BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Yap Seong Shan is currently an associate professor at the Department of Physics, Xiamen University Malaysia. Her research focuses on laser-material interaction and plasma processes for use in applications such as materials synthesis, device fabrication and industrial process.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Laser-materials interaction: laser and plasma processing, ultrafast laser filamentation

• Materials science: nanomaterials, nanodiamonds, transparent conducting oxide, Ge/Si quantum dot

• Devices: optoelectronics OLED, solar cell

• Industry research: polymer/glove testing, lead free solder and additives, failure analysis

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• Ph.D (Engineering), Multimedia University, Malaysia (2007)

• M. Tech.  (Materials Science), University of Malaya, Malaysia (2000)

• B. Sc (Hons.) Physics, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (1998)

WORKING EXPERIENCE

• Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Malaysia (2016- current)

• Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia  (2014-2015)

• Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Malaysia  (2011-2013)

• Visiting Researcher, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada (Jan- Apr 2011)

• Postdoctor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway (2008- 2011)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE/GRANTS

• Theoretical and observational implications of emergent gravity, XMUMRF/2019-C3/IMAT/0007

• Algebraic and topological structure of spacetime geodesics, XMUMRF/2021-C8/IPHY/0001

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE/GRANTS

• Top Glove International Research Grant (PI, 2019-2022)

• Sandisk-MMU research grant (PI, 2018-2022)

• Optoelectronics (PI, 2018-2022)

• Understanding the mechanisms of nanodiamonds formation in ultrafast laser filamentation (PI, FRGS, 2019-2023)

• Embedded system controlled supercapacitor batteries hybrid energy storage system (Member, FRGS, 2019-2022)

• Low temperature self-assembled growth of oxide nanostructures (PI, MMU GRA, 2018-2021)

• Charge injection, confinement and energy partition in hybrid white-light organic light emitting devices (member, FRGS, 2016-2019)

• Conjugated polymer for optoelectronics  (member, FRGS, 2014-1017)

• Growth of Ge/Si nanostructures by laser deposition  (PI, UM HIR, 2014-2016)

• Plasma diagnostic in laser processing   (PI, BKP, 2014-2015)

• Femtosecond laser patterning and materials growth  (PI, TM RnD Fund, 2013-2015)

• Growth of fluorescent nanodiamonds  (Member, FRGS, 2013-2016)

• Performance capping and modeling in continuously graded, mixed-host organic light Emitting Diode     (Member, FRGS 2013-2016)

• Laser processing of Si  (PI, Mini Fund, 2012)

• Norway-Canada Research Collaboration on MBE and PLD  (Research Council  Norway 2011)

POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION

• Reeson Kek, PhD (March 2021)
  Room temperature self-assembled growth of zinc oxide nanostructures

• Ong Teng Sian, PhD (2020)
  Design and fabrication of multi-colour organic light-emitting diodes

• Ong Guang Liang, M.EngSci. (2020)
  Solution-processed organic light-emitting diode with multilayer structure based on water/alcohol soluble conjugated polymer

• Tan Khai Shiang, M.EngSci, (2020)
  Thermomechanical study of lead-free solder joints and the effects of carbon-based additives

• Oon Sim Jui, M.Eng.Sci, (2020)
  Experimental and numerical studies of thermally induced warpage in printed circuit board

• Nurul Suhada, M.Eng.Sci, (2018)
  Growth of CZTS by pulsed laser deposition

• Kee Yee Yeh, PhD (2016)
  Investigation of mixed-host organic light emitting diodes

• Ong Teng Sian, M.EngSci (2016)
  Investigation of performance and recombination zone in mixed layer OLEDs

• Riku Chowdhury, M. Eng.Sci (2016)
  Numerical studies of performance and recombination zone in graded, mixed-layer organic light emitting diodes

• Kok Soon Yee, M.Eng.Sci. (2015)
  Nanosecond and femtosecond patterning of polyimide

• Tan Kwan Chu, M.Eng.Sci. (2014)
  Pulsed Nd:YAG laser deposition of aluminum doped ZnO

• Sivakumar Muniandy, M.Eng. in Microelectronics (2018)