Current Position: | Associate Professor | |
Room No: | A4#-434 | |
Telephone: | - | |
Email: | seongshan.yap@xmu.edu.my |
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 nanostructuresOng Teng Sian, PhD (2020)
Design and fabrication of multi-colour organic light-emitting diodesOng Guang Liang, M.EngSci. (2020)
Solution-processed organic light-emitting diode with multilayer structure based on water/alcohol soluble conjugated polymerTan Khai Shiang, M.EngSci, (2020)
Thermomechanical study of lead-free solder joints and the effects of carbon-based additivesOon Sim Jui, M.Eng.Sci, (2020)
Experimental and numerical studies of thermally induced warpage in printed circuit boardNurul Suhada, M.Eng.Sci, (2018)
Growth of CZTS by pulsed laser depositionKee Yee Yeh, PhD (2016)
Investigation of mixed-host organic light emitting diodesOng Teng Sian, M.EngSci (2016)
Investigation of performance and recombination zone in mixed layer OLEDsRiku Chowdhury, M. Eng.Sci (2016)
Numerical studies of performance and recombination zone in graded, mixed-layer organic light emitting diodesKok Soon Yee, M.Eng.Sci. (2015)
Nanosecond and femtosecond patterning of polyimideTan Kwan Chu, M.Eng.Sci. (2014)
Pulsed Nd:YAG laser deposition of aluminum doped ZnOSivakumar Muniandy, M.Eng. in Microelectronics (2018)