Prof. Chia Chuen Kao was named Director of Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (TORI) on Feb. 1, 2010 by supervising institute National Applied Research Laboratories (NARL). An inauguration ceremony was held on the same day.

TORI's new director specializes in marine engineering and observation, is author of numerous academic publications, as well as a patent-owner. On loan from National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Kao was Director of Coastal Ocean Monitoring Center at NCKU as well as Director of more....

2009/08/01 2009/08/01-02 Maritime Instruments Exhibition A Success

Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (TORI) held a marine instrument exhibition at the Boshan Wharf in Kaohsiung City on Aug. 1-2, 2009. Present at the inauguration on invitation, were President Hung-Duen Yang of National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU), Director Jyh-Perng Sun of the Ocean Bureau of Kaohsiung City, Director Ching-Hwa Tsai of Kaohsiung City Education Bureau, Deputy Magistrate Nan-Min Tsai of Kaohsiung County, Dean Jin-Yuan Liu and Director Ruo-Shan Tseng of the College of Marine Sciences of NSYSU, and Dean Ming-An Lee of the Institute of Marine Environmental Chemistry and Ecology from National Taiwan Ocean University, as well as Chief Zhao-Jia Huang of the Planning Department from Coast Guard Administration. more.....

2009/06/03 Observatory Records Island's Most Stunning Coral Reefs

Under the assistance of renowned writer Syaman Rapongan of the Tao or Yami tribe, Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (TORI) and the National Center for High-performance Computing (NCHC) are working to collaboratively construct an underwater ecology observatory in Lanyu or Orchid Island. The observatory is expected to see completion in July, when National Science Council (NSC) and National Applied Research Laboratories (NARL) have plans to organize public educational activities about coral reefs during the summer vacation. more....