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
Chang
Kok Leong
Synthesis and
Integration
Chi
Dongzhi
Design and Growth
Chia
Ching
Kean
Design and Growth
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
Digital circuits and systems, generalpurpose and digital signal processor,
printed electronics
Nano-electronic materials,
processes, and devices - including
silicides/germanides, Si/Ge/silicide
nano-wires, III-V high mobility
channel materials, high-k/low-k
dielectrics, metal gates, and dopant
effects, Semiconducting beta FeSi2
for silicon based opto-electronics
and photovoltaics, Ferromagnetic
metallic contacts for spintronic
devices, Metal - semiconductor
interface physics, Thin film
thermodynamics/kinetics, Defects in
semiconductors
Epitaxial growth of III-V compound
materials; Quantum dot, Opto and
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
changkl@imre.astar.edu.sg
dz-chi@imre.astar.edu.sg
ck-chia@imre.astar.edu.sg
Full list of supervisors
Electronic devices; Monolithic
photonic integration
Chiam
Sing Yang
Materials Analysis
and
Characterisation
Synthesis and
Integration
Chin
Jia Min
Chong
Karen
Patterning &
Fabrication
Chua
Soo Jin
Design and Growth
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
Oxide interfaces
chiamsy@imre.astar.edu.sg
Catalysis, particularly recyclable
catalysts via support on
nanoparticles or metal organic
frameworks
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.
Semiconductor
Optoelectronics/Photonics (Gp III
Nitride, Arsenide and Phosphide
based compund semiconductors,
OLEDs).
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
chinjm@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
freepf@imre.astar.edu.sg
karen-chong@imre.astar.edu.sg
sj-chua@imre.astar.edu.sg
dalapatig@imre.astar.edu.sg
j-deng@imre.astar.edu.sg
gohj@imre.astar.edu.sg
goreliks@imre.astar.edu.sg
Full list of supervisors
imaging, photovoltaic materials,
photochromism
Gregory
Goh
Design and Growth
Han
Mingyong
Synthesis and
Integration
Hayashi
Tamio
Synthesis and
Integration
He
Chao Bin
Synthesis and
Integration
Hobley
Jonathan
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Hor
Tzi Sum
Andy
EDO
Jańczewski
Dominik
Synthesis and
Integration
Jiang
Ying
Design and Growth
Kiryukhin
Maxim
Kumar
Jatin
Patterning &
Fabrication,
Consumer Care
Technology
Consumer Care/
Synthesis &
Integration
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
Nanostructured materials,
ultrasensitive analysis and
bioengineering: developing
functional nanomaterials, multicolor
nanoprobes, ultrasensitive
imaging/spectroscopy and advanced
platform technology for multiplexed
bioanalysis.
Development of new synthetic
reactions catalyzed by transition met
al complexes
Polymer Nanocomposites,
Supermolecular SelfAssembly/Liquid Crystalline
Polymers, Deformation Study of
Polymers, X-ray Scattering Study of
Polymer Materials
Time resolved laser imaging and
spectroscopy, laser ablation,
spectroscopy, photochemistry,
phase transitions, laser induced
phase transitions
Catalytic Materials; Metallic
Materials; Sustainable Materials
g-goh@imre.astar.edu.sg
Functional polymeric coatings for
Quantum Dots; Stimulus responsive
polymers;
Organic ionophores for metal
recognition and separation
Conjugated organic molecules
Novel chromophores for optical
sensing
Supramolecular assemblies
Polymer chemistry
Polyelectrolytes in solutions,
polyelectrolyte multilayer films,
nanoimprinting, surface patterning
janczewskid@imre.astar.edu.sg
- Complex macromolecular
architectures - Controlled radical
polymerization
- ‘Click’ & conjugation chemistries
- Stimuli responsive polymeric
systems
kumarjn@imre.astar.edu.sg
my-han@imre.astar.edu.sg
tamioh@imre.astar.edu.sg
cb-he@imre.astar.edu.sg
hobleyj@imre.astar.edu.sg
andyhor@imre.astar.edu.sg
jiangy@imre.astar.edu.sg
kiryukhin-m@imre.astar.edu.sg
Full list of supervisors
Law
Jaslyn (on
NPL)
Patterning &
Fabrication
Leong
Wei Lin
Leong
Yew Wei
Synthesis &
Integration/
Molecular Materials
Lab
Synthesis and
Integration
Li
Jun
Synthesis and
Integration
Li
Xu
Synthesis and
Integration
Lim
Siew Lay
Synthesis and
Integration
Lim
Yee Fun
Design and Growth
Lin
Ming
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Liu
Hongfei
LIU
- Polymer/inorganic hybrid
nanoparticles
- Drug and gene delivery
- Smart materials and
nanocomposites
• Nanoimprint technology for
various applications;
• Biomimetic engineering;
• Micro/nano topography effect on
biological responses;
• Nanofabrication;
• 1D nanostructures, directed
growth and applications;
Solar cells, organic photovoltaics,
transistors, memory devices,
nanoparticle assembly, block
copolymer
Nanocomposites, Sustainable
materials
lawj@imre.astar.edu.sg
leongwl@imre.astar.edu.sg
leongyw@imre.astar.edu.sg
Biomaterials for drug/gene delivery
& tissue engineering,
Supramolecular
chemistry/molecular recognition,
Polymer synthesis and structural
studies.
• 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
jun-li@imre.astar.edu.sg
Design and Growth
Optoelectronic Materials
liuhf@imre.astar.edu.sg
Shuhua
Synthesis and
Integration
Nanomaterials for biomedical and
catalysis applications
lius@imre.astar.edu.sg
Liu
Yanjun
Patterning &
Fabrication
liuy@imre.astar.edu.sg
Liu
Ye
Synthesis and
Integration
Active Plasmonics, Plasmonic
Metamaterials, Liquid Crystal
Photonics
Design, synthesis and properties of
well-defined polymers including
block copolymers and
hyperbranched polymers, Polymer
functionalized nanomaterials
including carbon nanotubes and
x-li@imre.astar.edu.sg
limsl@imre.astar.edu.sg
limyf@imre.astar.edu.sg
m-lin@imre.astar.edu.sg
ye-liu@imre.astar.edu.sg
Full list of supervisors
Liu
Zhaolin
Synthesis and
Integration
Loh
Xian Jun
Synthesis and
Integration
Lu
Pin
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Luo
He-Kuan
Design and Growth
Luong-van
Emma (on
NPL)
Patterning &
Fabrication
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
Pan
Jisheng
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
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
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
functional surfaces, nanoimprint,
biomaterials
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.
Nanotechnology, Scanning Probe
Microscopy and biomedical sensors:
Molecular/Nanoscale Devices,
Functional Metal Nanoparticle
Devices, Biosensors/sensorinstrumentation,
Scanning probe microscopy.
Characterization of nanocomposite
materials; Liquid crystalline
polymers
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
zl-liu@imre.astar.edu.sg
lohxj@imre.astar.edu.sg
lup@imre.astar.edu.sg
luoh@imre.astar.edu.sg
emmaluongvan@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
js-pan@imre.astar.edu.sg
Full list of supervisors
analysis and c
Peng
Xiao Yu
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Phang
In Yee
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Ramam
Akkipeddi
SERC
Nanofabrication and
Characterisation
Saifullah
M.S.M
Patterning &
Fabrication
Shannigrahi
Santiranja
n
Design & Growth
Sonar
Prashant
Synthesis and
Integration
Su
Xiaodi
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Powerful THz sources based on
laser-plasma other mechanisms; THz
detection techniques; THz real-time
2D imaging, standoff THz detection,
high THz field physics, nonlinear THz;
spectroscopy, and other applications
Metamaterials; Laser plasmas;
Electron/proton acceleration based
on laser plasmas
Plasmonic, Biofouling,
Superhydrophobic
pengxy@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.
• Design and synthesis of novel
classes of exotic materials for
organic electronics
• OPV, OFET, OLED, Bio-OFETs,
chemical sensors, printed devices,
batteries
• Graphene functionalization and its
applications for bio-electronics
• Supramolecular conjugated
materials and supramolecular
electronics
• Design and synthesis of novel dyes
and pigments
• Self-assembly of conjugated
materials and their nanostructures
• Photochromic and
photoconducting materials
• Design and synthesis of novel dyes
and pigments
• Design and synthesis of organic
conductors/superconductors
• Polymer chemistry and polymer
physics
Biomolecular interactions, Chemoand Biosensors, (Bio)interface
characterization
ram-akki@imre.astar.edu.sg
phangiy@imre.astar.edu.sg
saifullahm@imre.astar.edu.sg
santi-s@imre.astar.edu.sg
sonarp@imre.astar.edu.sg
xd-su@imre.astar.edu.sg
Full list of supervisors
Subramanian
Tamil
Selvan
Synthesis &
Integration
Tan
Synthesis and
Integration
Tan
Maureen
Janet Beng
Hoon
Wui Siew
Tan
Yen Nee
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Tanoto
Hendrix
Patterning &
Fabrication
Teng
Jinghua
Patterning &
Fabrication
Teo
Ee Jin
Patterning &
Fabrication
Patterning &
Fabrication
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.
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
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.
NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY: 1)
Chemical, biological and biomimetic
synthesis of metal nanoparticles
(e.g., Au, Ag, Pt, Fe), fluorescent
nanoprobes and their hybrid
nanomaterials; 2)
Biofunctionalization and surface
modification of nanomaterials, 3)
Biointerface and characterization; 4)
Polymer-metal nanocomposite for
biomedical applications such as drug
delivery, biosensing, bioimaging,
photothermal therapy, etc.
• 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.
subramaniant@imre.astar.edu.sg
tanmj@imre.astar.edu.sg
tanws@imre.astar.edu.sg
tanyn@imre.astar.edu.sg
tanotoh@imre.astar.edu.sg
jh-teng@imre.astar.edu.sg
teoej@imre.astar.edu.sg
Full list of supervisors
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
Wang
Shi Jie
Design and Growth
Wang
Xiaobai
Synthesis and
Integration
Wang
Xizu
Wong
Zheng
Zheng
Synthesis &
Integration/ Organic
Photovialtic
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
Xu
Jianwei
Synthesis and
Integration
Yakovlev
Nikolai
Leopoldovi
ch
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
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
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
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,
cedric-t@imre.astar.edu.sg
c-vijila@imre.astar.edu.sg
wangf@imre.astar.edu.sg
sj-wang@imre.astar.edu.sg
wangxb@imre.astar.edu.sg
wangxz@imre.astar.edu.sg
wongzz@imre.astar.edu.sg
jw-xu@imre.astar.edu.sg
niko-y@imre.astar.edu.sg
Full list of supervisors
Yang
Kwang
Wei Joel
Patterning &
Fabrication
Yao
Kui
Design and Growth
Yap
Fung Ling
Patterning &
Fabrication
Yen
Swee
Kuan,
Grace
Synthesis and
Integration
Zhang
Jie
Synthesis and
Integration
Zhang
Wenhua
Synthesis and
Integration
Zhang
Zhongxing
Synthesis and
Integration
Zheng
Yuangang
Synthesis and
Integration
Zhou
Xiaodong,
Donna
Materials Analysis &
Characterization
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)
Biomimetic Materials: Study and
functionalize the biomimetic
materials (cellulose based) and its
applications.
Membrane Technology: Fabricate
and modify the membrane for
environmental water treatment
Nanotechnology and
Nanobiotechnology: Synthesize
nanoparticles for multimodality
bioimaging and drug delivery
applications.
Printed Electronics: device physics,
process, and product
design/integration
Coordination Chemistry
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
yangkwj@imre.astar.edu.sg
Senior Scientist III
(Manager
yapfl@imre.astar.edu.sg
yensk@imre.astar.edu.sg
zhangj@imre.astar.edu.sg
zhangw@imre.astar.edu.sg
zhangzx@imre.astar.edu.sg
zhengy@imre.astar.edu.sg
donna-zhou@imre.astar.edu.sg
Full list of supervisors
Zhu
Xiaoying
Synthesis &
Integration
Zong
Yun
Synthesis and
Integration
Antifouling surfaces
Surface chemistry
Membrane technology
Nanomaterials
zhux@imre.astar.edu.sg
y-zong@imre.astar.edu.sg