YONG Group: Theoretical Biological & Statistical Physics
Welcome!
This is the research group website of Ee Hou YONG.
I am an assistant professor at the Division of Physics and Applied Physics in the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Our group works on theoretical problems in biological and statistical physics, ranging from the morphology of living systems, Physics of non-equilibrium complex systems, collective behavior in nature, topology-enhanced physical models for biopolymer, etc. Please see the Research page for a summary of our research work.
Recent Highlights & News
[Jan 2025] Dr Too Hon Lin, who received his PhD from NUS recently, has joined the group as a postdoctoral fellow. Miss Swathi Meenatchi Sivalingam, who received her M.Sc from University of Stuttgart recently, has joined as a research associate.
[Jan 2025] Invited speaker at NetSciX 2025 at beautiful Indore, India. YouTube
[Dec 2024] I am Co-PI of a new SPMS Collaborative Research Award 2024 ($75K+1 PhD scholarship), led by A/P Bei Xiaohui (PI)
[Oct 2024] Our paper “Elucidating Antibiotic Permeation through the Escherichia coli Outer Membrane: Insights from Molecular Dynamics,” in collaboration with Shu Sin Chng from NUS, was published at the Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling.
[Oct 2024] Our paper "Machine learning-based prediction of DNA G-quadruplex folding topology with G4ShapePredictor" was published in
Scientific Reports.[Aug 2024] I am Co-PI of a new Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund Tier 2 grant, “Quantifying nitrogen deposition flux and its effect on nitrogen cycle in terrestrial ecosystems over Southeast Asia – An isotope approach for better regional ecosystem management”, 2025-2028 ($995K). Research team consists of me, Xianfeng WANG (PI), and Shawn Kaikekulani Yamauchi Lum.
[Feb 2024] I am PI of a new Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund Tier 2 grant, “Topology-enhanced physical models for biopolymer structure and interaction analysis”, 2024-2027 ($904K). Research team consists of me, Wee Peng TAY, and Kelin XIA.
[Nov 2023] Our paper “Dynamics, statistics, and task allocation of foraging ants” was published in Physical Review E.
Openings in Group
[Jan 2025] HIRING: Looking for 1 x Postdoctoral Research Fellows. Please send CV and a short description of yourself to eehou@ntu.edu.sg
[Jan 2025] 1 x PhD Scholarship available. Please contact eehou@ntu.edu.sg if interested.
Prospective postdoctoral research fellow should apply for Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship (PPF), Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship (LKYPDF), The Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship
Eligible graduate students should apply for the various prestigious PhD Scholarships offered by NTU, such as Nanyang President's Graduate Scholarship (NPGS), Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA), etc.
Motivated NTU undergraduates should contact me regarding research opportunities (FYP, URECA, Odyssey Summer Research etc).