★ May 22,2025 09:00 (UTC+8)
Topic: Scientific Exploration of the Lunar Frontier
Place: Graduate Institute of Astronomy (Chien-Shiung Building (Science Building #4) 10F, Google Map) of the National Central University
It’s our pleasure to invite you to attend the symposium.
TSU with graduate Institute of Astronomy of the National Central University will host a symposium on “Scientific Exploration of the Lunar Frontier” on 22 May 2025 at 9 AM (UTC+8).
This is an event organised by Tulip, TSU’s Taiwan University Lunar Investigation Project.
Scholars and researchers in the lunar field from Taiwan and around the world will share their recent research on lightning and other studies on the Moon, sharing past experiences and future goals.
All are welcome to attend!
Scientific Exploration of the Lunar Frontier Schedule
| Taiwan Time (UTC+8) | |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Welcome & Introduction (+ Group photo) |
| 09:10 – 09:30 | SSERVI and the Artemis Program (Online) Dr. Gregory Schmidt NASA Ames Research Center |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Lunar Crust From the Equator to the Poles Prof. Ohatake Makiko University of Aizu |
| 10:30 – 10:50 | Survival of Amino Acids on the Moon (Online) Dr. Li Hsia Yeo NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| 10:50 – 11:10 | Tea Break |
| 11:10 – 11:40 | TASA’s Lunar Program Dr. Shin-Fa Lin Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Lunar Impact Monitoring collaborating with Lunar Seismology Prof. Shinsuke Abe Nihon University |
| 12:00 – 12:20 | Lunar Impact Flashes Dr. Zhongyi Lin National Central University |
| 12:20 – 12:40 | Advancing Our Understanding of Lunar Bombardment History: Current Challenges and Progress Dr. Ya-Huei Huang National Yunlin University of Science and Technology |
| 12:40 – 13:40 | Lunch Break |
| 13:40 – 14:10 | Ions transport from and to the Moon Prof. Shoichiro Yokota Osaka University |
| 14:10 – 14:30 | Lunar Exospheric Modeling Dr. Ian-Lin Lai National Central University |
| 14:30 – 14:50 | Observations of the Lunar Sodium Tail Ms. Chen-Yen Hsu National Central University |
| 14:50 – 15:10 | Solar Wind Interaction (Online) Dr. Yung-Ching Wang National Central University |
| 15:10 – 15:30 | Lunar Surface Magnetic Fields in Space Plasmas: Current Understanding and Open Questions Dr. Peter Chi University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) |
| 15:30 – 15:50 | Tea Break |
| 15:50 – 16:10 | CubeSat Occultation of Lunar Ionosphere Mr. Yiyu Chang National Central University |
| 16:10 – 16:30 | Taiwan-India Lunar Dust Analysis (TILDA) Mission Prof. Ying Liao National Taipei University of Technology |
| 16:30 – 16:50 | What Next? Prof. Wing Ip National Central University |
| 16:50 – 17:20 | Discussion |
| 17:20 – 18:00 | Break |
| 18:00 – 20:00 | Dinner |
