Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Design and Engineering
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Email: mpezwei@nus.edu.sg
Office: E1-05-27, Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117574
Brief Biography
Dr. Zhai Wei joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NUS as an assistant professor in Nov, 2019. Before joining NUS, she worked as a research scientist at Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, A*STAR, Singapore. She received her PhD degree from University of Cambridge, UK in 2015. She got her bachelor’s from University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China in 2011. Dr. Zhai also serves as an Editor for Materials and Design and Section Editor of Porous Materials for Materials Today Communications.
Research Staffs
PhD – Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, China
B.Eng – Central South University, China
Research Interest – Bio-inspired Materials, 3d Printing, Tissue Engineering, Hierarchical Structure
Email – litian@nus.edu.sg
PhD – South China University of Technology, China
B.Eng – South China University of Technology, China
Research Interest – Carbon Aerogels, Supramolecular Assembly, Biopolymer Science,
Email – Hzhuo@nus.edu.sg
PhD – South China University of Technology, China
M.S – Beijing Forestry University, China
B.Eng – Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, China
Research Interest – Biomass Materials, Ionic Soft Polymers, Green Chemistry, Flexible Electronics
Email – chaodang@nus.edu.sg
PhD – Harbin Institute of Technology, China
B.Eng – Taiyuan University of Technology, China
Research Interest – Mechanical Metamaterials, Soft Robots, Stimuli-Responsive Lattices, Multiphysics Intelligent Control, Bi-stability and Multi-stability
Email – hangyang@nus.edu.sg
PhD – Harbin Institute of Technology, China
M.S – Shandong University of Science and Technology, China
B.Eng – University of Jinan, China
Research Interest – Soft Materials, Wearable Electronics, Sustainability
Email – guoxingkui@nus.edu.sg
PhD Students
Ph.D. National University of Singapore
M.S– National University of Singapore, Singapore
B.Eng. – Soochow University, China
Research Interest – Multi-functional Porous Materials, Hydrogels, Freeze Casting
Email – xy.dong@nus.edu.sg
Ph.D. National University of Singapore
B.Eng. – National University of Singapore, Singapore
Research Interest – 3D Printing, Porous Materials, Hierarchical Structures, Ceramics, Hydrogels
Email – qy.liu@nus.edu.sg
M.S – Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
B.Eng – Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Research Interest – Freeze Casting, Ceramics, Hierarchical Structure
Email – guanjin_li@u.nus.edu
M.S – Hunan University, China
B.Eng – Xinjiang University, China
Research Interest – Lattice Structures, Advanced Hierarchical Materials, Solid Mechanics, Multiscale Simulation
Email – guoxiao@u.nus.edu
M.S – Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
B.Eng – China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China
Research Interest – Aerogel materials, Graphene composites, Electromagnetic wave attenuation, Noise absorption, Compressive sensor
Email – e0846823@u.nus.edu
B.Eng – National University of Singapore, Singapore
Research Interest – Lattice Structures, Foams, Additive Manufacturing, Acoustic Properties, Numerical Modelling and Simulation
Email – chua.junwei@u.nus.edu
Ph.D. National University of Singapore (2022- present)
M.S – Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
B.Eng – Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China
Research Interest – 3D Printing, Flexible Electronics, Soft Matters, Hydrogels
Email – qhaobo@u.nus.edu
M.S – National University of Singapore, Singapore
B.Eng – Hunan University, China
Research Interest – 3d Printing, Freeze Casting, Porous Materials, Ceramics, Soft Materials,
Email – e0816387@u.nus.edu
M.S – Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
B.Eng – Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
Research Interest – 3d Printing, Graphene Aerogel, Soft Matters, Freeze Casting, Porous Materials
Email – nasir.ahmad@u.nus.edu
M.S – Chongqing University, China
B.Eng – West Anhui University, China
Research Interest – Structural Bio-inspired Materials, Wettable Bio-inspired Materials, Hydrogel, Freshwater Harvesting , Hydro-voltaic Technology
Email – weiz@u.nus.edu
M.S – National University of Singapore, Singapore
B.Eng – Wuhan University, China
Research Interest – Freeze casting, Porous materials, 3d Printing
Email – e1010643@u.nus.edu
Visiting PhD Students
PhD Student – Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
M.S – Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
B.Eng – Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Email – e1275354@u.nus.edu
Zheng Hongzhi
M.S – South China University of Technology, China
B.Eng – South China University of Technology, China
Email- e1509473@u.nus.edu
PhD Student – Central South University, China
B.Eng – Central South University, China
Email – e1331188@u.nus.edu
Research interest : Acoustic metamaterial, Sound absorption
PhD Student – Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
M.S – Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
B.Eng – Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, China
Email – E1331323@u.nus.edu
Zhu Junzhe
B.Eng 2015-2019 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
M.S 2019-2022 Shanghai Jiao Tong University
PhD student– 2022-now Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Zhai Wenxiang 
B.Eng 2014-2018 Nanjing Forestry University
M.s 2018-2021 Central South University of Forestry and Technology
Ph.D. 2021-current Northeast Forestry University
Zhu Ting 
PhD– Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
M.S– Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
B.Eng– Xi’an Shiyou University, China
Email: e1485206@u.nus.edu
Dong Binxin 
Ph. D– Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
B. Eng Mechanical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, China
Email: dongbinxin90@u.nus.edu
Wang Zihao 
PhD Student– Nanchang University, China
M.S – Nanchang University, China
B.Eng – East China Jiaotong University, China
Email – e1466676@u.nus.edu
Master Students
Jin Yidan
B.Eng. Beijing University of Technology
Email: e1373521@u.nus.edu
Li Peihan
B.Eng Sichuan University
Email: e1374070@u.nus.edu
Lab Manager
Chee Kai Jun
B.Sc. Life Science, National University of Singapore
Email: josephkj@nus.edu.sg
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Alumni
Wang Xinxin Central South University Jan-23 Aug-24
Zhang Lijie Nan Chang University Aug-23 Aug-24
Pei Haoran Sichuan University 1/10/23 1/11/24
Liang Haowen SUSTech 1/8/24
Cheng Qian National University of Defense Technology 1/10/23