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At the heart of the Applied Materials-NUS Advanced Materials Corporate Lab is a commitment to innovation, driving research and fostering collaboration between academia and industry. Staff and researchers at our Corporate Lab come together to drive a multi-disciplinary talented team to make possible high-impact, industry-ready solutions for AMAT-NUS Phase 2 Development. 

Our Leadership

Our Corporate Lab is led by a distinguished trio of Co-Directors, Professor Silvija Gradečak-Garaj and Professors Wong contribute world-class research backgrounds in materials science and chemistry while Dr. Sudijono brings extensive expertise from Applied Materials. 

Professor Richard Wong

Professor of Chemistry at the NUS Faculty of Science and Co-Director of Applied Materials-NUS Corporate Lab

chmwmw at nus.edu.sg

Professor Silvija Gradecak-Garaj

Vice-Dean of Research and Technology at NUS College of Design and Engineering, 
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Co-Director of Applied Materials-NUS Corporate Lab. 

gradecak at nus.edu.sg

Dr John Sudijono 

Director of Engineering at the Applied Materials Singapore and the Co-Director of the Applied Materials-NUS Corporate Lab

john_sudijono at nus.edu.sg

Professors at the Applied Material-NUS Corporate Lab

Bridging the gap between academic rigour and industrial application, our professors spearhead high-impact research within the Applied Materials-NUS Corporate Lab through collaboratively working together with a team of world-class inter-disciplinary experts across subject domains such as but not limited to chemistry, material sciences, physics, and engineering.

Professor Erwin Wilhelmus Mathijs Marie Kessels

Visiting Chair Professor at the Applied Materials-NUS Corporate Lab and Full Professor at Eindhoven University of Technonlogy

erwin.kessels at nus.edu.sg

Professor Silvija Gradecak-Garaj

Vice-Dean of Research and Technology at NUS College of Design and Engineering, 
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Co-Director of Applied Materials-NUS Corporate Lab. 

gradecak at nus.edu.sg

Professor Richard Wong

Professor of Chemistry at the NUS Faculty of Science and Co-Director of Applied Materials-NUS Corporate Lab

chmwmw at nus.edu.sg

Professor Wu Ji Shan

Professor of Chemistry

chmwuj at nus.edu.sg

Associate Professor Utkur Mirsaidov

Associate Director for Centre for BioImaging Sciences (CBIS) and Associate Professor of NUS Physics

mirsaidov at nus.edu.sg

Associate Professor Ang Kah Wee

Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

kahwee.ang at nus.edu.sg 

Assistant Professor Gong Xiao

Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

elegong at nus.edu.sg 

Associate Professor Huynh, Han Vinh

Associate Professor
Chemistry

chmhhv at nus.edu.sg

Applied Materials-NUS Researchers and Corporate Lab Staff Members

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Applied Materials-NUS corporate lab relies on Inter-Disciplinary expertise to provide the backbone for our research and daily operations.

Our Research Team

Researchers across inter-disciplinary fields such as Materials Science, Chemistry and Physics.

Our Executive Team

Administrators with expertise in Project Management, Scientific Communications, and Finance.

Senior Research Fellows

Dr Syed Abdulrahim Syed Nizar

Senior Research Fellow,
NUS Materials Science and Engineering (CDE), and Program Manager for the Applied Materials-NUS Corporate Lab

syedn04 at nus.edu.sg

Dr Anil Kumar Tummanapelli

Senior Research Fellow
NUS Materials Science and Engineering (CDE)

chmakt at nus.edu.sg

Dr Chen Yingqian

Senior Research Fellow
NUS Chemistry

chmcyq at nus.edu.sg

Dr Chung Jing Yang

Senior Research Fellow
NUS Materials Science and Engineering (CDE)

jy.chung at nus.edu.sg

Dr Hippolyte Astier 

Senior Research Fellow
NUS Materials Science and Engineering (CDE)

hipp.astier at nus.edu.sg

Dr Max Roemer

Senior Research Fellow
NUS Chemistry

max.roemer at nus.edu.sg

Dr Sara Raquel
Mota Merelo De Aguiar

Senior Research Fellow
NUS Chemistry

srmma at nus.edu.sg

Dr Yang Hui

Senior Research Fellow
Chemistry

chmyang at nus.edu.sg

NUS Research Fellows and Collaborators

Dr Beatriz Janeiro Ferraz

Research Fellow
NUS Chemistry

beatrizjf at nus.edu.sg

Dr Li Hao Bo

Research Fellow
NUS Materials Science and Engineering (CDE)

haoboli at nus.edu.sg

Dr Lucas Moreira Sassi

Research Fellow
NUS Materials Science and Engineering (CDE)

lm_sassi at nus.edu.sg

Dr Rinku Saran

Research Fellow
NUS Physics

rinku at nus.edu.sg

Dr Shi Wei

Research Fellow
NUS Electrical and Computing Engineering (CDE)

swdavy at nus.edu.sg

Chen Ze Yao

Research Engineer
NUS Materials Science and Engineering (CDE)

nikochen_01 at nus.edu.sg

Dr Sao Chuan Yeh

Research Assistant
NUS Chemistry

scyeh at nus.edu.sg

Dr Yi Jiang

Research Assistant
NUS Physics

jiang1 at nus.edu.sg

Applied Materials Research Staff

Meet our talented, diverse Applied Materials-NUS Advanced Materials Corporate Lab Community as of Quarter Two of 2026.

Dr John Sudijono

Director of Engineering, Applied Materials Co-Director, AMAT-NUS Advanced Materials Corporate Lab 

john_sudijono at nus.edu.sg

Chemists

Dr Andrea Leoncini 

Chemist for ALD and MLD, Organic Chemist, Organic and Inorganic Synthesis, Applied Materials

engv251 at nus.edu.sg

Dr Chandan Kr Barik

Chemist,
Applied Materials

engv231 at nus.edu.sg

Luqman Hariz

Chemist, 
Applied Materials

cdev170 at nus.edu.sg

Dr Chiew Wah Yap

Research and Development,
Applied Materials-NUS Corporate Lab

engv257 at nus.edu.sg

Dr Doreen Yong 

Process Chemistry, Research and Development,
Advanced Materials

engv215 at nus.edu.sg

Dr Ng Pei Wen

Chemist, 
Applied Materials

peiwen_ng at nus.edu.sg

Researchers, Engineers and Technicians

Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Bakar

Engineering Technician, 
Applied Materials

engv225 at nus.edu.sg

Dr Chandan Das

Project and Team Leader,
Applied Materials

engv244 at nus.edu.sg

Dixon Seow 

Safety EHS Engineer, 
Advanced Materials

Han Yan Koh

System Engineer, 
Advanced Materials

cdev18 at nus.edu.sg

Jothi Suguneswary  

Technician and Procurement, 
Advanced Materials

Kelvin Goh  

Hardware Engineer, 
Applied Materials

engv228 at nus.edu.sg

Liew Sit Wei

Safety Engineer, 
Applied Materials

cdev24 at partner.nus.edu.sg

Low Song Seng

Hardware Engineer, 
Applied Materials

cdev17 at visitor.nus.edu.sg

Nyi Myat Khine Linn 

Process Engineer, 
Applied Materials

cdev125 at visitor.nus.edu.sg

Stanley Lim

Hardware Engineer, 
Applied Materials

engv206 at nus.edu.sg

Syed Darwis

Engineering Technician, 
Applied Materials

engv212 at nus.edu.sg

Tang Jie Cong

Technical Projects, 
Applied Materials

engv240 at nus.edu.sg

Vicknesh Sahmuganathan

Senior Process Engineer, 
Applied Materials

engv224 at partner.nus.edu.sg

Wang Xin Ke

Process Engineer, 
Applied Materials

engv250 at partner.nus.edu.sg

Wan Luqman

Process Technician, 
Applied Materials

cdev145 at partner.nus.edu.sg

Fernando Kumaragewatthage Ramodh Devshan

Research Assistant, 
Physics,
Applied Materials

Wei Chun Lim

Research Assistant, 
Applied Materials

PhD Students at AMAT-NUS Corporate Lab

Meet our PhD students at the Applied Materials-NUS Corporate Lab who represent the next generation of scientific talent, conducting cutting-edge research at the intersection of academic excellence and industrial application. Coming from diverse backgrounds such as but not limited to the Faculty of Science and the College of Design and Engineering, they contribute to the lab’s mission of advancing semiconductor technologies while developing the specialized expertise required to lead the future

Chien Yu-Chien

PhD Student
Faculty of Engineering

yuchieh.chien at u.nus.edu

Gu Ji Teng 

PhD Student
Faculty of Science

e0321301 at u.nus.edu

Lu Xiufang

PhD Student
Faculty of Science

luxiufang at u.nus.edu.sg

Tsai Shih-Hao

PhD Student
Faculty of Engineering

shihhaotsai at u.nus.edu

Wang Lu Lu

PhD Student
Faculty of Science

e0185976 at u.nus.edu

Zhou Zuo Pu

PhD Student
Faculty of Engineering

zhouzuopu at u.nus.edu

Managers and Administrators

 To enable our researchers and scientists to focus on delivering high-impact Phase 2 solutions for Applied Materials-NUS Corporate Lab, our team of NUS Managers and Executives provide the vital Scientific Communications, Laboratory, Technical and Administrative Skillsets that sustains the Applied Materials-NUS Corporate Lab’s daily operations. Our team also manages state-of-the-art facilities across NUS EA building, T-Lab Facilities, CDE E6 Applied Materials Corporate Lab and Scientific Facilities, so as to provide specialized support in areas such as lab management, project administration, and scientific communications, serving as one team working together and supporting the operational backbone of the Applied Materials-NUS Corporate Lab. 

Dr Syed Abdulrahim Syed Nizar

Program Manager, 
Applied Materials-NUS Corporate Lab

syedn04 at nus.edu.sg

Samuel Lim

Senior Executive,
Scientific Communictions Management

samuel at nus.edu.sg

Tan Ying Ying Angela

Management Assistant Officer,
Procurement

tanyy at nus.edu.sg

Oo Kyaw Kyaw

Lab Technologist,
Electrical and Computing Engineering  

elekko at nus.edu.sg

Kinson Wong

Lab Technologist, Electricial and Computing Engineering  

elekwy at u.nus.edu

Teo Ngee Hong

Lab Technologist, Applied Materials-NUS Corporate Lab and T11 Shared Facilities  

mtnh at nus.edu.sg

Khing Zin Oo

Assistant Manager, Procurement
Materials Science and Engineering

kzo at nus.edu.sg

Shermin Tan

Lab Technologist, Chemistry

min at nus.edu.sg

Staff alumni

Success at the AMAT-NUS Corporate Lab is built on the talent and dedication of our people.

Here, we honour all our former staff from interns to senior research fellows who have been instrumental in AMAT-NUS Corporate laboratory growth.

Arup, Research Fellow, 2026
RAVICHANDRAN Harini, 2025
Fan Lin Jie, Research Fellow, 2026
Kang Yuye, Research Fellow, 2026
Hou Xu Dong, Research Fellow, 2026
Liu Long, Research Fellow, 2026
Hao Tan, Senior Research Fellow, 2024
Salim El Kazzi, Senior Research Fellow, 2019 to 2023
Andrea Leoncini, Research Fellow, 2018 to 2021
Cai Liang, Research Fellow, 2022
Chandan Das, Research Fellow, 2019 to 2020
Chee See Wee, Research Fellow, 2018 to 2019
Chen Zhongxin, Research Fellow, 2022
Debanjan Jana, Research Fellow, 2020
Eugene Kong, Research Fellow, 2017 to 2020
Gu Chengding, Research Fellow, 2018 to 2020
Jeremy Chew, Research Fellow, 2018 to 2019
Li Zhengtao, Research Fellow, 2018 to 2023
Li Zhong Hua, Research Fellow, 2021 to 2022
Liu Shan Shan, Research Fellow, 2022 to 2023
Milos Djokic, Research Fellow, 2021
Nemanja Dordevic, Research Fellow, 2020 to 2022
Niharendu Mahapatra, Research Fellow, 2005 to 2022
Paul Mehlmann, Research Fellow, 2019 to 2021
Soumyadeep Sinha, Research Fellow, 2022
Chua Boon Kee, Lab Technologist, 2019 to 2021
Do Dinh Cao Huan, 2023
Gu Ji Teng, 2023

 

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The Corporate Lab Office

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  • Block E6, 5 Engineering Drive 1
    Level 5, #E6-05-09
    Singapore 117608

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  • Block S5, Science Drive 2
    Level 5, #S5-05-10
    Singapore 117548
 
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