Faculty Members and Project Investigators 

For Phase 1 Projects
Yeong Wai Yee

Prof Yeong Wai Yee

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Asst/Prof Yeong received her BEng( 1st class Hons) and PhD degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University. Prior to joining MAE in 2013, she has worked in the manufacturing industry at supervisory function ...

Appointments:
Chair, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Deputy Director, HP-NTU Digital Manufacturing Corporate Lab

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Interface of Biology & Engineering (Engineering in Biology) | Materials Science & Engineering | Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science

Tuan TRAN

Assoc Prof Tuan TRAN

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Tran joined the Division of Thermal and Fluids Engineering on 31 July 2013 as a Nanyang Assistant Professor. He received his BSc degree in Engineering Mechanics from the Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam in 2004. He then pursued his graduate s ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Keywords: Energy | Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering | Physics | Water & Sustainability

Du Hejun

Assoc Prof Du Hejun

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

DU Hejun obtained both BEng and MEng from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China in 1983 and 1986, respectively. Subsequently, he lectured there until 1988 before he left for Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Keywords: Materials Science & Engineering | Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering | Microsystems and Optics | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science | Physics | Water & Sustainability

S Viswanathan

Prof S Viswanathan

Nanyang Business School

Professor “Vish” Viswanathan obtained a Ph.D. in Operations Research with minor in Operations Management from Case Western Reserve University in 1992, MBA (Gold Medalist) from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta in 1986, and a Bachelor's degree i ...

Appointments:
Professor, College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Information Technology & Operations Management Director, Centre of Business Sustainability (CBS)

Keywords: Business and Management | Circular Economy | Green Production and Sustainable Urban Farming

Lai Changquan

Asst Prof Lai Changquan

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Lai received his B. Eng in Mechanical Engineering (NUS) in 2009, M.Eng in Materials Science and Engineering (MIT) in 2010 and Ph.D. in Advanced Materials for Micro- and Nano- Systems (SMA-NUS) in 2014. He then embarked on postdoctoral studies in ...

Appointments:
Nanyang Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Assistant Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Additive and Advanced Manufacturing | Circular Economy | Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology | Renewable Energy and Sustainability | Satellite Research | Structural Engineering

Upadrasta Ramamurty

Prof Upadrasta Ramamurty

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Professor Upadrasta Ramamurty earned a Bachelor of Engineering (Metallurgy) degree from Andhra University, India in 1989 and a Master of Engineering (Metallurgy) degree from Indian Institute of Science, India in 1991 both with Metallurgy specializati ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering President’s Chair in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords: Materials Science & Engineering | Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Zhou Kun

Prof Zhou Kun

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Prof. Zhou is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He currently serves as Associate Chair (Research) in the school and Programme Director (Marine & ...

Appointments:
Associate Chair (Research), School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Keywords: Additive and Advanced Manufacturing | Materials Science & Engineering

Li King Ho, Holden

Assoc Prof Li King Ho, Holden

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Holden Li graduated in NUS with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) in 1997. In 2000 Holden enrolled in Stanford University for his graduate studies under Professor Thomas Kenny. During his PhD studies, Holden was actively involved in MEMS process de ...

Appointments:
Associate Chair (Students), School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Keywords: Aerospace Engineering | Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering | Microelectronics & Applications | Microsystems and Optics | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science

Hou Han Wei

Assoc Prof Hou Han Wei

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Han Wei Hou is an Associate Professor at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He is also an Adjunct Senior Research Scientist at ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Associate Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (Courtesy Appointment) Assistant Chair (Students), School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Interface of Biology & Engineering (Engineering in Biology) | Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering | Microelectronics & Applications | Science, Technology and Society | Thermofluids

Tan Meng How

Assoc Prof Tan Meng How

School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Dr. Meng How Tan received his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering and B.A. degree in economics from University of California - Berkeley, his M.S. degree in aeronautics from California Institute of Technology, his M.S. degree in biomedical engineeri ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Deputy Director (Undergraduate) and REP Fellow, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB)

Keywords: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Biomedical Engineering | Biomedical Informatics and Data Science | Biotechnology | Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Huang Changjin

Asst Prof Huang Changjin

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Changjin Huang joined Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in September 2018 as an Assistant Professor. He received his B.ENG. degree in Thermal Science and Energy Engineering from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2008 ...

Appointments:
Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Keywords: Additive and Advanced Manufacturing | Biomedical Engineering | Biotechnology | Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology | Physics

Song Juha

Assoc Prof Song Juha

School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Dr. Song joined the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at Nanyang Technological University in April 2016. She obtained her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2011, with research focus on bi ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Materials Science & Engineering

Chen Chun-Hsien

Prof Chen Chun-Hsien

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Chun-Hsien CHEN is Associate Professor (tenured), Director of the Design Stream, and Professor-in-Charge of the Design & Human Factors Lab in the School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He re ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Keywords: Art, Design and Media | Computer Science and Engineering | Industrial Engineering and Design | Interactive Digital Media | Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering | Systems and Engineering Management

Moon Seung Ki

Assoc Prof Moon Seung Ki

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Prof Moon received his Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University in 2008, his M.S. and B.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from Hanyang University, South Korea, in 1995 and 1992, respectively. He worked as a Sen ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Assistant Chair (Research), School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)

Keywords: Aerospace Engineering | Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering | Systems and Engineering Management

Zheng Jianmin

Prof Zheng Jianmin

College of Computing and Data Science

Dr Jianmin Zheng is a professor in the College of Computing & Data Science of Nanyang Technological University. He received his Bachelor degree and Ph.D. degree from Zhejiang University. His research interests include computer aided geometric des ...

Appointments:
Professor, College of Computing & Data Science

Keywords: Art, Design and Media | Computer Science and Engineering | Interactive Digital Media | Mathematics | Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Fei Duan

Assoc Prof Fei Duan

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Fei Duan joined Nanyang technological University (NTU), Singapore in July 2008 after three-year postdoc study in University of Toronto, Canada, now he works there as a tenured associate professor in School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Assistant Chair (Faculty), School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Keywords: Energy Engineering and Power Technology | Thermofluids

Tan Rui

Assoc Prof Tan Rui

College of Computing and Data Science

Rui Tan received B.S.(2004) and M.S.(2007) in automation from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Ph.D.(2010) in computer science from City University of Hong Kong, respectively. From 2010 to 2012, he worked as a postdoctoral Research Associate at Mic ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, College of Computing & Data Science

Keywords: Computer Networks and Communications | Computer Science and Engineering | Energy | Info-Communication Technology | Internet & Communications

Liu Weichen

Assoc Prof Liu Weichen

College of Computing and Data Science

Dr. Weichen Liu is an Associate Professor at the College of Computing & Data Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He was a Nanyang Assistant Professor (

Appointments:
Associate Professor, College of Computing & Data Science

Keywords: Computer Science and Engineering | Computing Hardware and Architecture | Hardware and Embedded Systems

Pham Quang Cuong

Assoc Prof Pham Quang Cuong

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Cuong was born in Hanoi, Vietnam and grew up in Vietnam and then in France. He graduated from École Normale Supérieure rue d'Ulm, France, in 2007. He obtained a PhD in Neuroscience from Université Paris VI and Collège de France in 2009. In 2010, he w ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Liu Yang

Prof Liu Yang

College of Computing and Data Science

Dr. Yang Liu obtained his Bachelor and Ph.D. degrees in the National University of Singapore in 2005 and 2010, respectively. In 2012, he joined Nanyang Technological University as a Nanyang Assistant Professor. He is currently a Full Professor, Direc ...

Appointments:
Professor, College of Computing & Data Science President’s Chair in Computer Science and Engineering Executive Director for Cyber Research Programme Office (CRPO), Cyber Research Programme Office (CRPO) Executive Director for Cyber Security Research Centre @ NTU (CYSREN), Cyber Security Research Centre @ NTU (CYSREN)

Keywords: Computer Science and Engineering | Cyber Security and Forensics