Teaching Awards — 11 Awards (NUS and NTU)
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2001/2002) — awarded by the Faculty of Science, NUS
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2002/2003) — awarded by the Faculty of Science, NUS
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2003/2004) — awarded by the Faculty of Science, NUS
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2004/2005) — awarded by the Faculty of Science, NUS
- SPMS Teaching Excellence Award AY 2005/06 — awarded by the School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, NTU
- 2006 Nanyang Award for Excellence in Teaching — awarded by Nanyang Technological University — The Excellence in Teaching Award is the highest honour conferred by the University to faculty staff members of NTU and NIE in the field of teaching
- SPMS Teaching Excellence Award AY 2006/07 — awarded by the School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, NTU
- SPMS Teaching Excellence Award AY 2007/08 — awarded by the School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, NTU
- SPMS Teaching Excellence Award AY 2008/09 — awarded by the School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, NTU
- SPMS Teaching Excellence Award ¨C Honour Roll 2010 — awarded by the School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, NTU — The Honour Roll is the most prestigious award in teaching in SPMS, aimed at awarding faculty who have consistently achieved the highest teaching standard. It is presented to faculty who has won the school Teaching Award for 3 consecutive years
- Certificate of Honour - Koh Boon Hwee Scholars Award 2011 — honoured by Mr Ngiam Song Wee — awarded by Nanyang Technological University — The Koh Boon Hwee Scholars Award recognizes the achievement of graduating students, while honouring teachers and faculty members who have been an inspiration to them. The University aims to perpetuate the virtuous cycle of honouring the hard work of teachers in producing well-rounded student achievers
Teaching Duties
Course Lecturer for Nuclear Physics (PAP454/PH4408) — Semester 1
Course Lecturer for Quantum Electronics (PAP449/PH4409) — Semester 2
Laboratory Coordinator for 3rd Year Physics Laboratory (PAP319/PH3199 & PAP339/PH3399) — Semester 1 & 2
Teaching Experience
NUS
Graduate Student Tutor for undergraduate Physics modules: Mechanics & Thermodynamics, Modern Physics and Special Relativity (2001 — 2004)
Teaching Assistant for NUS Engineering Physics (Mechanics, Thermal Physics, Electricity & Magnetism and Modern Physics (2005)
NTU
Development of 1st Year Physics Experiments (PAP118 & PAP119) and setting up the 1st Year Physics Laboratory; 1st Year Lab-coordinator (June 2005 — Jan 2006)
Development of H3 Physics Experiments and setting up the H3 Physics Laboratories at National Junior College, Hwa Chong Institution, Victoria Junior College and Temasek Junior College; H3 Lab-coordinator (Feb 2007 — Present)
Development of 3rd Year Physics Experiments (PAP319 & PAP339) and setting up the 3rd Year Physics Laboratory; 3rd Year Lab-coordinator (Jan 2006 — Present)
Establishment of the Engineering Physics Teaching Team for NTU Division of Physics and Applied Physics for the teaching of FE1011 — Physics & FE1012 — Physics A; SPMS Engineering Physics Coordinator (June 2010 — Present)
Modules Taught
PAP112/PH1102 (Fields and Oscillations) &
PHYS1B (Electromagnetism & Relativity)
Semester 2 AY 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010
PAP321/PH3201 (Statistical Mechanics I)
Semester 2 AY 2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014
PAP444/PH4404 (Nanoscale Physics)
Semester 1 AY 2007/2008; Semester 2 AY 2008/2009
PAP454/PH4408 (Nuclear Physics)
Semester 1 AY 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012
Supervision of Graduate and Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
2007
Dr Xing Guozhong (Graduated)
Controlled synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanostructures
2009
Dr Li Mingjie (Graduated)
Ultrafast spectroscopy of novel semiconducting nanostructures
2010
Dr Wu Bo (Graduated)
Energy Transfer Mechanisms in Hybrid Organic Inorganic semiconductor nanostructures
Mr Sun Shuangyong
Coaxial Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Systems
2011
Mr Yu Guannan
Spatial and Temporal-Resolved Optical Spectroscopy of Single Atom thick 2-D nanomaterials
Mr Prince Saurabh Bassi
Investigation of Iron-oxide based Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting
Mr Julianto Chua
Investigations of the Charge Collection Pathways in Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
2012
Mr Ankur Solanki
Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Device Characterization of Novel Polymer-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells
Mr Irukuvarjula Venkata Kameshwar Rao
Ultrafast Studies of Plasmonic Light Absorbers and Emitters
2013
Mr Mr Chong Wee Kiang
Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Lasing in novel perovskite materials
Mr Goh Teck Wee
Investigating the Organometal Lead Perovskite Organic Surfaces
Mr Lim Swee Sien
Charge Dynamics in Novel Perovskite based solar cells
Mr Yip Jing Ngei
Single Crystal Studies and Plasmonic Enhancement of Perovskite Based Thin Film Mesoscopic solar Cells
2014
Mr David Giovanni
Spin Dynamics in Organic-Inorganic Halide Perovskites
Undergraduate (FYP) Students
2007/2008
Mr Edbert Jarvis Sie
Ultrafast dynamics of semiconducting nanocrystals
2008/2009
Mr Ali Sucipto Tan
Ultrafast spectroscopy of manganites
Mr Michael Kurniawan
Time-resolved electroluminescence studies on tris[2-(2-pyridinyl)phenyl-C,N]-Iridium
Mr Lim Kong Hooi
Thin film fabrication by electrospray
2009/2010
Mr Tan Zhi Yong
Development of a white hybrid organic-inorganic quantum dot light emitting diode
2010/2011
Mr Ngiam Song Wee
Multiphoton Absorption and emissive properties of CdSe/CdS nanorod heterostructures
Mr Sandy Adhitia Ekahana
Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics in CdS Nanobelts
2011/2012
Mr Ong Wei Guang
Plasmonic Interactions in Organic Solar Cells
Mr Chou Kok Loong
Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Lasing from CdSe/CdS Heterostructures
Mr Leung Ho Fai
Field-Assisted Transient Absorption for probing Carrier Dynamics in OPV Devices
Mr Ma Ka Kui
Fabrication and Characterization of Water-based Organic Solar Cells
2012/2013
Mr Arief Sulistio
Ultrafast Spectroscopy of ZnxCd1-xSe Nanowires
Mr Chong Wee Kiang
Charge Dynamics and Coherent Phonon Dynamics in Sb2S3
Mr Goh Teck Wee
Time-Resolved Two-Photon Photoemission Studies of Graphene Oxide
Mr Lim Swee Sien
Photophysics and Charge Dynamics of Perovskite Solar Cells
Mr Neo Chee Yong
Charge Dynamics of Ag/AgCl Photocatalyst
Mr Yip Jing Ngei
Exciton Dynamics in CdSe/CdS Nanorod Heterstructures
Mr David Giovanni
Probing Carrier-Carrier Scattering Dynamics in Epitaxial Graphene
