The Story of the Community and Its Founder

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

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About the origins and media coverage of the community.

About Science Maker

The Facebook group Science Maker was founded by Professor Hung-Jen Chiang from the Institute of Applied Mechanics at National Taiwan University. The group is dedicated to promoting the accessibility and practical use of scientific instruments. Scimage offers a wide variety of devices, including smartphone microscopes, research-grade smartphone microscopes, macro lenses, and smartphone spectrometers, with over 80 modular combinations available for diverse observation needs.

In 2024, the group established its own server on the Discord platform, officially named “Science Maker Campus.” It utilizes the large language model WALL-E along with a comprehensive set of online materials and AI tools, offering members reasonable access to these educational resources.

All instruments are not for sale and can only be acquired through voluntary contributions. To encourage observation activities, members can also exchange for special parts in the public Facebook group SciSpot – Science Observation Points Record Zone. For those interested in acquiring scientific instruments, please refer to How to Get a Smartphone Microscope? Registration Guidelines.

Some Unique Terms in the Science Maker Community

The Story Behind the Community

Below is a compilation of articles and materials related to Professor Hung-Jen Chiang (moderator of the Science Maker community) and the origins of the group:

Scientific Imaging - Scimage / Science Maker (maintained personally by Professor Chiang)

Even the Smallest Dreams Deserve Pursuit — Hung-Jen Chiang, the Science Dreamer (Physics Bimonthly)

Promoting Science Education with Grit – DIY Smartphone Microscope for Rural Areas (Global Views Monthly)

Cross-Disciplinary and Selfless Sharing – Professor Chiang’s Dream as a Life Scientist (Lungteng Publishing)

Citizen Laboratory: Hung-Jen Chiang Liberates the Discourse on Scientific Tools (Central News Agency)

Interview with NTU Assistant Professor Hung-Jen Chiang on 'Citizen Science for All' (Chang Da-Chun’s News Bubble)

The Story of Scientific Instruments: From Experimental to Citizen Science (Sunday Reading: Science Masters)

Citizen Science in the Science Maker Community: Smartphone Microscopes & Spectrometers (105 Academic Year Elementary and Junior High Science Education Annual Conference)

DIY Scientific Instruments and Science Communities (2015 Maker Alliance)

Science Maker and Citizen Science Projects (Science Monthly)

The Story of Scientific Instruments (Popular Science Resource Database)

Can Smartphones Become Microscopes? The New Era of Sci-Tech? (Mythbusters Taiwan)

Transforming Smartphones into Microscopes to Capture Hidden Truths (00:00–07:45 segment) (Discover Science)

EP.20 Modular Science Forces Unite ft. Hung-Jen Chiang a.k.a. the Hidden Force Behind Science Maker (National Museum of Natural Science)

Thermophoresis of Microparticles (Japanese Newspaper)

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