2016 ANNUAL REVIEW Ministry of Science and Technology

Research manpower in science education specific-topic research projects, 2012-2016 Units: person-times Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 1 Research personnel Professors 779 772 786 844 728 Associate professors 575 569 588 607 542 Assistant professors 494 450 470 505 400 Lecturers 39 0 21 38 41 Other 162 150 175 236 230 Subtotal 2,049 1,941 2,040 2,230 1,941 Research assistants Full-time assistants 416 378 414 386 353 Part-time assistants 249 236 312 315 9 Graduate students 2,509 2,211 2,282 2,236 2,249 Subtotal 3,174 2,825 3,008 2,937 2,611 Total 5,223 4,766 5,048 5,167 4,552 1 2016 data is to February 5, 2017. Numbers and percentage of one- and multi-year specific-topic research projects in science education, 2012-2016 Year Total projects One-year projects (%) Multi-year projects (%) 2012 896 346 （ 38.62 ） 550 （ 61.38 ） 2013 850 378 （ 44.47 ） 472 （ 55.53 ） 2014 905 377 （ 41.66 ） 528 （ 58.34 ） 2015 969 419 （ 43.24 ） 550 （ 56.76 ） 2016 827 276 （ 33.37 ） 551 （ 66.63 ） B. National Science and Technology Programs 1. National Science and Technology Program- Energy The second stage of the National Science and Technology Program-Energy is being jointly implemented by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, and Atomic Energy Council. Implementation began in 2014; the goals of this stage include (1) enhancement of energy efficiency and reduction in dependence on imported energy sources; (2) increased international competitiveness of alternative energy industries; (3) development of a smart grid technology industry and assisting with the establishment of smart grid systems in Taiwan; (4) development of an offshore wind power and marine energy industry and strengthening of offshore wind power development; (5) development of clean geothermal energy; (6) exploration of gas hydrates; and (7) establishment of a carbon dioxide capture, storage, and utilization (CCSU) and new combustion system industry. Apart from basic research on energy, this stage of the program also emphasizes the energy industry's development, such as through verification of the possibility of industrializing energy technology and by steering research results to industry. To date, technology licensing cases resulting from this program have had a cumulative value of close to NT$600 million; licensed technologies were derived from such projects as "Use of 300 refrigerating ton class active magnetic bearing compressor technology to develop a 250RT-350RT active magnetic bearing compressor," "A low-price rechargeable aluminum- ion battery,” "Development of high power grid- connected converters," "50 kW screw-expander organic Rankine cycle low-temperature thermal power generation system technology," "Key geothermal field development technology: Low-cost acid corrosion resistant materials technology," and "High-nutritive value astaxanthin microalgae." Furthermore, the program induced companies to invest more than NT$6.9 billion in relevant energy technology R&D and more than NT$3.7 billion in production, which has Support for Academic Research Ministry of Science and Technology 49