Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
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NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
SINGAPORE
Principal investigator
Dr. Hortense LE FERRAND
Associate Professor - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Primary appointment: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Secondary appointment: School of Materials Science and Engineering
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Education:
PhD. Materials Science, ETH Zürich, Switzerland (2017)
MSc. Materials Science, ETH Zürich, Switzerland (2013)
Dipl. Eng. ESPCI Paris, France (2012)
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Email: hortense@ntu.edu.sg
Researchers
Dr. Jia Heng TEOH
Research fellow
Education:
PhD. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS, SG (2022)
BEng. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NTU, SG (2017)
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Email: jiaheng.teoh@ntu.edu.sg
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Project: 3D Printing of mycelium composites
Dr. Weixiang PENG
Research fellow
Education:
PhD. Materials Science & Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China (2021)
MSc. Materials Science, Jiangsu University, China (2017)
BSc. Metal Materials, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, China (2017)
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Email: weixiang.peng@ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Modelling of bioinspired composites
Dr. Deepak SHARMA
Research fellow
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Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras, India (2023)
MTech. Mechanical Engineering, IIT Dhanbad, India (2019)
BTech. Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, India (2017)
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Email: deepak.sharma@ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Design and modeling of porous structures
Dr. ZeZhou HE
Research Fellow (co-supervised with Prof Huajian Gao)
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Education:
PhD Solid Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (2021)
BEng. Theory and Applied Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (2016)
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Email: zezhou.he@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Interfaces in bioinspired ceramics and composites
Dr. Rohit Pratyush BEHERA
Research Fellow
Education:
PhD, Mechanical and Aerospace Enginering, NTU, Singapore (2023)
MTech. Mechanical Engineering, IIT Dhanbad, India (2018)
BTech. Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, India (2015)
Email: rohit.pb@ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Mechanics of bioinspired microstructured ceramics
Chunze LI
Research associate
Education:
MSc. Electrical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore (2023)
BEng. (Hons) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia (2022)
Email: chunze.li@ntu.edu.sg
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Project: 3D Printing Set-Up & Interface Control
Eugene Wee Keong SOH
Project officer
Education:
BEng. Materials Science & Engineering, NTU, Singapore (2020)
Email: Eugene.soh@ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Mycelium-bound composites
Cheryl CHIA
Project officer
Education:
BEng. Materials Science & Engineering, NTU, Singapore (2020)
Email: Cheryl.chia@ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Bioinspired ceramics for dentistry
PhD students
Slocha SAPASAKULVANIT
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Jan 2021)
Education:
MSc. Polymer Science, The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Bangkok, Thailand (2020)
BSc. Applied Chemistry (1rst Honor), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (2018)
Email: M200190@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Organic matrix for reinforced composites
Sourabh KUMAR
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Jan 2022)
Education:
MTech. Production Engineering, IIT BHU, India (2021)
BEng. Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, India (2018)
Email: SOURABH001@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Metal-ceramic composites
Hongyu ZHOU
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Jan 2023)
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Education:
MSc. Composites, Imperial College London, UK (2021)
BSc. (Hon) Fashion Technology, University of Manchester, UK (2020)
BEng. Textile Engineering, Soochow University, China (2018)
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Email: hongyu004@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: 4D printing of materials with embodied intelligence
Zhuoran MA
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Aug 2023)
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Education:
MEng. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NTU, Singapore (2022)
BEng. Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University & Queen Mary University, Xi'An, China (2021)
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Email: zhuoran003@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Nacre-like ceramics and composites
Sakshi
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Aug 2024)
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Education:
MSc. Chemistry, IIT Gandhinagar, India (2024)
BSc. Chemistry, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Delhi University, India (2022)
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Email: sakshi009@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Functional composites for robotic applications
Zhang Yanchen
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Aug 2024)
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Education:
MSc. Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, UK (2023)
BEng. Materials Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (2022)
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Email: yanchen003@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Bioinspired ceramic composites processing
Master students
Deming LI
MSc. student, Smart Manufacturing
Education:
BEng. Engineering, Leichester University, UK (2023)
BEng. Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China (2023)
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Email: lide0006@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: 4D printing of shapes with complex pattern
Students assistants
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Islam Aminul
MSc. student, Mechanical Engineering, NTU
Email: aminul001@e.ntu.edu.sg
Project: Study of teaching and learning biomimicry in international context
Ma Hedi
BEng. student, Mechanical Engineering, NTU
Email: m230148@e.ntu.edu.sg
Project: Magnetic 3D printer control
Irie Minobu
MSc. student, Mechanical Engineering, NTU
Email: IR0001BU@e.ntu.edu.sg
Project: Thermal simulations
Himani Srivastava
MSc. student, Mechanical Engineering, NTU
Email: himani003@e.ntu.edu.sg
Project: Public perception of mycelium tiles
Undergraduate students
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Wong Wei Xian
BEng. student, Materials Science and Engineering, NTU
Project: 3D printing of ecologically active porous soil structures
Kartick Sishir
BEng. student, Materials Science and Engineering, NTU
Project: Structure-property correlations for bioinspired ceramic-metal structures
Tan Yew Wei
BEng. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: 3D printing of ecologically active porous soil structures
Tan Wei Ling
BEng. student, Materials Science and Engineering, NTU
Project: Microstructure design and optimization in microplatelet-reinforced composites
Yeo Min Charmaine
BEng. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: 3D printing of wood particle loaded hydrogels for the fabrication of cm-scale mycelium-bound composites
Jia Ding
BEng. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: 4D printed ceramic composite structures
Jabez Tan Jie Ren
BEng. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: Comparison of the sustainability of PLA-wood vs PCL-wood mycelium composites for construction applications
Norman Choo Guan Yu
BEng. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: Fabrication and mechanical properties of textured alumina-HEO composites
Ashlyn Samuel Abey
BEng. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: Structure-property correlations for bioinspired ceramic-metal structures
Ramakrishnan Rishanthi
BEng. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: Microstructure design and optimization in microplatelet-reinforced composites
Yoanes Suriani
BEng. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: Life-cycle assessment of mycelium composite
Yee Yong De
BEng. student, Materials Science & Engineering, NTU
Project: 4D printing of composites
Visiting students
Aurel Gerber
Visiting student; currently bachelor student in Materials Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Education:
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Email: N2402735C@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Porous ceramics
Jiawei Ma
Visiting student; currently a Master student at ESPCI-Paris (PSL), France
Education:
BSc. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pau, France (2022)
BSc. Language and Science, University of Lorraine, France (2020)
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Email:
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Project: Hydrogel-based composites
