Wei-Lin Tan Email & Phone Number

Singapore

I develop, simulate and characterize cutting-edge materials for energy generation and personnel & asset protection, with specialization in materials with multiphysics coupling.

As a member of the Technology group in OSTIn, I seeded and managed R&D projects in novel technologies that will advance Singapore's ability to leverage on space-based infrastructure for economic progress. The Technology group also provided technical insight to guide strategic planning for Singapore's Space Strategy.

As a graduate student in Prof Dennis Kochmann's group, I studied the material and mechanical properties of ferroelectric materials, in particular their unique properties during electronic switching, and how they change with continued cycling.

I am a co-founder of Astronomy.SG, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing Astronomy education to students and the public in Singapore. In my role as Science and Education Coordinator, I:+ Advocate for education in STEM fields through Astronomy+ Liaise with educational and R&D organizations to bring Space Technology to students+ Work with schools to facilitate Astronomy educationI am also the local organizer of the NASA Cassini Scientist for a Day Essay Contest & Videoconference (Singapore edition) where we invite students to submit essays about the Saturnian system, then bring them for a live video conference with scientists and engineers working on the Cassini mission.

I was part of a team doing R&D on defence-related materials.

As a student in Prof. Bruce Clemens' group, I studied magnetron-sputtered thin films of aluminum-doped zinc oxide for use as transparent conducting films in solar cell applications. I characterized material property and structure as a function of various sputtering parameters.

As part of Professor Shouheng Sun's group, I developed various wet-chemical synthesis methods for gold nanostructures, including gold-iron oxide dumbbell nanoparticles for catalysis application and diameter-tunable gold nanowires.

+ Laboratory TA for Introductory Astronomy (2 semesters)+ Course TA for Geochemistry (1 semester)

Under the supervision of Professor Yoshihiro Iwasa and Dr. Hongtao Yuan, I assisted in fabricating and testing SnS2 liquid-gated electric-double-layer transistors to investigate electric field-induced insulator-metal transitions.This culminated in a paper "Liquid-Gated Electric-Double-Layer Transistor on Layered Metal Dichalcogenide, SnS2" in Applied Physics Letters. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3535613

I spent 2 summers as a research intern at DSO National Laboratories in Singapore where I worked on various materials science projects.In 2008, I synthesized and characterized shape-controlled gold nanoparticles for potential applications in non-linear optical attenuation.In 2009, I fabricated and characterized vanadium oxide thin films for photo-induced phase transition applications.

Under the guidance of senior teachers, I planned and taught classes and labs in 7th and 8th-grade Physical and Biological Sciences at Temasek Secondary School. In addition, I co-advised the school's Astronomy club and helped to train students for inter-school Astronomy quizzes.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd) In Materials Science

Activities and Societies: TA for Mechanics of Materials; Member of department Enrichment Committee

Master Of Science (Msc) In Materials Science And Engineering

Bachelor Of Science With Honors (Scb) In Chemistry, Bachelor Of Arts (Ab) In Geological Sciences

Activities and Societies: Coordinator for the Women in Science and Engineering program, TA for Introductory Astronomy, TA for Geochemistry

Education record

Activities and Societies: President of Astronomy Club Awarded: + Ministry of Education Pre-University Scholarship + A*Star Junior College.