| ThinkQuest Questionnaire
Tell us some general information about yourself/your job.
(Lecturer: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
I give lectures in materials-related subjects including nanomaterials. My research involves novel functional materials.
How would you define nanotechnology?
Nanotech is the understanding and application of materials in nanometer scale.
Is there anything that you can tell us about your work in the field of nanotechnology?
We work on self-assembled structures for say, templating.
If you only had a few sentences to explain the usefulness and importance of nanotechnology to the general public, what would you say?
It is important area because there is a whole new group of properties that we can used when the size of a particular material shrink down to nanometer size regimes.
What reasonable advances do you think we (the world) will make in the field of nanotechnology in the next 10 years? 20 years? 50?
I believe there will be even more novel applications that will happen in field of bio and energy application.
What are some of the top challenges in the field of nanotechnology right now?
Control and optimizing the design of such materials.
What are some research projects (and applications) that your department is currently working on?
Bio, Nanoelectronics, polymer electronics, energy harvesting, catalysis.
What areas of science should people study if they want to go into nanotechnology? Energy harvesting and storage.
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