Professor Silvija Gradecak-Garaj joined the Department of Materials Science & Engineering as a full Professor on 15 July 2019. She was with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where she held the position of Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. At NUS, she concurrently holds the appointment of Director in the Office of the Deputy President (Research and Technology). Her research interests focus on nano-photonics and electronics and is based on the synthesis, characterization and integration of low-dimensional systems. By taking advantage of unique material properties on a nanoscale, she explores novel optoelectronic applications such as nanoscale light-emitting sources, single photon sources, or nanowire lasers.
