I-Chun Chen

I received my graduate degree from the Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering at National Taiwan University. My academic training and long-term research focus on environmental engineering, geography, and statistical analysis in geological and soil sciences. My doctoral research focused on geographic information systems (GIS) and health risk assessment to address contaminated land. I established a localized geospatial health risk database and approaches (ArcGIS for Risk Assessment Management, Arc-RAM) to support spatially informed decision making and site management strategies for contaminated land. I have previously served as a postdoctoral researcher at National Taiwan University and as a researcher at the Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). During this period, I was extensively involved in domestic and international research projects on land and resource management, including interdisciplinary initiatives such as the Water–Energy–Food (WEF) Nexus and Brownfield Regeneration programs. Since 2018, I have been a faculty member in the Department of Land Resources at Chinese Culture University. My research and teaching focused on national land planning, carbon sequestration assessment, and net-zero sustainability. My primary research themes include: (1) spatiotemporal optimization models for environmental resource allocation and circular city governance, and (2) the development of carbon sequestration assessment models for contaminated land. These research efforts have been supported by multi-year research grants from the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). I have also contributed to the establishment of the university’s Carbon Asset Management and Certification Center. In terms of teaching, I offer courses such as “Environmental Carbon Management and Circular Economy Applications” and “Carbon Footprinting and Green Production”. These courses guide students in applying Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodologies to critically examine how land management and production systems can transition toward sustainability.