Wong Ming Wah, Richard

Wong Ming Wah, Richard

Professor

EDUCATION & POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH

1980-1984: B.Sc. Hons (Chemistry) and B.Math (Computer Science) at University of Newcastle, Australia; Mentor: Prof. Leonard K. Dyall

1985-1989: Ph.D. at Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University; Mentor: Prof. Leo Radom

1989: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Department of Scientific Engineering Computations, IBM Kingston, USA, Supervisor: Prof. Enrico Clementi

1990-1991: Postdoctoral Associate at Department of Chemistry, Yale University, Supervisor: Prof. Kennard B. Wiberg

1991: Postdoctoral Fellow at Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University; Supervisor: Prof. Leo Radom

1992-1997: Australian Research Fellow at Department of Chemistry, University of Queensland, Collaborator: Prof. Curt Wentrup

 

MAJOR RECOGNITION

  • Co-Director of Applied Materials-NUS Advance Materials Corporate Lab, 2018 – current
  • Head of Department, Department of Chemistry, NUS, 2015 – 2021
  • Fukui Medal (Asia-Pacific Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists), 2018
  • Advisory member,  Theo & Simul.,Asian J. Org. Chem., J. Anal. & Appl. Pyr., and Molecules
  • President, Singapore Catalysis Society, 2011 – 2014
  • Chairman, 4th Asian Pacific Conference on Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, 2009
  • Fellow & Board Member, Asian Pacific Association on Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
  • Outstanding Researcher Award, National University of Singapore, 2002

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Computational quantum chemistry, organocatalysis, reactive intermediates, hydrogen storage materials, molecular sensors, radical reactions in chemistry and biology, corrosion inhibitors, weak intermolecular interactions (halogen bond), molecular recognition, materials design for semiconductor industry, computer-aided drug design, chemical informatics & machine learning

 

TEACHING MODULES

  • CM5236 Computer Aided Drug Design
  • CM5239 Cheminformatics

 

 

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