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)



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

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




Other Singapore Collaborators


Dr. Tedrick Thomas Salim Lew

Dr. Tedrick Thomas Salim Lew

NUS




Giovanni Volpe

Giovanni Volpe

Professor, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

DiSTAP PI & Computational Thrust Leader

Staff


Dr. Mervin Ang Chunyi

Dr. Mervin Ang Chunyi

Principal Research Scientist & Associate Scientific Director

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

Suh In Loh

Suh In Loh

Principal Laboratory Technologist

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

Dr. Khong Duc Thinh

Dr. Khong Duc Thinh

Research Scientist

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
Dr. Song Wang

Dr. Song Wang

Research Scientist
Dr. Ekta Jain

Dr. Ekta Jain

Postdoctoral Associate
Dr. Praveen Kumar Jayapal

Dr. Praveen Kumar Jayapal

Postdoctoral Associate
Dr. Anoop Chidambar Patil

Dr. Anoop Chidambar Patil

Senior Postdoctoral Associate
Dr. Nur Syafiqah Binte Mazlan

Dr. Nur Syafiqah Binte Mazlan

Postdoctoral Associate
Mr. Muhammad Sayyid Aly Bin Hadja Mohaideen

Mr. Muhammad Sayyid Aly Bin Hadja Mohaideen

Senior Research Engineer)
Ms. Ganga Sravanthi Cheerlavancha

Ms. Ganga Sravanthi Cheerlavancha

Research Engineer
Ms. Amanda Si Yi Ngoh

Ms. Amanda Si Yi Ngoh

Research Engineer

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