2016 ANNUAL REVIEW Ministry of Science and Technology

Research Awards Ⅳ A. MOST Awards 1. Outstanding Research Award MOST established the Outstanding Research Award in order to encourage S&T personnel with outstanding research results to engage in long- term academic or academic-industrial research, and thereby enhance the country's academic research standards and industrial technology R&D capabilities. Starting in 2015, the number of annual recipients of the Outstanding Research Award has been limited to 77, and the academic research and industry- academic research categories are limited to 70 and 7 recipients respectively. Apart from receiving a certificate from MOST, recipients receive an award of NT$900,000. A total of 74 persons received this award in 2015, and the 2015 academic research awards ceremony was held on April 27, 2016. Applications for the 2016 award are currently in the midst of review, and it is expected that the list of award-winners will be announced in March 2017. 2. Ta-You Wu Memorial Award The Ta-You Wu Memorial Award was established in order to cultivate young researchers, encourage the academic elite of tomorrow to commit themselves to long-term academic research, and commemorate the contributions of Ta-You Wu to the development of science and technology. The number of recipients is limited 40 annually, and recipients receive a medal and NT$200,000 from MOST. A total of 40 persons received this award in 2016. Winners of the award received their awards from the Minister of Science and Technology at the academic research awards ceremony held on April 27, 2016. B. Other Awards Executive Yuan Award for Outstanding Science and Technology Contribution The Executive Yuan drafted the Implementation Guidelines for Recognition of Persons Making Outstanding Contributions in Science and Technology and established the Outstanding Achievement in Science and Technology Award in order to encourage technological R&D and recognize the country's outstanding S&T personnel. The award was renamed the "Executive Yuan Award for Outstanding Science and Technology Contribution" in 2006, at which time the relevant regulations were revised as the Executive Yuan Award for Outstanding Science and Technology Contribution Implementation Regulations, Executive Yuan Award for Outstanding Science and Technology Contribution Review Committee Establishment Regulations, and National Science Council, Executive Yuan Selection Operating Guidelines for the Executive Yuan Award for Outstanding Science and Technology Contribution , and the amount of the award was increased from the original NT$600,000 to NT$1 million. All citizens engaged in science and technology in the natural sciences, engineering, life science/ medicine/agriculture, or the humanities and social sciences whose R&D results lead to outstanding inventions or innovations, and thereby make significant, groundbreaking, and original contributions to society may be nominated to receive this award. After experts and scholars engaged by MOST perform a preliminary assessment, a review committee consisting of the heads of government agencies, schools, and academic research organizations, plus experts and scholars affiliated with these units, performs a review, and the results are sent to the Executive Yuan for approval and conferral of awards. In 2015, 42 nominations were received for the Executive Yuan Award for Outstanding Science and Technology Contribution, and the award was granted to three persons following the selection process. The winners were Mr. Chuang Pen-chi and Mr. Chien Chen-fu in the natural science and engineering category, and Mr. Yeh Hsi-tung in the life science/ medicine/agriculture category. The Executive Yuan held the awards ceremony on December 29, 2016, and the awards were bestowed by Executive Yuan Premier Lin Chuan. MOST Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Science and Technology 74 2016 ANNUAL REVIEW