- Email: seongshan.yap@xmu.edu.my
- Office: A4-434
- Research Interest:
- Laser-materials interaction,
- Optoelectronics,
- Materials science
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Yap Seong Shan is currently an associate professor at the Department of Physics, Xiamen University Malaysia. Her research focuses on laser-material interaction and plasma processes for use in applications such as materials synthesis, device fabrication and industrial process.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Laser-materials interaction: laser and plasma processing, ultrafast laser filamentation
- Materials science: nanomaterials, nanodiamonds, transparent conducting oxide, Ge/Si quantum dot
- Devices: optoelectronics OLED, solar cell
- Industry research: polymer/glove testing, lead free solder and additives, failure analysis
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- Ph.D (Engineering), Multimedia University, Malaysia (2007)
- M. Tech. (Materials Science), University of Malaya, Malaysia (2000)
- B. Sc (Hons.) Physics, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (1998)
WORKING EXPERIENCE
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Malaysia (2016- current)
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia (2014-2015)
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Malaysia (2011-2013)
- Visiting Researcher, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada (Jan- Apr 2011)
- Postdoctor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway (2008- 2011)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE/GRANTS
- Theoretical and observational implications of emergent gravity, XMUMRF/2019-C3/IMAT/0007
- Algebraic and topological structure of spacetime geodesics, XMUMRF/2021-C8/IPHY/0001
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE/GRANTS
- Top Glove International Research Grant (PI, 2019-2022)
- Sandisk-MMU research grant (PI, 2018-2022)
- Optoelectronics (PI, 2018-2022)
- Understanding the mechanisms of nanodiamonds formation in ultrafast laser filamentation (PI, FRGS, 2019-2023)
- Embedded system controlled supercapacitor batteries hybrid energy storage system (Member, FRGS, 2019-2022)
- Low temperature self-assembled growth of oxide nanostructures (PI, MMU GRA, 2018-2021)
- Charge injection, confinement and energy partition in hybrid white-light organic light emitting devices (member, FRGS, 2016-2019)
- Conjugated polymer for optoelectronics (member, FRGS, 2014-1017)
- Growth of Ge/Si nanostructures by laser deposition (PI, UM HIR, 2014-2016)
- Plasma diagnostic in laser processing (PI, BKP, 2014-2015)
- Femtosecond laser patterning and materials growth (PI, TM RnD Fund, 2013-2015)
- Growth of fluorescent nanodiamonds (Member, FRGS, 2013-2016)
- Performance capping and modeling in continuously graded, mixed-host organic light Emitting Diode (Member, FRGS 2013-2016)
- Laser processing of Si (PI, Mini Fund, 2012)
- Norway-Canada Research Collaboration on MBE and PLD (Research Council Norway 2011)
POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION
- Reeson Kek, PhD (March 2021)
Room temperature self-assembled growth of zinc oxide nanostructures - Ong Teng Sian, PhD (2020)
Design and fabrication of multi-colour organic light-emitting diodes - Ong Guang Liang, M.EngSci. (2020)
Solution-processed organic light-emitting diode with multilayer structure based on water/alcohol soluble conjugated polymer - Tan Khai Shiang, M.EngSci, (2020)
Thermomechanical study of lead-free solder joints and the effects of carbon-based additives - Oon Sim Jui, M.Eng.Sci, (2020)
Experimental and numerical studies of thermally induced warpage in printed circuit board - Nurul Suhada, M.Eng.Sci, (2018)
Growth of CZTS by pulsed laser deposition - Kee Yee Yeh, PhD (2016)
Investigation of mixed-host organic light emitting diodes - Ong Teng Sian, M.EngSci (2016)
Investigation of performance and recombination zone in mixed layer OLEDs - Riku Chowdhury, M. Eng.Sci (2016)
Numerical studies of performance and recombination zone in graded, mixed-layer organic light emitting diodes - Kok Soon Yee, M.Eng.Sci. (2015)
Nanosecond and femtosecond patterning of polyimide - Tan Kwan Chu, M.Eng.Sci. (2014)
Pulsed Nd:YAG laser deposition of aluminum doped ZnO - Sivakumar Muniandy, M.Eng. in Microelectronics (2018)