KOH SOO JIN ADRIAN Office: Block EA, Level 07, Room 39 Assistant Professor 9 Engineering Drive 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering Singapore 117576. Faculty Associate PH: (+65) 65168023 Engineering Science Programme Fax: (+65) 67754710 National University of Singapore Singapore Email: mpekohsj@nus.edu.sg Member ASME/IEEE (USA), Member SPIE (USA), Member SACM (Singapore) ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS PhD.: National University of Singapore, Singapore; Mechanical Engineering & Integrative Sciences; 2008 M.Eng.: National University of Singapore, Singapore; Structural Engineering; 2003 B.Eng. (Hons): National University of Singapore, Singapore; Civil Engineering, graduated with 1st Class Honours; 2000 POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University, USA; May 2008 – May 2010. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor and Adjunct Scientist: National University of Singapore (NUS) and Adjunct Scientist at Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC, A*STAR), October 2012 – Present. Scientist and Assistant Professor: IHPC, A*STAR, May 2010 – Oct 2012, jointly appointed by NUS, Jan 2011 – October 2012. Research Engineer: IHPC, A*STAR, August 2007 – April 2008. Design Engineer: Buro Engineers, June 2002 – February 2003. RESEARCH INTERESTS 1.
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Soft Robotics Motion‐Based Energy Harvesting Materials Research for Soft Active Systems Applied Mechanics a. Finite element code development for analysis and simulation of multi‐physical systems. b. Material models for amorphous and glassy polymers, with a view from micro‐
mechanics. c. Multi‐scale simulation of nano‐carbons. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. R. Kaltseis, C. Keplinger, S. J. A. Koh, R. Baumgartner, Y. F. Goh, W. H. Ng, A. Kogler, A. Trols, C. C. Foo, Z. Suo and S. Bauer, Natural Rubber for Sustainable High‐Power Energy Generation, Energy & Environmental Science, submitted, 2014. 2. A. N. R. Choudhury, C. M. Wang and S. J. A. Koh, Continuum Shell Model for Buckling of Single‐
Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Different Chiral Angles, Int. J. Struct. Stability and Dynamics, submitted, 2014. 3. A. N. R. Choudhury, C. M. Wang and S. J. A. Koh, Continuum Shell Model for Buckling of Armchair Carbon Nanotubes under Compression or Torsion, Int. J. Appl. Mech., in‐press. Page 1 of 3 4. C. M. Wang, A. Choudhury, S. J. A. Koh and Y. Y. Zhang, in Modeling of Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene and Their Composites, Chapter 8, Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Continuum Shell Model for Buckling Analysis of Carbon Nanotubes, Springer, 2013. 5. C. Foo, S. J. A. Koh, C. Keplinger, R. Kaltseis, S. Bauer and Z. Suo, Performance of Dissipative Dielectric Elastomers, J. Appl. Phys. 111, 094107, 2012. 6. C. Foo, S. Cai, S. J. A. Koh, S. Bauer and Z. Suo, Model of Dissipative Dielectric Elastomers, J. Appl. Phys. 111, 034102, 2012. 7. X. Zhao, S. J. A. Koh and Z. Suo, Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics of Dielectric Elastomers, Int. J. Appl. Mech. 3, 203–217, 2011. 8. S. J. A. Koh, T. Li, J. Zhou, X. Zhao, W. Hong, J. Zhu and Z. Suo, Mechanisms of Large Actuation Strains in Dielectric Elastomers, J. Polym. Sci. B 49, 504–515, 2011. 9. S. J. A. Koh, C. Keplinger, T. Li, S. Bauer and Z. Suo, Dielectric Elastomer Generators: How much energy can be converted? IEEE/ASME Trans. Mech. 16, 33–41, 2010. 10. S. J. A. Koh, X. Zhao and Z. Suo, Maximal energy that can be converted by a dielectric elastomer generator, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, art. No. 262902, 2009. 11. S. J. A. Koh, Maximum Energy that can be Harvested from a Dielectric Elastomer Generator, in 2009 MRS Fall Proceedings, edited by Materials Research Society, vol. 1218E, 2009 MRS Fall Meeting (30 Nov – 4 Dec 2009, Boston, MA, USA). 12. S. J. A. Koh and H. P. Lee (Invited), Effects of Cross‐Sectional Shape and Temperature on Mechanical Behavior of Platinum Nanowires, J. Comp. Theoretical Nanoscience 5, 1–11, 2008. 13. S. J. A. Koh and H. P. Lee, Shock‐Induced Localized Amorphization in Metallic Nanorods with Strain‐Rate‐Dependent Characteristics, Nano Lett. 6, 2260, 2006. 14. S. J. A. Koh and H. P. Lee, Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Size and Strain‐Rate Dependent Mechanical Response of FCC Metallic Nanowires, Nanotechnology 17, 3451–3467. 15. S. J. A. Koh, H. P. Lee, C. Lu and Q. H. Cheng, Molecular dynamics simulation of solid platinum nanowire under uniaxial tensile strain: A study on temperature and strain rate effects, Phys. Rev. B 72, 085414, 2005. 16. S. J. A. Koh, M. Maalej and S. T. Quek, Damage Quantification of Flexurally Loaded RC Slab Using Frequency Response Data, Struct. Health Mon. 3, 293–311. AWARDS 1. Promising International Researcher Award by the European Scientific Network for Artificial Muscles (ESNAM), 2013. 2. Philip Yeo Award for Outstanding Research by a Student or a Post‐Doctoral Fellow by A*STAR, 2007. 3. NUS President’s Graduate Fellowship 2005, by NUS, 2005. INVITED TALKS & LECTURES 1. Invited Lecture: ESNAM Training School 2014, Darmstadt, Germany, 26 March 2014. 2. Invited Talk: SPIE Smart Structures, EAPAD (XVI) Conference, San Diego, California, USA, 10–14 March 2014. 3. Invited Talk: 1st IITB‐NUS Joint Research Workshop (ENERGY 2014), Mumbai, IIT Bombay, India, 24 Feb 2014. 4. Invited Talk: The 16th Guangzhou Convention of Overseas Chinese Scholars in Science and Technology, Guangzhou, China, 19 Dec 2013. 5. Invited Talk: Energy Harvesting at the International Conference for Electroactive Polymers, Dubendorf, Switzerland, 25 June 2013. 6. Invited Lecture: ESNAM Training School 2012, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 17 Oct 2012. Page 2 of 3 Biography Dr. Koh Soo Jin Adrian received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering and Integrative Sciences from the National University of Singapore in 2008. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, and an Adjunct Scientist at A*STAR, Institute of High Performance Computing. He was a post‐doctoral fellow at Harvard University, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, between 2008 and 2010. His current research interest is in soft electroactive polymer systems, in particular, using soft materials like dielectric elastomers as artificial muscles for soft robots, and generators for motion‐based energy harvesting. He is the recipient of the inaugural Philip Yeo Prize in 2007, which recognizes outstanding research performed by a graduate student or post‐doctoral fellow in Singapore. In 2013, he was awarded the “Promising International Researcher Award” by the European Scientific Network for Artificial Muscles (ESNAM), for his contributions in the field of electroactive polymers. Page 3 of 3