Gloria Tsai (Ph.D. 2012) will be taking up a post-doctoral position at the Center for Environmental Restoration and Disaster Reduction (CERDR) at National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan on January 1st, 2015. The mission of CERDR is to integrate resources from different research groups at National Chung Hsing University, to foster relationship between NCHU and nearby industries in central Taiwan, to reinforce international collaboration with universities around the world, and to develop innovative technologies and methodologies. The research fields of environmental monitoring and restoration include Taiwan Fluxnet, carbon sequestration, remote sensing, prevention and restoration of contaminated soils and groundwater. The research fields of disaster reduction incorporate structural diagnosis and vibration control, earthquake resistant materials, and the monito! ring and prevention of hillslope and flood disaster. It sounds like she will be putting her technological and interdisciplinary training to good use.