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Teng worked in a fuel research company in Connecticut, U.S., but eventually decided to return home due to his longing for family. Through a friend%u2019s introduction, he joined China Steel Corporation in Kaohsiung. However, he soon realized his passion for academic research and began his academic career at Chung Yuan Christian University, where he stayed for four years before returning to his alma mater, NCKU. National Cheng Kung University has strong academic atmosphere and high-caliber students inspired him to fully commit to research, which became increasingly engaging for him. He emphasizes that adapting to failure is part of research, as encountering bottlenecks and setbacks is common. What others see as failure, he views as a valuable learning process, part of the journey of discovery. With a tenacious spirit and a willingness to tackle challenging research, he believes that the chances of success are higher.Professor Teng is a Fellow of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers and has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Academic Award from the Ministry of Education, Academician of the Asia Pacific Academy of Materials, the Y.Z. Green Technology Chair, three times National Science Council Outstanding Research Awards, the National Science Council Special Research Grant, the Kwoh-Ting Li Honorary Scholar Award, the Thomson Reuters Taiwan Research Front Award and the Outstanding Engineering Professor Award of Chinese Institute of Engineers. Throughout his research career, he has published approximately 220 papers, with around 17,210 citations on Web of Science. His H-index stands at 70, with an average of 73.5 citations per paper. According to the 2023 data from Research.com in the field of Materials Science, his H-index is 81, ranking him 13th in Taiwan.Technical ContributionsProfessor Teng is currently a Chair Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at NCKU. He has been teaching and conducting research at NCKU%u2019s Department of Chemical Engineering since 1997, dedicating 27 years to research, teaching, and service. In 2012, he became the Deputy Director of the Center for Micro/Nano Technology (now, Micro/Nano Technology Division, MNTD) where he helped advance research and development as well as industry-academia collaborations. That same year, he was promoted to Chair Professor and took on the role of Coordinator for the Chemical Engineering Division of the National Science and Technology Council. In 2018, %u7b2c%u4e09%u5341%u4e00%u5c46%u6771%u5143%u734e%uff0e%u79d1%u6280%u985e%u734e%u5316%u5de5 / %u6750%u6599%u79d1%u6280