Le Ferrand research group

2025
Sustainable processes for high performance materials using bioinspiration, KIT, Germany
3D printing of biodegradable materials - towards scale-up, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Sustainable processes for high performance materials using bioinspiration, Purdue University, USA
3D printing of bioinspired composites with AI-optimized microstructures, MRS-MRSS webinar, USA-Singapore
2024
Composite materials with bioinspired microstructures, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Mycomaterials for a circular bioeconomy, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia
Innovative sustainable processes and materials, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Bioinspired processes for bioinspired advanced materials, NTU-Chalmers Workshop, Singapore
Bioinspired processes for bioinspired advanced materials, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Promotion of women in engineering, research, and science (POWERS), an effort at NTU Singapore, CAPRA meeting, Singapore
Research avenues for more sustainability and inclusivity, NTU URECA, Singapore
Mechanical properties of ceramic composites with complex bioinspired microstructures, GaTech, USA
2023
Aligning BN microplatelets in specific directions to control thermal pathways in bulk, TU Wien, Austria
3D printing of microstructured multifunctional composites, STI, EPFL, Switzerland
Explore the future of dental restorations, MAE, MSE & LKC, NTU, Singapore
Mycelium-bound composites for sustainable urban living, D-ARCH ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Aligning platelets in specific directions for functional devices, D-MATL ETH Zurich, Switzerland
3d printing of multifunctional materials/devices with bioinspired microstructure, Singapore Centre for 3D Printing, Singapore
Introduction to biomimicry, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, NTU, Singapore
3d printing of multifunctional materials with bioinspired microstructure, University of Bath, UK
2022
Local microstructure designs to tailor the properties of platelet-reinforced composites, MSE, NTU, Singapore
Composite materials with bioinspired microstructures: towards engineering applications, Accounts of Materials Research: Asia-Pacific Summit, ACS Publications 
2021
Urban Biocycles Mycelium Digitalization, Singapore ETH Centre, Singapore
2020
Bioinspired multifunctional structural materials, Max-Planck-Institute für Eisenforschung, Germany (link) 
2019
Bioinspired microstructures to design multifunctional structural materials, MSE, NTU, Singapore
Bioinspired engineering, Singapore ETH Centre, Singapore
Fabricating of hard materials with bioinspired microstructures and properties, National Dental Centre, Singapore
Fabricating stiff composite materials with unusual combinations of properties, IKTS-NTU seminar, Singapore
Fabricating stiff composite materials with unusual combinations of properties, MSE, NTU, Singapore
2018
Engineering graded bio-inspired interfaces in dense composites, Brown University, Providence, USA
Programming complex and fast morphing into stiff composites, A*STAR, IHPC, Singapore
Manufacturing of dense bio-inspired multifunctional composites, NTU, MAE, Singapore