Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
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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
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Education:
PhD. Materials Science, ETH Zürich, Switzerland (2017)
MSc. Materials Science, ETH Zürich, Switzerland (2013)
Dipl. Eng. ESPCI Paris, France (2012)
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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)
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Email: weixiang.peng@ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Modelling of bioinspired composites
Dr. Deepak SHARMA
Research fellow
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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)
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Email: deepak.sharma@ntu.edu.sg
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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
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Project: Metal-ceramic composites
Hongyu ZHOU
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Jan 2023)
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Education:
MSc. Composites, Imperial College London, UK (2021)
BSc. (Hon) Fashion Technology, University of Manchester, UK (2020)
BEng. Textile Engineering, Soochow University, China (2018)
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Email: hongyu004@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: 4D printing of materials with embodied intelligence
Zhuoran MA
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Aug 2023)
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Education:
MEng. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, NTU, Singapore (2022)
BEng. Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University & Queen Mary University, Xi'An, China (2021)
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Email: zhuoran003@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Nacre-like ceramics and composites
Sakshi
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Aug 2024)
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Education:
MSc. Chemistry, IIT Gandhinagar, India (2024)
BSc. Chemistry, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Delhi University, India (2022)
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Email: sakshi009@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Functional composites for robotic applications
Zhang Yanchen
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Aug 2024)
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Education:
MSc. Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, UK (2023)
BEng. Materials Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (2022)
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Email: yanchen003@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Bioinspired ceramic composites processing
Saif Ahmad Alvi
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Jan 2026)
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Education:
MASc. Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada (2025)
BTech. Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, India (2016)
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Email: saif0010@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Morphing composites
Jephtah Ogyefo Acquah
PhD. student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Jan 2026)
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Education:
BSc. Materials Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana (2024)
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Email: jephtaho001@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Mycelium materials
Master students
Fu Wenzheng
MSc. student, Project management
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Education:
BEng. Civil engineering, Dalian Maritime University, China (2024)
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Email: FUWE0007@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Mycelium bound composites in smart city construction
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Kale Vrashali Duryodhan
MSc. student, Materials Science and Engineering
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Education:
MSc. Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India
BSc. Physics, Mathematics, and Electronics, Fergusson College, Pune, India
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Email: FUWE0007@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Mycelium bound composites in smart city construction
Yang Yingqiao
MSc. student, Mechanical Engineering
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Education:
BEng. Mechanical design and automation, Harbin Institute of technology, Shenzhen
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Email: yingqiao001@e.ntu.edu.sg
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Project: Macroscopic nacre-like composites
Students assistants
Undergraduate students
Muhammad Wildan Tamami
BEng. student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: Effect of polydopamine coating on the mechanical properties of ceramic composites
Nicky Chung Han Jun
BEng. student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: 3D printing microstructured piezoceramics-polymer composite and its characterization
Yaw Chur Hang
BEng. student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: On-site growing of mycelium in a metallic scaffold
Tan Yan Cong Kingsley
BEng. student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: 4D printing of smart materials with fast morphing
Lee Xin Jie Reina
BEng. student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: Durability, energy efficiency and thermal characterisation of high performance metal mycelium wall
Goh Tuo Yuan
BEng. student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: Use oxygen control to vary color of biodegradable mycelium composites
Mandel Ong
BEng. student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: Fabrication and testing of microstructured ceramics
Gregory Foong Jian Rong
BEng. student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: 3D printing porous structures and mechanical properties
Bhosale Rucha Sadanand (URECA)
BEng. student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: AI generation for biomimetic engineering solutions
Zhao Tan Zhi Hao
BEng. student, Materials Science & Engineering, NTU
Project: Microstructured piezoceramics-polymer composites and their properties
Brandon Hierro Mulyono (URECA)
BEng. student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU
Project: Monitoring of textured tiles wall installation
Yu Wanxin
BEng. student, Materials Science & Engineering, NTU
Project: Polydopamine coating on functional properties of ceramic composites
