Wee Chin
Associate Professor at National University of Singapore
Biography
National University of Singapore
Education
- 1983-1987 Department of Chemistry, NUS, BSc (First Class Honours)
- 1987-1993 Department of Chemistry, NUS, PhD
- 1993-1994 University of Bristol, UK, Royal Society Developing Country Fellowship
Work Experience
- 1992-1993 Department of Chemistry, NUS, Senior Tutor
- 1993-1998 Department of Chemistry, NUS, Lecturer
- 1998-2006 Department of Chemistry, NUS, Assistant Professor
- 2006-2007 Faculty of Science, NUS, Assistant Dean
- 2007-2013 Faculty of Science, NUS, Vice-Dean
- 2006-Present Department of Chemistry, NUS, Associate Professor
- 2019-Present Global Relations Office, NUS, Academic Director
Research Interests
- Size- and morphology-controlled synthesis of nanostructured, plasmonic and doped nanomaterials
- Design and additive manufacturing of hybrid and composite materials
- Physical properties and applications of nanomaterials and composites: optical and nonlinear properties, photocatalysis, supercapacitors, hydrogen fuel cells, etc.
Honor & Award
- 2005 NUS Quality Service Award
- 2006 Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
- 2007 Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
- 2013 The Cadi Scientific Medal Public Awareness of Physics Award, IPS Singapore
- 2019 Singapore National Day Awards, Long Service Medal
Representative Publications
[1] Rapid Fabrication of a Flexible and Transparent Ag Nanocubes@PDMS Film as a SERS Substrate with High Performance, Li. Limin, W. S. Chin, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12 (33), 37538-37548, 2020.
[2] Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance of PEDOT:PSS Films by Sequential Post-Treatment with Formamide, A K K Kyaw, T A Yemata, X Wang, S L Lim, W S Chin, K Hippalgaonkar, J Xu, Macromol. Mater. and Engin., 303(2), 1700429, 2018.
[3] Cobalt-based compounds and composites as electrode materials for high- performance electrochemical capacitors, K K Lee, W S Chin, C H Sow, Featured article, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2 (41), 17212 – 17248, 2014.
[4] Co/Al Layered Double Hydroxides Nanostructures: A Binderless Electrode for Electrochemical Capacitor, P Y Loh, K K Lee, Y Ng, C H Sow, W S Chin, Electrochem. Commun., 43, 9–12, 2014.
[5] Nanostructured Cu/ZnO Coupled Composites: Towards Tunable Cu Nanoparticle Sizes and Plasmon Absorption, Z Y Tan, D W Y Yong, Z Zhang, H Y Low, L Chen, W S Chin, J. Phys. Chem. C, 117 (20), 10780–10787, 2013.
[6] α-Fe2O3 nanotubes-reduced graphene oxide composites as synergistic electrochemical capacitor materials, K K Lee, S Deng, H M Fan, S Mhaisalkar, H R Tan, E S Tok, K P Loh, W S Chin, C H Sow, Nanoscale, 4, 2958, 2012.
[7] Synthesis and Characterization of Multifunctional FePt/ZnO Core/Shell Nanoparticles, T Zhou, M Lu, Z Zhang, H Gong , W S Chin, B Liu, Adv. Mater., 22, 403–406, 2010.
[8] Size-Dependent Optical Nonlinearities and Scattering Properties of PbS Nanoparticles, M. S. Neo, N. Venkatram, G. S. Li, W. S. Chin, J. Wei, J. Phys. Chem. C, 113, 19055–19060, 2009.
[9] Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Zinc Oxide: A Simple Method for the Preparation of Metal Oxide Nanocrystals in Non-Aqueous Medium, Z.H. Zhang, M. Lu, H. Xu, W. S. Chin, Chem. Eur. J., 13, 632-638, 2007.
[10] Dodecanethiol-Protected Copper/Silver Bimetallic Nanoclusters and Their Surface Properties, T. P. Ang, W. S. Chin, J. Phys. Chem. B, 109, 22228, 2005.
[11] Preparation of Ag2S nanocrystals of Predictable Shape and Size, Lim W P, Zhang Z, Low H Y and Chin W S, Angew. Chem. Int. Edn, 43, 5685, 2004.
[12] Synthesis, Characterization and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Hybridized CdS-polystyrene Nanocomposites, Du H, Xu G Q, Chin W S, Huang L, Ji W, Chem. Mater. 14, 4473, 2002.
Book chapters
Science at the Nanoscale – An Introductory Textbook, Chin Wee Shong, Sow Chorng Haur, Andrew Wee TS, Pan Stanford Publishing, 2010, ISBN: 978-981-4241-03-8.
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