an honorary speech on“Carbon and Climate Change”will be delivered before the authentic cuisine.

The 77 year-old puppet master Chen Xihuang is the most celebrated puppeteer in Taiwan. He started performing puppet theatre at the age of thirteen with his father, the famous  puppeteer Li Tianlu. His greatt-grandfather was a teacher of the emperor at the court in Peking. At present the master still lines in an apartment in his great grandfather's huge traditional mansion in Taipei.

                                       master

Over a period of 60 years, Chen developed and improved the traditional glove puppet theatre performance technique and raised it to unprecedented levels. He performed in over 30 countries around the world from Cambodia to Morocco, the Royal Festival Hall in London to the countryside of Central America. His students now form the core of future traditional Taiwanese puppet theatre. His professional attitude and interpretation of the different characters is an enormous inspiration to all people he works with. In recent years he also applied his skills to more modern shows, which were a great success. His versatility, background and personality make him an outstanding performer of Taiwanese puppet theatre, as well as a unique character in the Taiwanese arts.

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During the Taiwanese Puppet Master’s Demonstration, Master Chen will show the audience the delicate gesture and movements of the main characters, such as the young lady, the scholar, but also the clowns and the villains, as well as exciting fighting scenes, a Chinese lion dance and even an old man smoking a real pipe. In this fascinating demonstration we will see a glimpse of one of the most beautiful theatre performances in the world and the sheer virtuosity of Taiwanese puppet performance.