Ying-Shao Hsu is a Professor in the Graduate Institute of Science Education and in the Department of Earth Sciences at National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei. She is the Director of the GISE and a Research Chair Professor. She received her Ph.D. degree in curriculum and instruction from Iowa State University. Her expertise in research includes technology-assisted learning, inquiry learning of science, science curriculum design and earth science education. She has published articles in leading journals of science education such as Science Education, International Journal of Science Education, British Journal of Educational Technology, International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education and Research in Science Education. She currently serves on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education and as a reviewer for several SSCI journals. She received the Outstanding Research Award of the National Science Council in Taiwan in 2012.