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Mission
Our mission is twofold: in teaching, to impart the habit and mode of thinking in science and mathematics using the most effective pedagogical methods; in research, to contribute to the scholarship of discovery, integration, application and teaching.
Vision
Our vision is to build a renowned school with strong faculty, innovative curricula, promising students, strong links with industry and supportive alumni.
Overview
The new building of NTU’s School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences (SPMS) was opened officially by Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence, Singapore, on 21 July 2009.
The new SPMS complex is an indication of the University’s commitment to excellence in education and research. The SPMS complex provides an environment conducive for intellectual pursuits which help to attract and retain the very best global talent: faculty, researchers and students. The cluster of three interconnected buildings, totalling 38,000 square meters, house the Divisions of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, Mathematical Sciences, and Physics & Applied Physics. The design of the buildings is in line with our philosophy of advancing multidisciplinary collaborations while promoting excellence in our core areas.
The Chemistry & Biological Chemistry building is modelled after the new Oxford Chemistry building, reputed to have the best safety features by industry standards in the western world. The building is well-equipped for interdisciplinary research with emphasis on synthesis, molecular design, catalysis, biological chemistry, interfacial science and new materials. The building houses cutting edge equipment including state-of-the-art nuclear magnetic resonance instruments and mass spectrometers.
A special feature of the Mathematical Sciences building is the well-placed interactive meeting spaces that are known to provide the best environment for learning and research by facilitating faculty-faculty, faculty-student, and student-student discussion on mathematics and statistics problems. Unlike traditional mathematics departments, we have incorporated modern laboratories and computing facilities to do cutting-edge teaching and research on modern multidisciplinary application areas in bioinformatics, biocomputing, finance, digital media, etc.
The Physics and Applied Physics building has many laboratories for the training of a new breed of graduates with strong fundamental understanding of science and the ability of putting together the technology built on scientific principles. The building and faculty members provide an environment for learning the core principles of physics, as well as for students to acquire mechanical, electronic, software, engineering and design skills, laboratory teamwork, and resource management for success in large-scale projects.
Established in 2005, SPMS provides students with excellent preparation for further studies and fulfilling careers, through its innovative and relevant B.Sc.(Hons) programmes in Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, Mathematical Sciences, Mathematics & Economics, Physics & Applied Physics. It also offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes in chemistry, mathematical sciences, physics and earth sciences.
Our pioneer batch of undergraduates completed their studies and proudly received their degree scrolls in July 2009. A number of graduates from our undergraduate programmes have gone to graduate studies and research at top institutions around the world including Berkeley, Harvard, Stanford, Technical University of Munich, and London School of Economics. Their achievements bear testimony to the high quality of education that NTU has given them.
In August 2010, the SPMS welcomes the addition of the Division of Earth Sciences into this family. This new division also admits its pioneer batch of PhD students in the same month.
Divisions
Chair's Office
Professors
CHEE Yeow Meng, Ph.D. (University of Waterloo), Acting Chair, SPMS
LEUNG Pak Hing, Ph.D. (Australian National University), Associate Chair (External Relations) and Division Head, CBC
LOH Teck Peng, Ph.D. (Harvard University), Associate Chair (Research)
SHEN Zexiang, Ph.D. (King’s College, London University), Associate Chair (Academic and Graduate Studies)
Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry (CBC)
Professors
LEE Soo Ying, Ph.D. (University of Chicago), Dean-College of Science
LEUNG Pak Hing, Ph.D. (Australian National University), Associate Chair (External Relations) and Division Head, CBC
LOH Teck Peng, Ph.D. (Harvard University), Associate Chair (Research)
Nanyang Professors
KIM Sunggak, Ph.D. (McGill University)
MATHEY Francois, Ph.D. (University of Paris VI)
NARASAKA Koichi, Ph.D. (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Associate Professors
LEONG Weng Kee, Ph.D. (Simon Fraser University)
LI Tianhu, Ph.D. (State University of New York, Stony Brook)
PARK Cheol-Min, Ph.D. (Seoul National University)
ZHONG Guofu, Ph.D. (The Scripps Research Institute)
Visiting Associate Professors
TRAN HUY Ngoc Hoa, Ph.D. (University of Paris Sud IX)
Assistant Professors
BATES Roderick Wayland, Ph.D. (Imperial College, London)
CHAN Wai Hong Philip, D.Phil. (University of Oxford)
CHEN Hongyu, Ph.D. (Yale University)
CHIBA Shunsuke Ph.D. (The University of Tokyo)
HONG Soon Hyeok, Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology)
LIU Xuewei, Ph.D. (University of Southern California)
ORNER Brendan Patrick, Ph.D. (Yale University)
PUMERA Martin, Ph.D. (Charles University, Prague)
SO Cheuk Wai, Ph.D. (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
TAN Howe Siang, Ph.D. (Princeton University)
WEBSTER Richard David, Ph.D. (LaTrobe University)
XING Bengang, Ph.D. (Nanjing University)
YAMANE Motoki, Ph.D. (The University of Tokyo)
YEOW Kok Lee, Edwin, Ph.D. (University of Melbourne)
ZHANG Dawei, Ph.D. (New York University)
Assistant Professors
(Joint appointment with PAP)
PHAN Anh Tuan, Ph.D. (Ecole Polytechnique)
Nanyang Assistant Professors (NRF)
CHI Robin Yonggui, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
HONG Soon Hyeok, Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology)
YOSHIKAI Naohiko, Ph.D. (the University of Tokyo)
ZHOU Jianrong, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
ZHAO Yanli, Ph.D. (Nankai University)
Nanyang Assistant Professors
PUMERA Martin, Ph.D. (Charles University, Prague) SHAO Fangwei, Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology, USA)
Professorial Fellow
GAN Leong Huat, Ph.D. (Queen’s University, Canada)
Senior Teaching Fellows
SIOW Kok Siong, Ph.D. (McGill University)
Lecturers
CHUA Guan Leong, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
PULLARKAT Sumod A, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
SELLOU Linda, Ph.D. (Bristol University)
Senior Tutors
SOO Han Sen, Ph.D. programme (University of California, Berkeley)
Adjunct Professors
Albert CHAN Sun-Chi, Ph.D. (University of Chicago, Illinois)
Adjunct Associate Professors
CHAI Li Lin, Christina, Ph.D. (Australian National University)
KANTHARAJ Ethirajulu, Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai)
KELLER THOMAS, Ph.D. (University of British Columbia)
SUN Tak On Eric, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
WONG Pui Kwan, Ph.D. (Iowa State University)
Adjunct Assistant Professors
CHEN Yu-Kai, David, Ph.D. (University of Cambridge)
JOHANNES Charles William, Ph.D. (Boston College)
LEONG Voon Seong, Ph.D. (Harvard University)
Division of Mathematical Sciences (MAS)
Professors
LING San, Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley), Chair, SPMS
XING Chaoping, Ph.D. (University of Science and Technology China)
Visiting Professors
BRUCKSTEIN Alfred Marcel, Ph.D. (Stanford)
Visiting Assistant Professors
GAO Peng, Ph.D. (University of Michigan)
Associate Professors
CHEE Yeow Meng, Ph.D. (University of Waterloo), Acting Chair, SPMS
PRIVAULT Nicolas, Ph.D. (University of Paris VI) ROBINS Sinai, Ph.D. (University of California Los Angeles)
SCHMIDT Bernhard, Ph.D. (University of Augsburg), Division Head
TAI Xue-Cheng, Ph.D. (University of Jyvaskyla)
WANG Huaxiong, Ph.D. (University of Haifa, University of Wollongong)
Assistant Professors
ADAMS David Henry, Ph.D. (University of Dublin, Trinity College)
CHAN Song Heng, Ph.D. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign)
CHEN Xin, Ph.D. (Peking University)
CHUA Chek Beng, Ph.D. (Cornell University)
HOANG Viet Ha, Ph.D. (University of Cambridge)
KLAUCK Hartmut, Ph.D. (University of Frankfurt)
KRICKER Andrew James, Ph.D. (University of Melbourne)
LIAN Heng, Ph.D. (Brown University)
PAN Guangming, Ph.D. (University of Science and Technology of China)
PANDURANGAN Gopa, Ph.D. (Brown University)
PANG Zhen, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
PASECHNIK Dmitrii V, Ph.D. (University of Western Australia)
QIN Yingli, Ph.D. (Iowa State University)
WANG Desheng, Ph.D. (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
WANG Li-Lian, Ph.D. (Shanghai University)
WU Guohua, Ph.D. (Victoria University of Wellington)
XIANG Liming, Ph.D. (City University of Hong Kong)
ZHAO Liangyi, Ph.D. (Rutgers University)
Assistant Professor (Joint appointment with PAP)
KOH Tieh-Yong, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Nanyang Assistant Professors
CHEN Ning, Ph.D. (University of Washington)
WU Hongjun, Ph.D. (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
Nanyang Assistant Professors (NRF)
ELKIND Edith, Ph.D. (Princeton University)
OGGIER Frederique Elise, Ph.D. (Ecole Polytechnique)
Lecturers
DUZHIN Fedor, Ph.D. (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm)
GUSTAVSSON Erik Anders Mikael, Ph.D. (Umea University)
TAN Geok Choo, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
Teaching Fellows
LE Hai Khoi, Ph.D. (Rostov State University)
Adjunct Assistant Professors
KHOO Khoong Ming, Ph.D. (University of Waterloo)
LEE Hian Kiat, Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles)
YEO Sze Ling, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
Division of Physics and Applied Physics (PAP)
Professors
HUAN Cheng Hon, Alfred, D.Phil. (University of Oxford), Division Head
SHEN Zexiang, Ph.D. (King’s College, London University), Associate Chair (Academic and Graduate Studies)
Nanyang Professors
MARCUS Rudolph A, Ph.D. (McGill University)
Visiting Professors
GURZADYAN Gagik G., Ph.D. (Moscow University)
MICHEL-BEYERLE Maria-Elisabeth, Ph.D. (Technical University of Aachen)
Nanyang Associate Professors (NRF)
PANAGOPOULOS Christos, DPhil (University of Cambridge)
DEMIR Hilmi Volkan, DPhil (Stanford University)
Assistant Professors
CHEONG Siow Ann, Ph.D. (Cornell University)
CHEW Lock Yue, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
CHIA Ee Min, Elbert, Ph.D. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign)
LEW Wen Siang, Ph.D. (University of Cambridge)
OHL Claus-Dieter, Ph.D. (University of Göettingen)
SENGUPTA Pinaki, Ph.D. (University of Illionois at Urbana Champaign)
SUM Tze Chien, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
SUN Handong, Ph.D. (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
WANG Lan, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore [Physics], University of Minnesota [Materials Science])
WU Tao, Tom, Ph.D. (University of Maryland)
YU Ting, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
Nanyang Assistant Professors
DUMKE Rainer Helmut, Ph.D. (Institute of Quantum Optics, Hanover)
FAN Hongjin, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
SOCI Cesare, Ph.D. (University of Pravia &University of California, Santa Barbara)
WANG Qijie, Ph.D. (SMF, NTU)
Nanyang Assistant Professors (NRF)
XIONG Qihua, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University)
Assistant Professor (Joint appointment with MAS)
KOH Tieh-Yong, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Assistant Professor (Joint appointment with CBC)
PHAN Anh Tuan, Ph.D. (Ecole Polytechnique)
Lecturers
Ma Yun, Ph.D. (NTU)
Senior Tutor
CHONG Yidong, Ph.D. Program (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
LU Bing Sui, B.Sc. (University of Cambridge)
YONG Ee Hou, Ph.D. Program (Harvard University)
Adjunct Associate Professor
SEE Kai Hung, Alex, Ph.D. (Rutgers University)
Adjunct Assistant Professor
PHUA Poh Boon, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
ZHANG Xinhai, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
Division of Earth Sciences
Professors
SIEH Kerry, Ph.D. (Stanford University), Director, Earth Observatory of Singapore NEWHALL Chris, Ph.D. (Dartmouth College) TAPPONNIER Paul, Ph.D. (Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, Montpellier)
Assistant Professors
COSTA Fidel, Ph.D. ( University of Geneva ) HILL Emma, Ph.D. (University of Nevada, Reno) KOH Tieh Yong, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) SWITZER Adam, Ph.D. ( University of Wollongong )
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