Associate Professor,  Ming-Jer Tsai

Ming-Jer Tsai

 Laboratory of Wooden Construction

 TEL：+886-2-3366-4641

 E-mail: tmj@ntu.edu.tw

 LAB POSTER

 RESEARCH

1. Property of wood-based material

2. Nondestructive evaluation techniques for assessing properties of tree, wood and wood-based material

3. Restoration of wooden historic buildings

4. Preservation of wooden articles

5. Green building

 EDUCATION

PhD, Department of Forestry, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg, Germany

Master, Department of Forestry, National Taiwan University

Bachelor, Department of Forestry, National Taiwan University

 EXPERIENCES  

Assistant Professor, School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National Taiwan University.

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Institute of Cultural properties, Chung Yuan Christian University.

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Architecture and Historic Preservation, Taipei National University of the Arts

 COURSES TAUGHT

 UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

1. Introduction to traditional wood structures in Taiwan
    course#: 605 30350 / 3 units
2. Design and construction of wood structures (I)
    course#: 625 U1710 / units
3. Design and construction of wood structures (II)
    course#: 625 U1720 / units
4.Forest products and practice (1)
    course#: 605 20031 / 3 units
5.Forest products and practice (2)
    course#: 605 20032 / 3 units

 GRADUATE  COURSES

1. Special topics on conservation of wooden cultural properties course

    course #: 625 M3390 / 3 units

 SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Lin, Cheng-Jung, Song-Yung Wang, Te-Hsin Yang and Ming-Jer Tsai (2006) Compressive strength of young Taiwania (Taiwania cryptomerioides) trees grown with different thinning and pruning treatments. J. Wood Sci. 52(4): 337–341. (SCI)

2. Lin, Cheng-Jung, Ming-Jer Tsai and Song-Yung Wang (2006) Nondestructive evaluation techniques for assessing dynamic modulus of elasticity of moso bamboo (Phyllosachys edulis) lamina. J. Wood Sci. 52(4): 342–347. (SCI)(Awarded Grant of Emachu Research Fund)

3. Yang, Te-Hsin, Cheng-Jung Lin, Song-Yung Wang and Ming-Jer Tsai* (2007) Characteristics of particleboard made from recycled wood-waste chips impregnated with phenol formaldehyde resin. Building and Environment 42(1): 189–195. (SCI)

4. Yang, Te-Hsin, Song-Yung Wang, Cheng-Jung Lin, Ming-Jer Tsai and Far-Ching Lin (2007) Effect of laminate configuration on the modulus of elasticity of glulam evaluated using a strain gauge method. J. Wood Sci. 53(1): 31–39. (SCI)

5. Lin, Lang-Dong, Ching-Min Hsieh, Been-Huang Chiang and Ming-Jer Tsai* (2007) Modified atmosphere and humidity packages for conservation of paper antiques. J. Wood Sci. 53(2): 121–126. (SCI)(Awarded Grant of Emachu Research Fund)

6. 李佳韋、林金祿、林敏郎、黃世建、蔡明哲*(2007)台灣傳統建築直榫木接頭力學行為研究。台灣林業科學22（2）：113-122。(EI; in press)

7. Wang, Song-Yung, Te-Hsin Yang, Li-Ting Lin, Cheng-Jung Lin and Ming-Jer Tsai* (2007) Properties of low-formaldehyde-emission particleboard made from recycled wood-waste chips sprayed with PMDI/PF resin. Building and Environment 42(7): 2472–2479. (SCI)

8. Lin, Cheng-Jung, Ming-Jer Tsai*, Chia-Ju Lee, Song-Yung Wang and Lang-Dong Lin (2007) Effects of ring characteristics on the compressive strength and dynamic modulus of elasticity of seven softwood species. Holzforschung 61(4): 414–418. (SCI).

9. Yang, Te-Hsin, Song-Yung Wang, Cheng-Jung Lin and Ming-Jer Tsai* (2007) Evaluation of the mechanical properties of Douglas-fir and Japanese cedar lumber and it’s structural glulam by nondestructive techniques. Construction and Building Materials ： -. (SCI; in press)

10. Wang, Song-Yung, Te-Hsin Yang, Li-Ting Lin, Cheng-Jung Lin and Ming-Jer Tsai* (2007) Fire-retardant-treated low-formaldehyde-emission particleboard made from recycled wood-waste. Bioresource Technology 98(): –. (SCI; in press)

11. Lin, Cheng-Jung, Yi-Chung Wang, Lang-Dong Lin, Chyi-Rong Chiou, Ya-Nan Wang and Ming-Jer Tsai* (2007) Effects of feed speed ratio and laser power on engraved depth and color difference of Moso bamboo. Journal of Materials Processing Technology: –. (SCI; in press)