CHNG Tat Loon

Dr Chng Tat Loon joined us as an assistant professor in January 2022 from the Laboratory of Plasma Physics at Ecole Polytechnique, France, where he was a postdoctoral associate. He received both his B.Eng and M.Eng degrees from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS), before obtaining his Ph.D from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University, USA. Before pursuing his Ph.D, Dr. Chng worked for several years as an associate research scientist at Temasek Laboratories, NUS, on a range of fluid mechanics problems, with the goal of transitioning these technologies to the defense industry. His research interests include non-equilibrium plasma and nuclear-related technologies, development of advanced laser-based diagnostics for non-intrusive, standoff detection, and flow control aerodynamics, with specific application areas in aerospace and sustainable energy. He is also an editorial board member of Plasma Sources Science and Technology and recipient of the 2023 Institute of Physics Hershkowitz Early Career Award.

Modules Taught

ME4231 Aerodynamics
ME5306 Compressible and High-Speed Flow
ME5309 Aircraft Engines and Rocket Propulsion

Selected Publications

1. Xiao, H., & Chng, T. L. (2025). Evaluation of picosecond laser electronic excitation tagging (PLEET) at ultraviolet wavelengths for high speed flows. Optics Express, 33(5), 10342-10354.
2. Yang, Z., Sugeng, E. S., & Chng, T. L. (2025). A deep learning approach for electric field profile reconstruction based on the E-FISH method. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 34(2), 02LT01.
3. Chng, T. L., Starikovskaia, S. M., & Schanne-Klein, M.-C. (2020) Electric field measurements in plasmas: how focusing strongly distorts the E-FISH signal, Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 29(12), 125002.
4. Chng, T. L., Orel, I., Popov, N. A., & Starikovskaia, S. M. (2020). TALIF atomic nitrogen density measurements in a nanosecond capillary discharge, Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 29(3), 035017.
5. Chng, T.L., Brisset, A., Jeanney, P., Starikovskaia, S.M., Adamovich, I.V. and Tardiveau, P., 2019. Electric field evolution in a diffuse ionization wave nanosecond pulse discharge in atmospheric pressure air. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 28(9), 09LT02.