Advance Materials and Micro-Nano Mechanics
New materials and technologies are permitting the development of micro- and nano-systems of ultra-high performance electronic devices, as well as systems of photonic, information-storage, and electromechanical devices. Future integration of these technologies, and implementation of their wide-ranging applications, will depend critically on an advanced understanding of the selection, processing, and property-optimization of a wide array of materials and materials combinations.
Meet the Researchers
 Adjunct Assoc. Prof. Chang Wei Sea | Dr. Chang Wei Sea heads the Functional Oxide team. Her research focuses on complex functional oxides and GaN-based materials for green energy electronics and photoconversion applications. She has extensive experience in scanning probe microscopy for nanoscale characterization of oxide heterostructures, nanostructures and multiferroics. https://changresearchgroup.wordpress.com/
Research Lab Functional Oxide Laboratory 4-1-09I Projects Complex oxide thin film for photoconversion applications GaN-based photonic applications |
 Dr Goh Kek Boon | Dr. Goh heads the Soft Matter group, especially in the area of modelling and simulation. They are interested in understanding how soft functionalized materials act when pushed to their limits; whether by applying dynamical loading conditions or by chemical reactions. His group tries to explain the complex and highly non-linear material response by deriving theoretical models that can significantly influence the current understanding of the observed behaviour. In principle, they are a theoretical group with tight collaboration with other experimental labs. Projects Understanding the response of enzyme-hydrogel conjugates Tuning the characteristic time of supramolecules decorated nanopores |
 Dr. Lim Fang Sheng | Dr. Lim Fang Sheng heads the Functional Materials Laboratory. His research focuses on the fabrication, properties, and applications of advanced functional nanomaterials, including metal oxides, semiconductors, plasmonic materials, and perovskites. He has extensive expertise in electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM) for nanoscale surface topography analysis, as well as in situ mechanical and electrical characterization of nanostructures and heterostructures. Research Lab Functional Material Laboratory 4-1-09I Projects Functional materials for renewable energy applications |