News
Awards, new members and publication highlights.
| Aug 01, 2026 | Let’s give a warm welcome to our new Ph.D. graduate student, Qi Xinyu! |
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| Jan 13, 2026 | Let’s give a warm welcome to Peng Jiaqi, who joins the group as a Ph.D. graduate student in the January intake! |
| Jan 01, 2026 | Advanced Ceramics Laboratory wishes everyone a Happy New Year, all the best for 2026! |
| Oct 06, 2025 | The group gathered for dinner at the NUS Society Guild House to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. |
| Aug 01, 2025 | Let’s give a warm welcome to our new Ph.D. graduate student, Cui Junyi! |
| Jan 01, 2025 | Advanced Ceramics Laboratory wishes everyone a Happy New Year, all the best for 2025! |
| Aug 01, 2024 | Let’s give a warm welcome to our new Ph.D. graduate student, Ji Zhenwei! Lewis Ting also begins his Ph.D. candidature with the group this month, after joining as a research assistant in 2023. |
| Jan 01, 2024 | Advanced Ceramics Laboratory wishes everyone a Happy New Year, all the best for 2024! |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Big congratulations to Prof. John Wang for being recognized as a Highly Cited researcher under the Materials Science category by Web of Science! |
| Aug 26, 2023 | ACL group wishes Dr. Liu Ximeng all the best in his future endeavors! |
| Aug 01, 2023 | Let’s give a warm welcome to our new Ph.D. graduate student, Wang Xingyang! |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Congratulations to Prof. John Wang for becoming the Director of the NUS Research Institute (Chongqing)! We hope to have more fruitful collaborations in the future. |
| Jan 01, 2023 | Advanced Ceramics Laboratory wishes everyone a Happy New Year, all the best for 2023! |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Big congratulations to Prof. John Wang for being recognized as a Highly Cited researcher under the Materials Science category by Web of Science! |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Congratulations to Dr. Moaz and team for the major breakthrough in piezoelectricity, with 4x more D33 than PZT! |
| Aug 08, 2022 | Big congratulations to Prof. Wang for being elected as Fellow of Singapore National Academy of Science (SNAS)! |
| Aug 01, 2022 | Let’s give a warm welcome to our new Ph.D. graduate student, Huang Qilin! |
| May 17, 2022 | Big congratulations to Prof. Wang for being elected as Fellow in the Academy of Engineering, Singapore! |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Let’s give a warm welcome to our new research fellow, Dr Wang Haimei! |
| Feb 07, 2022 | Let’s give a warm welcome to our new Ph.D. exchange students, Liu Yu, Ren Xiangting, and Li Siyi! |
| Jan 01, 2022 | Advanced Ceramics Laboratory wishes everyone a Happy New Year, all the best for 2022! |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Big congratulations to Prof. John Wang for being recognized as a Highly Cited researcher under the Materials Science category by Web of Science! |
| Aug 16, 2021 | Let’s give a warm welcome to our new research fellow, Dr Sun Jianguo, new Ph.D. graduate student, Wang Tuo, and new Ph.D exchange student, Jiang Hanmei! |
| May 25, 2021 | Let’s give a warm welcome to our new Ph.D. graduate student, Liu Weihao! |
| Jan 08, 2021 | Let’s give a warm welcome to our three new Ph.D. graduate students, Gao Yulin, Liu Binbin, and Bao Changyuan! |
| Jan 01, 2021 | Advanced Ceramics Laboratory wishes everyone a Happy New Year! |
| Nov 18, 2020 | Big congratulations to Prof. John Wang for being recognized as a Highly Cited researcher under the Cross-Field category by Web of Science! |
| Nov 16, 2020 | Research Fellow position available in Advanced Ceramics Laboratory. Apply under careers. |
| Nov 14, 2020 | Farewell to Yan Jing and Jiang Jiangmin for their 1 year student exchange at ACL, we wish them all the best! |
| Jul 06, 2019 | Ms. Zhang Lei attended the SAKURA SCIENCE Exchange Program, attachment at Kogakuin University. |
| Jun 28, 2019 | The 10th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT2019) has been held from 23–28 June 2019 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Prof. John Wang co-chairs ICMAT2019 Symposium II. Dr. Lyu Zhiyang, Dr. KouZongkui, Dr. Gu Qilin, Dr. Zhang Zhixiao, Mr. Zhang Hong, Ms. Zang Wenjie gave the oral presentation. Mr. Moaz Waqar, Ms. Ma Yuanyuan took part in the poster session. |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Congratulations to Mr. Moaz Waqar and Ms. Zang Wenjie for being respective award winners in ICMAT2019. |
| Jun 27, 2019 | Big congratulations to Prof. John Wang for being elected as an academician Asia Pacific Academy of Materials (APAM). |
| Jun 04, 2019 | Congratulations to Ms. Zhang Lei who passed the Oral Qualification Examination today. |
| May 29, 2019 | Dr. Masashi Kotobuki joined our ACL group as a Postdoctorial Fellow (RF) recently. Welcome! |
| Dec 18, 2018 | ACL group had a nice lunch together and exchanged gifts to celebrate Christmas! |
| Dec 15, 2018 | Prof. Zhang Zhixiao, Prof. Zhang Yifu, and Prof. Zhang Youfeng joined our ACL group as the visiting scholar recently. Welcome! |
| Dec 07, 2018 | Joined Workshop on Advanced Materials between Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University was held in NUS on 7 December 2018. Prof. John Wang gave a talk. |
| Dec 04, 2018 | AM30 Symposium Singapore was held in Singapore on 4 December 2018. Dr. Gu Qilin, Dr. Hu Yating, and Mr. Zhang Hong gave a poster presentation. |
| Nov 30, 2018 | 2018 MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit was held in Boston on 25-30 November 2018. Mr. Zhang Hong gave the oral presentation. |
| Nov 29, 2018 | Congratulations to Dr. Abdo who passed his Ph.D. oral defense today! |
| Nov 23, 2018 | 8th MRS-S National Conference on Advanced Materials was held in NUS on 21-23 November 2018. Dr. Gu Qilin, Dr. Kou Zongkui, Mr. Liu Ximeng, and Ms. Zang Wenjie gave a poster presentation. |
| Nov 08, 2018 | Emerging Material Technology Summit was held in Hanoi, Vietnam on 4-8 November 2018. Prof. John Wang gave a talk. Mr. Zhang Hong gave a poster presentation. |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Congratulations to Ms. Zang Wenjie who passed the Oral Qualification Examination today. |
| Sep 01, 2018 | Prof. Gao Xiaorui joined our ACL group as the visiting scholar recently. Welcome! |
| Aug 25, 2018 | A joined group meeting with Prof. Tan Swee Ching group was held on 25th August 2018. Dr. Sai and Ms. Li Xin gave a sharing about manuscript writing. |
| Aug 01, 2018 | Mr. Yu Yong and Ms. Miao Linqing joined our ACL group as the collaborated PhD students recently. Welcome! |
| Aug 01, 2018 | Mr. Wang Ruoyu joined our ACL group as the master student (by research) recently. Welcome! |
| Jul 31, 2018 | A meeting with Prof. Zhan Sihui from NanKai University was held on 31th July 2018. |
| Jul 29, 2018 | ACL group organized a group hike from NUS to VivoCity and had a nice dinner together. |
| Jul 28, 2018 | Dr. Bo Weng (Editor) gave a talk about Publishing in Wiley Materials Science Journals. |
| Jul 03, 2018 | The 13th Sino-US Forum on Nanoscale Science and Technology has been held from 29 June – 03 July 2018 at Chengdu, China. Prof. John Wang took part in the Panel Discussion. Ms. Li Xin took part in the poster session. |
| Jul 02, 2018 | Dr. Zhu Changrong gave a talk about Energy Research and High Impact Publishing in Joule. |
| Jun 20, 2018 | Dr. Pan Zhenghui joined our ACL group as the Postdoctorial Fellows (RFs) recently. Welcome! |
| May 18, 2018 | Ms. Zheng Ting joined our ACL group as the exchange student recently. Welcome! |
| May 17, 2018 | Congratulations to Mr. Liu Ximeng who passed the Oral Qualification Examination today. |
| May 12, 2018 | Congratulations to Dr. Hu Yating who got the Excellent Self-Funded International Student scholarship. |
| May 08, 2018 | Congratulations to Ms. Ma Yuanyuan who passed the Oral Qualification Examination today. |
| Feb 03, 2018 | A lunch meeting with Prof Tony Cheetham and Prof Gu Haoshuang was held on 3rd February 2018, by the research group. |
| Jan 20, 2018 | Mr. Moaz Waqar joined our ACL group as the PhD student recently. Welcome! |
| Jan 05, 2018 | Prof. Chen Hao joined our ACL group as the visiting scholar recently. Welcome! |
| Jan 02, 2018 | Congratulations to Dr. Zhu Changrong (Rose) on becoming the Scientific Editor of Joule, a sister journal to Cell. |
| Dec 25, 2017 | ACL group had a nice lunch together and exchanged gifts to celebrate Christmas! |
| Dec 18, 2017 | Research Fellow Position is available in the area of ceramic materials and ceramic membranes for water and wastewater treatment. PhD in ceramics, materials science/engineering, or materials chemistry/materials physics, plus relevant research experience. Apply to: Prof John Wang, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore. E-mail: msewangj@nus.edu.sg |
| Nov 09, 2017 | The 6th International Workshop on Nanotechnology and Application 2017 has been held on 9 November at Phan Thiet city, Vietnam. Dr. Hu Yating gave a talk about “Flexible Solid-State Energy Storage by Metal Oxide/Phosphides in Carbon Network”. |
| Nov 03, 2017 | Dr. Wu Yue joined our ACL group as a Postdoctorial Fellow (RF) recently. Welcome! |
| Oct 31, 2017 | The 8th MRS Trilateral Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials: Energy, Water, and Healthcare has been held on 28th October 2017. Prof. John Wang, gave a talk as an invited speaker. |
| Oct 06, 2017 | ACL group celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival and had a nice lunch together. |
| Sep 08, 2017 | A lunch meeting with Prof Tony Cheetham was held on 8th September 2017, by the research group. |
| Aug 30, 2017 | Prof. John Wang presented an invited talk at ChinaNano 2017, held in Beijing, 27th to 30th August 2017. |
| Aug 01, 2017 | Dr. Li Songzhan joined our ACL group as a visiting scholar recently. Welcome! |
| Aug 01, 2017 | Dr. Kou Zongkui joined our ACL group as a Postdoctorial Fellow (RF) recently. |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Dr. Hou Weixing, Dr. Zhu Changrong, Dr. He Zeming, Dr. Lyu Zhiyang, and Dr. Gu Qilin joint our ACL group as the Postdoctorial Fellows (RFs) recently. Welcome! Our group is getting bigger. Hopefully we can work together for a better ACL. |
| Jul 03, 2017 | Congratulations to Mr. Zhang Hong who passed the Oral Qualification Examination today. |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Congratulations to Dr. Ho Kuan Hung who passed the Ph.D. oral defense today. |
| Jun 28, 2017 | Congratulations to Ms. Li Xin who passed the Oral Qualification Examination today. |
| Jun 23, 2017 | The 9th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT), organized by The Materials Research Society of Singapore (MRS-S), has been held from 18 – 23 June 2017 at Suntec Singapore. Prof. John Wang, as an invited speaker, gave a talk about “Development of ‘CLAN’ Nanomedicine for Nucleic Acid Therapeutics”. Dr. Hu Yating and Mr. Abdelnaby M. Elshahawy gave the oral presentation, and Mr. Zhang Hong, Ms. Li Xin, Mr. Liu Ximeng, Ms. Ma Yuanyuan and Mr. Chung Jingyang took part in the poster session. |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Congratulations to Dr. Hu Yating who passed the Ph.D. oral defense today. |
| Feb 27, 2017 | RFs, RAs and RS Available: Postdoctorial Fellows (RFs), Research Assistants (RAs), and PhD Scholarships are available in the following two areas: 1. Energy Storage (Li Ion Hybrids and Supercapacitors) 2. Ceramic Membranes for Water and Wastewater Treatment (fabrication and characterization) |
| Dec 14, 2016 | 9th Singapore Chemistry Conference (SICC9) was held in NUS, Singapore on 11-14 December 2016. Guan Cao, Hu Yating and Li Xin of our group gave a poster presentation. Dr. Guan Cao got the Best Poster Prize. |
| Dec 09, 2016 | In December 2016, the 2nd Asian Materials Education Symposium was held in NUS. Prof. John Wang gave a talk. |
| Dec 07, 2016 | 7th MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials and 7th Trilateral Conference was held in NTU, Singapore on 5-7 December 2016. Abdelnaby and Li Xin of our group gave a poster presentation. |