Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
SINGAPORE
Principal investigator
Dr. Hortense LE FERRAND
Associate Professor - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Primary appointment: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Secondary appointment: School of Materials Science and Engineering
Education:
PhD. Materials Science, ETH Zürich, Switzerland (2017)
MSc. Materials Science, ETH Zürich, Switzerland (2013)
Dipl. Eng. ESPCI Paris, France (2012)
Email: hortense@ntu.edu.sg
Researchers
Dr. Weixiang PENG
Research fellow
Education:
PhD. Materials Science & Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China (2021)
MSc. Materials Science, Jiangsu University, China (2017)
BSc. Metal Materials, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, China (2017)
Email: weixiang.peng@ntu.edu.sg
Project: Modelling of bioinspired composites
Dr. Deepak SHARMA
Research fellow
Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras, India (2023)
MTech. Mechanical Engineering, IIT Dhanbad, India (2019)
BTech. Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, India (2017)
Email: deepak.sharma@ntu.edu.sg
Project: Design and modeling of porous structures
PhD students
Sourabh KUMAR
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Jan 2022)
Education:
MTech. Production Engineering, IIT BHU, India (2021)
BEng. Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, India (2018)
Email: SOURABH001@e.ntu.edu.sg
Project: Metal-ceramic composites
Hongyu ZHOU
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Jan 2023)
Education:
MSc. Composites, Imperial College London, UK (2021)
BSc. (Hon) Fashion Technology, University of Manchester, UK (2020)
BEng. Textile Engineering, Soochow University, China (2018)
Email: hongyu004@e.ntu.edu.sg
Project: 4D printing of materials with embodied intelligence
Zhuoran MA
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Aug 2023)
Education:
MEng. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NTU, Singapore (2022)
BEng. Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University & Queen Mary University, Xi'An, China (2021)
Email: zhuoran003@e.ntu.edu.sg
Project: Nacre-like ceramics and composites
Sakshi
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Aug 2024)
Education:
MSc. Chemistry, IIT Gandhinagar, India (2024)
BSc. Chemistry, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Delhi University, India (2022)
Email: sakshi009@e.ntu.edu.sg
Project: Functional composites for robotic applications
Zhang Yanchen
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Aug 2024)
Education:
MSc. Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, UK (2023)
BEng. Materials Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (2022)
Email: yanchen003@e.ntu.edu.sg
Project: Bioinspired ceramic composites processing
Saif Ahmad Alvi
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Jan 2026)
Education:
MASc. Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada (2025)
BTech. Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, India (2016)
Email: saif0010@e.ntu.edu.sg
Project: Morphing composites
Jephtah Ogyefo Acquah
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Jan 2026)
Education:
BSc. Materials Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana (2024)
Email: jephtaho001@e.ntu.edu.sg
Project: Mycelium materials
Master students
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Kale Vrashali Duryodhan
MSc. student, Materials Science and Engineering
Education:
MSc. Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India
BSc. Physics, Mathematics, and Electronics, Fergusson College, Pune, India
Email:
Project: Modeling thermal conduction between BN flakes
Yang Yingqiao
MSc. student, Mechanical Engineering
Education:
BEng. Mechanical design and automation, Harbin Institute of technology, Shenzhen
Email: yingqiao001@e.ntu.edu.sg
Project: Macroscopic nacre-like composites
Students assistants
Undergraduate students
Sneha Jacintha Vinod
BEng. student, Materials Science and Engineering, NTU
Project: Fabrication and characterization of biocompatible nacre-like ceramic-hydrogel composites
Terence Yeo Jun Wei
BEng. student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: Effect of disassemble and reassemble on the performance of nacre-like composites
Kareeshma Muthukumar
BEng. student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: Comparing morphing response for of composites using FEA
Wong Hen Hing
BEng. student, Materials Science and Engineering, NTU
Project: Entropy effects of an interfacial material on mechanical properties
Sangyedoje Koh Xiang Jie
BEng. student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: Magnetic assisted slip casting of high dielectric composites and investigating sensing
Ong Zi Xiang
BEng. student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: Design and fabrication of sustainable PLA biocomposites
Ramesh Babu Abarna
BEng. student, Materials Science and Engineering, NTU
Project: Design and fabrication of sustainable PLA biocomposites
