Research

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School of Materials Science and Engineering

Research

NTU MSE Research Overview

At NTU’s School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), our research impact areas reflect our commitment to advancing interdisciplinary, need-driven innovations that address pressing global challenges. We endeavour to create intellectual value through frontier research that translates scientific breakthroughs into real-world applications. From sustainable energy and advanced manufacturing to biomedical technologies and AI-powered materials discovery, our work empowers the next generation of globally connected materials scientists and engineers to shape a better future.

Energy & The Environment

Pioneering materials solutions for a more sustainable planet.

• Sustainability and Clean Energy

• Circular Economy

• Green Chemistry

• Catalysis for Green Energy

• Next Generation Solar Cells

• Fire-Resilient and Sustainable Built Environments

Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovations

Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Innovation

Shaping the future of electronics, mobility, and smart technologies.

• Semiconductors and Novel Semiconductors

• Advanced and Additive Manufacturing

• Flexible Electronics

• 2D Materials

Health & Medical Technologies

Transforming healthcare through materials-enabled solutions.

• Biomedical Devices
• Sensing and Flexible Electronics
• Drug/Payload Delivery Systems

Computational Materials Science & AI for Accelerated Materials Discovery

Harnessing data and intelligence to revolutionise materials R&D.

• Computational Materials Science

• State of the Art Characterisation

• Materials Discovery with AI

Recent Selected Research Grants

A*STAR:

Project Title: Room-Temperature Solid-State Sodium-Sulfur Batteries

Principal Investigator: Li Shuzhou

Vivance:

Project Title: Sustainable and Cost-effective Development of Biocompatible Activated Carbon bead (Sorbent) for Application in Next generation Wearable Dialysis Device

Principal Investigator: Lam Yeng Ming

NTU GAP Fund:

Project Title: Environmentally Friendly Colours for Future –Photochromic Materials for FMCG

Principal Investigator: Rui Goncalves

Singapore Food Agency:

Project Title: Optimising Asian seabass research and production in Singapore through an integrated approach

Principal Investigator: Joachim Loo

NUS:

Project Title: Scalable high-entropy alloyed catalysts facilitating up to 2.0 A/cm2 current density by proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser (Stage 2)

Principal Investigator: Huang Yizhong

NTI Corp Lab:

Project Title: The deposition of Carbon-based coating on Polymer for enhancing the impermeability
properties and anti-wear properties

Principal Investigator: Ng Kee Woei

NRF:

Project Title: NRFI: Printed Logic from Mixed Ionic-Electronic Halides for Sustainable Hybrid Electronics

Principal Investigator: Nripan Mathews

A*STAR / IAF-ICP:

Project Title: A4 Material Discovery to Innovate Next Generation Brake Design

Principal Investigator: Lee Pooi See

A*STAR / IAF-ICP:

Project Title: A1 Circularity for Automotive Electronics

Principal Investigator: Madhavi Srinivasan/Alex Yan Qingyu

MOH:

Project Title: Development of Broad-Spectrum Peptide-Based Antivirals

Principal Investigator: Cho Nam-Joon

Khoo Teck Phuat Hospital:

Project Title: Mesh-Integrated Skin Adhesive for Enhanced Surgical Wound Closure and Cosmetic Outcomes

Principal Investigator: Terry Steele

United Arab Emirates University:

Project Title: Peptide Coacervates for Targeted Delivery Against HER2+ Breast Cancer

Principal Investigator: Ali Miserez

NRF:

Project Title: NRF-Fellowship: Chiral Surface Engineering: Advancing Biomolecular Detection Through Engineered Interfaces and Advanced Electron Microscopy

Principal Investigator: Prashant Kumar

DSBJ:

Project Title: Sensing array on dexterous hands

Principal Investigator: Chen Xiaodong

MoE Tier 2:

Project Title: LuminAI: Accelerating Ternary Organic Solar Cell Innovation with Self-Driving Lab

Principal Investigator: Ng Wei Tat, Leonard