Academia Members
Education background
- PhD in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- MS in Chemical Engineering Practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- BS with Honors in Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
Current affiliated institutions
- Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Research Interest and Capabilities
- Physics-based modeling of electrochemical systems e.g. batteries
- Machine learning and deep learning
- Integration of data-driven machine learning approaches with physics-based models
Education
- Ph.D. (Materials Science and Engineering) National University of Singapore (2010-2014)
- M.E. (Materials Science and Engineering) University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (2007-2010)
- B.E. (Electronic Science and Technology) University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (2003-2007)
Current affiliated institute
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) of A*STAR
Research Interest and Capabilities
- Lithium-ion batteries
- Design and fabrication of cylindrical i-ion batteries
- Design and fabrication of pouch cell Li metal batteries
- Material evaluation and cell testing
- Solid-state Li batteries
- Synthesis of solid-state electrolytes
- Design and fabrication of solid-state Li-S coin cell and pouch cell
- Material evaluation and cell testing Battery management system
- Battery evaluation
- Battery monitoring and control
Biography
- M.Sc (Physics), M.Phil. (Physics), Ph.D. (Physics)
- Associate Professor, NUS, Singapore, since July 2014
- Assistant Professor, NUS, Singapore, Jan. 2007 – June 2014.
- Guest Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany, 2001-2006
Research Interest and Capabilities
- Developing ultra-safe battery materials and technologies
- High power Li-ion batteries
- High energy Na-ion batteries
- Quantification of heat generation (reversible/irreversible) in commercial type cells
- Quantification of various components contributing to internal resistance of the cells
- Quantitative analysis of impedance data using Distributed Relaxation Time (DRT) method
- Addressing interface properties of materials for facile ionic and electronic conduction
Educational Background
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (2017)
- PhD Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University (2015)
- BS Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University (2010)
Affiliated Institutions
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR
- Nanyang Technological University
Research Interest and Capabilities
- Research capabilities (e.g. Li-ion batteries)
- Lithium-ion batteries
- Sodium-ion batteries
- Magnesium-ion batteries
- Battery management systems
- Artificial intelligence in batteries
Biography
- PhD in Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore
Research Interest and Capabilities
- High energy density and low-cost redox flow battery system
- Green technology for spent lithium-ion battery materials recycling
- Water electrolysis system for H2 production