{"id":16126,"date":"2023-10-06T14:55:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T06:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/emf\/?page_id=16126"},"modified":"2026-10-03T17:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T09:02:48","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/emf\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/aura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/Banner-HDR-Desaturated-Mobile-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tOUR MISSION\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>The mission of NUS EMF is to bring together an interdisciplinary group of scientists and engineers to collaboratively work at the frontiers of new materials development and advance our collective knowledge on structure-property relationships.<\/p>\n<p>We seek to answer fundamental questions at the heart of materials science, broadly defined. We invite researchers from various disciplines to explore together with us in applying the latest cutting-edge microscopy techniques for their research.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tHISTORY\t<\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/emf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/08\/Stephen-John-PENNYCOOK-detail_380x400.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen-John-PENNYCOOK-detail_380x400\" height=\"400\" width=\"380\" title=\"Stephen-John-PENNYCOOK-detail_380x400\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p>Singapore&#8217;s first 5th order aberration-corrected STEM was acquired by Professor Stephen Pennycook in 2015, under the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. This microscope, previously placed in the Singapore Synchrotron Light Source facility, served the whole of NUS and other scientific institutes for atomic-scale imaging.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, EMF was established along with its dedicated lab in E7, and the AC-STEM relocated to its new space in CDE.<\/p>\n<p>Recent new additions include SE Asia&#8217;s first <a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/news\/first-atom-probe-tomography-facility-in-se-asia-opens-at-nus\/\">atom probe facility<\/a>, opened for operations in 2026.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"staffsec\">\n\t\t\tOUR STAFF\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tTHE TEAM\t<\/h3>\n\t<a role=\"heading\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" type=\"button\">GRADECAK-GARAJ Silvija<i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Collapse<\/i><\/button><\/a><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/aura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/Prof-Silvija_Gradecak_Garaj-1024x893-1-300x262.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"108\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Professor | Materials Science &amp; Engineering<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Email: gradecak@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/silvija.org\">Gradecak Group<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<a role=\"heading\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">HE Qian<i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Expand<\/i><\/button><\/a><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/aura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/QianHe-oo3eflxy9gqocn1hfs26ee0hu6m1tyz91mnq4uwa8g.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Associate Professor | Materials Science &amp; Engineering<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Email: heqian@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/heqian.org\">He Group<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<a role=\"heading\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-2\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">BOSMAN Michel<i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Expand<\/i><\/button><\/a><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/aura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/Michel-2048x1582-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"106\" height=\"106\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Associate Professor | Materials Science &amp; Engineering<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Email: michel.bosman@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/michelbosman.org\">Bosman Group<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<a role=\"heading\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-3\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">TAN Xipeng<i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Expand<\/i><\/button><\/a><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/emf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/08\/Tan-Xipeng_web-225x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"106\" height=\"142\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Assistant Professor | Mechanical Engineering<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Email: xptan@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/xptan.com\/\">Tan Group<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t<a role=\"heading\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" type=\"button\">TJIU Weng Weei<i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Collapse<\/i><\/button><\/a><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/emf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/01\/Tjiu_WW-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"120\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Laboratory Executive<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Email: ww.tjiu@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<a role=\"heading\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">YANG Fengzhen<i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Expand<\/i><\/button><\/a><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/aura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/ms-yang-300x262.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"110\" height=\"96\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Laboratory Technologist<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Email: mseyf@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<a role=\"heading\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-2\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">SHEN Jingjing<i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Expand<\/i><\/button><\/a><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/aura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/jingjing-2-300x288.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"118\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Laboratory Technologist<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Email: shenjj2@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t<a role=\"heading\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" type=\"button\">CHUNG JingYang<i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Collapse<\/i><\/button><\/a><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/aura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/JingYang.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"124\" height=\"124\" \/><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong>Senior Research Fellow (Grade\u010dak Group)<\/strong>\n<p>Email: jy.chung@nus.edu.sg<\/p>\n<p>Research Focus: III-nitride &amp; 2D semiconductors<\/p>\nTechniques: Atomic-resolved STEM\/HRTEM, STEM Spectroscopy, FIB, Mechanical Polishing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<a role=\"heading\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">ZHOU Xin<i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Expand<\/i><\/button><\/a><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/aura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/Zhouxin_2-pajq5wa5nyv9spp6xy05s4nk79fg5usx04y8tsc2xc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"103\" height=\"103\" \/><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong>Research Fellow<\/strong>\n<p>Email: xin_zhou@nus.edu.sg<\/p>\n<p>Research Focus: 2D materials<\/p>\nTechniques: In-situ STEM, 4D-STEM, Lorentz TEM, FIB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<a role=\"heading\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-2\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">YAO Bingqing <i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Expand<\/i><\/button><\/a><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/aura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/Bingqing_2-pajowp7j1qzxjpcluwoye18nxa731sdjsfor3tck40.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Research Fellow (He Group)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Email: bq.yao@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Research focus: Nanocatalyst for sustainable energy\nTechniques: In-situ gas cell, aberration-corrected STEM,<br \/>\nTEM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<a 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data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Expand<\/i><\/button><\/a><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/emf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/DSC_7095-scaled-cropped-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"117\" height=\"126\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Research Engineer (Tan Group)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Email: zhonghanwong@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Techniques: APT, FIB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"staffsec\">\n\t\t\tPAST MEMBERS\t<\/h2>\n\t<a role=\"heading\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" type=\"button\">IBRAHIM Zuhairi<i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Collapse<\/i><\/button><\/a><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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