Openings for Ph.D. students in various fields (Triboelectric, Thermoelectric, Si Photonics, Nanophotonics, Photonic Crystal,THz, Metamaterial, Energy Harvesting, Energy Harvester, Neural prosthesis, Neural probes, Flexible electronics, etc.) at NUS, Singapore (Updated as of Aug 2015)

We are looking for Ph.D. students for a few research topics in next fields:

• 1) Triboelectric technology for energy harvesting (Energy harvester)
• 2) Thermoelectric technology for energy harvesting (Energy harvester)
• 3) Neural prosthesis and neural probes
• 4) Nanophotonics
• 5) Metamaterials
• 6) Flexible electronics, Stretchable electronics, Stretchable sensors

The expected applicants should fulfil the following points: Graduates of BSc and MSc Degrees from various Engineering disciplines (e.g. electrical, mechanical, materials, chemical and bio-engineering) and Physics with cap (i.e., average scores) better than 4 (out of 5) from the following universities:

National University of Singapore, Nanyang technological University, The University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, City University of Hong Kong, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, Nanjing University, University of Science and Technology of China, Wuhan University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Beihang University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Tongji University, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Sun Yat-Sen University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua University, National Chiao Tung University, National Cheng Kung University, National Sun Yat-Sen University.

Singaporean and Singapore PR can receive the EDB Scholarships. The details could be obtained from Prof. C. Lee.

Universities in Taiwan, Turkey, Korea, Japan, Canada, US and Europe will be reviewed based on case-by-case manner.

To make sure that the successful candidates can speak and write in English fluently, TOFEL score of 90 or above is required for non-native English speakers. Depending on the research topics, successful candidates may conduct their research works at IME, A-STAR and SiNAPSE , NUS. For PhD applicants looking for NUS Research Scholarship, please find the detailed information of application in the next link: http://www.gse.nus.edu.sg/applications.html#research

For PhD applicants who are from Taiwan, Turkey, Korea, Japan, Canada, US and Europe, you are eligible for SINGA scholarship, please find the detailed information of application in the next link: https://www.singa.a-star.edu.sg/howtoapply.php

NUS regularly ranks amongst the top 30 universities in the world and is Singapore's only comprehensive university. NUS is currently ranked as the number 22 (QS report) and 25 (Times report) in the world universities, and as the number 13 in the world top engineering and technology universities based on the 2014-2015 Times Higher Education World University Rankings (QS Ranking) (Times Ranking).

ECE Department is one of the largest departments in NUS, with a tenure-track or tenured faculty size of approximately 100, supported by approximately 180 staff. Prof. Chengkuo Lee leads a few research projects with awarded research budget exceeding 7 M SGD.

Interested applicants are invited to send detailed CVs, transcripts, list of publication and contact details of appropriate referees to: Prof. Chengkuo Lee by e-mail (elelc@nus.edu.sg).