Dr T.W. Ng's
PERSONAL HOMEPAGE

Imagination is more important than knowledge - Albert Einstein.

Biography Research Education Recreation Service Awards/Honours

RESEARCH

Interests

  • Optical Engineering (photoelasticity, moire, speckle interferometry, wavefront interferometry) and its application in
    • Medical and Bioengineering
    • Mechanics (experimental stress analysis)
    • Materials
    • Manufacturing
  • Education (internet learning, multimedia, experiment design, virtual laboratories)

Laboratory for Optics, Acoustics & Mechanics (LOAM)

Publications

Research Grants

  • ARC Discovery Grant (2007) DP0878454 “Effective microfluidic Cell sorting using synergistic acoustic and Optical manipulation”, AU$210,517 – Chief Investigator 2.
  • Monash University Engineering Small Grants Scheme (2007) “Robust atomic force microscopy”, AU$8,000 – Chief Investigator (Sole)
  • Monash University New Staff Member Research Fund (2006) “Efficient optical system in spectrofluorometry”, AU$20,000 – Chief Investigator (Sole)
  • EDB proof-of-concept scheme grant R-275-000-005-414 “An affordable and effectual minimally-invasive photothermal surgical device” S$300,000 (2004) – Principal Investigator
  • INTRO NUS technology-to-market scheme grant R-275-000-004-304 “Scanning probe microscope with integrated calibration” S$40,000 (2004) – Principal Investigator
  • Institute of Chemical and Engineering Science (ICES)-NUS-Georgia Tech grant, “End-point Monitoring and Control for the Photoresist Development Process” S$793,100 (2003) – Informal Collaborator.
  • A-STAR SERC grant R-275-000-002-305 “Development of an eletro-absorption chiller” (2003) S$917,000 – Informal Collaborator
  • NUS research grant RP39706552 “Development of an optical CNC machine diagnostic tool” (1998) S$35,000 – Collaborator

Patents

  • Ultra-bright light source / optical fiber irradiation system and method
  • Stabilized Laser Plumb – US patent application number 10/382,447
  • Highly Sensitive Scanning Probe System – US patent application number 10/726,276
  • Scanning Probe Microscope with Integrated Calibration – US provisional patent application number 60/561,369

Invited Talks

  • “Temporal fringe processing”, Niigata University, Japan, July 2004.
  • “Development directions in atomic force microscopy”, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, August 2004.
  • “Harnessing electronic teaching”, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, August 2004.

Professional Visits / Collaborations

  • Visiting Scientist, University of California at Merced, USA, July 2005.
  • Visiting Scientist, Ben-Gurion University, Israel, July 2005.
  • Visiting Scientist, Niigata University, Japan, July 2004.

Interest Groups

Resources