Dr. Kenshi Suga is a Research Fellow in the Department of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University. He is the manager of the LA-ICP-MS/MS laboratory and focuses on the development of analytical methods for in situ dating using alpha (U–Pb) and beta (e.g. Lu–Hf, Rb–Sr, Re–Os) decay systems, and provides lectures and hands-training to visiting faculty and graduate students. Over the past ten years, Kenshi has published 26 peer reviewed SCI papers and serves on the editorial board of Frontiers in Earth Science.