Our People

Assoc Prof He Jie

Assoc Prof He Jie has been with the National Institute of Education (NIE), NTU since 1994. She received her BSc from South China Normal University (1982), MSc from South China Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, China (1985), PhD from Macq ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, National Institute of Education - Natural Sciences & Science Education

Keywords: Education | Green Production and Sustainable Urban Farming | Plant Biology

Asst Prof Xunyuan Yin

Xunyuan Yin is an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He received the Ph.D. degree in process control from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, in ...

Appointments:
Assistant Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Keywords: Control and Systems Engineering

Prof Chen Wei Ning, William

Professor Chen received his university education (both B.Sc. and D.Sc.) from Universite Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Professor Chen joined NTU as an Associate Professor in 2002. He was promoted to tenured Full Professor in 2011. At the Univers ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Michael Fam Chair Professorship in Food Science and Technology Director, F&N-NTU F&B Innovation Lab, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB) Director, Food Science Technology (FST) Programme, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB) Director, Future Ready Food Safety Hub @ NTU, Future Ready Food Safety Hub @ NTU (FRESH@NTU)

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Food Science and Technology | Interface of Biology & Engineering (Engineering in Biology)

Prof Ng Kee Woei

Prof Ng holds Bachelor and Master degrees in Mechanical Engineering, and a PhD in Medicine. He was one of the early recipients of the A*STAR Graduate Scholarships. After postdoctoral fellowship stints at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology an ...

Appointments:
Chair, School of Materials Science & Engineering Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Biomedical Engineering | Biotechnology | Circular Economy | Food Science and Technology | Green Production and Sustainable Urban Farming | Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology | Skin Diseases and Wound Repair

Assoc Prof Ng Yin Kwee

Eddie obtained: B.Eng (CL I) from Uni. of Newcastle upon Tyne; Ph.D at Cambridge Univ. with a Cambridge Commonwealth Scholarship; PG Diploma in Teaching Higher Edu., NIE-NTU. He is elected as: Academician for European Academy of Sciences (EUAS, ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Keywords: Artificial and Augmented Intelligence | Biomedical Engineering | Energy Engineering and Power Technology | Food Science and Technology | Renewable Energy and Sustainability | Thermofluids

Assoc Prof Miao Yansong

Research areas and projects: Miao Lab research mainly focuses on studying the mechanisms of actin assembly in polarized fungal growth and plant immunity. Miao Lab interested in how diverse extracellular and intracellular signals regulate actin assem ...

Appointments:
Assistant Chair, Internationalization (SBS), School of Biological Sciences Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences Assistant Chair (Internationalization), School of Biological Sciences (SBS)

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Green Production and Sustainable Urban Farming

Prof Chen Wei Ning, William

Professor Chen received his university education (both B.Sc. and D.Sc.) from Universite Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Professor Chen joined NTU as an Associate Professor in 2002. He was promoted to tenured Full Professor in 2011. At the Univers ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Michael Fam Chair Professorship in Food Science and Technology Director, F&N-NTU F&B Innovation Lab, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB) Director, Food Science Technology (FST) Programme, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB) Director, Future Ready Food Safety Hub @ NTU, Future Ready Food Safety Hub @ NTU (FRESH@NTU)

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Food Science and Technology | Interface of Biology & Engineering (Engineering in Biology)

Assoc Prof Lau Wai Man

Dr Raymond Lau joined the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering in December 2005. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Liang-Shih Fan from the Ohio State University. He currently serves as the as ...

Appointments:
Associate Chair (Academic) Associate Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Energy | Research/Studies on Asia

Asst Prof Chen Lin

Dr. CHEN Lin became a member of the School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Biotechnology at Nanyang Technological University in 2023. Prior to this, he held a postdoctoral fellowship position at the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The Unive ...

Appointments:
Assistant Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Keywords: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Biotechnology

Prof Chan Bee Eng, Mary

Dr Mary Chan-Park is the 2019 Board of Trustees Chaired Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore). She also holds a joint appointment at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology President's Chair in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (Courtesy Appointment)

Keywords: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Interface of Biology & Engineering (Engineering in Biology) | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science

Assoc Prof Md Saidul Islam

Md Saidul Islam is an Associate Professor, the Post-Graduate Coordinator of Sociology, and the past coordinator of the Environment and Sustainability Research Cluster in the School of Social Sciences and Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Techn ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences

Keywords: Biotechnology | Climate and Environment | Ecology and Ecosystems | Ecosystem Resilience | Food Science and Technology | Green Production and Sustainable Urban Farming | Natural Hazards Monitoring and Disaster Response | Sociology

Prof Loo Say Chye Joachim

Dr. Joachim Loo is Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at NTU, Singapore. He holds a joint appointment at the Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicin ...

Appointments:
Associate Dean (Students), College of Engineering Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering Professor, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (Courtesy Appointment)

Keywords: Biomedical Engineering | Circular Economy | Food Science and Technology | Neuroscience | Nutrition, Metabolism and Health | Polymers and Plastics

Dr Yang Yifan

Dr YANG Yifan is a Research Scientist at the Science of Learning, Office of Education Research. She received her BEng (Honours) in mechanical and production engineering from Nanyang Technological University, MA in exercise physiology from Univ ...

Appointments:
Education Research Scientist, Centre for Science of Learning in Education Research Scientist, National Institute of Education - Office for Research

Keywords: Education | Nutrition, Metabolism and Health | Science of Learning

Prof Chen Wei Ning, William

Professor Chen received his university education (both B.Sc. and D.Sc.) from Universite Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Professor Chen joined NTU as an Associate Professor in 2002. He was promoted to tenured Full Professor in 2011. At the Univers ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Michael Fam Chair Professorship in Food Science and Technology Director, F&N-NTU F&B Innovation Lab, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB) Director, Food Science Technology (FST) Programme, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB) Director, Future Ready Food Safety Hub @ NTU, Future Ready Food Safety Hub @ NTU (FRESH@NTU)

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Food Science and Technology | Interface of Biology & Engineering (Engineering in Biology)

Prof Cho Nam-Joon

Dr. Cho is a graduate of Stanford University where he earned an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering under the guidance of Professor Curtis W. Frank. During his doctoral studies, Dr. Cho first gained an inter ...

Appointments:
Director (Flagship Programmes) President's Chair in Materials Science and Engineering Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering Director, Centre for Cross Economy (CCE)

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Interface of Biology & Engineering (Engineering in Biology) | Materials Science & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science

Prof S Viswanathan

Professor “Vish” Viswanathan obtained a Ph.D. in Operations Research with minor in Operations Management from Case Western Reserve University in 1992, MBA (Gold Medalist) from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta in 1986, and a Bachelor's degree i ...

Appointments:
Professor, College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Information Technology & Operations Management Director, Centre of Business Sustainability (CBS)

Keywords: Business and Management | Circular Economy | Green Production and Sustainable Urban Farming

Prof Stefan Wuertz

EDUCATION 2000 Habilitation, Technical University of Munich, College of Engineering, Germany, Dr. rer. nat. habil., Thesis: “In situ analysis of spatial structure and function of biofilms“, 1986 – 1992 Doctoral student ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Keywords: Civil and Environmental Engineering | Climate and Environment | Food Science and Technology | Interface of Biology & Engineering (Engineering in Biology) | Water & Sustainability

Assoc Prof Tan Lay Poh

Assoc Prof LP Tan is currently in the School of Materials Science and Engineering since 2004. Her research interests include polymer engineering, and biodegradable polymers and heart tissue engineering.

Appointments:
Co-Director, ICC Office Associate Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering ICC Co-Director, Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC) Office

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Food Science and Technology | Materials Science & Engineering

Assoc Prof Lee Ser Huay Janice Teresa

I am an environmental scientist working in the areas of Conservation Biology, Land Use Change, and Agriculture. Much of my work focuses on the social and ecological consequences of human impacts on the environment especially within Southeast Asia.

Appointments:
Associate Professor, Asian School of the Environment

Keywords: Climate and Environment | Coastal and Useable Space | Earth Sciences & Engineering | Food Science and Technology | Research/Studies on Asia | Water & Sustainability

Assoc Prof Eleanor Slade

I obtained my DPhil in Zoology from the University of Oxford in 2008 on the ‘Effects of Tropical Forest Management on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning’. My DPhil research included the first experimental field manipulations to test the effects o ...

Appointments:
Assistant Chair (Academic), Asian School of the Environment Associate Professor, Asian School of the Environment

Keywords: Climate and Environment | Ecology and Ecosystems | Ecosystem Resilience

Assoc Prof Oliver Martin Mueller-Cajar

I undertook my PhD studies under the supervision of Dr. Spencer Whitney at the Australian National University in Canberra, studying the artificial evolution of the photosynthetic CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco. Subsequently I joined the laboratory of Dr. ...

Appointments:
Assistant Chair, Research (SBS), School of Biological Sciences Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences Assistant Chair (Research), School of Biological Sciences (SBS)

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Energy | Water & Sustainability

Assoc Prof Miao Yansong

Research areas and projects: Miao Lab research mainly focuses on studying the mechanisms of actin assembly in polarized fungal growth and plant immunity. Miao Lab interested in how diverse extracellular and intracellular signals regulate actin assem ...

Appointments:
Assistant Chair, Internationalization (SBS), School of Biological Sciences Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences Assistant Chair (Internationalization), School of Biological Sciences (SBS)

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Green Production and Sustainable Urban Farming

Prof Loo Say Chye Joachim

Dr. Joachim Loo is Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at NTU, Singapore. He holds a joint appointment at the Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicin ...

Appointments:
Associate Dean (Students), College of Engineering Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering Professor, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (Courtesy Appointment)

Keywords: Biomedical Engineering | Circular Economy | Food Science and Technology | Neuroscience | Nutrition, Metabolism and Health | Polymers and Plastics

Assoc Prof Murukeshan Vadakke Matham

Prof. Murukeshan Vadakke Matham obtained his M.Sc. and M.Phil. Degrees in Physics with specialization in Quantum Electronics from the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), India. He pursued his doctoral degree at the Indian Institute o ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering | Microsystems and Optics | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science | Physics

Asst Prof Ye Hui

Ye Hui holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Before joining NTU, Ye Hui served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the University of Illinois at ...

Appointments:
Assistant Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Prof Chen Wei Ning, William

Professor Chen received his university education (both B.Sc. and D.Sc.) from Universite Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Professor Chen joined NTU as an Associate Professor in 2002. He was promoted to tenured Full Professor in 2011. At the Univers ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Michael Fam Chair Professorship in Food Science and Technology Director, F&N-NTU F&B Innovation Lab, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB) Director, Food Science Technology (FST) Programme, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB) Director, Future Ready Food Safety Hub @ NTU, Future Ready Food Safety Hub @ NTU (FRESH@NTU)

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Food Science and Technology | Interface of Biology & Engineering (Engineering in Biology)

Prof Ng Kee Woei

Prof Ng holds Bachelor and Master degrees in Mechanical Engineering, and a PhD in Medicine. He was one of the early recipients of the A*STAR Graduate Scholarships. After postdoctoral fellowship stints at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology an ...

Appointments:
Chair, School of Materials Science & Engineering Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering

Keywords: Biomedical Engineering | Biotechnology | Circular Economy | Food Science and Technology | Green Production and Sustainable Urban Farming | Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology | Skin Diseases and Wound Repair

Prof Zhou Yan

Dr. Zhou is currently a Professor, Associate Chair (Faculty) in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Program Director of Bioprocess and Biotechnology (AEBC) under Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI). She recei ...

Appointments:
Associate Chair (Faculty) Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Keywords: Biotechnology | Circular Economy | Climate and Environment | Ecology and Ecosystems | Ecosystem Resilience | Membrane Technology | Optimising Water and Energy Systems | Renewable Energy and Sustainability

Prof S Viswanathan

Professor “Vish” Viswanathan obtained a Ph.D. in Operations Research with minor in Operations Management from Case Western Reserve University in 1992, MBA (Gold Medalist) from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta in 1986, and a Bachelor's degree i ...

Appointments:
Professor, College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Information Technology & Operations Management Director, Centre of Business Sustainability (CBS)

Keywords: Business and Management | Circular Economy | Green Production and Sustainable Urban Farming

Prof Stefan Wuertz

EDUCATION 2000 Habilitation, Technical University of Munich, College of Engineering, Germany, Dr. rer. nat. habil., Thesis: “In situ analysis of spatial structure and function of biofilms“, 1986 – 1992 Doctoral student ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Keywords: Civil and Environmental Engineering | Climate and Environment | Food Science and Technology | Interface of Biology & Engineering (Engineering in Biology) | Water & Sustainability

Assoc Prof Tan Lay Poh

Assoc Prof LP Tan is currently in the School of Materials Science and Engineering since 2004. Her research interests include polymer engineering, and biodegradable polymers and heart tissue engineering.

Appointments:
Co-Director, ICC Office Associate Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering ICC Co-Director, Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC) Office

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Food Science and Technology | Materials Science & Engineering

Asst Prof Jarkko Salojarvi

Jarkko received his Master's degree at the Helsinki University of Technology, where he studied Self-Organizing Maps in the research group of Academician Teuvo Kohonen. He carried out his PhD thesis work in the research group of Academy Professor Samu ...

Appointments:
Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Computer Science and Engineering | Plant Biology

Assoc Prof Kunn Hadinoto Ong

Associate Professor Kunn Hadinoto Ong joined the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering in 2007. He received his bachelor degree in chemical engineering from the University of Washington (Seattle, USA) in 2000 and his doctoral degree also in c ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science

Assoc Prof Li King Ho, Holden

Holden Li graduated in NUS with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) in 1997. In 2000 Holden enrolled in Stanford University for his graduate studies under Professor Thomas Kenny. During his PhD studies, Holden was actively involved in MEMS process de ...

Appointments:
Associate Chair (Students), School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Keywords: Aerospace Engineering | Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering | Microelectronics & Applications | Microsystems and Optics | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science

Prof Liu Xuewei

Professor LIU Xuewei Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences College of Science Nanyang Technological University E-mail: xuewei@ntu.edu.sg Professional Experiences 2012-now Associate Prof ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Prof Boh Wai Fong

Wai Fong Boh is President’s Chair and Professor of Information Systems at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. She is currently the Deputy Dean of Nanyang Business School (NBS), Director of Information Management Research Centre at NB ...

Appointments:
Vice President (Lifelong Learning & Alumni Engagement) President's Chair in Information Systems Professor, College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Information Technology & Operations Management Director, Information Management Research Centre (IMARC)

Keywords: Business and Management | Info-Communication Technology

Dr Hong Yan

Dr. HONG Yan is a plant biologist and plant biotechnologist. He moved from US to Singapore in 1993 and conducted independent R&D projects since 1995 in the Institute of Molecular Agrobiology (IMA) and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL). He wo ...

Appointments:
Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences

Keywords: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Biotechnology | Ecosystem Resilience | Plant Biology | Renewable Energy and Sustainability | Traditional Chinese Medicine

Assoc Prof Miao Yansong

Research areas and projects: Miao Lab research mainly focuses on studying the mechanisms of actin assembly in polarized fungal growth and plant immunity. Miao Lab interested in how diverse extracellular and intracellular signals regulate actin assem ...

Appointments:
Assistant Chair, Internationalization (SBS), School of Biological Sciences Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences Assistant Chair (Internationalization), School of Biological Sciences (SBS)

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Green Production and Sustainable Urban Farming

Prof Yeong Wai Yee

Asst/Prof Yeong received her BEng( 1st class Hons) and PhD degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University. Prior to joining MAE in 2013, she has worked in the manufacturing industry at supervisory function ...

Appointments:
Chair, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Deputy Director, HP-NTU Digital Manufacturing Corporate Lab

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Interface of Biology & Engineering (Engineering in Biology) | Materials Science & Engineering | Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science

Prof Peter Preiser

Prof Peter Preiser is Professor of Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Before this he was Chair of the School of Biological Sciences for over six years. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Biology ...

Appointments:
Professor, School of Biological Sciences President's Chair in Biological Sciences

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Materials Science & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Nano-Science

Assoc Prof Ma Wei

Wei Ma received his PhD in Plant Science from the University of Connecticut (USA), and postdoctoral training from Michigan State University (USA). In 2018, he joined the faculty of School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University (Sing ...

Appointments:
Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences & Life Sciences | Plant Biology