ME Research Staff
Mechanical Engineering (ME) Research Staff
Our academic staff located in Singapore actively conduct research for industry and government in many diverse fields of interest.
The School was highly placed in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014.
We were placed in the top quartile for world-leading outputs. 81% of our research rated as 'world-leading' or 'internationally-excellent'.
Research groups
Research groups include:
- Bioengineering
- MEMS and Sensors
- Design, Manufacture and Materials
- Fluid Dynamics and Thermal Systems
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Dr Eugene Wong
Associate Professor
Research interests include the following areas:
Microwave processing of materials.
Development of lightweight metallic composite materials.
Computer simulation and modelling of microwave heating and mechanical structures.
Development of additive manufacturing technologies for metal-based materials.
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Dr Kheng-Lim Goh
Associate Professor
Research interests include the following areas:
Synthesis and characterisation of polymer- and biopolymer-based composites reinforced by nanoparticles: halloysite nanotubes, polyhedral oligomeric silseisquioxane, and hydroxyapatite.
Fundamentals of fibre and particle reinforced composites - engineering novel discontinuous fibres, particles for reinforcing composites, functionalization of the fibre-matrix interface.
Structure-function relationship of connective tissue - extracellular matrix, cell-matrix interaction, fibril biomechanics, age-related changes.
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Dr Michael Lau
Associate Professor
Research interests include the following areas:
Mobile robotics, principally in mecanum wheels and service robots.
Dynamics Modelling and Control systems design.
Motion Control Systems.
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Dr Chong JJ
Assistant Professor
Research interests include the following areas:
Human-in-the-loop Virtual Environments (Autonomous & Electric Vehicles)
Neurocontrol and Musculoskeletal Modelling
Smart Sensing for Real-Time Applications
IoT (Future Mobility, Manufacturing, Aging and Healthcare)
Sensor Networks Communication, Hardware-in-the-loop