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

Administration and 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 Life Sciences Laboratory


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

Other Singapore Collaborators


Dr. Tedrick Thomas Salim Lew

Dr. Tedrick Thomas Salim Lew

NUS





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)





Students


Kemberly Kay Xuan En

Kemberly Kay Xuan En

Final Year Student, NUS

Project: Raman spectroscopy of Jades for forensic science applications

Grace Cheng En Hui

Grace Cheng En Hui

Final Year Student, NUS

Project: Raman spectroscopy of paints for forensic science applications

Hong Liang

Hong Liang

PhD Student, NUS

Project: Constructing ethanol utilization pathway (EUP) in Escherichia coli

Yurou Liu

Yurou Liu

PhD Student, NUS

Project: Using biopolymer to improve microbial production of hydrophobic compounds