(1).Laser Nanofabrication

1.1 Sub-20 nm nano-materials synthesis by laser ablation in vacuum, liquid and air;

1.2 Sub-50 nm surface nano-structuring by laser/AFM, Laser/NSOM, Laser/transparent particles, laser interference lithography and parallel micro-lens array nanolithography;

(2).Laser Precision Engineering for Industrial Applications

2.1 Laser surface modification (cleaning, annealing, bumping and Crack-free glass microstructuring);

2.2 Femtosecond laser microprocessing for bio-chip and tissue engineering;

(3).Nanophotonics

3.1 Large area plasmonic and meta-materials /structure fabrication and characterization;

3.2 Tuning of plasmonic resonance wavelength and weakly dissipated plasmonic materials/structures;

3.3 Femtosecond laser induced multi-photon absorption in near field and meso field;

3.4 THz spectroscopy, novel THz structure design & fabrication;

(4).Optical Diagnostics

4.1 Laser assisted bio-imaging & pump-probe spectroscopy;

4.2 Laser micro/nanofabrication process real-time monitoring.

(1). Co-PI of "Superlens", SERC Grant, $4,378,130 (2010~2012).

(2). Co-PI of "Meta-Antenna", SERC Grant , $2,315,479 (2010~2012);

(3). PI of Defence Innovative Research Programme DIRP08 project, $631,200(2009 ~ 2012);

(4). Co-PI of "Fundamental studies in photovoltaics processing", AcRF, $180,000 (2008 ~ 2010);

(5). PI of Terahertz spectroscopy, SERC Inter-RI grant, $2,585,790 (2008 ~ 2010);

(6). PI of High figure-of-merit thermoelectric structures based on laser assisted materials engineering and nano-structuring, NUS Start-up fund, $179,840 (2008 ~ 2011);

(7). PI of Plasmon-assisted photonic nanostructures, NUS-MSU Joint Research, $73,000 (2008 ~ 2009);

(8). Co-PI of Innovative silicon purification process, Clean Energy Research Program, S$2,340,000 (2008 ~ 2010);

(9). PI of Laser remote detection of hazardous gases for operational safety, Lloyd's Register Professorship projects, S$195,000 (2008 ~ 2011);

(10).PI of Laser microfabrication of chips for imaging-based molecular and cellular diagnostics and analysis, ASTAR- CCO grant, S$742,000 (2008 ~ 2011);

(11).PI of Development of multi-beam & maskless laser nanofabrication technologies, Data Storage Institute, S$285,000 (2008 ~ 2009);

(12).Manager of core R&D program Laser microprocessing & nanofabrication? Data Storage Institute, ~S$3,000,000 (2000 ~ 2007);

(13).Co-PI of Cysteine-based tailoring of peptide Radiopharmaceuticals and probes? ASTAR Bio-imaging Consortium, S$685,000 (2005 ~ 2008);

(14). Co-PI of Laser nanoimprinting for 45 nm and beyond, ASTAR TSRP, S$983,000 (2004 ~ 2007);

Laser Equipment :

(1) Coherent fs laser (Libra)

(2) Coherent fs laser (Mira)

(3) CO2 Laser

(4) 355nm UV ns laser

(5) 1064nm fiber ns laser

Analysis Equipment :

(1) Nanoscope

(2) Confocal microscope

(3) SMI PA System

(4) Raman System

Deposition and Processing Equipment :

(1) E-beam evaporator

(2) CRP laser system