Education
- PhD (Chem. Eng.) Camb., 1989
- MEng (Chem. Eng.) NUS, 1986
- BSc (Chem. Eng.) London, 1984
Awards and Honours
- Faculty of Engineering, Teaching Excellence Award, 1992-93
- Society of Chemical Engineers Japan, Outstanding Paper Award, 2000
- Society of Chemical Engineers Japan, Outstanding Paper Award, 2002
- Singapore Standards Council, Merit Award, 2005
- Singapore Standards Council, Distinguished Award, 2007
- Singapore Standards Council, Distinguished Partner Award, 2019
Research Interests
- Crystallisation Science and Modelling
- Formulation Sciences
- Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment
Selected Publications
Parambil, J.V., Poornachary, S.K., Heng, J.Y.Y., and R.B.H. Tan, “Template-induced nucleation for controlling crystal polymorphism: From molecular mechanisms to applications in pharmaceutical processing”. CrystEngComm, 2019. 21(28):4122-4135.
Poornachary, S.K., Chia, V.D., Yani, Y., Han, G., Chow, P.S., and R.B.H. Tan, “Anisotropic Crystal Growth Inhibition by Polymeric Additives: Impact on Modulation of Naproxen Crystal Shape and Size”. Crystal Growth and Design, 2017. 17(9):4844-4854.
Letchmanan, K., Shen, S.-C., Ng, W.K., and R.B.H. Tan, “Dissolution and physicochemical stability enhancement of artemisinin and mefloquine co-formulation via nano-confinement with mesoporous SBA-15”. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2017. 155:560-568.
Lee, C.K., Khoo, H.H., and R.B.H. Tan, “Life Cyle Assessment Based Environmental Performance Comparison of Batch and Continuous Processing: A Case of 4-D-Erythronolactone Synthesis”. Organic Process Research and Development, 2016. 20(11):1937-1948.
Dowling, R., R.J. Davey, R.A. Curtis, G.J. Han, S.K. Poornachary, P.S. Chow, and R.B.H. Tan, “Acceleration of crystal growth rates: an unexpected effect of tailor-made additives”. Chemical Communications, 2010. 46(32): 5924-5926.