Qualification
- Visiting Professor, Stanford University, USA (2021-2022)
- Postdoctoral Fellowships, University of Cambridge, UK (Jan- Oct 2010) ; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA (2008-2010) ; University of Tokyo, Japan (2006-2008) ; University of Oklahoma, USA (2004-2006)
- PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia (2000-2004)
Research Interests
- Aerogels and Carbon-based Nanomaterials: Experiments, Modelling and Applications
- Upcycling Various Wastes for Engineering Applications
International Awards
- IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award, 2020, Singapore
- TechConnect Global Innovation Award 2019, USA
- International Award of Create the future Contest 2018 of Techbrief, USA
- TechConnect Global Innovation Award 2016, USA
- JEC Asia 2016 Innovation Award 2016, Singapore
- IET Innovation Awards 2016, United Kingdom
Selected Media Features
- Saving Lives And The Oceans With… Plastic Bottle Waste? – CNA Insider-Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg5QK6PZca4
- Wizards Of Tech – S1E3: World – https://www.channelnewsasia.com/watch/wizards-tech/world-1456856
Selected Publications
- Addressing the quantitative conversion bottleneck in single-atom catalysis, Nature Communications 2022, 13 (1), 2807.
- Advanced fabrication and oil absorption properties of super-hydrophobic recycled cellulose aerogels, Chem. Eng. J. 2015, 270, 168-175.
- Cellulose aerogel from paper waste for crude oil spill cleaning, Ind. Eng. Chem Res. 2013, 52 (51), 18386-18391.
- Methyltrimethoxysilane-coated recycled polyethylene terephthalate aerogels for oil spill cleaning applications, Mat. Chem.Phys. 2020, 239, 122064
- Advanced multifunctional graphene aerogel–poly (methyl methacrylate) composites: experiments and modeling, Carbon 2015, 81, 396-404.
- Super-strong and highly conductive carbon nanotube ribbons from post-treatment methods, Carbon 2016, 99, 407-415
Selected Patents
- A Rubber-Based Aerogel, PCT Application No.: PCT/SG2020/050287, 26 Nov 2020.
- Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Aerogels, SG Non-Provisional Application No. 10201802587W, 29 Mar 2018.
- A Polysaccharide Aerogel Stopping Liquid Bleeding and Leakage, Patent WO 2018/106190, 2018.
- A Polysaccharide Aerogel, Patent WO 2014/178797 A1, 6 November 2014.