Master of Science by Coursework and Dissertation

Programme Structure

All students need to complete 30 Academic Units (AUs) and achieve a CGPA of not less than 2.5 to graduate. There are 2 study options to complete the programme. Please note that dissertation study is optional and not compulsory. Note: The programme structure will be subject to change without prior notice.

Option 1) Coursework and Dissertation Track (Optional) – 24 AUs coursework + 6 AUs Dissertation: Total 30 AUs

The opt-in Coursework and Dissertation track is available to students enrolled in the following programme:

- MSc in Materials Science and Engineering - 24 AUs coursework + 6 AUs dissertation

- MSc in Materials Science and Engineering with Specializations - *24 AUs coursework + 6 AUs dissertation *(The 24 AUs coursework compromises of general electives + specialization electives)

- MSc in Applied Materials Analytics (24 AUs coursework + 6 AUs dissertation)

Note: If you have opted for dissertation study option, you are required to complete 15 AU (full-time students) or 9 AU (part-time students) in your first semester of study.

 

Option 2) Coursework-Only Track (By Default) –Total 30 AUs Coursework

Please note that ALL students will automatically be assigned the default Option 2 - Coursework Only, unless you apply for dissertation study option.

 

Registration for Dissertation

You are encouraged to propose your own project. You will have to submit the completed application form and a research proposal to msegraduate@ntu.edu.sg for review and approval.

Your project will be registered upon the approval by Associate Chair (Graduate) and an email notification will be sent to you informing you of the outcome of your registration. We emphasize that the selection process is competitive. All applicants will be holistically evaluated based on the submitted research proposal, research and work experience, and other relevant experiences.

Application Period

There are two rounds of application period:
1st Round: 1st week of June to 2nd week of July.
2nd round: 1st week of November to 2nd week of December.

Guidelines and Procedures for Dissertation

  • Please click here for the requirements and procedure.
  • Please click here for the Dissertation report template.

Examination Process Flow for Examination

  • Please click here for examination process flow.

If you have any enquiries relating to proposing a topic for your project, please approach the Graduate Studies Office via email msegraduate@ntu.edu.sg for advice.

Name of faculty memberProject topics / Descriptions

Assoc Prof Annalisa Bruno

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Prof Ali Gilles Tchenguise Miserez

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  • Vegan Fibrillogel for Water Purification.
  • Peptide Coacervates as Intracellular Delivery Carriers of NIR-Activated Therapeutics.

 

    Assoc Prof Aravind Dasari

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    • Carbon storage analysis of natural fiber-based panels
    • Understanding the effects of heating rate on the performance of flame retardants.
    • Understanding and characterizing the dripping behavior in UL94 tests.
    Prof Chen Zhong

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    • Surface engineering toward different wetting states.
    Prof Hu Xiao

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    • New materials for 3D printing 2.0 – high performance polymers.
    • New materials for 3D printing 2.0 – ceramics and carbon.
    • New materials for 3D printing 2.0 – composites and nanohybrid materials.
    • Materials for environmental remediation – green and high performance adsorbents.
    • Large scale electrospinning of advanced nanofibres.
    • Plastic waste management – single-used multilayer plastic packaging materials.
    • Plastic waste management – recycling of textile materials.
    • Plastic replacement using plant based materials.
    • Biomass conversion to sustainable functional nanomaterials.
    • Natural fibres derived from tropical plants.
    (*Not all projects are available for each semester)

    Assoc Prof Huang Yizhong

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    • Engineering of multi-metallic alloys for high efficient electrochemical energy conversion and storage.
    Assoc Prof Kedar Hippalgaonkar

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    • AI Accelerated Heterogeneous Catalysts
    • High Throughput Experimentation and Machine Learning Optimization Design of new inorganic materials.
    • Optimizing Thermoelectric Performance of ABX2 through Doping Strategies
    Prof Joachim Loo

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    • Gastric floating nanofiber meshes for the management of chronic diseases in elderly.
    Description of project: the project aims to develop a nanofiber mesh-based drug delivery system that can float in the stomach and can be used to encapsulate drugs used in the management of chronic diseases in elderly. The drug delivery system would aim to achieve sustained release of two or more drugs from a single system, thereby reducing pill burden and medication frequency.
    Prof Lam Yeng Ming

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    Prof Lydia Wong

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    • High throughput synthesis of multi metal catalyst for photoelectrochemical water splitting reaction.
    • Metal chalcogenide for Hydrogen evolution reaction: engineering of bulk and interface properties.
    • Polymer composites for 3D-printed optical devices: from synthesis, characterization and device. 
    Prof Nripan Mathews

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    • Printable electronic devices and systems.
    • Halide perovskite solar cells.
    Prof Raju V. Ramanujan

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    • AI, ML and high throughput experiments for materials discovery and development
    • Accelerated development of magnetic materials.
    • Magnetic curing of polymers.
    Prof Subodh Mhaisalkar

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    • Perovskite Quantum Emitters.
    • Perovskite – Silicon Tandems for >30% efficiency Solar Cells.

    Asst Prof Virgil Andrei

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    • Oxide and perovskite-based artificial leaves for solar fuel production - 
    Description of project: Fossil fuels have a high energy density, which makes them essential for aviation and heavy shipping. Artificial leaves can use sunlight to convert small molecules like water and carbon dioxide into green fuels. These
    compact devices often combine an oxide photoanode
    for oxygen evolution with a perovskite photocathode
    for reductive reactions. However, their performance is
    limited by the semiconductor light absorption and
    electrochemical overpotential. This project aims to
    develop oxide- and perovskite-based photoelectrodes
    for effective water splitting and CO2 reduction. For this
    purpose, nanostructured semiconductors including
    metal halide perovskite, BiOI, BiVO4 or TiO2 will be
    deposited on conductive substrates. Co-catalysts will be
    (photo)electrodeposited on the electrode surface to
    increase photocurrents, whereas long-term tests will
    probe their stability under operation. Techniques
    involved: cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry,
    SEM, EDX, XRD, O2 fluorescence sensor.

    • Automated (photo)electrocatalyst screening for solar-to-chemical synthesis -

    Description of project: Solar chemical production provides a sustainable route towards simultaneous energy harvesting and storage. However, this technology is limited by the complexity and slow manual screening of suitable
    catalytic and light-harvesting materials. One solution is
    offered by automation, which is changing the
    landscape of material discovery and energy research.
    This project aims to develop an automated platform
    for high-throughput (photo)electrocatalyst testing. To
    this end, students will design a scanning droplet cell,
    which will be coupled to a robot arm for precise
    sample positioning. Techniques involved: 3D printing,
    robot arm programming, cyclic voltammetry, UV-vis
    spectroscopy, SEM, EDX, XRD.

    • Metal catalysts for CO2 reduction and organic synthesis -

    Description of project: Industrial fuel and chemical synthesis relies on fossil resources, which make up 80% of our total energy consumption. Electrochemical synthesis using renewable electricity presents a highly promising sustainable alternative. State-of-the-art electrolysis setups can convert carbon dioxide and organic compounds into
    value-added products at high current densities >1 A cm-2.
    However, reaction selectivity remains an issue, which
    makes product separation challenging. This project aims
    to develop electrodeposited metal (alloy) catalysts with
    >80% selectivity for CO2 reduction and glycerol oxidation.
    For this purpose, the nanostructure and composition of
    the catalyst will be carefully designed, aiming to
    maximize porosity and the number of exposed catalytic
    active sites. Techniques involved: cyclic voltammetry,
    chronoamperometry, SEM, EDX, XRD, gas
    chromatography, NMR.

    Asst Prof Wu Dongshuang

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    • Engineering the local density of states by using multi-elemental metal (oxides, carbide, nitride) nanoparticles.
    • Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to high value-added chemicals by heterogeneous catalysis
    • Hydrogen production by proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Water Electrolyzers.

    Asst Prof Wu Ronghui

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    •  Passive radiative cooling textiles for human body thermoregulation 
    • Electronic textiles for human body physiological signal monitoring 
    Assoc Prof Zhao Yang

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    • Ultrafast fission dynamics in tetracene and its spectroscopic manifestation.
    • Schroedinger-cat states in Landau-Zener-Stueckelberg-Majorana interferometry: a multiple Davydov Ansatz approach.
    • A deep-learning approach to the dynamics of Landau-Zener transitions.

     


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