Prof. Wei Yan
Nanyang Assistant Professor (2021)
Principal Investigator, Centre for Optical Fibre Technology (COFT)
Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Assistant Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Singapore
Email: wei.yan@ntu.edu.sg
Outside work, Wei likes skiing, hiking and running.
Eudcation and Training Experience
Postdoc Associate, 2018 - 2021
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Research Laborator of Electronics (RLE),
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
Advisor: Prof. Yoel Fink
Scientist, 2017 - 2018
Laboratory of Photonic Materials and Fiber Devices,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Advisor： Prof. Fabien Sorin
PhD, 2013 - 2017
Laboratory of Photonic Materials and Fiber Devices,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Advisor: Prof. Fabien Sorin
Visiting Researcher, 2014-2014
Research Laborator of Electronics (RLE),
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
Advisor: Prof. Yoel Fink
Master, 2010 - 2013
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science,
Institute of Metal Research,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Advisor: Prof. Dianzhong Li (国家科技创新领军人才)
Bachelor, 2006 - 2010 (GPA ranked 1st)
State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy,
Research Institute of Powder Metallurgy,
Central South University, China
Advisor: Prof. Yong Liu (国家杰青)
Selected Awards
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iCANX Young Scientist Award 2022 (in total 10 winners)
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Finalist for the Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year 2022 in Engineering and Technology (in total 30 winners)
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Outstanding Contribution Award of Advanced Fiber Materials (2022)
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1st Place, NASA Tech Briefs Design Competition (Aerospace/Defense Category) 2022
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Best Young Scientist Award, IEEE, 2021
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Best Reviewer Award, Advanced Fiber Materials (Spring Nature), 2021
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Professor René Wasserman Award, EPFL, Switzerland, 2019
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Best Graduate Student, EDMX, EPFL, Switzerland, 2017
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Best Student Paper Award, OSA, 2016
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Best Undergraduate Thesis Award, CSU, China, 2010
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Outstanding Graduates Award of Hunan Province，China, 2010
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Southwest Aluminum Group Co., LTD Educational Scholarship, China, 2009
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Pacemaker to Merit Student, CSU, 2009
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Huang Peiyun Educational Scholarship, China, 2008
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National Scholarship, China, 2008
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Merit Student award, CSU, China, 2017, 2008
Academic Services
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Funding Reviewer, Dutch Research Council, Since 2022
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Editorial Board Member, Med-X (Spring Nature), Since 2022
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Editorial Board Member, Advanced Fiber Materials (Spring Nature), Since 2020
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Editorial Advisory Panel, Nanotechnology (IOP Science), Since 2019
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Lead Guest Editor, "Smart Fibers and Textile Materials", Advanced Fiber Materials (Spring Nature), 2020
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Funding Reviewer, Swiss National Science Foundation, Since 2019
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Reviewer for over 30 international journals: Nature Communications, Science Advances, Advanced Materials, National Science Review, ACS Photonics, Advanced Optical Materials, Advanced Science, Nature-npj Flexible Electronics, Scientific Reports, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Cell – iScience, Advanced Fiber Materials, Nano Research, Advanced Materials Technology, Nanotechnology, Optics Letters, Optical Materials Express, Applied Optics, Materials Research Express, Journal of Optics, Flexible and Printed Electronics, Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering, Micromachines, Sensors, Advanced Devices & Instrumentation, Frontiers of Optoelectronics, Journal of Composites Science, Applied Sciences, Materials, Chemosensors, Nano Research, Scientific Reports