The people behind the questions

Our group

A community of researchers studying soft matter through theory, simulation, and collaboration at Nanyang Technological University.

Portrait of Ran Ni

Principal Investigator

Ran Ni

Associate Professor

Ph.D., Physics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, 2012; Director of MSc Program in Chemical and Biomedical Modelling

School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Postdoctoral researchers

Portrait of Xuan Feng

Xuan Feng

Postdoctoral Research Fellow · Ph.D. Polymer Chemistry and Physics, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 2022

xuan.feng@ntu.edu.sg
Portrait of Yusheng Lei

Yusheng Lei

Postdoctoral Research Fellow · Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2024

YUSHENG002@e.ntu.edu.sg
Portrait of Peilin Rao

Peilin Rao

Postdoctoral Research Fellow · Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2026

raop0002@e.ntu.edu.sg

PhD researchers

Portrait of Leonardo G. Alanis-Cantu

Leonardo G. Alanis-Cantu

PhD Student · M.S. Nanotechnology, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, 2025

LEONARDO004@e.ntu.edu.sg
Portrait of Lorenzo Gilly

Lorenzo Gilly

Visiting PhD Student · Visiting PhD student from University College London co-supervised with Prof. Giorgio Volpe and Dr. Joyjit Chattoraj at IHPC (A*STAR); M.S. Statistics, University College London, UK, 2024

CS-LORENZO.GILLY@ntu.edu.sg
Portrait of Nalinee Kongkaew

Nalinee Kongkaew

PhD Student · M.S. Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 2024

NALINEE001@e.ntu.edu.sg

Master’s students

Portrait of Katja Thiess

Katja Thiess

Visiting Master's Student · Visiting Master student from University of Stuttgart, Germany, 2025

N2505043L@e.ntu.edu.sg
Portrait of Jueye Tao

Jueye Tao

Master's Student · B.Eng Chemical Engineering and Technology, East China University of Science and Technology, China, 2026

C260029@e.ntu.edu.sg
Portrait of Ningyuan Xu

Ningyuan Xu

Master's Student · B.Eng. Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Glasgow, UK, 2026; B.Eng. Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China, 2026

NINGYUAN004@e.ntu.edu.sg

Alumni

Portrait of Yubo Wang

Yubo Wang

Visiting student from Tsinghua University 2024 · Visiting undergraduate student from Tsinghua University, China

Portrait of Maks Pecnik Bambic

Maks Pecnik Bambic

Visiting PhD student (2022–2024) · co-supervised with Prof. Giorgio Volpe

Portrait of Solomon Asghar

Solomon Asghar

Visiting PhD student (2021–2023) · co-supervised with Prof. Giorgio Volpe

Portrait of Di Wang

Di Wang

Postdoc Research Fellow (2021–2024) · Now software engineer in Singapore

Portrait of Xiuyang Xia

Xiuyang Xia

PhD student (2018–2023) · Now Assistant Professor of Physics in Southern University of Science and Technology, China

Portrait of Wu Zeng

Wu Zeng

Master student (2021–2022) · Now PhD student in School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Portrait of Zhan Ma

Zhan Ma

PhD student (2017–2021) · Now Senior Physicist at Atlas Copco, UK

Portrait of Qunli Lei

Qunli Lei

Postdoc Research Fellow (2016–2021) · Now Associate Professor of Physics in Nanjing University, China

Portrait of Pablo Sampedro Ruiz

Pablo Sampedro Ruiz

PhD student (2016–2020) · Now Lecturer in Academia Adelante, Spain

Portrait of Krongtum (Aom) Sankaewtong

Krongtum (Aom) Sankaewtong

PhD student (2016–2020) · Now Postdoc Research Fellow in University of Kyoto, Japan

Portrait of Wei Zheng

Wei Zheng

visiting PhD 2019 · Now PhD student in Nanjing University, China

Portrait of Hao Hu

Hao Hu

Postdoc Research Fellow (2016–2018) · Now Professor of Physics in Anhui University, China

Portrait of Saurish Chakrabarty

Saurish Chakrabarty

Postdoc Research Fellow 2018–2020 · Now assistant professor in Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, India

Portrait of Akshay Ajagekar

Akshay Ajagekar

Undergraduate visiting student 2016 · Now graduate student of Chemical Engineering in Cornell University, USA

Portrait of Ling Xuan Kong

Ling Xuan Kong

URECA research student (CBE 2017–2018)

Portrait of Kam Wai Cheow

Kam Wai Cheow

URECA research student (CBE 2017–2018)

Portrait of Wing Shun Li

Wing Shun Li

Visiting undergraduate student from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2019)

Interested in joining the group?