國立臺灣大學物理學系

• 1987-1989 Postdoctoral Researcher, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
• 1989-2007 Associate Professor, Department of Physics, National Central University
• 1995-1998 Director, Institute of Astronomy, National Central University
• 2005-2007 Director, Science Education Center, National Central University
• 2007-2019 Professor, Dept. of Physics and Inst. of Astrophysics, National Taiwan University
• 2011-2021 Director General, National Museum of Natural Science (NMNS)
• 2019-current Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Physics and Inst. of Astrophysics, National Taiwan University
• 2023-current Chair Professor, Dept. of Physics, Chung Yuan Christian University
• 2023-current Chief Editor, Scientific American Magazine (Chinese Ed.)

(1)  "Research Creativity Award" for supervising research project, National Science Council, 1997

(2)  "Sail into the Deep Universe" TV Series, Awards:

    1995 Lee Kuo-Ting Science and Technology TV Program Award

          2000 den Bell Award, Best Host for Science and Education Programs

(3)  "Chatting About the Heavens" Popular Science Book, Awards:

          2003 Golden Ding Award, News Bureau, the Executive Yuan, Taiwan.

          2004 Golden Bookmark Award, Best Popular Science Book, Wu Ta-You Foundation.

(4) "Excellent Teaching Award", 2000 & 2001, College of Science, National Central University.

(5) "Outstanding Teaching Award", 2004, National Central University.

(6) "Special Contribution Award", 2005, National Central University. (For "Physics Expo 2005")

(7) "Ministry of Education Award", 2006, Natural Science Researcher Training Program, A-Category.

(8)Ministry of Education Award", 2006, Natural Science Researcher Training Program, B-Category.

(9)Outstanding Social Service Award", 2010, National Taiwan University.

      (For “400 Years of Heaven-Gazing Exhibition 2009”)

(10) Outstanding Teaching Award", 2010, National Taiwan University.

(11)Tan-Tien Award" (Science Education and Promotion), 2015, Astronomy Society of the Republic of China (ASROC)

(12) Asteroid 185364 (Sunweihsin, 2006 VQ103) named after Dr. Wei-Hsin Sun, 2015. (Discovered by Hong-Qin Lin and Quan-Zhi Ye, 2006.)

(13) "Distinguished Teaching Award", 2017, National Taiwan University.

(14) "Professional Education Medal, Second Class", 2023, Ministry of Education.

1. W.-H. Sun, M.S. Giampapa, and S.P. Worden, (1987), ``Magnetic Field Measurements on the Sun and Implications for Stellar Magnetic Field Observations'', The Astrophysical Journal, 312,930.
2. W.-H. Sun and M.A. Malkan, (1989), ``Fitting ImprovedAccretion Disk Models to the Multi-Wavelength Continua of Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei'', The Astrophysical Journal, 346, 68.
3. J. Clavel, W.-H. Sun, et al., (1991), ``Steps Toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. An Eight Month Monitoring Campaign of NGC~5548 with IUE'', The Astrophysical Journal,366, 64.
4. B.M. Peterson, W.-H. Sun, et al., (1991), ``Steps Toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. An Intensive Study of NGC~5548 at Optical Wavelengths'', The Astrophysical Journal, 368, 119.
5. B.M. Peterson, W.-H. Sun, et al., (1992), ``Steps Toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. Further Observations of NGC~5548 at Optical Wavelengths'', The Astrophysical Journal, 392, 470.
6. M. Dietrich, W.-H. Sun, et al., (1993), ``Steps Toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. ``Intensity Variations of the Optical Emission Lines in NGC~5548'', The Astrophysical Journal, 408, 416.
7. G.A. Reichert, W.-H. Sun, et al., (1994), ``Steps Toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. Variability of the Ultraviolet Continuum and Emission Lines of NGC~3783'', The Astrophysical Journal, 425,582.
8. R. Edelson, W.-H. Sun, et al., (1995),``Multiwavelength Monitoring of the BL Lac Object PKS~2155-304.Multiwavelength Analysis'', The Astrophysical Journal, 438,120.
9. K.T. Korista, W.-H. Sun, et al., (1995),``Steps Toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. An Intensive HST, IUE, and Ground-Based Study of NGC~5548'', The Astrophysical Journal, Suppl., 97, 285.
10.  K. Nandra, T.J. Turner, I.M. George, A.C. Fabian, C. Shrader, and W.-H. Sun, (1995), ``Soft X-ray and Ultraviolet Observations of Mrk~841: Implications for the Blue Bump'', Mon. Not. Royal Astro. Society, 273, 85.
11. X.-H. Fan, W.-H. Sun, et al., 1996, “Deep, Wide-Field Spectrophotometry of the Open Cluster M67”, Astronomical Journal , 112, 628.
12. D.M. Crenshaw, W.-H. Sun , et al. , 1996, “Multiwavelength Observations of Short Time-Scale Variability in NGC 4151. I. Ultraviolet Observations.”, The Astrophysical Journal , 470, 322. 2
13. R.A. Edelson, W.-H. Sun , et al. , 1996, “Multiwavelength Observations of Short Time-Scale Variability in NGC 4151. IV. Analysis of Multiwavelength Continuum Variability”, The Astrophysical Journal , 470, 364.
14. P.M. Rodriguez-Pascual, W.-H. Sun , et al. , 1997, “Steps Toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. IX. Ultraviolet Observations of Fairall 9”, The Astrophysical Journal, Supplement , 110, 9.
15. I. Wanders, W.-H. Sun , et al. , 1997, Steps Toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. XI. Intensive Monitoring of the Ultraviolet Spectrum of NGC 7469”, The Astrophysical Journal, Supplement , 113, 69.
16. Z.-H. Shang, W.-H. Sun , et al. , 1998, “Ring Structure and Warp of NGC 5907: Interaction with Dwarf Galaxies”, The Astrophysical Journal , 504, L23.
17. P.T. O’Brien, W.-H. Sun, et al. , 1998, “Steps Toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. XIII. Ultraviolet Observations of the Broad-Line Radio Galaxy 3C 390.3”, The Astrophysical Journal , 509,163.
18. H.-J. Yan, W.-H. Sun, et al., 2000, “Calibration of the BATC Survey: Methodology and Accuracy”, Pub. A.S.P., 112, 691.
19. X. Kong, W.-H. Sun, et al., 2000, “Spatially Resolved Spectrophotometry of M81: Age, Metallicity, and Reddening Maps”, The Astronomical Journal, 119, 2745.
20. Wu, H., W.-H. Sun, et al., 2002, “Intermediate-Band Surface Photometry of the Edge-on Galaxy NGC4565”, The Astronomical Journal, 123, 1364.
21. L.F. Xia, W.-H. Sun, et al., 2002, “Photometric Redshift Determination with the BATC Multicolor System”, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 114, 1349-1358.
22. Y. Liu, W.-H. Sun, et al., 2003, “Astronomical Observing Conditions at the Xinglong Station in 1995-2001”, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 115, 495-501.
23. X. Zhou, W.-H. Sun, et al., 2003, “15 Color Photometry of Landolt SA95 Standard Star Field”, Astronomical and Astrophysics Journal, 397, 361-369.
24. W. Lin, W.-H. Sun, et al., 2003, “H-alpha + [NII] Observations of the HII Regions in M81”, Astronomical Journal, 126, 1286.
25. X. Zhou, W.-H. Sun, et al., 2004, “Dome-Diffuser Flat-fielding for Schmidt Telescopes”, The Astronomical Journal, 127, 3642-3652.
26. X. Zhou, W.-H. Sun, et al, 2005, “CCD Under-Sampling Effect and Its Modeling in the BATC Observing System”, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 117, 86-93.
27. W.-H. Sun, et al, 2005, “Intergalactic Stellar Distributions in the M81/M82 Interacting Group”, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 630, L133-136.
28. Y.-J. Chen, W.-H. Sun, et al., 2006, “Infrared study of UV/EUV irradiation of naphthalene in H2O+NH3 ice”, Advances in Geosciences, 7, 69-77.
29. Y.-J. Chen, W.-H. Sun, et al., 2007, “Carbamic acid produced by the UV/EUV irradiation of interstellar ice analogs”, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 464, 253-257.3
30. Xu, C. Kevin, Sun, Wei-Hsin, et al. 2010, "Local Benchmarks for the Evolution of Major-merger Galaxies--Spitzer Observations of a K-band Selected Sample", 2010, ApJ. 713. 330