Our Team

Assistant Professor Guo Zhan Lum

• • Post-Doctoral Research Experience

    • Max Planck Institute, Germany (May 2016 to December 2017)

  • Dual Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

    • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (January 2011 to August 2016)

    • Carnegie Mellon University, U.S.A. (January 2011 to May 2016)

  • M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

    • Carnegie Mellon University, U.S.A. (January 2013 to August 2015)

  • B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering with First Class Honors

    • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (August 2006 to August 2010)

  • Dr. Lum works on shape-programmable millimeter-scale robots, gallium, and robots with high precision capabilities.

Aw Jia En | Research Fellow

• • Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering

    • Beckman Institute of Advanced Science & Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, U.S.A. (May 2019 to May 2022)

  • M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering

    • Beckman Institute of Advanced Science & Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, U.S.A. (August 2015 to May 2019)

  • B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering with First Class Honors

    • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (August 2009 to May 2014)

  • Dr. Aw works on soft gripper robots.

Foo Yong Wei Nicholas | Ph.D. Student

• • B.Eng. in Aerospace Engineering with First Class Honors

    • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (August 2017 to August 2021)

  • Co-supervised by Asst Prof Zhang Yi and Dr. Kum Chun Wai (ARTC).

  • Nicholas works on small-scale soft robots.

Huang Yuli | Research Associate

• • M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

    • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (August 2010 to December 2012)

  • B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering with First Class Honors

    • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (August 2006 to August 2010)

  • Yuli works on soft grippers.

Lee Jia Xin | Research Associate

• • M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

    • National University of Singapore, Singapore (January 2020 to May 2021)

  • B.Eng. in Biomedical Engineering

    • University of Glasgow, U.K. (September 2015 to July 2019)

  • Jia Xin works on rehabilitative robots.

Radhakrishnan Keerthana | Research Associate

• • M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering

    • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (July 2017 to December 2019)

  • B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering

    • Anna University, India (July 2013 to March 2017)

  • Keerthana works on small-scale soft robots, as well as on rehabilitative robots.

Ng Shan Xian Chelsea | Ph.D. Student

• • B.Eng. in Aerospace Engineering with First Class Honors

    • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (August 2015 to May 2019)

  • Chelsea works on small-scale soft robots.

Yang Zilin | Ph.D. Student

• • M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering with Distinction

    • University of Nottingham, U.K. (September 2016 to June 2017)

  • B.Eng. in Flight Vehicle Design Engineering

    • Zhejiang University, China (September 2013 to June 2016)

    • Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, China (September 2012 to June 2013)

  • Zilin's research interests involve miniature robotics, soft locomotion and magnetic actuation.

Zhou Aiwu | Ph.D. Student

• • M.Sc. in Manufacturing System and Engineering

    • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (August 2018 to May 2019 )

  • B.Eng. in Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation

    • Changzhou University, China (September 2011 to June 2015)

  • Aiwu works on 3D printed magnetic devices for the manipulation of digital microfluidics.