Faculty Staff

Prof Ali Miserez

Ali Miserez is a Faculty member in the School of Materials Science and Engineering and the School of Biological Sciences at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. He graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL, Swi ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering President's Chair in Materials Science and Engineering Professor, School of Biological Sciences

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

Prof Chen Xiaodong

Professor Chen Xiaodong is the President’s Chair Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, Professor of Chemistry (by courtesy) and Professor of Medicine (by courtesy) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU). He is the Director of ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering President’s Chair in Materials Science and Engineering Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (Courtesy Appointment) Deputy Director, Institute for Digital Molecular Analytics and Science (IDMxS) Director, Innovative Centre for Flexible Devices (iFlex)

Keywords: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Interface of Biology & Engineering (Engineering in Biology) | Materials Science & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science

Prof Chen Zhong

Dr. Chen is a Professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He obtained his PhD in 1997 from the University of Reading, under sponsorship of the Overseas Research Scholarship (ORS) by the ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology | Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Prof Cho Nam-Joon

Dr. Cho is a graduate of Stanford University where he earned an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering under the guidance of Professor Curtis W. Frank. During his doctoral studies, Dr. Cho first gained an inter ...

Appointments:
Director (Flagship Programmes) Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering Director, Centre for Cross Economy (CCE)

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

Prof Gan Chee Lip

Dr Gan is a Professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), Nanyang Technological University. He is currently the Associate Provost (Undergraduate Education) and Executive Director of Office of Research & Technology in Defence ...

Appointments:
Associate Provost (Undergraduate Education) Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering Director, CSA-NTU Joint Center (CNJC) Executive Director, Office of Research and Technology in Defence and Security (ORTDS)

Keywords: Materials Science & Engineering | Microelectronics & Applications | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science

Prof Hng Huey Hoon

Professor Hng is with the School of Materials Science and Engineering since 1999. She received her Bachelor of Science (Honours) and Master of Science degrees from National University of Singapore, and PhD degree from University of Cambridge, UK. Her ...

Appointments:
Director, Emerging nanoscience Research Institute Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering Associate Chair (Faculty), School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology | Polymers and Plastics

Prof Hu Xiao

Hu obtained his BEng degree from the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University in Beijing in 1985. He went on to receive his MSc and PhD degrees from the Materials Science Centre, University of Manchester in the United Kin ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering Co-Director, RGE-NTU Sustainable Textile Research Centre Programme Director, Sustainable Chemistry & Materials, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI)

Keywords: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Energy | Green Production and Sustainable Urban Farming | Materials Science & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science | Water & Sustainability

Prof Jason Xu Zhichuan

Zhichuan is a President's Chair Professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Electroanalytical Chemistry in 2008 and a B.S. degree in Chemistry in 2002 from Lanzhou Un ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering President's Chair in Materials Science and Engineering Assistant Chair (Research), School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Director, Centre of Excellence in Maritime Energy & Sustainable Development (MESD)

Keywords: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Energy | Materials Science & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science | Water & Sustainability

Prof Lam Yeng Ming

Prof Yeng Ming LAM received her Bachelor in Applied Science with honours (Materials Engineering) from Nanyang Technological University, NTU, in 1996. After a stint in Texas Instruments as a development engineer, she went on to read her PhD in Materia ...

Appointments:
Chair, School of Materials Science & Engineering President's Chair in Materials Science and Engineering Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering Director, Facility for Analysis, Characterisation, Testing and Simulation (FACTS)

Keywords: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Energy | Materials Science & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science | Semiconductor Nanocrystals and Devices

Prof Lee Pooi See

Prof. Lee received her Ph.D. degree from National University of Singapore in 2002. She first joined Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Ltd in research and technology development department from 2001-2003. She is a recipient of the Norman Hackerm ...

Appointments:
Vice President (International Engagement) President's Chair in Materials Science and Engineering Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Climate and Environment | Food Science and Technology | Materials Science & Engineering | Microelectronics & Applications | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science | Robotics and Intelligent Systems

Prof Liu Zheng

Dr. Zheng Liu received his B.S. degrees (2005) at Nankai University (China), and completed his Ph.D at National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), China, under the guidance of Prof. Lianfeng Sun. He then worked in Prof. Pulickel M. Ajayan ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering President's Chair in Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords: Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Energy | Materials Science & Engineering | Microelectronics & Applications | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science

Prof Loo Say Chye Joachim

Dr. Joachim Loo is Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at NTU, Singapore. He holds a joint appointment at the Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicin ...

Appointments:
Associate Dean (Students), College of Engineering Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering Professor, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (Courtesy Appointment) Courtesy Appointment, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)

Keywords: Biomedical Engineering | Circular Economy | Food Science and Technology | Neuroscience | Nutrition, Metabolism and Health | Polymers and Plastics

Prof Lydia Helena Wong

Lydia Wong is a Professor at School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Cluster Director at Energy Research Institute @NTU. She received her B.Applied Science (1st Class Honors) and PhD from NTU. Her research interest is in the structural and ...

Appointments:
Director, Global Alliance of Industries @ NTU (GAIN) Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering Executive Director, Indonesia-NTU Singapore Institute of Research for Sustainability and Innovation (INSPIRASI)

Keywords: Additive and Advanced Manufacturing | Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology | Optoelectronics and Biophotonics | Semiconductor Nanocrystals and Devices | Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Prof Nripan Mathews

Education 2008 PhD from Universite de Paris VI (Paris) 2004 Master of Science- Singapore-MIT Alliance (Massachusetts Institute of Technology & National University of Singapore) 2004 Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) (Materials Engineering) from Nan ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering Provost’s Chair in Materials Science and Engineering Associate Director, Institute of Advanced Studies

Keywords: Circular Economy | Materials Science & Engineering

Prof Srinivasan Madhavi

Prof Madhavi is the Executive Director of Energy Research Institute at NTU (ERI@N) and NTU Sustainability Office. She is also the co-Director of SCARCE (Singapore-CEA alliance for research in Circular economy), a joint lab, in collaboration with Fren ...

Appointments:
Executive Director, Energy Research Institute @NTU (ERI@N) President's Chair in Sustainability Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering Executive Director, Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N)

Keywords: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Circular Economy | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Climate and Environment | Energy | Materials Science & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science | Renewable Energy and Sustainability

Prof Ng Kee Woei

Prof Ng holds Bachelor and Master degrees in Mechanical Engineering, and a PhD in Medicine. He was one of the early recipients of the A*STAR Graduate Scholarships. After postdoctoral fellowship stints at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology an ...

Appointments:
Associate Chair (Research) Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Biomedical Engineering | Biotechnology | Circular Economy | Food Science and Technology | Green Production and Sustainable Urban Farming | Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology | Skin Diseases and Wound Repair

Prof Raju V. Ramanujan

Prof. Raju V. Ramanujan is Full Professor and former Assistant Chair, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He earned his undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees from IIT-Bombay and Carnegie Mellon Univers ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Energy | Interface of Biology & Engineering (Engineering in Biology) | Materials Science & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science | Spintronics | Water & Sustainability

Prof Subodh Gautam Mhaisalkar

Professor Subodh Mhaisalkar is the Associate Vice President (Strategy & Partnerships) and Professor in the School of Materials Science & Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Subodh is also the Executive Direct ...

Appointments:
Executive Director President’s Chair in Energy Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Energy | Materials Science & Engineering | Microelectronics & Applications | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science | Water & Sustainability

Prof Tim White

Tim White received his PhD from the Australian National University in mineral chemistry and crystallography. He is presently Vice President (International Engagement) and the President's Chair in Materials Science and Engineering at Nanyang Technolog ...

Appointments:
Adviser, Office of International Engagement President’s Chair in Materials Science and Engineering Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Earth Sciences & Engineering | Materials Science & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science | Physics

Prof Yan Qingyu

Dr. Yan obtained his BA from Materials Science and Engineering Department of Nanjing University, China, in 1999. He finished his Phd from Materials Science and Engineering Department of State University of New York at Stony Brook in 2004. After that, ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Circular Economy | Materials Science & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science

Assoc Prof Andrew Clive Grimsdale

Assoc.-Prof. Grimsdale joined the School of Materials Science and Engineering in Nov 2006. He received his Bachelors, Master and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry from the University of Auckland, New Zealand in 1983, 1984 and 1990 respectively. His researc ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology

Assoc Prof Aravind Babu Dasari

Aravind obtained his PhD in 2007 from the Center for Advanced Materials Technology (CAMT), The University of Sydney, Australia, under the guidance of Professor Yiu-Wing Mai. Upon completion of PhD, Dr Dasari continued to work as a post-doctoral fell ...

Appointments:
Associate Chair (Academic) Associate Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Energy | Materials Science & Engineering | Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science | Underground Engineering | Water & Sustainability

Assoc Prof Dalton Tay Chor Yong

Dr. Dalton Tay received his B. Eng (1st Class Honors) and Ph.D. from the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2007 and 2012 respectively. His Ph.D. research focused on the development of novel micropa ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering Assistant Chair (Research), School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Assistant Chair (Students), School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Deputy Director, RGE-NTU Sustainable Textile Research Centre

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

Assoc Prof Dong Zhili

Dr ZhiLi Dong (https://personal.ntu.edu.sg/zldong/) received his B.Eng. degree in metallic materials engineering from Tsinghua University in 1984. Dong obtained his Ph.D. degree from Tsinghua University in 1989 under the Joint Ph.D. Program of the Mi ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering Assistant Chair (Academic), School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)

Keywords: Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Assoc Prof Huang Yizhong

Dr Huang took his PhD in Materials Physics at University of Science and Technology Beijing and has been working in University of Oxford as a postdoc and then research fellow (faculty member) and is currently an associate professor in MSE at NTU.

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Materials Science & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science

Assoc Prof Kedar Hippalgaonkar

Associate Professor Kedar Hippalgaonkar’s research interests are in AI-driven solid-state materials-by-design. He holds a joint appointment as an associate professor with the Materials Science and Engineering Department at NTU, and as a Principal Sci ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Artificial and Augmented Intelligence | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology | Physics | Semiconductor Nanocrystals and Devices

Assoc Prof Li Shuzhou

My Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry was awarded by Nankai University, Tianjin, China. Then, I received my Master degree in Chemistry from Beijing University, China. I obtained my PhD degree in physical chemistry in University of Wisconsin, Ma ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering Assistant Dean (Interdisciplinary Programme), Interdisciplinary Graduate School

Keywords: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Materials Science & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science

Assoc Prof Lu Xuehong

Dr. Lu is currently an associate professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU). She obtained her B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees in chemical engineering from Tsinghua University, China, in 1982 and 198 ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Materials Science & Engineering

Assoc Prof Tan Lay Poh

Assoc Prof LP Tan is currently in the School of Materials Science and Engineering since 2004. Her research interests include polymer engineering, and biodegradable polymers and heart tissue engineering.

Appointments:
Co-Director, ICC Office Associate Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering ICC Co-Director, Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC) Office

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Food Science and Technology | Materials Science & Engineering

Assoc Prof Terry W.J. Steele

Dr. Terry W.J. Steele currently holds an Associate Professor position at Materials and Science Engineering-NTU. Currently he focuses energetic engineering students, eccentric technicians, and idiosyncratic graduate students into a research dream team ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Materials Science & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science

Assoc Prof Xue Can

Dr. Xue entered the Special Class for the Gifted Young (SCGY) at University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 1997 and received his B.S. degree in 2002. He then went to pursue his Ph.D. degree in chemistry with Prof. Chad A. Mirkin at Nort ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Energy | Interface of Biology & Engineering (Engineering in Biology) | Materials Science & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science

Assoc Prof Zhao Yang

Dr. Zhao was selected from the best of Chinese physics students to pursue PhD studies in the US by the prestigious CUSPEA program sponsored by Nobel Laureate Tsung-Dao Lee. His Bachelor of Science degree was awarded by the Zhejiang University, and hi ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Energy | Materials Science & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science | Physics | Spintronics

Asst Prof Czarny Bertrand

Dr Bertrand CZARNY joined the French governmental agency CEA (Atomic Energy Commission) in 2001. For more than 10 years, he was responsible, as a Team Leader, for the biodistribution, drug delivery and toxicology studies of nanoparticles. During this ...

Appointments:
Assistant Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering Assistant Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (Courtesy Appointment)

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

Asst Prof Ng Wei Tat, Leonard

Leonard Ng Wei Tat is an Assistant Professor at the School of Materials Science & Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). His research now focuses on data-driven techniques for roll-to-roll printed flexible electronics, in particul ...

Appointments:
Assistant Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Additive and Advanced Manufacturing | Artificial and Augmented Intelligence | Biomedical Informatics and Data Science | Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology | Smart Cities | Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Asst Prof Prashant Kumar

Prashant Kumar is an Assistant Professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research group focuses on materials characterization, colloidal chemistry, and diagnostics. He specializes i ...

Appointments:
Assistant Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Biomedical Informatics and Data Science | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology | Optoelectronics and Biophotonics | Polymers and Plastics | Semiconductor Nanocrystals and Devices

Asst Prof Tan Kwan Wee

Kwan Wee TAN is an assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He earned his Ph.D. from Cornell University, M.Eng. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S. from the National Universi ...

Appointments:
Assistant Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering Assistant Chair (Alumni and Engagements), School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Assistant Chair (Students and Alumni), School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)

Keywords: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology | Polymers and Plastics | Renewable Energy and Sustainability | Semiconductor Nanocrystals and Devices | Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Wu Dongshuang

Dongshuang Wu is an assistant professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. She earned her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry (including Chemical Physics) from the University of Ch ...

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

Keywords: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Renewable Energy and Sustainability | Structural Engineering

Asst Prof Yi-Sheng (Eason) Chen （陳翊昇）

Dr Yi-Sheng (Eason) Chen is a Nanyang Assistant Professor (NAP) and Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) Fellow at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. His research group focus on ...

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

Dr Fong Wen Mei, Eileen

Eileen graduated from the School of Materials Engineering, NTU with B. Eng (Hons 1) in 2003. Her final year project was on template-assisted synthesis of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles with Ma Jan. Upon graduation, she joined the biomaterials group und ...

Appointments:
Associate Chair (Students), School of Materials Science and Engineering Senior Lecturer, School of Materials Science & Engineering

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

Dr Luciana Lisa Lao

Appointments:
Senior Lecturer, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Dr Rui Goncalves

Dr Rui Gonçalves is a Lecturer at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. His research focuses on the formulation and characterisation of intricate self-assembly systems and the molecular ...

Appointments:
Lecturer, School of Materials Science & Engineering Assistant Chair (Student Development), School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)

Keywords: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Education and Pedagogy | Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology | Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Dr Xiaolei Feng

Xiaolei Feng is trained as a condensed matter physicist, having graduated with a bachelor’s degree and PhD from the department of Physics of Jilin University, China. Towards the end of her studies at Jilin, she realised the need to broaden her unders ...

Appointments:
Lecturer, School of Materials Science & Engineering Assistant Chair (Lifelong Learning), School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)