FACULTY AND STAFF UPDATES
New Faculty and Staff
Visiting Professor Peggy Deamer
Department of Architecture
Dr Peggy Deamer is Professor Emerita of Yale University’s School of Architecture and principal in the firm of Deamer, Studio. She is a founding member of the Architecture Lobby, a group advocating for the value of architectural design and labour. She is the editor of Architecture and Capitalism: 1845 to the Present and The Architect as Worker: Immaterial Labour, the Creative Class, and the Politics of Design. She is a co-author of The Organiser’s Guide to Architecture Education and the author of Architecture and Labour. Articles by her have appeared in Log, Avery Review, e-Flux, and Harvard Design Magazine, amongst other journals. Her theoretical work explores the relationship between subjectivity, design, and labour in the current economy. She received the Architectural Record 2018 Women in Architecture Activist Award and the 2021 The Cooper Union John Q. Hejduk Award.
Professor Ong Shyue Ping
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor Ong Shyue Ping is the Provost Chair Professor in Materials Science and Engineering. He leads the Materialyze.AI lab, a materials informatics research group focused on the integration of materials science with data science and artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the design of materials. He is widely recognised as one of the pioneers of foundation potentials, AI models that have broad applications in materials simulations and design. Prof Ong is also the lead developer of pymatgen, one of the most popular open-source libraries for materials analysis, and a core contributor to the Materials Project, a public platform that provides computed properties of materials. Ong holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and MEng and BA in Electrical and Information Science from the University of Cambridge.
Assistant Professor Feng Liang
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Assistant Professor Feng Liang received his PhD in 2020 from Texas A&M University and completed his postdoctoral training at Northwestern University under Nobel Laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart. He started his independent career as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University during 2023–2025 before joining National University of Singapore as Assistant Professor under the NUS Presidential Young Professorship. His research focuses on energy and sustainability, specifically in carbon capture and removal, decarbonization, and the development of critical materials and minerals. He also explores bioinspired soft matter, supramolecular and porous materials, and polymer science and engineering to advance solutions for clean air and water. His recent recognitions include ARPA-E/DOE Early-Career IGNIITE Award, ACS’s first Sustainability Star (C&EN Feature), Sloan Foundation Scialog Collaborative Innovation Award, Bezos Earth Fund Greenhouse Gas Removal Ideation Prize, and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree.
Ms Tjiu Weng Weei
Laboratory Executive, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Prior to joining the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ms Tjiu Weng Weei worked as a Senior Specialist at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) at A*STAR. She has over 20 years of experience in electron microscopy and ultramicrotomy. She will be managing and providing support for the daily operations of the Focused Ion Beams (FIBs) and the Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEMs) at the Electron Microscopy Facility in NUS.
Promotions
| Name of Staff | Department/Division | Promotion to with effect from 1 January 2026 |
| Nathaniel Aaron Le Yi Tan | Division of Industrial Design | Instructor |
| Ong Eng Teo | Mechanical Engineering | Senior Lecturer |
| Chamila Nishanthi Liyanage | Materials Science and Engineering | Senior Lecturer |
| Lee Wee Siang Vincent | Materials Science and Engineering | Senior Lecturer |
| Cher Ziqin, Nelson | The Built Environment | Manager |
| Yeo Kai Shing, Dylan | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Assistant Manager |
| Tay Su Yi, Evenlina | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Assistant Senior Manager |
| Charulatha D/O Vengadiswaran | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Manager |
| Liu Zihan | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Senior Executive |
| Dee Pham | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Manager |
| Wong Mun Wei (Koko) | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Senior Executive |
| Lim Ai Choo (Sharine) | Dean's Office, Strategic Initiatives & Operations | Assistant Manager |
| Lai Soh Han (Lynette) | Dean's Office, Giving | Associate Director |
| Izzah Sorfina Binte Razali | Dean's Office, Outreach & Special Projects | Manager |
| Fariq Bin Said | Dean's Office, Communications & Marketing | Manager |
| Chua Bee Mei | Dean's Office, Graduate Programmes | Manager |
| Quah Siok Ling | Dean's Office, Undergraduate Programmes | Manager |
| Kwan Wei Yang Jerrell | Dean's Office, Student Life | Senior Executive |
| Ho Pei Qi (Wendy) | Dean's Office | Senior Manager |
| Leena D/O Nakulan | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Assistant Senior Manager |
| Lieu Bee Qi | Mechanical Engineering | Senior Executive |
| Wu Boon Teck, Allan | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Laboratory Technologist Grade 3 |
| Foo Chuan Ming, Dickson | Dean's Office | Laboratory Technologist Grade 2 |
| Lim Leng Choo (Elise) | Dean's Office, Research and Technology | Management Assistant Officer Grade 2 |
| Kyaw Kyaw Oo | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Laboratory Technologist Grade 2 |
| Lin Zhongguang | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Laboratory Technologist Grade 3 |
| Shen Jingjing | Materials Science and Engineering | Laboratory Technologist Grade 3 |
Appointments
| Name of Staff | Department/Division | Promotion |
| Professor Ong Shyue Ping | Materials Science and Engineering | Appointed as Provost's Chair effective 5 January 2026 |
Staff Retirement
Mr Lau Pak Kai, Laboratory Technologist, Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management, last day of service is on 31 January 2026.
On behalf of the College of Design and Engineering (CDE) and ISEM, we extend our heartfelt thanks to Mr Lau for more than four decades of dedicated service to NUS. His professionalism and commitment have been invaluable to the College and the department.
We wish him good health, joy, and a well-deserved retirement.