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COOK team 創立的構想

台灣大學理學院大氣科學系大氣測計實驗室,是COOK team巢穴所在。COOK team是該系專任教授教師林博雄,召募本系「特異功能」學生與系友所組成的一個團隊。COOK team分為兩群組,一是大氣觀測技術組,一是電腦介面發展應用組 但是因研究需求也儘量同時參與戶外大氣調查。

有人問我這COOK是那些英文單字縮寫?這跟「航海家cook船長,」以及「Apple CEO 庫克」有何關聯,我希望這研究室具有”勇敢””探險”與”新創” ! 因為在準備「大氣測計學門」教材內容,有一大半部份是靠經驗的累積之後才逐年落實。這些經驗在一般書籍或是儀器手冊上是學不到的;大氣觀測設備是多樣儀器與操控軟體所整合而成,人則要更聰明地控制他們。一位地球科學的戶外工作者在野外進行觀測時,除了個人體能與幸運之外,得具備宛如「馬蓋先」的百般本領,來排除儀器突發狀況,以便正確地、完整地蒐集資料達成科學目標。最佳的情況是一個功能整齊的團隊一起進行這類的科學行動。因此,除了氣象專業背景知識之外,電子、電工、電腦專長,甚至開車、結繩、急救等技術技能,都是必須的。當然,一位百般武藝具全的伙伴是可遇而不可求的。

因此,須累積平日經驗和集結各類專長的臭皮匠以及各路奇想,就像是我國二童軍課在高雄澄清湖露營的糗事,一群大男生都沒有下廚房經驗,大家都是看媽媽煮菜的印象,大家七手八腳烹飪食物,飯沒煮熟、魚黏在鍋底,然後還是到去隔壁化緣晚餐! COOK team取名的靈感從此而來。

科學探索也是要嘗試失敗後才有下一步的推想與轉彎,就像是練習烹飪一樣。就儀器而言,唯有一次又一次開開關關的使用,才能知道這儀器怎麼調整下能有最佳狀況,即使把它弄壞也沒關係,壞掉了就拆開來修理,也因此才有能力與其他設備儀器進行功能整合(integration)。這些過程所累積的經驗,長期傳承下來就能夠知道如何正確購買或是改裝設計一個真正好用的儀器。 人生有許多轉彎,轉過去人生多精彩!


The Back Story of The COOK Team

The Atmospheric Measurement Laboratory of the Department of Atmospheric Science, College of Science, National Taiwan University is where the COOK team nests. The COOK team is Po-Hsiung Lin, a full-time professor of the department, recruiting a team composed of "special function" students and department friends of the department. The COOK team is divided into two groups, one is the atmospheric observation technology group, and the other is the computer interface development and application group. However, due to research needs, they also try to participate in outdoor atmospheric surveys at the same time.

Someone asked me what is the abbreviation of this COOK? What does this link with "Captain Navigator Cook" and "Apple CEO Cook"? Yes, I hope this laboratory has the characteristics of "bravery", "adventure" and "innovation"! Because during my lecture of "Measurement and Instrument of atmosphere" , more than half of it is implemented from my year by year accumulation of experience. These experiences cannot be learned from ordinary textbooks, instrument manuals or reports; Atmospheric observation equipment is an integration of various instruments and control software, and people need to handle them more than intelligently. When an outdoor worker in earth science makes observations in the field, in addition to personal physical fitness and luck, he or she must have all kinds of skills like "Mr. MacGyver" to rule out emergencies of the instrument in order to collect data correctly and completely. scientific goals. The best-case scenario is a well-functioning team working together on this type of science. Therefore, in addition to meteorological professional background knowledge, electronics, electrician, computer expertise, and even technical skills such as driving, knotting, and first aid are all necessary. Of course, a partner with all kinds of martial arts is hard to come by.

Therefore, it is necessary to accumulate daily experience and gather all kinds of professional cobblers and all kinds of whims, just like the embarrassing story of the second scout class in my country camping in Chengcheng Lake, Kaohsiung city, south Taiwan. A group of big boys have no experience/ideal in the kitchen. Everyone just watches their mother cook, not did not cook food themselves. The impression of the dishes is that everyone is cooking food in a hurry, the rice is not cooked, the fish sticks to the bottom of the pot, and then they still go to the next door for alms dinner! The inspiration for the name of the COOK team comes from my bad experiment.

Scientific exploration also needs to try and fail before making the next step of deduction and turning, just like practicing cooking. As far as the instrument is concerned, only by turning it on and off again and again can we know how to adjust the instrument to have the best condition. Even if it is broken, it doesn’t matter. Ability to perform functional integration with other equipment and instruments. The experience accumulated in these processes can be passed down for a long time to know how to correctly purchase or modify and design a really easy-to-use instrument.

There are many twists and turns in life, how wonderful life is after turning around!

林博雄 2023/03/28