{"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":"2026-02-11T23:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:54:08","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\t\"\"\t\t\t\n

\n\t\tOUR MISSION\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

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

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

\n\t\tHISTORY\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\"Stephen-John-PENNYCOOK-detail_380x400\"\n\t

Singapore’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

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

Recent new additions include SE Asia’s first atom probe facility<\/a>, opened for operations in 2026.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tOUR STAFF\n\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\tTHE TEAM\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\tGRADECAK-GARAJ Silvija<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nProfessor | Materials Science & Engineering<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Email: gradecak@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gradecak Group<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\tHE Qian<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nAssistant Professor | Materials Science & Engineering<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Email: heqian@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
He Group<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\tBOSMAN Michel<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nAssociate Professor | Materials Science & Engineering<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Email: michel.bosman@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bosman Group<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\tTAN Xipeng<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nAssistant Professor | Mechanical Engineering<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Email: xptan@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tan Group<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tTJIU Weng Weei<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\tYANG Fengzhen<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\"\"<\/td>\nLaboratory Executive<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Email: ww.tjiu@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\tSHEN Jingjing<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\"\"<\/td>\nLaboratory Technologist<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Email: mseyf@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tCHUNG JingYang<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\"\"<\/td>\nLaboratory Technologist<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Email: shenjj2@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nSenior Research Fellow (Grade\u010dak Group)<\/strong>\n

Email: jy.chung@nus.edu.sg<\/p>\n

Research Focus: III-nitride & 2D semiconductors<\/p>\nTechniques: Atomic-resolved STEM\/HRTEM, STEM Spectroscopy, FIB, Mechanical Polishing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\tZHOU Xin<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nResearch Fellow<\/strong>\n

Email: xin_zhou@nus.edu.sg<\/p>\n

Research Focus: 2D materials<\/p>\nTechniques: In-situ STEM, 4D-STEM, Lorentz TEM, FIB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\tYAO Bingqing <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nResearch Fellow (He Group)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Email: bq.yao@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Research focus: Nanocatalyst for sustainable energy\nTechniques: In-situ gas cell, aberration-corrected STEM,
\nTEM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\tYANG Jianmin<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nResearch Fellow (Bosman Group)<\/strong>\n

Email: e0546047@u.nus.edu<\/p>\n

Research Focus: Thermoelectric materials<\/p>\nTechniques: FIB, In-situ heating\/biasing, TEM, STEM, iDPC, UED (ultrafast electron diffraction)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\tSETYADJI Jonathan Aristya<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nResearch Engineer (Tan Group)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Email: jo01ji@nus.edu.sg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Research focus: Additive manufacturing of refractory alloys<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Techniques: APT, FIB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tXU Yue Ashley<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nPhD Student (Gradecak Group)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Email: xyue20@u.nus.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Research focus: Engineering and characterization of optical properties in van der Waals materials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Techniques: SEM, HIM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\n\t\tPAST MEMBERS\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\tIBRAHIM Zuhairi<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\tLEE Cheng Choo<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\"\"<\/td>\n\n<\/tr>\n
Safety Officer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\tRAJADHYAX Richa <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\"\"<\/td>\n\n<\/tr>\n
Laboratory Executive<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Research Engineer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n