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Biography of Prof. Chen:
Dr. Chen obtained his PhD in 1997 from the University of Reading, under sponsorship of the Overseas Research Scholarship (ORS) by the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals and a European Union research grant. After graduation, he joined the newly founded Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), a national research institute funded by the Singapore government. After spending three fruitful years in IMRE, the passion for education has brought him to Nanyang Technological University (NTU) as an Assistant Professor in March 2000. He has been promoted to Associate Professor and Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering since then. So far, Prof. Chen has graduated 36 PhD students and 6 MEng students. He has also supervised over 200 undergraduate research projects (FYP, URECA, etc.).
Prof. Chen’s research interest includes 1) Surface engineering of materials and nanostructures for clean energy, environmental, microelectronic, and other functional applications; 2) Mechanical & long-term behaviors of materials, encompassing mechanics & fracture mechanics of bulk, composite, and thin film materials, materials joining, experimental and computational mechanics of materials, materials degradation and failure analysis. In the study of thin film mechanical behavior, he was the first to discover a significant substrate compliance effect on the energy release rate of thin film delamination. He also pioneered a novel buckling-based technique to measure thin film fracture toughness. The work in this area provides critical insights and design guidance for the development of flexible, printable electronic devices. His team has also made substantial progress in the development of mechanically durable coatings for self-cleaning, anti-icing, anti-fogging, and anti-fingerprint applications. Several patents / technological disclosures are made in this area.
Prof. Chen has been active in applied research in recent years with a total industrial project funding exceeding 10M SGD. In the academic community, he has served as an editor / editorial board member for several academic journals and book series. He has also served as a reviewer for more than 70 journals and a number of research funding agencies including the European Research Council (ERC).
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Recent group news (archived past news)
15 January 2024: We welcome Ms. You Mei Yu, who has started her graduate study towards MEng degree. Mei Yu obtained her BEng degree from MSE/NTU in July 2023.
15 January 2024: The team welcomes Dr. Huang Jinxia as a visiting scholar from Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
16 April 2024: Mario has successfully defended his PhD thesis today. Congratulations, Dr. Hernandez Muralles!
17 April 2024: We extend our warm welcome to Dr. Li Cong from Xi’an Jiaotong University. Dr. Li will be working with us as a Visiting Scholar.
17 July 2024: Warm welcome to Dr. Ding Can from China Three Gorges University. Dr. Ding joined us as a Visiting Scholar.
19 July 2024: Congratulations to Deng Yuheng, who has the first prize in the 10th International Conference on Technological Advances of Thin Films & Surface Coatings (Thin Films 2024), held in Singapore from 15 to 19 July 2024.
12 August 2024: We welcome Mr. Hu Yuxuan, who has begun his MEng research with us. Yuxuan will work on ceramic fibre metal matrix composites.
12 November 2024: The team welcomes Mr. Yuan Huabin, a non-graduating PhD student from Soochow University.
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