2016 ANNUAL REVIEW Ministry of Science and Technology

Opportunities in Materials Science and Synchrotron for Industries held immediately afterwards, domestic and foreign scholars and experts were invited to introduce the most recent research advances in their areas of expertise. In addition, a number of synchrotron accelerator-related conferences and activities were held during the year, including the 2016 international symposium on Bragg coherent X-ray diffraction imaging, a TPS beamline commissioning conference, an academic interchange meeting on paleontology, the 2016 international conference on photoelectron microscopy, the 80 th IUVSTA symposium on ultra-low beam divergence light source vacuum systems. 4. Collaboration with Industry Apart from providing scientific research services, NSRRC also strives to promote the industrial applications of synchrotron radiation and help industry resolve problems. In 2016, in addition to continuing to deepen ties with key semiconductor industries and promote use of its advanced synchrotron light sources, NSRRC also actively collaborated with a domestic startup company to develop an optical chip microsensor able to create new industrial value and boost the company's international competitiveness. With regard to finding new users in industry, NSRRC is extending its services to potential new users in the steel and plastic industries, is in the midst of conducting a commissioned research project for the Metals Industry Development Center, and is performing initial commissioned research for Far Eastern New Century, and Cheng Shin Rubber. Furthermore, the Thai Ministry of Science and Technology's Synchrotron Light Research Institute (SLRI) signed an agreement with NSRRC on May 30, 2016, and provided funding to commission NSRRC to construct a key item of accelerator equipment (superconducting multipole wiggler) for the ASEAN beamline at Thailand's synchrotron accelerator light source, which represented a new milestone for Taiwan's ability to export its synchrotron accelerator technology. 5. Manpower Training NSRRC teamed up with National Tsinghua University, National Chiao Tung University, and National Sun Yat-sen University to develop a light source curriculum and jointly train manpower. NSRRC also signed cooperation MOUs with over ten schools concerning the training of synchrotron accelerator manpower, promoted the integration and sharing of academic research resources, and recommended outstanding students to participate in foreign study. Furthermore, it also held occasional light source technology and applications training classes in an effort to create even more new light source talent through the integration of light source knowledge and experiments. NSRRC signed a bilateral cooperation agreement with National Cheng Kung University on April 27, 2016; this agreement calls for the expansion of the breadth and quantity of collaborative research, and the joint planning of an academic accelerator light source program aimed at systematically training the next generation of synchrotron radiation talent. National Cheng Kung University is one of the largest research universities in Taiwan, and will be better placed to attract personnel from southern Taiwan who are interested in various types of synchrotron accelerator research after establishing this linkage with NSRRC's superior light sources. In addition, NSRRC held several synchrotron accelerator light source classes in 2016, including a 4 th advanced light source summer science workshop, a 7 th X-ray science summer school, a 2016 winter class on free electron lasers, a 2016 protein crystallography training class, a 2016 X-ray absorption spectra data analysis workshop, and 2016 synchrotron accelerator application and practice summer classes. 6. New Light Source and Prospects TPS entered the operation and commissioning stage in March 2016, and the 14-week commissioning period extended from that time until June 28. This time was used to perform integrated commissioning of the accelerator and beamlines, and conduct trial experiments using the beamlines following integration. Thanks to the diligent efforts of the TPS accelerator team, the accelerator's storage ring achieved its goal of prolonged operation at a constant operating current of 300 mA. The TPS light source was formally made available for users' experiments on September 22, 2016; the storage ring currently has a constant current of 300 mA, and has passed testing for a current of 400 mA. The result of many years of planning and construction, TPS is the first major scientific research facility to be opened for use after the new administration took office, and the four beamlines comprising the phase 1 experiment facilities began operation on time in September. TPS' scientific achievements have already attracted international interaction, and NSRRC was on the cover the American Chemical Society's August 2016 Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN); since this journal is an influential publication in the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering, this coverage provided TPS with great exposure. Support for Academic Research Ministry of Science and Technology 57