Research Team
ANG Yee Sin
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor. Science Math and Technology (SMT) Cluster. SUTD
Top 2% Most Cited Scientist (Applied Physics). Ranked by Stanford University and Elsevier database (2022, 2023)
Lindau Alumni (2019)
PhD. and B. Med. Rad. Phys. Adv. (Hon.) University of Wollongong (Australia)
Email. yeesin_ang@sutd.edu.sg
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr. FU Peihao (Paul)
Joined Oct 2022
PhD. Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech, China)
Research Interests. Quantum transport; topological materials; superconductor; nonreciprocal transport; quantum device design
Dr. ER Chen-Chen
Joined Aug 2023
PhD. Monash University Malaysia
"I obtained a doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering from Monash University Malaysia. My current goal is to solve the intermittent sunlight issue for solar energy applications. The development of novel 2D materials for photocatalytic application through ab initio calculations is of my interest. My dream is to combine both theoretical and experimental work through a synergistic approach to target a higher quality design of photocatalyst."
Research Interests. Density functional theory; photocatalysis; reaction engineering; 2D nanomaterials; CO2 reduction
Dr. TEH Yee Wen
Joined Sep 2023
PhD. Monash University Malaysia
Research Interests. Artificial photosynthesis; Photocatalysis; Photoreduction of carbon dioxide; Nanomaterials; Perovskite
Co-supervisor. Dr. Aaron Chit Siong Lau (IMRE, A*STAR)
Dr. WANG Yuanyuan
Joined Sep 2023
PhD. Shandong University (China).
Research Interests. Calculations and theories of quantum materials; Topological excitons; Nonlinear Hall effect
Co-supervisor. Prof. YANG Shengyuan
Dr. WANG Shuhua
Joined Oct 2023
PhD. Shandong University (China).
"I obtained my doctorate in condensed matter physics from Shandong University (China) on June 2023. I am currently doing theoretical research on the physical/chemical properties of materials based on density functional theory, mainly focusing on theoretical design and mechanism exploration of functional materials in the field of electrochemical energy conversion (water electrolysis, NH3 synthesis, etc.)."
Research Interests. Computational research on catalytic reaction mechanism and multi-functional electrocatalysts design
PhD Student
Kok Wai LEE
BEng. University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM, Malaysia)
Start Year. AY 2022 January Intake
PhD Project. Computational investigation of 2D dielectrics in computing electronics and memory device applications.
Che Chen THO
BSc. National University of Singapore (NUS, Singapoore)
Start Year. AY 2021 January Intake
PhD Project. MA2Z4 van der Waals heterostructures for electronics and photonics applications
NG Jin Quan
BSc. National University of Singapore (NUS, Singapore)
Start Year. AY 2020 January Intake (Part Time PhD student)
PhD Project. Computational design of heterostructures based on intercalated transition metal nitride monolayers
Co-supervision with Prof. Ricky Ang (main supervisor, SUTD)
Visiting Postgraduate Scholars
XIONG Rui
Visiting PhD Student. Fuzhou University, China
Funded by China Scholarship Council (CSC)
Research Interests. Theoretical design of 2D materials and heterostructures for energy conversion applications (including photocatalytic, solar cell, and thermoelectrics).
Visiting Project. High-throughput computational screening of 2D Janus monolayer for photocatalytic water splitting.
Visiting Period. Oct 2023 to Mar 2024
CHENG Xiaoyu
Visiting PhD Student. Shanxi University, China
Funded by China Scholarship Council (CSC)
Research Interests. Topological states; quantum transport; Anderson disorder; amorphous systems
Visiting Project. Study on the critical non-Hermitian skin effect in amorphous systems
Co-supervision with Prof. YANG Shengyuan (original host professor, Macau University) and Prof. LEE Ching Hua (National University of Singapore)
Visiting Period. Sep 2023 to Sep 2024
XU Linqiang
Visiting PhD Student. Peking University, China
Research Interests. Transport properties of sub-10 nm FET; Metal-semiconductor contact; Circuit design; DFT+NEGF
Visiting Project. Sub-10-nm 2D semiconductor device technology: Bridging device and system
Visiting Period. Nov 2023 to May 2024
XU Ruoyan
Visiting Master Student. Xiangtan University, China
Research Interests. Theoretical prediction and characterization of 2D magnetic and multiferroic materials.
Visiting Project. Computational design of intercalation-architectured 2D semiconductors
Visiting Period. Sep 2023 to Nov 2023
Former Group Members
Former Researchers
TAN Chuin Wei
Former SUTD Senior Research Assistant (Aug 2022 to Aug 2023)
Currently PhD student at the Harvard University (USA)
SU Tong
Former SUTD Visiting PhD Student (Oct 2021 to Oct 2023) - Funded by China Scholarship Council (CSC)
Currently PhD student at Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) Shenzen (China)
JIANG Zhuoling
Former SUTD Research Fellow (Aug 2022 to Aug 2023)
PhD. Peking University (China)
Current position to be updated
Bi-Hong TIANG
Former SUTD Research Assistant (Aug 2022 to Aug 2023)
BSc. Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
Current position to be updated
Graduate Students
Main supervision
Jarratt ONG - MEng. Co-supervise with Prof. Ricky Ang. Graduated Aug 2023
Current position to be updated
Co-supervision
CHEN Wei Jie - PhD. Co-advised (Main supervisor Prof. Ricky Ang). Graduated Sep 2023
Last known position: Research Fellow at National University of Singapore (Lee Ching Hua group)
Jeremy LIM - PhD. Co-advised (Main supervisor Prof. Ricky Ang). Graduated Aug 2022
Last known position: Quantitative Analyst at Macquarie Group (Singapore)
ZHANG Tianning - PhD. Co-advised (Main supervisor Prof. Ricky Ang). Graduated Aug 2022
Last known position: Computer Scientist at Shanghai artificial intelligence lab (China)
Visiting PhD Students
MENG Haiyu - CSC Scholar (Visiting Period 2021-2022) + SUTD visiting scholar (2023)
Last known position: Assistant Professor at Xiangtan University (China)
GUO Shiying (CSC Scholar. Visiting Period 2022) + SUTD visiting scholar (2022)
Last known position Assistant Professor at Yangzhou University (China)
Collaborators
Prof. Ricky Ang
Prof. Hui Ying Yang
Assoc. Prof. Shengyuan Yang
Assoc. Prof. Nagarajan Raghavan
Asst. Prof. Angela Wang Bo
Singapore University of Technology and Design
Asst. Prof. Ching Hua Lee
National University of Singapore
Dr. Aaron Chit Siong Lau
IMRE, A*STAR
Asst. Prof. Shi-Jun Liang
Nanjing University. China
Prof. Zhongshui Ma
Prof. Jing Lu
Peking University. China
Asst. Prof. Liang Jie Wong
Nanyang Technological University. Singapore
Prof. Chao Zhang
University of Wollongong. Australia
Assoc. Prof. Muhammad Zubair
Information Technology University. Pakistan
Asst. Prof. Kelvin J. A. Ooi
Xiamen University Malaysia Campus
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