Associate Professor
Tel: +65-6790-5582;   Fax: +65-6791-1859
Email: mmjtan@ntu.edu.sg

Director, Materials Lab

Director, M.Sc.(Mechanics & Processing of Materials)

Academic History

Anglo-Chinese School/Junior College, Singapore. 1968-79

Imperial College, London (B.Sc(Eng), A.R.S.M., D.I.C., Ph.D.) 1982-89

Research Interests 

Superplasticity, Extrusion Processing, Powder Metallurgy; Aluminium, Magnesium & Titanium alloys.

Metal-Matrix Composites; Modelling of Material Processes & Behaviour; Entrepreneurship.

Selected Publications

1. M.J.Tan, X.Zhang, "Powder Metal-Matrix Composites : Selection and Processing" (Materials Sc. & Eng. A, Vol 244 (1998), pp 80-85)

2. Y.Cai, D. Taplin, M.J.Tan, W.Zhou, "Nucleation Phenomenon in SiC Particulate Reinforced Magnesium Composite" (Scripta Materialia, Vol.41(9)(1999) pp 967-971)

3. S.N.Patankar, M.Chandrasekaran, M.J.Tan, "Matrix Reinforcement Interaction in SiC/316L Stainless Steel Composite" (Journal of Materials Science Letters, Vol 19 (2000) pp 613-615)

4. Y.W.Xun, M.J.Tan "Application of superplastic forming and diffusion bonding to hollow engine blades" (Journal of Materials Processing Technology Vol 99 (2000) pp 80-85)

5. S.N.Patankar, C.T.Lim, M.J.Tan, "Superplastic Forming of Duplex Stainless Steel" (Metallurgical Transactions, ASM,Vol.31A (Sept 2000) pp 2934-2396)

6. M.J.Tan, C.Chen, "Inhomogeneous Cavity Distribution of Superplastically Deformed Al 7475 Alloy" (Materials Science Forum, Vol.351-359 (2001) pp 333-338)

7. S.N.Patankar, M.J.Tan, "Alpha Casing and Superplastic Behaviour of Ti-6Al-4V" (ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Vol.123 (2001) pp 144-147)

8. J.M.Huang, K.M.Liew, C.H.Wong, S.Rajendran, M.J.Tan, "Mechanical design & Optimization of Capacitive micromachined switch" (Sensors & Actuators A, Vol.93 (2001) pp 273-285)

9. X.Li, M.J.Tan, "High Strain Rate Superplasticity and Deformation Mechanisms of P/M 6061 AlSiCp Composites" (Materials Science and Technology, Vol 18 No. 5 (2002) pp 581-585)

10. J.C.Tan, M.J.Tan, "Superplasticity in a rolled Mg-3 Al-1Zn alloy by two-stage deformation method" (Scripta Materialia, Vol. 47 (2002) pp 101-106)

11. J.Wang, K.M.Liew, M.J.Tan, S.Rajendran, "Analysis of rectangular laminated composite plates via FSDT meshless method" (International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 44 (2002) pp 1275-1293)

12. S.Thiruvarudchelvan, M.J.Tan, "Two Novel Techniques for Forming Regularly Spaced Deep Recesses on Aluminium Sheet Panels" (Materials Science Forum Vols 437-438 (2003), pp253-256)

13. K.M.Liew, H.Tan, M.J.Tan, "Simulation of Superplastic Sheet Metal Forming for Cavity Sensitive Materials" (ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Vol.125(2003) pp256-259)

14. X.J.Li, M.J.Tan, "A Study of the Strength of P/M Al and Composite During High Strain Rate Superplastic Deformation" (Journal of Materials Science, Vol.38 (2003,) pp2505-2510)

15. Y. Xun, M.J.Tan, T.G. Nieh, "Grain boundary Characterization in Superplastic Deformation of Al-Li Alloy Using Electron Backscattered Diffraction" (Materials Science & Technology, Vol.20 (2004) pp173-180)

16. K.M. Liew, C.H. Wong, X.Q. He, M.J. Tan, S.A. Meguid, "Nanomechanics of single and multi-walled carbon nanotubes" (Physical Review B, Vol.69, (2004) 115429,1-9)

17. M.J. Tan, C.L.Chen, N.Chandra, "Re-examination of ‘Missing Strain’ during Superplastic Deformation of AA7475" (Materials Sc. & Eng. A,Vol. 374 (2004), pp369-373)                                                         

18. K.M.Liew, C.H.Wong, X.Q.He, M.J.Tan, “Thermal stability of single and multi-walled carbon nanotubes” (Physical Review B, Vol.71, (2005), 075424 , 1-6)                                                                   

19. X.J.Zhu, M.J.Tan, W.Zhou, "Enhanced Superplasticity in Commercially Pure Titanium Alloy", (Scripta Materialia, Vol. 52 (2005), pp651-655)

Research Scholarships/Fellowships

Aluminium Co.of America (Alcoa) & Overseas Research Scholarship, Imperial College, London - 1985-89

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship, Kyoto University - 1991

Science & Technology Agency (STA) Fellow, Mechanical Eng. Lab. (Tsukuba, Japan) - 1992-93

Visiting Scholar, Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics, Columbia University, NY - 2003

Fulbright Scholar, The Anderson School (University of California, Los Angeles) & Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University, IL) - 2004

Prizes and Awards 

Esso Sports Scholar (Singapore Sports Council) -1979

Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association (SAFSA) Colours - 1981

"Professor Black's Tie" (Royal School of Mines Union, Imperial College) - 1985

Aluminium Extruders' Council (Chicago, U.S.) "Process Technology Award" - 1988

Fellow, Royal Microscopical Society - 1994

ASME Curriculum Innovation Award (Florida, U.S.) "Honorable Mention" - 2000

Teaching Excellence Award, School of Mechanical & Production Engineering, NTU - 2002

Athletics and Squash

Held 2 National Athletics Age-Group Records: Under-15 yrs. 1500m (4:32.2secs) - 1976; & Under 19 yrs. 800m (1:56.1secs) - 1980

Full International in Athletics (Represented Singapore at 400m, 800m, 4X400m) -1981 & 1985

Captained Imperial College at Squash in U.A.U., & ICX in the Middlesex League (UK) 1985-88; 2-times Masters semi-finalists at National Squash Championships (1996 & 97); Vice-President of Singapore Squash Rackets Association 1998. Squash Coaching Course Level 1 (London, 1988), Level 2 (Melbourne, 2001)