PHD Student
Scholarships in the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
at Nanyang
Technological University (Singapore)
Research Topic:
Prof
Mary Chan and her team are looking for talented PHD student applicants to join
her research group in the design, synthesis and studies of the next-generation
non-toxic antimicrobial polymers. New alternative antimicrobial polymers are
urgently needed to replace the current toxic disinfectants or resistance-prone
antibiotics. We have shown that polysaccharides are excellent candidates as
selective antimicrobial agents.
We are
looking for talented graduates who wish to pursue further in depth Ph.D.
studies in the fields of polymer
chemistry, biophysics, and synthetic biology.
This
research will be in collaboration with other top international scientists from
MIT, Imperial College and University of Washington (Seattle) and University of
Illinois at Urbana Champaign.
Professor Mary Chan-Park
Dr
Chan is presently a professor at the School of Chemical and Biomedical
Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University
Singapore (NTU Singapore). Dr Chan-Park’s main research interests are in
polymers in nanoscience and biotechnology. She has
published extensively, with more than 180 papers in top-tier journals such as
Nature Materials, Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, JACS,
Small, Biomaterials, etc. Her group has recently developed a novel class
of highly effective broad spectrum antimicrobial coatings which are non-toxic
and biocompatible. The findings have recently been published in Nature
Materials (2011) and Advanced Materials (2012) and her patents have been
used/licensed to companies.
She
has recently been elected to being a Fellow of the America Institute of Medical
and Biological Engineering.
She
obtained her BEng (Chem) and PhD (polymers) from the
National University of Singapore and MIT in 1986 and 1993 respectively.
Research Topics: Design and Synthesis of antimicrobial polymers. Colloidal Study of
antimicrobial polymers. Synthetic Biology for the synthesis of
polysaccharides, Biophysics (single
molecule imaging and FRET imaging in live cells)
Qualifications of Candidates:
Top 20%
graduates with a Bachelors Degree from top reputable
universities in Chemical Engineering, Biological sciences, Bioengineering,
Materials Science or Chemistry.
Ph.D. scholarship: Qualified PHD students will be
given a full NTU scholarship which will include full NTU tuition and a monthly
stipend for 4 years (SGD 2000/month before qualifying exams (appro. First 18 months) and SGD
2500/month after qualifying exams (for the next 30 months).
How to Apply: Contact Prof Mary Chan at mbechan@ntu.edu.sg