Tzu-Hsien Yeh
Education
National Taiwan University, Master of Science (MS), Ecology and evolutionary biology (2016 ~ 2020)
Thesis topic:
“Body size allometry for sexual size dimorphism across altitudinal gradients and over decades of climate warming”
National Cheng Kung University, Bachelor of Science (BS), Life Sciences (2012 ~ 2016)
(summa cum laude; 1/44)
Work experience
Teaching assistant (Sept 2018 ~ June 2020)
Fundamentals of English Writing, NTU
- Lectured grammars to 20 - 30 graduate students
- Mentored graduate students and dealing with class affairs
Teaching assistant (Sept 2016 ~ June 2018)
General Biology Laboratory, NTU
- Introduced, demonstrated and assisted in experiments
- Conceived and graded exam questions for 25 - 40 undergraduate students
Translator (Nov 2015 ~ Nov 2018)
- Translated and edited scientific articles on the website “The Nature Education Knowledge Project” from English into Chinese
- Reviewed, revised, and finalized the articles translated by new translators
Leadership
Life Sciences Exhibitions, NCKU
Graphic designer (Mar 2015)
- Created the logo and the posters for advertising the events
Camp of Life Sciences, NCKU
Director of artistic design (Jan 2014)
- Designed the main concept and overall visual design, including the logo and the posters
- Installed event venues and created props
Life Sciences Exhibitions, NCKU
Curator, Exhibition guide (marine exhibit/ fungi exhibit) (Mar 2013 ~ Mar 2014)
- Organized, designed, and installed exhibits
- Educated and engaged visitors in natural science and conservation
Professional development
SAKURA Exchange Program in Science
Osaka, Japan (Sept 2015)
- Attended courses and learned about Japanese research system and culture
Burying Beetle Program
Nantou, Taiwan (July 2015 ~ Sept 2015)
- Developed research idea in ethology and evolutionary biology
- Set up and maintained experimental devices in the mountain
Malaysia Pasoh Rainforest Field Course
Pasoh Forest Reserve, Malaysia (July 2015)
- Learned scientific methods and data analysis (using R)
- Surveyed and conducted experiments on 5 main topics in the Forest Dynamics Plot: “seed dispersal,” “plant functional traits,” “do big trees have big buttress?,”
“pig nest estimation,” and “Janzen-Connell hypothesis”
Scientific communication
Congress of Animal Behavior and Ecology (CABE)
Kaohsiung/Hsinchu/Penghu, Taiwan (2017 ~ 2020)
- Summarized and presented research ideas in posters/a 12-minute oral presentation
67th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan (ESJ)
Kobe, Japan (2019)
- Discussed and exchanged scientific ideas in the poster sessions
6th Taiwan-Japan Ecology Workshop
Tainan, Taiwan (2018)
- Posted and introduced the poster for the Master’s thesis
5th Japan-Taiwan Ecology Workshop
Kyoto, Japan (2016)
- Attended lectures and brainstormed about the applications of environmental DNA
- Discussed and exchanged scientific ideas in the poster sessions
Honor
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, NTU (2020)
Excellent Teaching Assistant Award, NTU (2019 ~ 2020)
Award in Bicycle Management Planning (2019)
Outstanding Achievement in Coursework, NCKU (2014 ~ 2016)
Skills
R programming
Apply to data compilation, PCA, regression analysis, & data visualization
Languages
Mandarin (native);
Taiwanese (conversant);
English (TOEIC 965);
Japanese (JPLT N2)
Others
Photoshop
Biological scientific illustration
