Full list of supervisors
IMRE – Institute of Materials Engineering
Surname
Given
Names
Department
Research Interests
Email Contact
Ansari
Kambiz
Patterning &
Fabrication
mahabadik@imre.astar.edu.sg
Antipina
Maria
Patterning &
Fabrication
Bai
Shiqiang
Synthesis and
Integration
Bera
Lakshmi
Kanta
SERC
Nanofabrication and
Characterisation
Birch
William
Patterning &
Fabrication
Chan
Yin Thai
Synthesis and
Integration
Chia
Ching
Kean
Design and Growth
Chiam
Sing Yang
Chong
Karen
Materials Analysis
and
Characterisation
Patterning &
Fabrication
1. Nanofabrication
2. Micro fluidics
3. Electrochemistry
4. membrane
Microencapsulation and delivery of
actives for food and feed, consumer
care and biomedical applications.
Functional nano-materials and
molecular materials in catalysis,
luminescense & magnetism
• Multidisciplinary research filed
such as microfluidic
channel/microassay fabrication for
bio sensing applications. Si based
chips for circulating tumor cell
detection and integration of qPCR,
• Si based novel Avalanche Photo
Detectors for wide range of
applications
• High performance transistor and
optical device on III-V GaN on Si,
SOI based materials.
• CMOS Nanotechnology
Surface modification by molecular
grafting, Functional surfaces that
direct the fate of cultured cells
Synthesis and characterization of
colloidal semiconductor quantum
dots and its applications
Epitaxial growth of III-V compound
materials; Quantum dot, Opto and
Electronic devices; Monolithic
photonic integration
Oxide interfaces
Bacteria-polymer material
interactions via scanning probe
microscopy, patterning and
fabrication techniques like
nanoimprint lithography and its
associated applications with
emphasis on novel biological
applications. Regulating biofilm
development through surface
engineering techniques. Antimicrobial modulators in polymers.
karen-chong@imre.astar.edu.sg
antipinam@imre.astar.edu.sg
bais@imre.astar.edu.sg
beralk@imre.astar.edu.sg
w-birch@imre.astar.edu.sg
chanyt@imre.astar.edu.sg
ck-chia@imre.astar.edu.sg
chiamsy@imre.astar.edu.sg
Jan 2015
Full list of supervisors
Dalapati
Goutam
Kumar
Design and Growth
Deng
Jie
Free
Paul
SERC
Nanofabrication and
Characterisation
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Goh
Kuan Eng,
Johnson
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Gorelik
Sergey
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Gregory
Goh
Design and Growth
Hayashi
Tamio
Synthesis and
Integration
Hor
Tzi Sum
Andy
EDO
Jiang
Ying
Design and Growth
Ke
Lin
Analysis and
Characterization;
Sensors &
Transducers; MCOI
Inorganic photo-voltaic materials,
process and devices, Iron-silicide for
silicon based opto-electronics and
photovoltaics, Advanced CMOS
front-end technology, , Nanoelectronic-processes, and devices,
High-K dielectrics, high mobility
channel materials (GaAs, SiGe,
strained-Si), integration of III-V and
Si, advanced gate stack on III-V/Si,
Source/Drain engineering
Schottky diode.
Nano-patterning and application,
molecular electronics
dalapatig@imre.astar.edu.sg
Physicochemistry of nanoparticle
surfaces, bio-interactions with
nanomaterials, functionalization of
nanomaterials for sensor
applications.
Nanoelectronics, Mesoscopic
transport, Scanning probe
microscopy and lithography,
Quantum computing, High-K
dielectrics, Thin-film growth and
epitaxy, Delta-doped devices,
Atomic-scale technologies
photophysics, photochemistry, timeresolved laser spectroscopy and
imaging, photovoltaic materials,
photochromism
Hydrothermal epitaxy of ZnO films
for spintronic and electronic
applications; Growth to TiO2 films
for spintronic and photocatalytic
applications; Hydrothermal epitaxy
of KNbO3 films and nanostructures
for lead-free piezoelectricity;
Hydrothermal growth o
Development of new synthetic
reactions catalyzed by transition met
al complexes
Catalytic Materials; Metallic
Materials; Sustainable Materials
freepf@imre.astar.edu.sg
Conjugated organic molecules
Novel chromophores for optical
sensing
Supramolecular assemblies
Polymer chemistry
Advanced optical and electrical
material and device characterization
techniques for nanophotonic and
green photonic field.
Nanophotonics, meta-materials,
jiangy@imre.astar.edu.sg
j-deng@imre.astar.edu.sg
gohj@imre.astar.edu.sg
goreliks@imre.astar.edu.sg
g-goh@imre.astar.edu.sg
tamioh@imre.astar.edu.sg
andyhor@imre.astar.edu.sg
Karen-kl@imre.astar.edu.sg
Jan 2015
Full list of supervisors
Kiryukhin
Maxim
Patterning &
Fabrication,
Consumer Care
Technology
Consumer Care/
Synthesis &
Integration
Kumar
Jatin
Leong
Wei Lin
Leong
Yew Wei
Li
Xu
Synthesis and
Integration
Lim
Siew Lay
Synthesis and
Integration
Lim
Yee Fun
Design and Growth
Lin
Ming
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Liu
Hong
Patterning and
Fabrication Group
Liu
Hongfei
LIU
Liu
surface plasmonic structures and
devices.
Organic Green Electronics devices:
Organic based photonics devices
(OLED, OPV, OTFT, Printed
Electronics Devices, Flexible
substrate devices) physics and
degradation studies.
Polyelectrolytes in solutions,
polyelectrolyte multilayer films,
nanoimprinting, surface patterning
kiryukhin-m@imre.astar.edu.sg
- Complex macromolecular
architectures - Controlled radical
polymerization
- ‘Click’ & conjugation chemistries
- Stimuli responsive polymeric
systems
- Polymer/inorganic hybrid
nanoparticles
- Drug and gene delivery
- Smart materials and
nanocomposites
Solar cells, organic photovoltaics,
transistors, memory devices,
nanoparticle assembly, block
copolymer
Nanocomposites, Sustainable
materials
kumarjn@imre.astar.edu.sg
• Polymer composites and their
application
• Nanostructured hybrid materials
for energy storage and biomedical
application
• Supramolecular hydrogels as
controlled release system
organic semiconductors and organic
electronic devices; printed
electronics
Solar energy harvesting (solar cells
and photocatalysts); Ferroelectric
and Piezoelectric materials
TEM, nanomaterials
x-li@imre.astar.edu.sg
h-liu@imre.astar.edu.sg
Design and Growth
Super-resolution imaging and optical
nanolithography, metamaterials,
plasmonics, NEMS & MEMS
Optoelectronic Materials
Shuhua
Synthesis and
Integration
Nanomaterials for biomedical and
catalysis applications
lius@imre.astar.edu.sg
Yanjun
Patterning &
Fabrication
Active Plasmonics, Plasmonic
Metamaterials, Liquid Crystal
liuy@imre.astar.edu.sg
Synthesis &
Integration/
Molecular Materials
Lab
Synthesis and
Integration
leongwl@imre.astar.edu.sg
leongyw@imre.astar.edu.sg
limsl@imre.astar.edu.sg
limyf@imre.astar.edu.sg
m-lin@imre.astar.edu.sg
liuhf@imre.astar.edu.sg
Jan 2015
Full list of supervisors
Photonics
Liu
Ye
Synthesis and
Integration
Liu
Zhaolin
Synthesis and
Integration
Loh
Xian Jun
Synthesis and
Integration
Lu
Pin
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Luo
He-Kuan
Design and Growth
Ong
Kok Haw
Synthesis and
Integration
Ooi
Zi-En
Synthesis and
Integration
O'Shea
Sean
Joseph
Materials Analysis
and
Characterisation
Pallathadka
Pramoda
Kumari
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Design, synthesis and properties of
well-defined polymers including
block copolymers and
hyperbranched polymers, Polymer
functionalized nanomaterials
including carbon nanotubes and
other materials,Preparation and
properties of nanostructured
materials such as unimolecular
micelles, polymer micelles and
vesicles, Applications of
nanostructured polymer materials in
microelectronics and biotechnology
such as for microelectronic
packaging and drug delivery
Membranes and catalysts for fuel
cells, Batteries, Photocatalytic TiO2
thin film, New Energy Materials
Self assembly of polymers
Hydrogels
Biomaterials
Supramolecular polymers
Smart polymers
Shape memory polymers
Drug delivery
Tissue engineering
Personal care
Mechanics of small material
structures and devices
(MEME/NEMS); Theory and
modelling for mechanical properties
of materials
catalyst/catalysis for material
synthesis; catalyst for photocatalytic
water splitting
Synthesis and characterisation of
materials for organic transistor and
photovoltaic applications
Electronic devices based on organic
and oxide semiconductors. Device
physics of organic solar cells, lightemitting transistors, characterization
techniques and material properties.
Numerical modeling.
Atomic Force Microscopy
Nanotechnology and MEMS/NEMS
Interfaces in biology and the physical
sciences, especially water near
surfaces and in nanopores
Characterization of nanocomposite
materials; Liquid crystalline
polymers
ye-liu@imre.astar.edu.sg
zl-liu@imre.astar.edu.sg
lohxj@imre.astar.edu.sg
lup@imre.astar.edu.sg
luoh@imre.astar.edu.sg
ongkh@imre.astar.edu.sg
ooize@imre.astar.edu.sg
s-oshea@imre.astar.edu.sg
pramoda-kp@imre.astar.edu.sg
Jan 2015
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Pan
Jisheng
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Paramelle
David
Analysis and
Characterization
Phang
In Yee
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Ramam
Akkipeddi
SERC
Nanofabrication and
Characterisation
Saifullah
M.S.M
Patterning &
Fabrication
Shannigrahi
Santiranja
n
Design & Growth
Su
Xiaodi
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Subramanian
Tamil
Selvan
Synthesis &
Integration
Tan
Junhao,
Shawn
Tan
Maureen
Janet Beng
Hoon
Wui Siew
Patterning and
Fabrication
Group/Plasmonics
and Semiconductor
Nanostructures Lab
Synthesis and
Integration
Tan
Patterning &
Fabrication
Surface nanostructure formation.;
Synthesis and characterization of
thin film for microelectronic device
fabrication; Ion beam modification
and patterning of surfaces; Gas
surface absorption; Ionimplantation
and sputtering; Industry surface
analysis and c
- Nanomaterials for biomedical
applications, bioimaging and sensing
- Bio-hybrid nanoparticles
- Biological probes
- Stabilisation and functionalisation
of nanoparticles
- Conjugation systems
Plasmonic, Biofouling,
Superhydrophobic
js-pan@imre.astar.edu.sg
1. InP based Optoelectronic devices
and MEMS.
2. GaN based Electronic devices
3. Nanofabrication: Formation of
nano-features for devices.
Electron beam nanolithography,
nanoimprinting, sol-gel synthesis
and characterization, nanomaterials,
molecular electronics.
Multiferroic materials and devices,
ceramic composites fore biomedical
applications, lead free transparent
ceramics/thin films for biomedical
as well as green building
applications.
Biomolecular interactions, Chemoand Biosensors, (Bio)interface
characterization
Multifunctional nanoparticles for
bioimaging and drug delivery; Upconversion nanoparticles for imaging
and photodynamic therapy; Nontoxic doped quantum dots; Metallic
nanoparticles for biosensing;
Nanocomposites for solar cell and
battery applications.
Nanoplasmonics; DNA-based
functionalization and assembly
ram-akki@imre.astar.edu.sg
Synthesis and self-assembly in
solution of functional polymers and
stimuli-responsive polymers
1) Control of surface chemistry
and patterning of hierarchical
structures to achieve high value
tanmj@imre.astar.edu.sg
paramelled@imre.astar.edu.sg
phangiy@imre.astar.edu.sg
saifullahm@imre.astar.edu.sg
santi-s@imre.astar.edu.sg
xd-su@imre.astar.edu.sg
subramaniant@imre.astar.edu.sg
Shawn-tan@imre.astar.edu.sg
tanws@imre.astar.edu.sg
Jan 2015
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Tan
Yen Nee
Bioinspired
Materials Lab (BML)
Tanoto
Hendrix
Patterning &
Fabrication
Teng
Jinghua
Patterning &
Fabrication
Teo
Ee Jin
Patterning &
Fabrication
functionality.
2) Polymer physics and chemistry,
molecular level design and
customization of processing steps to
direct polymer phase behavior/ self
assembly for the tuning mechanical
properties and to impart smart
functionality (e.g. temperature
responsive materials) amongst
others.
3) Biomedical devices and
bioapplications of polymeric
materials. Fabrication of biomedical
devices or diagnostic applications.
Nano- biotechnology,
Bioinspired materials, Functional
nanoparticles for biomedical
applications (sensing, imaging,
delivery and therapy)
• Terahertz technology
• Semiconductor optoelectronics
and nanophotonics
• Novel design & growth and
characterizations
• Advanced lithography or
patterning
• Metamaterials
Metamaterials and Photonic
Crystals, Nano-photonics and
integration, Terahertz technology
Nanophotonics, plasmonics,
fabrication, metamaterials.
Tomczak
Nikodem
Synthesis and
Integration
Single molecule fluorescence
detection
tomczakn@imre.astar.edu.sg
Tripathy
Sudhiranja
n
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
tripathysudhiranjan@imre.astar.edu.sg
Troadec
Cedric
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Vijila
Chellappa
n
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Wang
FuKe
Synthesis and
Integration
Compound semiconductor Nanophotonics, Optical and vibrational
properties of Semiconductor
nanomaterials, Micro-Raman,
photoluminescence and near-field
characterization of lll-V materials
and low-dimensional
semiconductors, Device processing
of semiconductor
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy,
Ballistic Emission Microscopy, metal/
(organic)semiconductor interfaces
Organic solar cells, Optical and
Electrical Characterisation of
conjugated polymers, Transient
photoconductivity, Charge transport
studies
Carbon fibers and carbon films
based nanocomposites; Nano- and
bio-assembly materials
tanyn@imre.astar.edu.sg
tanotoh@imre.astar.edu.sg
jh-teng@imre.astar.edu.sg
teoej@imre.astar.edu.sg
cedric-t@imre.astar.edu.sg
c-vijila@imre.astar.edu.sg
wangf@imre.astar.edu.sg
Jan 2015
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Wang
Shi Jie
Design and Growth
Wang
Xiaobai
Synthesis and
Integration
Wang
Xizu
Wang
Ying Min
Synthesis &
Integration/ Organic
Photovialtic
PF
Wong
Zheng
Zheng
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Xu
Jianwei
Synthesis and
Integration
Yakovlev
Nikolai
Leopoldovi
ch
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Yang
Kwang
Wei Joel
Patterning &
Fabrication
Yao
Kui
Design and Growth
Yap
Fung Ling
Patterning &
Fabrication
Integration of oxides with
semicondcutors by for application in
nanodevices
Synthesis Inorganic, Organic hybrid
materials, which have application in
biology, drug delivery, energy
transfer and Crystal structure
analysis.
New flexible nano thin film function
device: OPV,OLED, OTFT, bio, Chem
sensor and optical-electronic device
Biophotonics, Optical Engineering,
Nanofabrication, Plasmonics
sj-wang@imre.astar.edu.sg
Characterization of biomaterials;
Biotransport and biofluid mechanics;
Multiphase flow and phase change
phenomena
• Functional polymer materials:
conjugated polymers for
electrochromic applications;
fluorine-containing polymers;
phosphazene-based polymers;
polyhedral oligomeric
silsesquioxanes (POSS) nanohybrid
materials
• Liquid crystalline materials and
supramolecular liquid crystalline
materials
• High temperature synthetic
lubricants on various applications
Utechnology in ultra-hi vacuum,
deposition of thin films, study of
their propeties using electron/X-ray
diffraction, optical spectroscopy,
scanning probe microscopy, Study of
structural properties of epitaxial
films/atomic arrangement on
surfaces and inte
Plasmonics, Nanotechnology,
Electron-beam lithography and Self
assembled nanostructures
Smart Materials, Sensors, actuators,
and their integration in micro and
nano systems
- High throughput nanopatterning
and nanofabrication via self
assembly techniques
- Nanoimprinting
- Engineering nanostructures for
tailoring surface properties and
devices
- Surface Enhanced Raman
Spectroscopy (SERS)
wongzz@imre.astar.edu.sg
wangxb@imre.astar.edu.sg
wangxz@imre.astar.edu.sg
wangym@imre.astar.edu.sg
jw-xu@imre.astar.edu.sg
niko-y@imre.astar.edu.sg
yangkwj@imre.astar.edu.sg
Senior Scientist III
(Manager
yapfl@imre.astar.edu.sg
Jan 2015
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Zhang
Jie
Synthesis and
Integration
Zhang
Zhongxing
Synthesis and
Integration
Zheng
Yuangang
Synthesis and
Integration
Zhou
Xiaodong,
Donna
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Zhu
Xiaoying
Synthesis &
Integration
Zong
Yun
Synthesis and
Integration
Printed Electronics: device physics,
process, and product
design/integration
Functional polymeric self-assembling
systems such as supramolecular
hydrogels, micelles and
nanocapsules etc. for biomedical
and cosmetic applications; Novel
biodegradable and biocompatible
block copolymers for gene/drug
delivery; Biosensor development
etc.
Engineering multifunctional nanomaterials for sustainable
applications
MEMS Fabrication on glass
substrate, LSPR MEMS,
Nanostructures on glass substrate
and electrical simulation, Optical
sensor detection and simulation
Antifouling surfaces
Surface chemistry
Membrane technology
Nanomaterials
zhangj@imre.astar.edu.sg
zhangzx@imre.astar.edu.sg
zhengy@imre.astar.edu.sg
donna-zhou@imre.astar.edu.sg
zhux@imre.astar.edu.sg
y-zong@imre.astar.edu.sg
Jan 2015