Dr. Yu-Chang Chan and Dr. Wen-Pin Hsieh became deputy directors.
2023
2017
Dr. Sun-Lin Chung became the Director.
Dr. Cheng-Horng Lin and Dr. Li Zhao became deputy directors
and were succeeded by Dr. Cheng-Horng Lin and Dr. Yu-Chang Chan in January 2018.
2014
Dr. Lou-Chunag Lee became the Director.
Dr. Chung-Ho Wang and Dr. Li Zhao became deputy directors and were succeeded by Dr. Tzen-Fu Yui and Dr. Li Zhao in February 2015.
2013
Dr. Lou-Chunag Lee became the Acting Director.
Dr. Chung-Ho Wang and Dr. Li Zhao became deputy directors.
2010
Dr. Benjamin Fong Chao became the Director.
Dr. Chang-Hwa Chen became deputy director and was succeeded by Dr. Tzen-Fu Yui in May 2013.
2004
Dr. Bor-ming Jahn became the director.
Dr. Tzen-Fu Yui and Dr. Bor-Shouh Huang became deputy directors and were succeeded by Dr. Chang-Hwa Chen. Then Dr. Chen was succeeded by Dr. Jian-Cheng Lee and Dr. Cheng-Horng Lin.
2002
Completion of the new facility
Completed the 2-story annex building for labs and equipments.
2001
Nari Typhoon Hazzard
IES building was flooded by the Nari Typhoon, lost everything in the basement including equipment, instruments, and documents.
2000
Dr. Typhoon Lee became the Director.
Dr. Shui-Beih Yu and Dr. Ban-Yuan Kuo became deputy directors.
1999
921 Chi-Chi earthquake
IES mandated to elevate earthquake physics and crustal deformation research. Set up “Environmental Change Research Project" that is to become the Research Center for Environmental Change of the Academia Sinica.
1994
Dr. Yih-Hsiung Yeh became the Director.
Dr. Chung-Ho Wang became the deputy director and was succeeded by Dr. Ching-Ying Lan.
1993
IES physically moved to the main AS campus in Nankang, Taipei.
Dr. Francis T. Wu became the Acting Director.
1989
Set up the High Pressure Lab.
Set up the High Pressure Lab.
1987
Dr. Yeong Tein Yeh became the Director.
Dr. Typhoon Lee became the deputy director and was succeeded by Dr. Chung-Ho Wang.
1985
Dr. Yeong Tein Yeh (Deputy Director) became the Acting Director
(Dr. Tsai departed for the USA).
1982
The Institute of Earth Sciences (IES) was formally inaugurated.
Dr. Yi-Ben Tsai was appointed the first Director. The IES Advisory Committee was formed.
1980
Set up new research group
Set up the Isotope Geochemistry Group and the Tectonophysics Group.
1976
The Interim Office for the Institute of Earth Sciences was established
Dr. Yi-Ben Tsai as interim director.
1973
Seismology Group was formed within the Institute of Physics of the Academia Sinica.
New 2-story building next to the Institute of Oceanography of National Taiwan University. Dr. Yi-Ben Tsai was appointed group lead.
1972
Launched island-wide networks of seismometers and accelerographs.
Launched island-wide networks of seismometers and accelerographs.
1971
National Science Council established a Seismology Task Force
Housed in the Institute of Oceanography of National Taiwan University. Dr. Shih-Kao Yiu was appointed as head.
1969
Kick-off of the long-term earthquake research in Taiwan
Upon the request of Dr. Ta-You Wu, then Chairman of the National Science Council, Professors Ta-Liang Teng, Francis T. Wu and Yi-Ben Tsai proposed a plan for long-term earthquake research in Taiwan.
