Yu Jun Tan

Dr Tan Yu Jun joins us as an assistant professor in January 2021. She received her BEng and PhD from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) where her research focused on additive manufacturing and biomaterials. She continued her research as a postdoctoral fellow, focusing on stretchable and self-healing electronics. Dr. YJ Tan’s research interests include manufacturing technologies (such as 3D printing) and functional materials (self-healing materials, electronic materials, biomaterials) to develop soft machines and electronics. She has authored over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles including Nature Materials, Nature Electronics, Nature Communications, Science Robotics and Advanced Materials.

Companies

• Assistant Professor National University of Singapore (2021)
• Research Fellow National University of Singapore (2017)
• Postdoctoral Researcher National University of Singapore (2017)
• PHD Student Nanyang Technological University (2013 — 2017)
• Foreign Exchange Tokyo Institute of Technology (2014 — 2014)
• Intern Korea Institute of Materials Science (2011 — 2011)