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Name	Research Interests
Asst Prof (Adj) Akkipeddi Ramam	Prof Ramam's areas of expertise are, Growth of arsenide/phosphide based materials by MBE/MOCVD,InP based optical MEMS, GaN based optoelectronic devices, His current research works focus on Nanopatterning by e-beam lithography and Printing of functional materials for Electronic applications.
Assoc Prof Alfred Tok Iing Yoong	Research interests focus on the synthesis, processing, consolidation and applications of nanoparticles and nanostructures. Applications include photoluminescence displays, solar energy, and various functional and defence applications.
Asst Prof Ali Gilles Tchenguise Miserez	Structural properties of biological materials from the macro-scale to the nano-scale Abrasion and wear mechanisms of non-mineralized biocomposites and of biominerals Elastomeric and structural properties of oviparous egg capsules materials Protein chemistry of sclerotized hard-tissues from marine organisms, such as Cephalopod Single-molecular force spectroscopy of structural and elastic proteins Underwater adhesion mechanisms of adhesive proteins Bio-fouling Advanced Metal/Ceramic composites Experimental Fracture Mechanics
Assoc Prof (Adj) Anders Eric Wollmar Jarfors	The research is focused on the relation between the liquid forging of wrought materials and the control of mechanichal properties. In addition to this work on hybrid super plastic forming is ongoing with the target to develop techniques for mechanical performing for improved thickness control and productivty. SELECTED PUBLISHED WORKS. More the 40 refereed published work in journals and scientific conferences and two books (Tillverkningsteknologi, Simulation and Modelling in Materials Processing) 1. L. Svendsen and A. E. W. Jarfors On The Al-Ti-C Phase Diagram, (Materials Science and Technology 9, 1993, pp 948-975) 2. A. E. W. Jarfors, L. Svendsen, M. Wallinder and H. Fredriksson Reactions During Liquid Infiltration Of Graphite Fibers By Molten Al-Ti Alloy(Metallurgical Transactions 24A 1993, pp 2577-2583) 3. A. E. W. Jarfors, Solidification Behaviour Of Al703Mg During Rotary Spray Forming, (Journal of Materials Science, 33, 1998, pp 3907-3918) 4. A. E. W. Jarfors, Peritectic-Like Precipitation Of Titanium Carbides In Aluminium Titanium-Carbon Melts, (Materials Science and Technology, 15, 1999, pp 481-494) 5. J. Fjellstedt, A.E.W. Jarfors, Experimental And Theoretical Study Of The Al-Rich Corner In The Ternary Al-Ti-B System And Reassessment Of The Al-Rich Side Of The Binary Al-B Phase Diagram. (Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, 92 (2001) 6. 563-571) 6. A. E. W. Jarfors, Melting And Coarsening Of A356 During Preheating For Semisolid Forming, (International Journal of Cast Metals research, 2004 4(17), pp 229-237) 7. Anders E. W. Jarfors, A Discussion Of The Dynamic Specific Heat During Solidification (Materials Science Forum, 437-438, (2003), pp391-394) 8. A. E. W. Jarfors, S. Tong, B. H. Hu, S. N. Sharma, C. Wee Mechanism Of Lubrication-Induced Surface Cracking In Hot Chamber Die Cast Thin-Walled AZ91D Parts, (Materials and Manufacturing Processes 18(4) 2003, pp 637-641) 9. J. Fjellstedt, A. E. W. Jarfors On The Precipitation Of TiB2 In Aluminium Melts From The Reaction With KBF4 And K2TiF6 (Materials Science and Engineering A, 413 2008, pp 527-532)
Vg Asst Prof Andreas Markus Kiebele	My current research is focused on electrochemical charge storage systems. Specifically we are working on printable, flexible energy storage which include primary and secondary batteries, supercapacitors and hybrid electrochemical capacitors (HEC). Through the use of nano-materials such as carbon nanotubes (CNT), nanowires (made by electro spinning or synthesis) and other nanoparticles we aim to achieve better device characteristics and easier printability. In addition to this, we are also investigating suitable printable electrolyte materials.
Asst Prof Andrew Clive Grimsdale	Prof Grimsdale?s areas of expertise are the synthesis of conjugated polymers for electronic applications, particularly light-emitting diodes, solar cells and thin-film transistors. His current research works focus on the synthesis of materials for solar cells and transistors and on the supramolecular assembly of organic materials.
Assoc Prof Ang Diing Shenp	1. Reliability physics and characterization of nanoscale transistors (negative-bias temperature instability, hot-carrier effects, gate oxide breakdown, low frequency/RF noise, metal gate/high-kappa gate stack, non-volatile memories, silicon-on-insulator transistors, nanowire devices etc.) 2. Nano-characterization techniques (conductive atomic force microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and associated anaytical techniques for alternative gate dielectrics, nanowire devices etc.) 3. Characterization of novel devices (e.g. tunneling FETs, novel memories etc.)
Assoc Prof Ang Hock Eng	Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Engineering Components using Boundary Element Methods. Instrumentation & Control of Fluid Power Systems.
Prof Boey Yin Chiang, Freddy	Biodegradable Drug Eluting Stents (15 members): The group, co-led with A/P Subbu Venkatraman, has developed a platform drug eluting stent technology which is applicable for urological, coronary, vascular and cranial therapy. The patent is premised on a multi-layered fully biodegradable stent which can release multi-drugs simultaneously in a controlled release. A start up company, Acacia Biomedical, has been funded to $2m to commercialize the work. Ongoing work seeks to develop nano features on the stent surfaces to promote hemo-compatibility by endothelial cell growth. Electroactive Materials (12 members): The group, co-led with A/P Ma Jan, has developed a PZT blood pump and a frictionless micro-pump using PZT actuators for implanted drug release. The group is presently studying the development of a fully flexible polymer-based impedance pump. The group has formed a start up company to exploit this technology commercially. The group has also initiated computational modeling to seek optimal material designs. Synthesis of Rare Earth Nano-materials (8 members): This project seeks to use a pre-cursor and high energy approach to evolve desired nanosized morphologies for Rare Earth materials, including Yittrium, Cerium, Lanthanum etc. The processes employed include flame hydrolysis, electro-atomization, plasma spraying and atomization etc. Multi-functional bio-imaging probes for targeted cancer therapy (5 members): This project involves the development of biocompatible multi-functional nano-probes, for bio-imaging and targeted cancer therapy. It is a joint-collaboration with the prestigious Mayo Clinic, USA. The group, co-led with A/P Ma Jan and Dr Joachim Loo, has developed the capability of functionalizing these nanoparticles. Results from animal trials have shown these bio-imaging probes to be promising for targeted cancer therapy. The group is currently surface modifying these nano-probes to further increase their tumour-targeting efficiency.
Asst Prof Castagne Sylvie J.C.	Dr Castagne's areas of expertise include micromechanics of materials, damage and fracture analysis and multi-scale constitutive modeling with application to the simulation of metal forming processes. She also has a background in digital manufacturing and systems engineering cost modeling. Currently, her research interests focus on the development of net shape and microforming processes with specific contributions regarding the analysis of size effects, tool failure and material thermomechanical processing.
Asst Prof Cesare Soci	We are interested in the fundamental properties of materials related to small dimensionality and large interface area. Understanding these properties is essential to exploit them in emerging technologies, such as renewable energy sources. In particular we focus on two classes of nanostructured materials, namely organic and inorganic semiconductors, and on their interplay, from basic scientific issues all the way to the device level. Some topics of specific interest are: 1. Nanowire synthesis and devices: semiconductor nanowires are synthesized by different approaches, including top-down and bottom-up methods, and lithographic techniques are used to fabricate nanowire arrays and devices. 2. Organic semiconductors: we study the fundamental properties of organic semiconductors and their use in "plastic electronics." In particular we focus on the interplay between charge carrier photogeneration and exciton recombination, which is a determining factor of the performance of organic solar cells, light-emitting diodes and field-effect transistors. 3. Organic-inorganic hybrid systems: we investigate the optoelectronic properties of hybrid organic-inorganic heterostructures specifically targeted to light sensing and photovoltaic applications, combining microscopy, optical and photocurrent spectroscopy, and nanofabrication technologies.
Dr Chen Guang	His research interests include Research on Magneto-Rheological Fluid and its Applications, and Fundamental research on Dynamics and Continuum Mechanics (including Rheology and viscoelasticity) .
Asst Prof Chen Hongyu	Asst. Prof. Chen Hongyu' research mainly evolves around polymer-coated gold nanoparticles. A main goal is to use the nano-sized hydrophobic shells on nanoparticles to separate the reducing equivalents from photo-induced charge-separation, as a model for the conversion of solar energy to chemical energy by the photosynthetic apparatus in green plants. His research also involves the controlled organization of nanoparticles and the development of nanoparticles as surface-enhance Raman scattering probes.
Asst Prof Chen Lang	Dr. Chen has worked on ferroic systems including ferroelectrics, ferromagnetic, multiferroic thin films as well as nanostructured multiferroic materials. He also initiated the projects of making nanostructured NIM heterostructures using ferroelectrics and multiferroics. He is also interested with other functional thin films & devices.
Asst Prof Chen Xiaodong	Currently, Prof. Chen's research focuses on three directions: (1) Nanobioelectronics: to develop integrated nanostructure-biomaterial hybrid systems for bioelectronics and probe biological processes at the nanoscale; (2) Bioinspired assembly: to mimic methods used by nature for interfacing organic and non-organic material and building hierarchical structures with advanced functions, and (3) Nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage: to explore nanoscale modules for light harvesting, charge separation, solar energy conversion, and storage.
Asst Prof Chen Yuan	My interests focus on nanometer scaled materials. In particular, I aim to develop expertise in synthesis of structure controlled nanomaterials and using these novel materials to explore the physics, chemistry, and biology at the nanometer length scale. As a chemical engineer, I also intend to turn our findings into applications. Recent interests specifically: 1. Synthesis of structure controlled carbon nanotubes (e.g. chirality control of single wall carbon nanotubes) 2. Purification, enrichment and functionalization of carbon nanotubes 3. Carbon nanotube application in electronic devices (macroelectronics and EMI shielding) 4. Carbon nanotube application in catalysis supports (noble metals and enzymes) 5. Atomic characterization of catalysts for nanomaterials synthesis (e.g. in-situ X-ray absorption) 6. Design and synthesis of catalysts for nanomaterials production
Assoc Prof Chen Zhong	Thin Films & Low-dimensional Materials: Thin films & nanomaterials for energy applications; Microelectronic thin films; Protective and functional surface coatings. Mechanical Behavior of Materials: Fracture, fatigue, and creep of bulk monolithic & composite materials, thin films and multi-layers; Experimental and computational mechanics.
Asst Prof Cheong Siew Ann	Asst Prof CHEONG Siew Ann's areas of expertise are in computational physics, complex system dynamics, and bioinformatics. He is currently working on the development of self-consistent stochastic boundary conditions for ab initio and molecular dynamics simulations, methods to accelerate Monte Carlo simulations and high-dimensional optimization. He is also interested in developing automatic coarse-graining algorithms to perform data-driven identification of effective degrees of freedom in financial markets, very-large-scale computer simulations. He is also working on applying ideas from the Renormalization Group in statistical physics to the mining of very-large-scale databases.
Asst Prof Chi Yonggui Robin	-Catalysis & Organic Synthesis -Peptides, Proteins, Polymers -Nanoscale Structures & Functional Materials see http://chigroupweb.org
Assoc Prof Chian Kerm Sin	Prof Sandy Chian's areas of expertise are polymer chemistry, medical implants, and tissue engineering. His current research works focus on synthesis of degradable polymers, tissue engineering and scaffold fabrication technology.
Asst Prof Choong Swee Neo Cleo	Dr Choong is interested in the articifical microenvironment made up of the interaction of cells and materials and how it can be manipulated for cell-based therapy applications. In particular, she is interested in the development of biomaterials that support lineage specific differentiation and in vivo function of cells for the intended application. In order to address the immuno-issues surrounding cell transplantation, Dr Choong is interested in the development of biomaterials for the microencapsulation of cells that allow the cells to respond to external cues, whilst supporting growth and function of the cells within the encapsulated space. For adherent cells, properties of the biomaterial surface such as roughness, hydrophobicity and specific cell-surface interactions can all affect cellular activity. Likewise, encapsulated cells required some kind of interaction between cells and supporting material within the microenvironment in order to support and regulate proliferation and differentiation of the cells with the appropriate phenotypic and functional characteristics. One of the main barriers to taking cell-based therapies from bench to bedside is the immuno-issues surrounding cell transplantation. At the same time, it is indispensable to provide cells with a local environment that enhances and regulate their proliferation and differentiation for cell-based therapies since it is impossible to therapeutically treat patients only by transplanting the cells prepared. Biomaterial technology plays an important role in the creation of these local/cell environments.
Prof Christian Leo Kloc	His primary research focus has been on synthesis, crystal growth, characterization and applications of new or non-commercially available materials ranging from insulating oxides, semiconductor, superconductor and organic, molecular crystals to intermetallic crystals. His current research focuses on crystal growth of organic semiconductors and the technology of organic devices. Another area of interest is in development of new functional materials suitable for efficient energy harvesting and conversion.
Assoc Prof Christopher Shearwood	Assoc Prof Christopher Shearwood main research focus are in the area of MEMS, BIOMEMS, sensors and actuators although he has also accumulated experience in transdermal drug delivery, spintronics, thin film magnetism, x-ray topography, electron and ion beam lithography, shape memory alloys, and nano-metals. He has published over 40 top quality international journal papers, as well as numerous conference papers, book chapters, and patents.
Assoc Prof Chua Chee Kai	Geometric Modelling, Rapid Prototyping, Reverse Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Design, Tissue Engineering
Assoc Prof David Lee Butler	Prof Butler's area of expertise are surface metrology, machining processes and novel removal processes. His current research focuses on electrokinetic removal, the application of diatoms for nanotechnology and ultraprecision grinding.
Asst Prof Dong Zhili	Dr. Dong has more than twenty years experience in transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction of materials. His research interests include open-framework materials, nanostructured functional materials, advanced coatings and materials synthesis.
Assoc Prof Du Hejun	His research interests mainly include three areas: 1) numerical and computational methods for engineering applications; 2) MEMS sensors and actuators and micro-fluidics; 3) smart materials and their engineering applications.
Asst Prof Duan Hongwei	His current research is focused on two major areas including nanomaterials engineering and biomedical nanotechnology. The goal of this work is to develop new technological platforms for early detection and targeted therapy of major human diseases such as cancer. Ongoing projects in his group include semiconductor quantum dots for live cell imaging and biomarker profiling, multifunctional nanoparticles for integrated cancer imaging and therapy, self-assembled nanostructures for disease-targeted drug/gene delivery and ultrathin films based arrays for ultrasensitive biodetection.
Asst Prof Fan Hongjin	Controlled Synthesis and optical/electrical properties of semiconductor nanostructures, ternary compound nanotube/wires and ferroelectric nanostructures. Current research topic is in-situ observation of structural transformation of nanomaterials, and their corresponding electrical properties.
Assoc Prof Fan Hui	Prof. Fan has been conducting research in the area of solid mechanics for over 20 years. His publications touched topics: fracture mechanics, mechanics of composites, micromechanics of defects in the solids, and multi-physics.
Assoc Prof Fan Weijun	His research interests include semiconductor band structure calculations by using effective mass theory, the first-principles method and empirical pseudopotential method (EPM); Compound semiconductor material growth, characterizations and device fabrications; Si photonics; Spintronics.
Asst Prof Fei Duan	(1) Kinetics of phase changes (2) Evaporation cooling and thermal management (3) Energy/exergy analysis on thermocapillary evaporators (4) Thermal analyses of energy systems (5) Development of smart materials
Dr Gagik Gurzadyan	Prof Gurzadyan's areas of expertise are ultrafast laser spectroscopy, laser photochemistry and photobiology of DNA, nonlinear optics and crystals, spectroscopy of upper-excited electronic states of biomolecules. His current research works focus on femtosecond charge transfer processes in DNA and proteins, photoinduced excited state dynamics of chromophore/protein systems.
Asst Prof Gan Chee Lip	Asst/Prof Gan's research area is on microelectronics interconnect systems, spanning from reliability of conventional Cu/low-k interconnects, to three-dimensional (3D) interconnects and nanowires interconnects. Dr Gan's current research interests include the reliability study of advanced interconnect systems, such as copper electromigration, time-dependent-dielectric-breakdown of low-k dielectrics and new assessment methodology for circuit level reliability projection. Another area of research is on the process integration and reliability of 3D interconnects through copper-copper wafer bonding. Fabrication of metallic nanowires by a template method as interconnects is also being investigated. Work is carried out to characterize the morphology and electrical properties of the nanowires to assess its suitability for actual applications.
Asst Prof (Adj) Goh Kia Liang Gregory	Prof. Goh's expertise is in hdyrothermal synthesis, film and nanostructure growth a epitaxy. His current research interests include: * Growth of TiO2 films for spintronic and photocatalytic applications * Hydrothermal synthesis of lead-free piezoelectrics * Inorganic photovoltaic materials * Low temperature solution epitaxy of ZnO films and nanostructures
Assoc Prof Hng Huey Hoon	Prof Hng's main research interest is in the understanding of processing-microstructure-property relationships of nanomaterials. The research covers a wide range of experimental analytical techniques such as electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. Such techniques enable the characterization of nanometre scale phases and provide an in-depth understanding of the materials' properties. Her current research works focus on the synthesis of inorganic materials using various processing techniques. The materials of interest are thermoelectric and energetic materials including metal alloys, intermetallics and functional ceramics.
Prof Hu Xiao	Composites and Nanocomposites Functional Polymers: Synthesis and Assembly Nanocrystals Synthesis and Modification (including rods, dots and tubes) Organic-inorganic Hybrid Materials
Assoc Prof Huang Ling	My current research focuses on the combination of nano and bio. The theme is to study the bio events from the nano point of view and the further applications. Research directions include: 1) Surface functionalization and its applications; 2) Dip-pen nanolithography and micro/nanofabrication; 3) Functional nanomaterials synthesis; 4) Controlled cell growth; 5) Patterning and assembly of nanomaterials and biomolecules.
Assoc Prof Huang Weimin	shape memory materials, actuators, advanced technologies and materials, surface patterning, materials selection
Assoc Prof Jiang San Ping	Solid oxide fuel cells; polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, direct methanol fuel cells; direct alcohol fuel cells; solid state ionic materials; high temperature materials and electrochemistry, electrocatalysts and electrocatalyssi; nanoparticles synthesis and characterization; mesoporous materials and high temperature proton exchnage membranes
Assoc Prof K Radhakrishnan	Epitaxial growth and characterization of compound semiconductor materials including III-Nitrides. Development of advanced nanostructures and metamorphic growths. Surface and interface analysis. Device fabrication and characterization for low-noise, power and MMIC applications.
Prof Kam Chan Hin	His current research interests are mainly in the area of sol-gel photonics, non-linear optics, quantum transport and spectroscopy of rare-earth doped glasses. He has contributed more than 200 international journal and conference publications in the area of Photonics and High Energy Physics. He holds 6 international patents in surface acoustic wave devices and sol-gel photonics.
Assoc Prof Kantisara Pita	Prof K. Pita's areas of expertise are synthesis and fabrication of novel oxide based films and nanoparticles for photonics applications such as light emitting based devices, waveguide based devices and solar cells. His current research works focus on novel oxide based films/nanoparticles materials system for light emitting based devices, solar cells and waveguide based devices.
Asst Prof Kim Donghwan	His research interest is broadly in biosurface engineering and nanotechnology, with a focus on functionalized biomaterials for neural prosthetics, immune-suppressive implantable biomaterials and bioconjugated nanoparticles for molecular imaging and non labeling biosensors.
Asst Prof Kuo Jer-Lai	Structure and Properties of H-bonded clusters Computational Chemistry (reaction mechanism for organic reactions, proton transfer processes, ?) Order/disorder transitions in ice physics and semiconductor alloys Application of Genetic and Evolution Algorithms in Material Engineering Larger scale computer simulations via first principle methods Development of multi-scale simulation methods Surface adsorption process
Asst Prof Kwak Sang Kyu	Dr. Kwak Sang Kyu's area of expertise are statistical thermodynamics and molecular modeling & simulation. Currently, he is working on polyvacancies in solid state materials under strained condition, confined fluids with prewetting phenomena, integral equation theory, surface chemistry, direct simulation Monte Carlo method in dense fluids, and the development of simulation package, which can simulate micro flow in mesoscale, constructed in Java/C++.
Assoc Prof (Adj) Lai Kin Seng	-Design and development of high power diode pumped solid state and fiber lasers. -Non-linear optics and optical parametric oscillators for wavelength conversion. -Remote sensing technologies and applications using different techniques, such as differential absorption LIDAR (DIAL). -Coherent and incoherent laser beam combining techniques. -Adaptive optics for correction of phase aberrations. -Laser beam propagation in atmospheric turbulence. -Ultrafast femtosecond lasers and applications (filamentation effects and white light generation).
Prof Lam Yee Cheong	Dr. Lam's research is well supported by private and public funding. His most current research endeavor is on microfluidics, which include mixing and particle separation in microchannels. His recent research activities include modeling of materials and their processing, injection moldings, fiber composite manufacturing and the behaviors of polymers. He has also conducted research in the areas of metal working, fracture mechanics, life extension of structures and finite element analysis. He has published more than three hundred technical papers. His research in plastic injection molding is supported by Moldflow Corporation, USA, the leading and dominant company in plastic injection molding simulation software. As a result of this research collaboration, Moldflow donated $12.4 million dollars of software to NTU for research and educational purposes in 2000.
Assoc Prof Lam Yeng Ming	Yeng Ming's research interests are in the understanding and the application of self-organization of copolymers. She studied a wide range of self-assembled systems in both selective solvents and thin films. Application of self-assembly on synthesis of nanostructures, nanotemplating, organic memory, photovoltaics, etc., are being explored in her research. This research covers a broad range of experimental analytical techniques such as TEM, AFM, thermal analysis, SAXS, etc. for the characterization of nanometer scale phases. Simulation techniques such as dynamic mean field density method are used to predict the phase transition of systems. With a combination of both experimental and simulation techniques, a fairly comprehensive study of self-assembly behavior of copolymers can be done.
Asst Prof Lau Gih Keong	Dr Lau's areas are micro-and-nano electro-mechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS), actuator design, micro-fabrication, multiphysics modeling and topology optimization. He has extensive experiences with various actuators, such as electro-thermal, piezoelectric, electrostrictive, and dielectric. Since 2004 at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, he has pioneered the work on a new class of polymer micro-actuators with embedding skeletons. His research on the polymer micro-actuators has been recognized with two best poster awards in the workshops of Micro-Mechanics Europe (MME) in 2005 and 2006. In addition, the work was selected and highlighted in the Virtual Journal of Nano-Science and Technology. A Dutch patent application on this inventive actuator design was filed in the Netherlands. His current research focuses on polymer actuators (based on electro-active polymer), composite design, and their micro-fabrication.
Asst Prof Lee Jong-Min	Prof Lee's research interest is in analysis and design of electrochemical systems and development of ionic liquid as a green solvent for chemical and biomedical reactions and of nanomaterials and of their assemblies for applications in biomedical, optical, and electronic fields.
Assoc Prof Lee Pooi See	Nanoelectronic materials, Organic electronics and memory, Ferroelectric polymers, Capacitor materials.
Prof Lee Soo Ying	My current areas of research interest include: Understanding vision; many types of Raman scatering; ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopy; molecular reaction dynamics; multidimensional spectroscopy.
Asst Prof Lew Wen Siang	Dr Lew's areas of expertise are spintronic devices, nanoscale magnetism, and bio magnetic sensors.
Asst Prof Li Hua	Dr. Li Hus's area of expertise is Computational Engineering. His current research works focus on the modeling and simulation of MEMS focusing on the use of smart hydrogels in BioMEMS applications; the development of advanced numerical methodologies; and the dynamics of high-speed rotating shell structures.
Asst Prof Li Lain-Jong	Carbon Nanomaterials
Assoc Prof Li Lin	(i) polymeric gels & hydrogels, (ii) controlled drug release from hydrogels, (iii) synthesis of nanoparticles for gene delivery, (iv) development of conductive polymers for fuel cells, (v) fabrication of micro- to nano-sized drug particles, (vi) polymer rheology & processing, etc.
Assoc Prof Liang Meng Heng	His current research interest is in atomistic simulation of materials. He develops simulation software to predict, explain and explore the properties, structure and behaviour of materials. He focuses on fundamental materials and processing issues such as crack growth, epitaxial growth, ion implantation, surface reconstruction, dislocation core structures, point defects and grain growth at the molecular level. He works on materials like titanium, semiconductors, oxides and bone tissue. He uses energy minimisation, molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo and first principles calculations in his simulation works.
Assoc Prof Liao Kin	Nano-mechanics and nano-composites, mechanics of molecules and cells, tissue engineering, and molecular simulation of living and nonliving systems.
Assoc Prof Lim Chu Sing	His research interests include Biosensor Technologies for DNA & Etiological Agents, Bio-Rapid Prototyping and Tooling, Medical Devices Technologies, Testing and Development, Monitoring Mutation in Progress and Combinatory Drug Efficacy Systems for Pharmaceutical Biomolecule Investigations, and Biomaterials. Dr Lim expertise in Medical Devices has also resulted in a novel respiratory stent which was implanted in a patient with an uncommon genetic disorder. Two of his work has been licensed to two biomedical companies for commercialization. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students in stage-gate for medical devices, surgical assist technologies, biomedical physics, and other aspects of biosafety and bioethics.
Prof Lim Enk Ng, Lennie	Prof Lennie E N Lim's areas of expertise are production systems, in particular industrial audit/productivity; JIT implementation and industrial automation especially assembly automation; product design for assembly/manufacture and automatic feeding and orienting of parts. His research inerest also includes manufacturing processes.
Assoc Prof Lim Teik Thye	Prof Lim's scope of research projects encompasses both practical application of environmental technologies for pollution control and investigation of the process fundamentals. His core areas of research interest focus on application of advanced oxidation processes for water and wastewater treatment, developing novel functional materials for water purification, and developing innovative subsurface remediation technologies. He has over the years developed a range of nanomaterials for treating organic and inorganic micropollutants in surface waters, industrial wastewaters, and groundwater. He has also worked on projects exploring innovative use of industrial wastes for various applications, such as construction, earthwork, and environmental preservation. His current research projects are as follows: Novel photocatalysts This research engineers a novel photocatalyst for enhancing photocatalytic redox processes under solar radiation to remove emerging contaminants in water. It leverages off the complementary strengths among environmental process engineering, materials engineering and advanced materials characterization to develop a new-generation photocatalyst system. The advanced photocatalyst is a composite of nitrogen-doped titania (N-TiO2) supported on the powdered activated carbon (AC), or N-TiO2/AC. The composite have dual functionality, exhibiting high adsorptive properties for a variety of organics and photoactivity under visible light. The synergistic properties of the N-TiO2/AC composite enables its on-site regeneration, producing zero waste stream. Selective nanoporous adsorbents The goal is to develop various functional nano-structured materials such as layered double hydroxides (LDHs), zeolites, calcium aluminosilicates and nanoporous carbons to selectively adsorb trace inorganic contaminants, organic contaminants, and biomolecules that are difficult to be sequestrated using conventional adsorbents. The materials, such as LDHs and zeolites, can also function as catalysts to remove recalcitrant contaminants in water and air. Several types of LDHs have been synthesized in our laboratory. The LDHs have been evaluated for sorption of Cr(VI), As(III), As(V), Se(VI), and other oxyanions found in groundwater, surface waters and industrial wastewaters. Removals of up to 99% of certain oxyanions are possible. Bimetallic zerovalent metal particles The research group has synthesized nano-scale, bimetallic particles such as Ni/Fe and Pd/Fe for catalytic reductive transformation of halogenated alkanes and haloaromatics. The transformation pathways for these contaminants have been established for different types of synthesized bimetallic particles, through kinetic and mechanistic examinations of the experimental findings. The effects of catalyst content and particle ageing on their reactivities are investigated. Aqueous matrix effect on the transformation kinetics has been also examined in order to understand the possible performance of these reactive particles in industrial wastewater and contaminated groundwater.
Assoc Prof Liu Erjia	Thin films and coatings; Carbon based materials; Nanocomposites; Nanotribology; Electrochemistry.
Asst Prof (Adj) Liu Jinping	epitaxy, gate oxide and other front end of line processing for advanced devices.
Assoc Prof Liu Yong	Prof. Liu's research is focused on smart materials and structures and their applications. Materials related research activities include but not limited to developing shape memory alloys (SMAs), fundamentals of transformation characteristics of SMAs, sensing capability of ferromagnetic shape memory materials, processing-microstructure-property relation in SMAs, fracture mechanism of FSMAs, SMA thin films and melt-spun ribbons, constrained shape recovery and influencing factors, magnetic properties of FSMAs, etc. Application related research activities include morphing wing mechanisms of UAVs, smart-materials-based mechanisms for deployable space structures, smart-materials actuated biologically inspired micro-aerial vehicles (flapping wing system). Other activities include SMA actuated MEMS, nitinol stent - design, fabrication, characterization, smart materials actuated underwater robot, robotic hand actuated with muscle wire.
Asst Prof Loo Say Chye Joachim	I. Nano-Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications 1) Developing multi-functional nanoparticles for bioimaging and cancer therapy ? Collaboration with Prof Stephen J Russell and Prof Peng Kah-Whye, Mayo Clinic, USA. 2) Targeted dendrimers for cardiovascular repairs ? Collaboration with Dr Moe Kyaw Thu, National Heart Centre, Singapore. 3) Surface modification of nanoparticles using peptidomimetic polymers ? Collaboration with Prof Philip Messersmith, Northwestern University, USA. 4) Stealthy nanoparticles for targeted delivery ? Collaboration with Prof Freddy Boey and Prof Subbu Venkatraman, NTU, Singapore. II. Biodegradable Polymers for Biomedical Applications 1) X-ray CT-scan imaging of biopolymers ? Collaboration with Prof Zbigniew Stachurski, Australia National University, Australia. 2) FTIR and Raman imaging of biomaterials ? Collaboration with Dr Effendi Widjaja, ICES, Singapore. 3) Laser modification of biomaterials ? Collaboration with Dr David Low and Dr Wang Xincai, SIMTech, Singapore. 4) Drug release, controlled degradation and surface modification of multi-layered biopolymer films ? Mr Alfred Chia, Amaranth Medical Pte Ltd, Singapore. 5) Multi-layer biodegradable microparticles for sustained release of drugs ? Prof Shabbir Moochhala, Defense Science Organization, Singapore. III. Tissue Engineering 1) Effects of sub-micron sized debris from hip-joint implants on bone resorption ? Collaboration with Prof Wilson Wang, NUH, Singapore. 2) Mesoporous biomaterials for bone tissue engineering ? Collaboration with Prof Wilson Wang, NUH, Singapore. 3) Determination of resorption surface area on bone samples using photonics ? Collaboration with Prof George Chen, EEE, NTU, Singapore.
Asst Prof Loo Sun Sun Leslie	Dr. Leslie Loo's areas of expertise are polymers and spectroscopy. His current research works focus on polymer nanocomposites and FTIR spectroscopy.
Assoc Prof Lu Xuehong	Polymer nanocomposites and nano-structured organic-inorganic hybrid materials Crystallization behaviours of polymers and polymer nanocomposites Electrochromic materials
Prof Lua Aik Chong	Professor Lua's areas of expertise are the development of activated carbons for adsorbing gaseous and aqueous pollutants and measurement of flow rates. His current research activities are the preparation and characterization of activated carbons, adsorption technology for air pollution and water filtration, development of polymeric membranes for gas separation, measurement of flow rates using fluidic flowmeters and measurements of particulates and gas emissions from diesel engines.
Vg Asst Prof Lydia Helena Wong	1. Novel materials for organic photovoltaic: molecular/structural modification for improved charge separation and transport, integration of organic/inorganic nanomaterials for improved carrier conductivity, mobility enhancement of organic molecules, 2. Organic photovoltaic devices: architectural design by bulk heterojunction, tandem cells, organic/inorganic hybrid cells; fabrication integration techniques of nanomaterials. 3. Synthesis and characterizations of nanomaterials: Group IV (Si, SiGe, Ge) nanowires, metal-oxide nanowires and nanoparticles (ZnO, TiO2), nanoparticle-decorated nanowires 4. Materials for nanoelectronic devices: growth, thermal stability and relaxation mechanisms of semiconductor heteroepitaxy structures , fabrication and electrical behavior of advanced gate stack for Si-based CMOS, nanomaterials for advanced electronic devices.
Prof Ma Jan	Functional materials program (Total funding: S$2.0 million) Synthesis, processing and characterization of smart functional materials for advanced applications such as biomedical devices. Major projects under this program include o Heart pump (licensed technology to Orqis Medical, USA), o Frictionless micro-pump (collaboration with Caltech), o Minimally invasive surgical catheter (collaboration with Tan Tock Seng Hospital), o Soldier systems (DSTA). o Micro-emulsifier for thrombectomy device (NUH). Nano-materials program (Total funding: S$2.2 million) Synthesis, modeling and processing of nano-structured materials. The projects under this program include o Development of meso-porous materials as non-biological vectors for cancer treatment collaboration with Mayo Clinic, USA) o Development of high efficiency nano-film fuel-cell material systems (Collaborative Research Program, SIMTech ASTAR). o Nano-porous active filters for dialysis (collaboration with National Kidney Foundation). o Nano-rare-earth materials for sub-45nm nano-electronic devices (Thematic Strategic Research Program of ASTAR). o Constitutive modeling on the densification of nano-materials (Rolls Royce FC). o Advanced Thermoelectric Materials (ASTAR). o Mesoporous electrochromic materials (UCLA). o Meta-materials (TL@NUS) Defence materials program (Total funding: S$8.0 million) Development of advanced systems for military vehicles and soldiers. The projects under this program include o Layered systems for enhanced protection on both ballistic impact and electro-magnetic attacks DSO/TL@NTU). o High effectiveness nano-composite armor for vehicles and soldiers (STK/TL@NTU). o Activated aluminum (DSO). o Super-plastic shaped-charge liner (DSO). o Thermo-electric and electrochromic materials for signature management (DSTA/TL@NTU). o Ferroelectric materials for optical applications (DARPA). o ASIC Failure Analysis (DSO/TL@NTU).
Asst Prof Manoranjan Dash	Data Mining Machine Learning Applications of Data Mining and MAchine Learning in Bioinformatics, Image Processing Parallel Computing
Prof Marc Jean Medard Abadie	Prof Abadie's areas of expertise are UV/EB Curing, Composites, High Temperature Polymers and Biomaterials. His current research works focus on Biodegradable thermoplastic elastomers, Stents, Thin films and Bismaleimides
Assoc Prof Mei Ting	Artificial mesoscopic structures and nanophotonics Photonic integrated circuits band gap engineering technology low dimensional devices and physics nanocrystal semiconductor materials and devices infrared imaging technologies, QWIP/QDIP and microbolometer.
Assoc Prof Miao Jianmin	MEMS, biochip and nanofabrication technologies, inertial sensors, acoustical and ultrasonic transducers, RF MEMS, biosensors, MEMS for environmental monitoring, carbon nanotubes based NEMS, through-silicon via interconnects, MEMS packaging.
Assoc Prof Ng Beng Koon	My research expertises include the physics of impact ionization process in semiconductors, the design and characterization of advanced photodetectors, and the use of Biophotonics imaging techniques for medical diagnosis.
Assoc Prof Ng Heong Wah	His early research interests have been in analysis and design of high temperature structures and pressure systems components including pressure vessels and piping design and analysis, fracture mechanics and defect assessment. Currently, his research focused on experimental, diagnostics, CFD modeling and simulation of plasma sprayed deposition of coatings for thermal barrier, SOFC fuel cells and other industrial applications.
Vg Asst Prof Ng Kee Woei	Dr Ng's research interests centres around tissue engineering and the use of biodegrable polymers for biomedical applications. Currently, he is specifically interested in the use of PVDF for hernia repair and also the development of a biological ventricular assist device using novel combinations of materials and cells.
Prof Ng Siu Choon	Prof Ng's research work has, over the years, been focused on two main areas: (1) Functional and Conjugated Polymers which entails Molecular Design of Novel Materials for Polymer/Molecular Electronic Devices and other specialized applications (such as Antifouling, Antistatic Coatings) (2) Chiral Separation Materials which are amenable for Analytical to Process Scale Resolution of Racemic Drugs and Fine Chemicals. Recent research work has included development of chiral nanosilica particulates for enhanced analytical applications/ processes.
Assoc Prof Ng Teng Yong	Variational and Finite Element Techniques for Structural Analysis; Dynamic Stability, Vibration and Control of Plates and Shells; Composite Laminates and Functionally Graded Materials; Smart Materials: Piezoelectric / Magnetostrictive / Shape Memory Alloys; Development of Meshless (Element-Free) Techniques; Mathematical Modeling of Hydrogel-Based BioMEMS Devices; Computational Nano-Science - Multiscale Simulation; Modeling and Simulation of Quantum Dot Growth and Characteristics; Chaos and Control of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems; Structural Optimization - via Genetic Algorithms (GA); Nanomedicine Modeling (Nanoparticle Drug/Gene Delivery Systems)
Vg Asst Prof Ng Woon Lam	His research interests include areas in Art Education, Scientific study of art materials, Oriental Art History and Culture, South East Asia Art and Classical Painting language in Contemporary Art.
Assoc Prof Oh Joo Tien	Prof Oh'ss areas of expertise are Magnetic Materials, Ceramic Substrate Materials for Microelectronic Packaging, Electrolytic Capacitors and Electron Microscopy. His current research works focus on Nanostructured Magnetic Materials
Dr Ong Keng Sian, Vincent	Prof Vincent K.S. Ong's areas of expertise are in the Characterization of Semiconductor Materials and Devices, and in the areas of Semiconductor Physics, and Computer Simulation of Semiconductor Devices and Materials. His current research works focus on the area of Electron Beam Induced Current Metrology and the Single Contact Electron Beam Induced Current Techniques.
Assoc Prof Ong Yew Soon	Dr. Yew Soon Ong expertise and research interests lie in computational intelligence, spanning: Memetic computing, Evolutionary computation, and Grid computing.
Assoc Prof Pang Hock Lye, John	His research interests are focused on nano-mechanics deformation analysis employing Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) for Digital Image Correlation (AFM/DIC) analysis, and Nano-indentation mechanics characterization of apparent modulus and hardness investigating scale effects and strain-rate effects. He has made research contributions to nano-indentation characterization of intermetallics subject to thermal diffusion kinetics, and combined thermal and electro-migration analysis. He has made extensive research contributions to design-for-reliability (DFR) methodologies for microelectronic packaging assemblies, lead-free solder joint reliability, finite element modeling and simulations, and failure analysis subject to accelerated tests for thermal cycling, cyclic bending, vibration fatigue and impact drop reliability assessments.
Prof Peter Rainer Preiser	My research interests focus on the molecular mechanisms by which the malaria parasite is able to avoid host immunity and adapt to changes in the host cell environment. One of the main problems in developing an efficient malaria vaccine is the ability of the parasite to evade host immune responses. Immune evasion happens both at the level of the infected red blood cell and at the process of invasion, the step at which the parasite infects a new cell. A key focus area of the lab is to understand the mechanisms on how the malaria merozoite recognizes and penetrates the erythrocyte. To address these questions we have particular focused on the role of the Reticulocyte Binding Protein Homologues (RH) family of proteins which is found in all malaria species and has been implicated on playing a role in immune evasion and parasite virulence. Using both the human parasite Plasmodium falciparum as well as the rodent parasite P. yoelii we have been able to address question relating to mechanisms regulating parasite virulence as well as getting a cleared understanding on how these large proteins mediate their function. An interesting upshot of this work is the possibility of using them as part of a malaria vaccine formulation. In addition to merozoite invasion the lab has also spend significant effort in elucidating the biological role of the STEVOR and PIR multigene families identified in P. falciparum and P. vivax respectively. While STEVOR is unique to P. falciparum the PIR multigene family is found not only in P. vivax, but also rodent and simian malaria parasites. My research group has focused on developing a range of reagents that allow us to address what the role of STEVOR is in parasite development. We have recently been able to show that STEVOR is highly expressed in patient isolates and may play an additional role in immune evasion. We are now further characterizing how STEOVR functions. The PIR gene family provides a unique opportunity to study antigenic variation in a rodent model and possibly utilize the information gained in this system to understand how these genes may work in the intractable human parasite P. vivax. Currently, our efforts focus on understanding how the pir genes are transcriptionally regulated. A more recent effort is to gain new insights into how human malaria parasites interact with their host. Until recently most research efforts have focused on using culture adapted parasites but it has become clear that significant information in relation to host parasite interactions are lost in this system. We are therefore interested in using the P. falciparum and P. vivax microarray platform developed here at NTU (in collaboration with Professor Zbynek Bozdech) to investigate differences in the transcriptional profile of parasites obtained directly from patients with different clinical symptoms. This effort has recently given significant new insights into the biology of P. vivax.
Asst Prof Phee Soo Jay, Louis	His current research works focus on Medical Robotics and Mechatronics in Medicine.
Assoc Prof (Adj) Philip Wong En Hou	1. Cellular Therapy and devices used for cell transplantation 2. Implantable Medical Devices 3. In-vivo imaging of disease, particularly cardiovascular related 4. Materials used for implantable devices
Assoc Prof Poenar Daniel Puiu	Sensors & actuators; MEMS; Si processing; (Bio)chemical sensors; bio-photonics; colour discriminators (e.g. using triple junction structures); miniaturization of spectrometry, electrophoresis, chromatography, for (Bio)chemical application, as well as optical detection for these separation methods; bio-photonics & opto-fluidics
Assoc Prof Raju Vijayaraghavan Ramanujan	Nanomaterials are the focus of research work in Ramanujan?s group, especially magnetic and thermoelectric nanomaterials for energy, bioengineering, information storage and defense applications. Processing, characterization and property measurements are carried out in his group (presently 8 graduate students and 3 Research Fellows). Recent PhD theses include: Characterization and processing of cobalt based magnetic nanomaterials (Li Huafang),Microstructural evolution and processing of melt spun and mechanically alloyed Fe-Ni-B-Mo nanomagnetic materials (Du Siwei), Alloying effects on nanostructure formation in iron based soft magnetic materials (Yanrong Zhang) and Directed self assembly of patterned magnetic nanostructures (A. Srivastava). A strong emphasis is placed on electron microscopy and phase transformations are used as an important tool to tailor the microstructure. A bioengineering project, in collaboration with SingHealth, aims to develop magnetic nanoparticles for human liver cancer treatment. Synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles, coating these particles with a suitable polymer and cancer drug, followed by in-vitro and in-vivo testing of the coated particles is being carried out. MRI imaging is being used as an investigative tool in this work. Microelectronic reliability issues, e.g., stress-induced diffusive voiding in microelectronic materials are being studied. Magnetocaloric materials for energy applications, patterned nanostructures for ultra high density data storage media, giant energy product exchange coupled magnetic nanomaterials and nanomaterials for artificial muscles, targeted drug delivery and gene delivery are topics of ongoing research.
Assoc Prof Rusli	A/Prof Rusli's areas of expertise are on the growth, characterization and application of amorphous thin films which include a-C:H, a-Si:H, a-SiC:H, a-SiN:H etc. He has also worked extensively on the design, fabrication and characterization of high frequency, high power and high temperature SiC power devices. His current research works focus on silicon nanowires and their applications.
Prof Sam Zhang Shanyong	1. Nanocomposite coating of superior hardness in combination of superior toughness 2. Sol-Gel synthesis of hydroxyapatite coating on titanium alloys for biomedical applications. 3. Coatings for Clean Energy
Assoc Prof See Kye Yak	Electomagnetic Compatibility, Signal Integrity and Electromagnetic Shielding.
Prof Shen Zexiang	Prof Shen's areas of expertise are Raman spectroscopy and microscopy, Nano Science and Nano Technology, near-field optics, spintronics and strain characterzation of Si devices. His current research works focus on near-field Raman microscopy, Plasmonics, nano materials and devices, graphene and nanosphere lithography.
Assoc Prof Shu Dong Wei	Drop test of Seagate Hard Disk Drives and other consumer products; Working with the defence industry and the hard disk drive industry; High speed camera at speed upto 20,000 fps; Impact tester at peak accleration upto 10,000g; Effects of delaminations in laminate composites on vibration and buckling; Piezo-electric sensors and actuators embedded in composites as vibration control-Theory; Piezo-electric ceramics fibres and particulates embedded in piezo-electric polymers; Stress of solder, metal foams, AZ90 and MA50 alloys at high strain rate of about 1000/s. Study on the Split Hopkinson Bar technique; FEM simulation of collision, energy absorbing devices (EAD) Ballistic testing on novel materials such as SMA, Solder, and metal foams; Spina Bifida in salamander and its early development; Youngs Modulus of metal foams; Youngs modulus of tropical swine bones under different moistures.
Dr Siow Kok Siong	Dr Siow Kok Siong's arears of experties are polymer blends and polymer electrolytes. His research works include: (1) Miscibility of Polymer Blends - Miscible polymer blends have the advantage that their properties are generally predictable as they are based on the component polymers. The main objective of this research is to understand the effects of chemical structure on the miscibility behavior of polymer blends. (2) Polymer Electrolyte for Applications in Lithium Recgargeable Batteries - The main objective of this research is to develop new solid polymer electrolytes with high ionic conductivity and good mechanical properties. New polymer electrolytes have been prepared by synthesis as well as the method of blending.
Asst Prof Sridhar Idapalapati	Mechanics of Materials; Failure Ananlysis; composites consolidation with CNTs; Optimal Sandwich Panels design as protective structures; Nanoindentation and contact mechanics especially for adhesion; bone fracture fixation
Asst Prof Srinivasan Madhavi	Asst.Prof. Madhavi Srinivasan areas of expertise are in Energy storage devices (lithium ion batteries,zinc-air batteries/fuel cells, supercapacitors), Ecomaterials (photocatalysts, ion-exchange ceramic membranes) and synthesis/characterization (XPS, XRD, SEM/TEM and spectroscopy) of nanostructured materials. Her current research works focus on employing functionalized carbon nanotubes SWNT/MWNT)and decorated CNTs as electrodes in batteries/supercapacitors. Her ongoing work involves fabrication of nanostructures of transtion metal oxide and metal nanoparticles and optimization of their adhesion on to carbon-based materials.She is also working on visible light photocatalysts such as perovskite and nitrogen doped titania along with activated carbon.
Asst Prof Su Haibin	Dr. Su is an expert in computational materials science. His current research programs focus on the development and application of theoretical and computational materials science; Quantum-mechanical, classical simulations and modeling of the electronic, structural, energetic and dynamical properties of functional materials; Emergent collective properties of condensed matter systems, in particular, at nanometer scales.
Prof Subodh Gautam Mhaisalkar	Current research interests for Prof Subodh include Printed Electronics, Biosensors based on carbon naotubes and nanowires, printed power, and Photovoltaics. Common to all these projects are methods of solution depositing semiconductors (organic, carbon nanotubes, or inorganic nanowires), device fabrication, fundamental device physics studies, and device integration.
Prof Subramanian Venkatraman	Research is focussed on the applications of polymeric biomaterials in medicine. In particular, research areas include biodegradable stents, injectable drug delivery systems and gene delivery. Controlled release of drugs to the eye and the cardiovascular system are the primary end applications. Cancer therapy using "stealth" particles also forms a significant component of the research activities.
Assoc Prof Sun Changqing	Surface science and thin film technology. Nano and microelectronics. Condensed matter physics and materials science.
Assoc Prof Sun Delai, Darren	- TiO2 nanofibe/tube membrane for water and energy (H2 and solar cell) production - Membrane fouling mechanism, control and prevention - Multifunctional membrane module design - Membrane bioreactor design - Composite membranes and membrane modules for environmental applications - Biofilms grown on liquid-permeable membranes - Reutilization of waste into value-added product.
Asst Prof Sun Handong	Prof Sun's areas of expertise are Optics & Materials physics. His research theme exists at the interface between optical physics and material science, i.e. light-matter interaction. His current research works focus on Optical spectroscopic characterization, Optoelectronic Devices, Plasmonics Optics and Applications of Photonics
Assoc Prof Sunil Chandrakant Joshi	His research expertise emcompass - Process modelling for composites, Transition mechanisms in hydrogels, Composite repairs, and Thermal controls for micro-satellites. The current and past research activities include - Numerical simulation and optimization of composites manufacturing processes: - FE/NCV approach for heat and mass transfer simulation in fabrication assemblies for prepreg moulding, resin transfer moulding, resin film infusion processes - Modelling resin curing, mould filling, resin film infusion, polymer crystallization phenomena - Simulation of pultrusion process for monolithic and sandwich panels - Optimization of pultrusion parameters including resin shrinkage Polymer blends and thermo-sensitive hydrogels: - Studies on rheological behaviour, shear heating in injection moulding - Modelling of ceramic tape casting, polymer blends processing, demoulding - Thermo-reversibility of physical hydrogels - Simulation of gelation/ degelation of hydrogels - Fluid uptake and drug release of HPMC tablets Design, analysis and testing of thermal controls for micro-satellites: - Outgassing and surface characterization of thermal control coatings - Thermal analysis of spacecrafts in orbit - Modelling for thermal radiation properties of coated substrates - Plasma-spray coatings - Thermal vacuum and balance testing of micro-spacecrafts - Qualification testing of spacecraft test appendages Fibre reinforced and other composites: - Studies on delamination, composite repairs and joints - Failure analysis of the aircraft tail sections, composite bridge deck sections - Behaviour of woven composites and FMLs - Hygrothermal testing of polymer composites - Nano-engineered composites
Asst Prof Surajit Bhattacharyya	Structural Dissection of Scaffolding Protein and Its Interactions with Kinases SAM-SAM Interactions in MAPKKK Activating Ste11/Ste50 Complex Interactions of Integrin Tails with Effector Proteins Designed Peptide Antagonists against Endotoxin: A structure-based approach to develop antisepsis and antimicrobial drugs. Structure and Activity of Cathelicidin Family of Antimicrobial and Antiendotoxic Peptides.
Assoc Prof Tan Cher Ming	Reliability physics; Reliability statistics; maintainability; failure analysis; quality engineering; wafer bonding; power electronics, nano-technology
Assoc Prof (Adj) Tan Eng Beng Geoffrey	Energy absorption systems, numerical and experimental analysis of high strain rate loading of materials and structures, mechanical behaviour of materials, impact dynamics
Asst Prof Tan Lay Poh	Asst Prof LP Tan research interests include polymer engineering, and biodegradable polymers and heart tissue engineering
Assoc Prof Tan Ming Jen	Materials - Light Alloys (Aluminium, Titanium, Magnesium); Processing - Extrusion, Powder Metallurgy, Superplastic Forming; Modelling - Material Behaviour and Forming
Prof Tan Ooi Kiang	Dr Tan has been actively involved in the Sensors, Actuators, and Smart Materials as well as the Nanoelectronics and Silicon Technology research groups in the Microelectronics Center, School of EEE. His research focus is in the area of microelectronics and nanoelectronics materials and devices design for electronics, bio-medical, functional sensor and actuator applications. These includes the synthesis, fabrication and characterization of semiconductor & ferroelectric nano-structured metal oxide and composite materials, thick and thin film functional devices; solid-state reaction high-energy ball milling and sol-gel processing, ICP-CVD nano-technology; bio-chemical sensor and actuator applications; and silicon-based device fabrication & integration. Dr Tan is the principal investigator for 13 research projects with a total funding of $3.8 millions (not including scholarship funding for students) mainly in the areas of chemically-activated nano materials and functional devices. Currently, he leads a 20-member research team of research staff and students; and collaborates with many colleagues, both locally and internationally.
Asst Prof Tan Thatt Yang Timothy	1. Nanomedicine: Design and Engineering of Multifunctional Nanomaterials for simultaneous targeting, bio-imaging and drug delivery. The research objective of this work is to apply nanotechnology to medicine. We have developed a new class of florescent-magnetic nanoparticles as probes and aim to demonstrate their application in both fluorescent microscopy and MRI. Subsequent work will be undertaken to introduce multifunctional organic, organometallic or biological groups into nanostructured materials to render them with biocompatibility, targeting, drug loading and delivery functions. The cytotoxicity of such nanomaterial will also be evaluated. 2. Design of Nanoparticles for Drug Separation. The project focuses on the development of nano-sized achiral and chiral packing materials for Super-critical fluid Chromatography (SFC), Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) and Capillary Electrochromatography (CEC). Judging from the viewpoint of novelty of science, there are to date no known research work published in open literature on the application of chiral-nanomaterials having size ranging < 1.5 ?m for SFC, CE and CEC analyses. The reduction in size of packing materials is anticipated to lead to a huge increase in chromatographic resolution. 3. Advanced Materials for Green Architecture: Nanocomposites for Permanent Self-cleaning and Antibacterial Surface. This research focuses on synthesizing scratch resistant nanocomposite coating that are photocatalytic, superhydrophilic and antibacterial. This material can then be coated to surfaces inside and outside buildings and structures for permanent self-cleaning and antibacterial functions. Current work includes exploring various synthesis methods (including atomic deposition, sonication and sol-gel) that will give the most efficient materials.
Asst Prof Tang Chuyang	Dr Tang's main research interests include membrane technology, surface and interfacial science, and advanced physical and chemical processes. He is experienced in membrane characterization, membrane fouling mitigation, and emerging contaminants removal using reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) membranes. He has been working on membrane separation and membrane fouling, for which he has extensively involved in characterizing the physiochemical properties of membranes and foulant layers, performing fouling and rejection tests, and modeling membrane performance behaviors. He has studied the removal of perfluorinated surfactants, a group of emergent contaminants, by RO and NF membranes from wastewater, where he elucidated the possible mechanisms using a range of different characterization tools together with LC/MS/MS. Dr Tang has also worked on fouling characterization of membrane bioreactors (MBRs). He is interested in the application of surface, interfacial, and colloidal science in aquatic systems, such as the adsorption of micropollutants onto nano-materials and the use of photocatalysts for trace organics removal from aqueous solutions.
Assoc Prof Tang Dingyuan	Laser physics and engineering, laser technology, nonlinear optics, nonlinear fiber optics, ultrafast optics, nonlinear dynamics of optical systsms, nano optics, optical materials
Assoc Prof Tang Xiaohong	. Compound semiconductors and photonic devices. . Metal organic vapor phase epitaxy. . Nanophotonics and nanoelectronics: materials, physics and devices. . Heterogeneous epitaxy growth of compound semiconductors on silicon substrate. . Semiconductor quantum dot, nanowire photonics and electronics.
Prof Tay Beng Kang	B K Tay's research in the plasma processing of materials spans over 12 years and has resulted in over 280 publications. Prof Tay's computed h-index is 27 with SCI citations of 1900 (excluding self). He performed the most comprehensive investigation of the effect of ion energy on the properties of tetrahedral amorphous carbon, of which one paper has been cited 100 times since 1996. Prof Tay and co-workers successfully completed detailed studies into the science and engineering of plasma processes in filtered cathodic vacuum arc technology which overcame serious shortcomings in this technique including problems in controlling the film deposition rate and film uniformity. This resulted in 9 patents based on filtered cathodic vacuum arc technology. He jointly-invented an industrial viable film deposition system where it is currently being used by storage media industries to deposit hard coatings for the production of hard disk drives. This work led him and his co-workers to win the coveted ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Award and the highly prestigious National Technology Award (Singapore) in 1997 and 2000 respectively for outstanding and pioneering R&D contributions on a new filtered cathodic vacuum arc technology. Prof Tay has performed pioneering research in plasma ion immersion implantation and deposition which resulted in the development of novel nanostructured materials, metal nanocomposites and nanoclusters. Recently his team won the 2007 IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Awards for their work in Nano-engineered Carbon Hybrid Systems. His research work is now focused on the applications of the FCVA technology, which includes diamond-like carbon, metal oxides and embedded nanocluster films and extending into various technological areas such as thin film coatings, field-emission displays to MEMS, nanoelectronics and biotechnology. Currently he is supervising 6 PhD students. Selected Papers 1. D.W. M. Lau, D. G. McCulloch, M. B. Taylor, J. G. Partridge, D. R. McKenzie and N. A. Marks, E.H. T. Teo and B. K. Tay, Abrupt Stress Induced Transformation in Amorphous Carbon Films with a Highly Conductive Transition Phase, Phys Rev Lett, 100, 176101 (2008). 2. Edwin. H. T. Teo, Wendy. K. P. Yung, D. H. Chua & B. K. Tay, A Carbon Nanomattress: A New Nanosystem with Intrinsic, Tunable, Damping Properties, Adv. Mater, Vol. 19, No. 19, pp. 2941-2945 (2007). 3. Yang Y, Sun XW, Tay BK, et al. Twinned Zn2TiO4 spinel nanowires using ZnO nanowires as a template, Adv. Vol. 19 (14): 1839 (2007) 4. Tay BK, Zhao ZW, Chua DHC, Review of metal oxide films deposited by filtered cathodic vacuum arc techniques, Materials Science & Engineering R-Reports, 52 (1-3): 1-48 (2006) 5. J. Y. Sze, B. K. Tay, C. I. Pakes, , D. I. Jamieson and S. Prawer, Formation of Ni nanoparticles in an ion-modified polymer, J. Appl. Phys., 98, 066101 (2005) 6. D. G. McCulloch, J. L. Peng, D. R. McKenzie, S. P. Lau, B. K. Tay and D. Sheeja,Mechanisms for the behaviour of carbon films during annealing, Physical Review B, 70, 8 (2004) 7. T. L. Schiller, D. Sheeja, D. R. McKenzie, D. G. McCulloch, S. Burn, D. S. P. Lau and B. K. Tay, Plasma immersion ion implantation of poly(tetrafluoroethylene), Surface and Coatings Technology 177 -178, 483-488 (2004) 8. Shi X, Tay BK, Tan HS, et al. Transport of vacuum arc plasma through an off-plane double bend filtering duct, Thin Solid Films, 345 (1): 1-6 (1999) 9. Tay BK, Shi X, Tan HS, et al. Raman studies of tetrahedral amorphous carbon films deposited by filtered cathodic vacuum arc, SCT 105 (1-2): 155-158 (1998) 10. Xu S, Tay BK, Tan HS, et al. Properties of carbon ion deposited tetrahedral amorphous carbon films as a function of ion energy, Journal of Applied Physics, 79 (9): 7234-7240, (1996)
Assoc Prof Thirumany Sritharan	Prof Sritharan's research expertise are in the areas of experimental processing and characterization of ceramics and metallics with focus on (a) multiferroic ceramic thin films, (b) barrier layers and inerface phenomena, and (c) nanostructured magnetic materials. His current projects are in the development of mutliferroic materials with magnetoelectric coupling for applications in spintronics, Ru-based diffusion barrier layers for Cu metallization, interface interactions in electronic packages, and the effects of nanostructure on the magnetic properties.
Assoc Prof Timothy John White	White's research is broadly in the areas of Solid-state chemistry and mineralogy (catalysis, ion conductors, porous materials; toxic and nuclear waste); crystal chemistry and crystallography; State-of-the-art analytical techniques in materials chemistry and environmental science. Major project over the past 25 years includes: (1) Team member, Griffith University Synroc Research Group (1982-1985) with special responsibility for structural and chemical characterisation of the nuclear waste form. (2) Team leader (1991-1992) responsible for conceptualising a novel process for the continuous production of high temperature superconducting wires which attracted $2.2 million of syndicated venture capital. (3) Group leader, ANSTO (1985-1988) obtained funding for proving synroc as a medium for the incorporation of real high level nuclear waste. Negotiated access to Euratom Facility at Karlsruhe (Germany) for investigation of active synroc. Responsible for first in-depth characterisation of Japanese synroc that enabled high Cm-244 levels to be incorporated for accelerated radiation damage studies at the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute. (4) Consultant (1989 to 1997)) to Nuclear Waste Management Pty. Ltd. and Costain Engineering (England) to facilitate technology transfer of synroc to Russia and develop viable scale-up procedures. (5) Team leader (1990) at University of Queensland in a program to develop novel ceramic formulations to incorporate high-sodium, breeder reactor and TRU wastes. (6) Team leader (1991) at the University of Queensland for the development of new and improved waste forms of Portland cement and pozzolanics containing heavy metal wastes. (7) Research Director (1993-1996) as Multiplex Professor of Environmental Technology developing ceramic methods for the treatment of toxic metal wastes at industrial and mineral processing sites in Australia. (8) Team leader (1997 - 1999) at ETI responsible for evaluating low level radioactive waste contamination at an industrial site. Work included site assessment, development of remediation strategy in the laboratory and full site remediation including solidification of sludge and preparation of material for repatriation to Europe. (9) Team leader (1999 - 2001) at ETI responsible for validating the performance of membrane technology for the recovery and recycling of used automotive oil. Duties include the design and supervision of laboratory test work, and the collection of data from industrial pilot plants. (10) Director (2001-2004) at IESE responsible for developing a program of advanced research for the development of new ecomaterials for environmental protection. Major materials under investigation include catalysts (including decorated nanocatalysts and nanocomposites), modified and intercalated clays for sorption and fixation of waste, microporous tectosilicates and tectotitanates as selective ion exchangers, macroporous materials derived from opaline templates as chemical reactors, development of synchrotron XAFS for environmental studies (in collaboration with SSLS). (11) Co-PI (2003-2007) leading collaborative project with the National Research Council of Canada designing cermic materials for the stabilisation of incinertor ash. (12) PI (2003-2007) of collaborative project with Frauhofer UMSICHT to develop composite photoacatlytic materials. (13) PI (2003-2007) to optimise performance of photocatalysts through adjustment of compostion and morphogy.
Assoc Prof Tseng King Jet	Dr Tseng's research areas are Power Semiconductor Devices; Electron Device Modelling and Simulation; Electrical Energy Conversion; Electrical Energy Generation, Distribution, Storage and Utilization; Energy Efficiency; Power Systems and Power Electronics. His current research projects are Marine Tidal Stream Energy Systems, Energy Storage for Renewables, and Wide Band-Gap Power Semiconductors.
Asst Prof Wang Dongan	Assistant Professor Wang Dongan's research interests include: (1) Functional biomaterials for tissue engineering; (2) Stem cells for engineered tissue regeneration; (3) Gene delivery for engineered tissue regeneration; and (4) Tissue-biomaterial integration.
Asst Prof Wang Junling	My research focuses on the study of complex oxide systems. Through materials processing, structural analysis and electrical/magnetic characterizations, we try to understand the fundamental physics and develop new materials for the next generation nano-technology, including environmental friendly lead-free ferroelectric/ piezoelectric systems and spintronics related materials.
Asst Prof Wang Lan	Spintronics Magnetism
Assoc Prof Wang Rong	Dr Wang's main research interests cover membrane science & technology, chemical & environmental engineering processes. She focuses on (1) Developing various novel membranes such as forward osmosis (FO) hollow fiber membranes, hydrophobic homo/co-PVDF hollow fiber membranes and mixed matrix membranes for membrane-based separation & reaction processes, which include forward osmosis BMR, membrane absorption, membrane distillation and pervaporation; (2) Simulating and optimizing various membrane processes such as adsorption-submerged membrane system with air bubbling; mixed gas absorption in the membrane contactor; concentration polarization in FO/UF membrane systems and separation of mixed gases in membrane modules, etc; and (3) Mass transfer and computational fluid dynamics.
Asst Prof (Adj) Wang Xincai	Laser processing and micro-machining including laser surface texturing, laser annealing, laser marking, laser-assisted metallisation, laser processing of semiconductors and dielectrics, Laser dicing of PCBs and Si wafer, and Ultra-fast laser-based processing and micromachining; Rapid thermal annealing; III-V compound semiconductor.
Assoc Prof Wong Chee Cheong	All types of Self-Organized Ordered Structures, including colloidal crystals, anodized aluminum nanocapillaries, and polymeric breath figures. The science and engineering of bonding at Metal Interfaces Surface chemistry and Self Asembled Monolayers Colloidal Chemistry Photonic Crystals Plasmonic properties and devices
Asst Prof Wong Chee How	Asst/Prof. Wong Chee How's research interests include molecular dynamics simulation; modeling of nano-materials; nano-mechanics; hard disk drive head-disk interface; and thermal protrusion in hard disk drive.
Assoc Prof Wong Kin Shun, Terence	Professor Wong's research focus is in: 1. Organic electronics: organic light emitting diodes; organic photovoltaic devices, printing processes for large area electronics. 2. Silicon nanoelectronics: mechanisms of local strained silicon devices; measurement of biaxial stressed silicon 3. Characterisation techniques: use of synchrotron x-ray scattering to characterize the structural properties of electronic materials 4. Interconnects: deposition of low-k dielectrics and material property characterization; sol-gel synthesis of dielectrics; high frequency measurement and modeling Cu/low-k interconnects. His current research focus is on organic electronics and silicon nanoelectronics.
Asst Prof Wong Ngai Yuen	- Rock mechanics - Engineering geology - Underground engineering
Assoc Prof Wong Yiik Diew	Dr Wong's principal R&D interests are in road safety engineering & practices; driver & traveller behaviours; pedestrian safety & accessibility; bicycle transport & infrastructure; transport networks/systems - capacity, safety & security; probabilistic methods & risk management techniques; innovative construction materials in pavement; energy efficiency in transport sector. He has also worked on projects in freight movements; maritime safety & security; maritime manpower developments. Dr Wong's PhD thesis is on driver behaviour, and his principal research focus is in road traffic safety for which Dr Wong was awarded The Traffic Police Community Appreciation Award for contribution in the area of Road Safety (presented by Mr Wong Kan Seng, Minister for Home Affairs, 25 May 2001). In the area of road safety, Dr Wong is supervisor to the following PhD/MEng theses: 1. Ng Choon Heng (1996). Impacts of surveillance cameras on safety at signalised junctions, Master of Engineering Thesis; 2. Lum Kit Meng (2002). Impacts of red-light cameras on traffic characteristics and interactions at signalised junctions, Doctor of Philosophy Thesis; 3. Goh Pin Kai (2003). Driver performance during the signal change interval, Master of Engineering Thesis; 4. Hau Lay Peng (2003). Speed cameras and speed-related issues, Master of Engineering Thesis; 5. Ho Jen Sim (2003). A study of left-turn-on-red (LTOR) traffic control in Singapore, Master of Engineering Thesis; 6. Koh Puay Ping (2005). Driver behaviour during traffic signal change interval, Master of Engineering Thesis; 7. Aine Kusumawati (2008). Traffic safety at road junctions, Doctor of Philosophy Thesis. Dr Wong is author/co-author of 45 journal/conference papers, 27 technical reports, and 47 miscellaneous articles. Dr Wong is supervisor to two current Ph.D. candidates. 1. Anggraini Zulkati. Binding characteristics of bituminous binders with aggregates in asphalt concrete mix. Supervisors – Dr Wong Yiik Diew & Dr Darren Sun Delai; 2. Ho Sze Hwee. Underground road tunnels - Drivers’ quality needs and demands and the environments. Supervisors – Dr Wong Yiik Diew & Dr Chang Wei-Chung Victor. [updated on October 2009]
Assoc Prof (Adj) Wu Ping	Dr. Wu Ping's expertise is in Materials Chemistry, and Biological Chemistry. His current research works focus on new materials for alternative energy, green materials, biomaterials and advanced electronic materials.
Asst Prof Wu Tao	Dr. Wu?s areas of expertise are spintronics, multiferroics, oxide thin films,functional nanomaterials and devices.
Assoc Prof Xiao Zhongmin	Nano and Micro Mechanics of interacting defects in Composite Materials; Elastic-plastic Fracture Mechanics for Engineering Structures and Materials; Failure Analysis and Prevention of Aerospace Structures, Offshore Structures and Related Materials.
Asst Prof Xiong Qihua	Dr. Qihua Xiong?s research is driven by the paradigm of ?bottom-up? nanoscience and nanotechnology. His research covers rational synthesis of functional semiconductor nanomaterials, systematic investigations on their physical properties at quantum size regime and practical applications in nanoelectronics, nanophotonics and nanobiotechnology. His expertise includes Raman scattering spectroscopy, optical absorption spectroscopy, electron microscopy and spectroscopy, scanning probe microscopy, electrical transport, photoconductivity and nanopore biosensing. His group at NTU recently focuses on the following subjects: ? Develop novel approaches to synthesize and tune 1D nanomaterials and heterostructures ? Investigate their fundamental properties as an outcome of confined geometry and anisotropy ? Explore the applications of nanomaterials in nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, energy harvesting ? Build nanoelectronic-bio interfaces, e.g., nanopore field effect transistor for biosensing
Asst Prof Xu Rong	Prof Xu Rong's areas of expertise are synthesis of nanostructured materials for catalysis and pharmaceutical applications. Her current research works focus on: - development of semiconductor nanomaterials as photocatalysts for hydrogen production by splitting water using visible light - immobilization of enzymes on inorganic solid support as scalable and reusable biocatalysts - synthesis of drug-inorganic nanocomposites for pharmaceutical applications, such as controlled drug release, bioimaging, etc.
Asst Prof Xue Can	Development of novel plasmonic nanomaterials for solar energy applications (photovoltaics and photocatalysis) using anisotropic metallic nanostructures that exhibit unique surface plasmon resonance properties in the visible and near-IR region.
Asst Prof Yan Qingyu	(1) semiconductor nanocrystals (2) magnetic nanoparticle assembly (3) thermoelectric materials
Asst Prof (Adj) Yan Rong	Her current research interests focus on advanced biomass and biofuel technology, biomass/waste to energy, greenhouse gas and climate change, clean energy for cleaner air, waste minimization and recycling, as well as advanced biotechnology application in air toxics abatement and cleaner energy production. On-going projects: (1) Advanced chemical looping combustion for CO2 capture (2) Biomass gasification/pyrolysis/torrefaction for bioenergy production (3) Bunker oil biocracking and biodesulfurization for upgrading (4) Algae cultivation and processing for CO2 fixation and biodiesel production (5) Air toxics abatement through cleaner energy production
Asst Prof Yang Jinglei	Prof YANG Jinglei's areas of expertise are nanocomposites and self-healing polymers. His current research works focus on self-healing/smart composites and coatings, multifunctional FRP composites and nanocomposites, and phase change materials.
Asst Prof Yang Yanhui	Heterogeneous catalysis on metals and metal oxides. Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT). Functional nanoporous materials.
Asst Prof Yang Yaowen	(a) Application of smart sensor technology for structural health monitoring; (b) Energy harvesting using smart materials; (c) Uncertainty analysis and modeling for structural systems; and (d) Evolutionary computation for optimization and inverse problem solving;
Assoc Prof (Adj) Yao Kui	Yao Kui's research areas cover smart materials with sensing, actuation, power generation functions, and their integrations in micro and nano systems. The materials and the related functional mechanisms under his current interests include ferroelectric, piezoelectric, electrostrictive, photovoltaic, photostrictive, chemical and bio sensor materials. Working together with his research team and collaborators, he has designed and demonstrated a variety of sensors, actuators, and transducers on the basis of the functional mechanisms of the smart materials. Thin film depositions and micro/nano fabrication processes are used to produce many of the miniaturized devices. His research work has attracted significant interests for industry applications and currently he is active in collaborating with industry.
Prof Yoon Soon Fatt	III-V compound semiconductors (particularly nitrides and antimonides) Molecular beam epitaxy Nanophotonics and nanoelectronics: materials, physics and devices Heterogeneous integration of III-V compound semiconductors with silicon-based technology Microwave photonics: materials, physics and devices Quantum dot photonics for integrated nano-systems Low dimensional systems III-V terrestrial PV
Asst Prof Yu Hongyu	Prof Yu HongYu's areas of expertise are process technologies, novel device design and new materials exploration for semiconductor (especially Si-based) devices. His current research works focus on Si-based nanoscale electronic devices for various applications, e.g. future generation of non-volatile memory & DRAM, sub-22nm CMOSFETs logic devices, Si photonics, and solar energy harvesting devices.
Assoc Prof Yu Siu Fung	His main research interest includes the fundamental study, design and optimization of semiconductor lasers including distributed feedback lasers and vertical cavity surface emitting lasers. He has contributed to the development of computer models to study the dynamic behavior of semiconductor lasers. He also involved in the design and analysis of high power semiconductor pumped lasers. He has been developed k.p method to calculate quantum wells and quantum cascade structures for the realization of long and mid-infared wavelength optical gain materials. Currently, he has investigation on the development of surface plasmonic resonant lasers using metallic optical waveguide with optical gain media. He is also involved in the development of low-loss high-power polariton LEDs and lasers. In addition, he has been devoted to the development of spin-LEDs and Lasers using dilute ZnO ferromagnetic thin films at UV wavelength.
Asst Prof Yu Ting	My research focuses on synthesis of nanostructures, assembly and manipulation of 1D nanostructure, and development of nanodevices: 1. Graphene: preparation, optical characterization, chemical/biological sensor, electrical devices 2. Substrate-friendly synthesizes of metal oxide nanostructures with controlled morphologies and patterns. 3. Wet-chemical method for fabrication of metal hydroxides and metal oxides nanostructures. 4. Field induced electron emission of individual nanowires or nanowire arrays 5. Electronic transport and mechanical properties of individual nanostructures 6. Nanowire FETs for nanoelectronics, nano-chemical sensors and nano-biological sensors
Prof Yue Chee Yoon	Advanced materials modeling, processing and properties with emphasis on fibre reinforced composites, liquid crystalline polymer-based polymer blends, micro-replication techniques, nanocomposites and applications of polymers in biomedical engineering and microelectronics. Interfacial properties of composites; surface treatment and modification; adhesion; solvent welding of polymers; prediction of long-term properties of polymers. Micro- and nano-manufacturing with a focus on micro-embossing of polymers aimed at the production of microfluidic devices.
Asst Prof Zhang Daming	His main research interests include electromagnetic phenomena in power apparatuses,computational methods for electric and magnetic fields, study on magnetic and dielectric properties of materials, space charge distribution in dielectric materials and renewable energy.
Assoc Prof Zhang Dao Hua	Semiconductor materials, devices and physics Quantum well, wire and dot structures and devices New nano-scaled materials and devices for low and high temperature infrared photodetection Metamaterials.
Asst Prof Zhang Hua	Dr. Hua Zhang's areas of expertise are nano-science and technology. His research is highly interdisciplinary. His current research interests include fabrication of surface structures from micro- to nano-scale based on micro-contact printing and dip pen nanolithography (DPN), scanning probe microscopy, self-assembled monolayers, self-assembly and self-organization of nano- and bio-materials, and synthesis and application of nano-materials.
Asst Prof Zhang Qichun	My research primarily is focus on creating functional materials by the rational synthesis and processing and on their practical applications, with particular interests in the following areas: (1) novel nanostructured thermoeletric materials and device fabrication; (2) inorganic nanomaterials: shaped and size controlled synthesis, colloidal dispersion, surface chemistry directed assembly and functionalities; (3) synthesis and characterization of porous materials with controllable morphology and composition; (4) synthesis and organization of semiconducting clusters; (5) organic conjugated materials.
Assoc Prof Zhang Qing	Prof Zhang Qing's areas of expertise are electronic devices and materials. His current research works focus on carbon nanotube based devices and fundamentals. CVD diamond and diamond-like carbon films based devices, silicon related thin films, etc.
Asst Prof Zhao Yang	Miniaturization of electronic and mechanical devices over the past century has brought immeasurable impact onto human lives. Commercial microelectromechanical systems have reached micron scales, and bona fide molecular apparatuses began to emerge setting the stage for upcoming integrated nanoelectromechanics. Dr. Zhao and coworkers systematically investigate carbon-nanotube-based oscillators, bearings and rotators via molecular dynamics simulation in order to establish their optimal operating conditions and to facilitate function-oriented designs. In addition, particular attention is paid to utilization of nanomachinery devices as nanolabs to study energy exchanges among various degrees of freedom, ergodicity on energy surfaces, and equipartition as systems relax, and to test fundamental hypotheses of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. The advent of ultrafast femtosecond laser spectroscopy brings about intense research interest in relaxation dynamics of photo-excited states in liquids and solids. Newly-arrived technological capabilities to control femtosecond pulse durations and down-to-one-hertz bandwidth resolutions provide novel probes on vibrational dynamics and excitation relaxation. Dr. Zhao and coworkers formulate time-dependent polaronic wave functions that facilitate microscopic modelling of photo-generated excitation relaxation and realistic computation of various third-order optical response functions, and help to achieve a satisfactory comparison between theory and experiment. Carbon nanotubes are attractive candidates for a variety of applications thanks to their remarkable physical, chemical, and mechanical properties. Optical absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy measurements have become an important tool for structure-based characterization and DNA-assisted manipulation of carbon nanotubes. Dr. Zhao and coworkers establish visual, intuitive connections between optical absorption line shapes and their underlying nanotube structures, which are scrutinized by more sophisticated semi-empirical and DFT calculations.
Asst Prof Zheng Lianxi	Prof. Zheng is working in the interdisciplinary field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, with the emphasis on nano materials, material/nano-bio interface, and nano-electronics. Particularly his research interests include: carbon nanotube fibers, smart nanotube based bio-sensors, full CNT electronics and ICs, nanowires and nanoparticles for solar energy (solar cells)/lighting applications (LEDs), and novel enable technologies on nano-material synthesis (CVD), as well as traditional semiconductor material and devices (detectors,Lasers), thin film deposition, and crystal epitaxy (MOCVD, MBE).
Assoc Prof Zhong Guofu	* Asymmetric Synthesis * Organocatalysis * Organic Synthesis * Medicinal and Bioorganic Chemistry
Assoc Prof Zhou Wei	(1) Nanofabrication and nanometrology; (2) Processing and applications of light and ultralight alloys; (3) Joining and welding of structural materials; (4) Laser surface engineering and study of surface properties (corrosion, tribology, wettability etc)
Assoc Prof Zhou Xing	Prof Zhou Xing's areas of expertise are semiconductor device physics, modeling, simulation, technology CAD, mixed-signal CAD, Monte Carlo, ultrafast phenomena. His current research works focus on nanoscale compact model development for bulk/SOI/multiple-gate CMOS.

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