Academic Profile : Faculty

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Prof Chen Xiaodong
Distinguished University Professor
President’s Chair in Materials Science and Engineering
Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering
Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (Courtesy Appointment)
Deputy Director, Institute for Digital Molecular Analytics and Science (IDMxS)
Director, Innovative Centre for Flexible Devices (iFlex)
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Professor Xiaodong Chen is a Distinguished University Professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, where he holds a professorship in Materials Science and Engineering and courtesy appointments in both Chemistry and Medicine. His research interests encompass mechanomaterials science and engineering, flexible electronics, sense digitalization, cyber-human interfaces and systems, and carbon-negative technology.

His outstanding scientific contributions have garnered numerous accolades, including the Singapore President’s Science Award; a National Research Foundation (NRF) Investigatorship and Fellowship; the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award; the Dan Maydan Prize in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; a Falling Walls award; and the Kabiller Young Investigator Award. He is an elected member of the Singapore National Academy of Science, the Academy of Engineering Singapore, and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Chinese Chemical Society, and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).

Professor Chen serves on the editorial advisory boards of numerous prestigious international journals, including Advanced Materials, Chemical Reviews, Matter, CCS Chemistry, Small, and Nanoscale Horizons. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of ACS Nano, a flagship journal in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Currently, Prof. Chen's research focuses on two directions:
(1) Integrated nano-bio interface: to develop programmable nanostructure-biomaterial hybrid systems for monitoring, manipulating, and mimicking biological processes.
(2) Programmable materials for energy conversion: to explore programmable modules for electrochemical energy conversion and storage.
 
  • WP1: Solvation-Diffusion- Adhesive Interface for Solid-state Analytes on Soft Surface (Co-PI: Prof Chen Xiaodong)
  • Hot-press elastomer film for PI based stretchable FPCs encapsulation
  • IDMxS - Education Budget
  • Thrust 2- Functional Materials
  • Soft interconnects in stretchable electronic devices: overcoming the Achilles’ Heel for extensive deployment
  • Distinguished University Professorship
  • Artificial Intelligence for Complex Electrochemical Systems
  • IDMxS PI Accounts - All
  • IDMxS PI Account - Chen Xiaodong
  • WP1: Solvation-Diffusion- Adhesive Interface for Solid-state Analytes on Soft Surface (Team PI: Prof Yu Jing)
  • IDMxS - Translation
  • BLISS: Beyond Liquids with In-Situ Solid-state Surficial Sensorics
  • Project 7 - Multi-mode Sensing Array for Soft Gripper
  • Project 9 - Computational Control and Design Approaches for Soft Robot Grippers
  • Institute for Digital Molecular Analytics and Science (IDMxS)
  • Ultra-Sensitive Stretchable Sensors for Advanced Muscle and Nerve Monitoring in Rehabilitation and Prosthetics
  • Addressing Challenges of Zn Aqueous Batteries for Stationary Energy Storage and Carbon Neutrality
  • Validation of the Scale up Process for Keratin Stratum Corneum Mimic
  • President's Chair in Materials Science and Engineering (Chen Xiaodong)
  • WP2: Scent Digitalization and Computation (SDC) - PI: Prof Chen Xiaodong
  • A Flexible Optoacoustic Blood Stethoscope for Non-invasive Multiparametric Cardiovascular Monitoring
  • Scent Digitalization and Computation (SDC)
US 2018/0292279 A1: Pressure Sensing Electronic Device, Methods Of Forming And Operating The Same (2020)
Abstract: Various embodiments may provide a pressure sensing electronic device. The electronic device may include a tactile sensor configured to determine an external pressure. The electronic device may also include a memory device electrically coupled to the tactile sensor. The memory device may be configured to switch from a first state to a second state upon the external pressure determined by the tactile sensor exceeding a predetermined threshold when a writing current flows through the tactile sensor and the memory device.

US 2020/0277184 A1: 3D-Structured Sensors Having Stretchable Multi-Functional Tactile Electronic Hairs (2023)
Abstract: A sensor comprising a support and a flexible structure arranged on the support is provided. The flexible structure comprises a frustum-shaped portion having a wider end and a narrower end, wherein the wider end of the frustum-shaped portion is arranged proximal to the support, and an elongated portion extending from the narrower end of the frustum-shaped portion, wherein the flexible structure further comprises a stretchable conducting film arranged on the frustum-shaped portion. A method of preparing such a sensor is also provided.
Courses Taught
D8628 Social Implications of Disruptive Technologies