Academic Qualifications

• Ph.D. - Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (2007)
• M.Eng. and B.Eng - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2001 and 1998)

Research Interests

Polymer actuator, electroactive polymer (EAP), microfabrication, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) design, topology optimization, compliant mechanisms

Research News and Highlights

• "Powerful polymeric thermal microactuator with embedded silicon microstructure", Selected in the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, Vol. 15(22), 2007
• "Eureka! Artificial muscle for the robot fly ", Delft Outlook 2006-2
• "Nieuwste micromotor haalt langere afstand (in Dutch)", DELTA NR18 JAARGANG 38

Honours and Awards

• The Best Poster Award at the 17th Micromechanics Europe Workshop (MME), Southampton, UK, (2006) (on polymeric thermal microactuators )
• The Best Poster Award at the 16th Micromechanics Europe Workshop (MME), Goteborg, Sweden, (2005) (on dielectric elastomer microactuators )