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  • Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP)

     is one of the five Interdisciplinary Research Groups in the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Centre. DiSTAP started in January 2018 and is a research programme funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF), under its campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) programme.

    Research Objectives

    Novel Sensors

    Novel Sensors

    study the production of plant hormones and secondary metabolites to improve urban farming and will develop disruptive technologies for discovering plant biosynthetic pathways
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    Urban Farming

    Urban Farming

    develop nano and optical sensors to measure plant metabolites in real time. These sensors will enable optimal production and rapid development of plants suitable for high-density farming
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    Plant Biology

    Plant Biology

    study the production of plant hormones and secondary metabolites to improve urban farming and will develop disruptive technologies for discovering plant biosynthetic pathways
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  • Principal Investigators

    Michael Strano - MIT

    Michael Strano - MIT

    Carbon P. Dubbs Professor of Chemical Engineering

    Research: Nanotechnology, Sensors & Plant Nanobionics

    Chua Nam Hai - Singapore

    Chua Nam Hai - Singapore

     

    Deputy Chairman, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory

    Admin & Management

    Dr. Gajendra Pratap Singh

    Dr. Gajendra Pratap Singh

    Scientific Director & PI

    Project: Raman spectroscopy of plants

    Dr. Farzad Olfat

    Dr. Farzad Olfat

    Director for Research Facilities (AMR & DiSTAP IRGs in SMART)



    Dr. Min Hao Wong

    Dr. Min Hao Wong

    Deputy Scientific Director (DiSTAP)



    Dr. Azlinda Bte Anwar

    Dr. Azlinda Bte Anwar

    Assistant Director (Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory)

    Adjunct Assistant Professor (Duke-NUS Medical School

    MIT Faculty

    Benedetto Marelli

    Benedetto Marelli

    Assistant Professor, MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Research: bio-inspired materials, self-assembly, mechanical and optical properties, 3D printing, and emerging technologies

    Rajeev Ram

    Rajeev Ram

    Professor of Electrical Engineering & EECS

    Former Program Director,
    ARPA-e

    George Barbastathis

    George Barbastathis

    Professor of Mechanical Engineering





    Temasek Lab

    In-Cheol Jang

    In-Cheol Jang

    Principal Investigator

    Research: Use DiSTAP sensors to characterize hormonal changes in shade avoidance syndrome and its application for high density urban farming

    Bong Soo Park

    Bong Soo Park

    Research Investigator

    Research : improved nutrition use efficiency in plant and diagnosis of plant nutrient deficiency by Raman spectroscopy


    Rajani Sarojam

    Rajani Sarojam

    Principal Investigator

    Research: Use DiSTAP Sensors to Monitor Neighboring Plant Hormone Response to Release of Aromatic Plant Volatiles and its application in urban farming for integrated disease management

    Daisuke Urano

    Daisuke Urano

    Principal Investigator

    Research: Plant diagnosis with DiSTAP phytohormone sensors




    Zhongchao Yin

    Zhongchao Yin

    Senior Principal Investigator

    Research: Use of DiSTAP Sensors to Select for Best Lines of Genetically Engineered Rice with Low Arsenic (As) and Cadmium (Cd) Accumulation in Seeds

    Collaborators

    Stella Tan Wei Ling

    Stella Tan Wei Ling

    Associate Professor in practice of NUS Department of Biological Sciences



    Dr. Chen Mengli

    Dr. Chen Mengli

    Research Fellow

    Tropical Marine Science Institute, NUS


    Dr. Jani Tanzil

    Dr. Jani Tanzil

    Senior Research Fellow

    Deputy Director of SJINML, NUS


    Dr. Loo Poh Leong

    Dr. Loo Poh Leong

    Research Fellow

    SJINML, NUS


    Dr. Gonzalo Carrasco

    Dr. Gonzalo Carrasco

    Research Fellow

    Research Fellow at the Earth Observatory of Singapore, NTU, and Affiliate Research Fellow, Tropical Marine Science Institute, NUS.

    Dr. Pradeep Paul Panengad

    Dr. Pradeep Paul Panengad

    Research Fellow, Duke-NUS Medical School





    Dr. Unnikrishnan Unniyampurath

    Dr. Unnikrishnan Unniyampurath

    Research Fellow, Duke-NUS Medical School




    Prof. Wang Linfa

    Prof. Wang Linfa

    Professor, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School




    Dr. Wu Lingyan

    Dr. Wu Lingyan

    Research Fellow, National Cancer Centre Singapore




    Prof. Pierce Chow

    Prof. Pierce Chow

    Senior Consultant and Co-Director, Comprehensive Liver Cancer Clinic, National Cancer Centre Singapore


    Dr. Tedrick Thomas Salim Lew

    Dr. Tedrick Thomas Salim Lew

    IMRE, A*STAR





    Staff

    Dr. Mervin Ang Chunyi

    Dr. Mervin Ang Chunyi

    Research Scientist

    Project: developing novel alternating π-conjugated- amphiphilic A-B co-polymers adsorbed onto single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT)

    Suh In Loh

    Suh In Loh

    Senior Laboratory Technologist

    Project: Maintaining plant strains, production of SWCNT nanoparticles as sensor precursors

    Dr. Khong Duc Thinh

    Dr. Khong Duc Thinh

    Senior Postdoctoral Associate

    Project: developing novel alternating π-conjugated- amphiphilic A-B co-polymers adsorbed onto single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT)

    Dr. Yangyang Han

    Dr. Yangyang Han

    Postdoctoral Associate






    Raju Cheerlavancha

    Raju Cheerlavancha

    Senior Postdoctoral Associate





    Nur Rizahamizah Binte Ahsim

    Nur Rizahamizah Binte Ahsim

    Research Engineer





    Dr. Song Wang

    Dr. Song Wang

    Postdoctoral Associate





    Dr. Shanshan WEI

    Dr. Shanshan WEI

    Postdoctoral Associate





    Min Wei Chin

    Min Wei Chin

    Student Intern (Singapore Polytechnic)





     

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