Principal Investigator
Dr. Tan Xipeng
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering (courtesy appointment)
National University of Singapore
2021 – Now: National University of Singapore, Singapore
2014 – 2021: NTU, Singapore
2012 – 2014: IM2NP, CNRS/Aix-Marseille University, France
2010 – 2012: KIMS, South Korea
2007 – 2013: IMR, CAS, China (中科院金属所)
Google Scholar
NUS Website
Additive Manufacturing Team
Dr. Jia Mingyong
Research fellow
MEng in MSE (WHUT, China)
PhD in MSE (WHUT, China)
Research interest: Heterogenous materials, Microstructure control
Hobbies: Cycling
Sim Rui Ken
Research Assistant
BSc in Chem Eng (NTU, Taiwan ’19)
MSc in Chemical & Materials Eng (UofA, Canada ’22)
Research interest: Advanced materials fabrication, Characterization
Hobbies: Badminton
Gershwin Lim
Doctoral Student
BEng in Mechanical Engineering (NUS, Singapore ’24)
Research interest: Nature Inspired materials & Simulations
Hobbies: Picnics & Travelling
Wong Zhong Han
Research Engineer
BEng in ChE (UPM, Malaysia ’25)
Research interest: Metal powder recycling, sustainability
Hobbies: Books and gym
Lu Yichuan
Research Intern
BEng in ME (SHU, China ’23)
MSc in ME specialization in robotics (NUS, Singapore ’25)
Research interest: Shape memory alloy
Atom Probe Team
Jonathan Aristya Setyadji
Research Engineer
BEng MSE (NTU, Singapore ’24)
Research interest: Refractory materials.
Hobbies: Music
Guo Jinxi
Doctoral Student
BEng in MSE (SDU, China ’22)
MEng in MSE (NUS, Singapore ’24)
Research interest: Advanced material characterization
Hobbies: Experimental cooking, road cycling
Yang Yang
Doctoral Student
BEng MSE (CSU, China ’20)
MEng MSE (CSU, China ’23)
Research interest: Advanced manufacturing and microstructure characterization of metallic materials
Hobbies: Reading classical Chinese poetry, enjoying tasty food, cooking to relax, hiking.
Visiting Students
Exchange Doctoral Student
Wang Jiakun
CSC visiting student (SJTU, China)
Research interest: Alloy design, Biomedical high-entropy alloys, Deformation mechanism
Hobbies: Popping
Interns
Jervin Tan Si Kai
Research Intern
Undergraduate BME (NUS ’27)
Research interest: Shape memory alloys
Yaroslav Kondrachuk
Research Intern
Undergraduate Physics (NUS ’27)
Research interest: Machine Learning
Hobbies: Bowling, Canoeing
Lab Alumni
Gao Chenkai (Aug 2021 – Feb 2024) NUS MEng Degree
Dr Dong Baixin (Jan 2022 – Jan 2024) CSC student from Jilin University
Dr Cui Ran (Aug 2022 – Aug 2023) CSC student from Harbin Institute of Technology
Dr Chen Shiyao (Sept 2022 – Aug 2023) CSC student from Centra South University
Dr Jia Mingyong (Oct 2022 – Sept 2024) CSC student from Wuhan University of Technology
Dr Guo Yinuo (Oct 2023 – Oct 2024) CSC student from Northwestern Polytechnical University
Dr Xing Fei (Feb 2024 – Feb 2025) Visiting Professor from Jilin University
Wang Zhaowei (Feb 2024 – Feb 2025) CSC student from Xi’an Jiaotong University
Dr Nai Xin (Mar 2024 – Mar 2025) CSC student from Northwestern Polytechnical University