Wei-Lin Tan
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Credentials
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Machine Learning for Materials Informatics
MIT Professional EducationAug, 2023- Nov, 2024
Experience
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DSO National Laboratories
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Singapore
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Engineer
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Aug 2019 - Present
I develop, simulate and characterize cutting-edge materials for energy generation and personnel & asset protection, with specialization in materials with multiphysics coupling. I develop, simulate and characterize cutting-edge materials for energy generation and personnel & asset protection, with specialization in materials with multiphysics coupling.
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Office for Space Technology & Industry, Singapore (OSTIn)
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Singapore
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Manager (Office for Space Technology and Industry)
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Apr 2020 - Mar 2023
As a member of the Technology group in OSTIn, I seeded and managed R&D projects in novel technologies that will advance Singapore's ability to leverage on space-based infrastructure for economic progress. The Technology group also provided technical insight to guide strategic planning for Singapore's Space Strategy. As a member of the Technology group in OSTIn, I seeded and managed R&D projects in novel technologies that will advance Singapore's ability to leverage on space-based infrastructure for economic progress. The Technology group also provided technical insight to guide strategic planning for Singapore's Space Strategy.
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Caltech
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United States
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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PhD Student
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Sep 2014 - Jun 2019
As a graduate student in Prof Dennis Kochmann's group, I studied the material and mechanical properties of ferroelectric materials, in particular their unique properties during electronic switching, and how they change with continued cycling. As a graduate student in Prof Dennis Kochmann's group, I studied the material and mechanical properties of ferroelectric materials, in particular their unique properties during electronic switching, and how they change with continued cycling.
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Astronomy.SG
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1 - 100 Employee
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Science and Education Coordinator
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Mar 2013 - Jun 2016
I am a co-founder of Astronomy.SG, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing Astronomy education to students and the public in Singapore. In my role as Science and Education Coordinator, I: + Advocate for education in STEM fields through Astronomy + Liaise with educational and R&D organizations to bring Space Technology to students + Work with schools to facilitate Astronomy education I am also the local organizer of the NASA Cassini Scientist for a Day Essay Contest & Videoconference (Singapore edition) where we invite students to submit essays about the Saturnian system, then bring them for a live video conference with scientists and engineers working on the Cassini mission. Show less
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DSO National Laboratories
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Singapore
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Engineer
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Aug 2012 - Jul 2014
I was part of a team doing R&D on defence-related materials. I was part of a team doing R&D on defence-related materials.
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Stanford University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Sep 2011 - Jun 2012
As a student in Prof. Bruce Clemens' group, I studied magnetron-sputtered thin films of aluminum-doped zinc oxide for use as transparent conducting films in solar cell applications. I characterized material property and structure as a function of various sputtering parameters. As a student in Prof. Bruce Clemens' group, I studied magnetron-sputtered thin films of aluminum-doped zinc oxide for use as transparent conducting films in solar cell applications. I characterized material property and structure as a function of various sputtering parameters.
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Brown University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Aug 2009 - May 2011
As part of Professor Shouheng Sun's group, I developed various wet-chemical synthesis methods for gold nanostructures, including gold-iron oxide dumbbell nanoparticles for catalysis application and diameter-tunable gold nanowires.
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Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
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Sep 2009 - May 2010
+ Laboratory TA for Introductory Astronomy (2 semesters)+ Course TA for Geochemistry (1 semester)
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The University of Tokyo
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Japan
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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NanoJapan Research Intern
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May 2010 - Jul 2010
Under the supervision of Professor Yoshihiro Iwasa and Dr. Hongtao Yuan, I assisted in fabricating and testing SnS2 liquid-gated electric-double-layer transistors to investigate electric field-induced insulator-metal transitions. This culminated in a paper "Liquid-Gated Electric-Double-Layer Transistor on Layered Metal Dichalcogenide, SnS2" in Applied Physics Letters. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3535613 Under the supervision of Professor Yoshihiro Iwasa and Dr. Hongtao Yuan, I assisted in fabricating and testing SnS2 liquid-gated electric-double-layer transistors to investigate electric field-induced insulator-metal transitions. This culminated in a paper "Liquid-Gated Electric-Double-Layer Transistor on Layered Metal Dichalcogenide, SnS2" in Applied Physics Letters. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3535613
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DSO National Laboratories
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Singapore
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Intern
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Apr 2008 - Aug 2009
I spent 2 summers as a research intern at DSO National Laboratories in Singapore where I worked on various materials science projects. In 2008, I synthesized and characterized shape-controlled gold nanoparticles for potential applications in non-linear optical attenuation. In 2009, I fabricated and characterized vanadium oxide thin films for photo-induced phase transition applications. I spent 2 summers as a research intern at DSO National Laboratories in Singapore where I worked on various materials science projects. In 2008, I synthesized and characterized shape-controlled gold nanoparticles for potential applications in non-linear optical attenuation. In 2009, I fabricated and characterized vanadium oxide thin films for photo-induced phase transition applications.
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Ministry of Education, Singapore (MOE)
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Singapore
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Teaching Intern
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Jan 2008 - Apr 2008
Under the guidance of senior teachers, I planned and taught classes and labs in 7th and 8th-grade Physical and Biological Sciences at Temasek Secondary School. In addition, I co-advised the school's Astronomy club and helped to train students for inter-school Astronomy quizzes. Under the guidance of senior teachers, I planned and taught classes and labs in 7th and 8th-grade Physical and Biological Sciences at Temasek Secondary School. In addition, I co-advised the school's Astronomy club and helped to train students for inter-school Astronomy quizzes.
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Education
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2014 - 2019
Caltech
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Materials Science -
2011 - 2012
Stanford University
Master of Science (MSc) in Materials Science and Engineering -
2008 - 2011
Brown University
Bachelor of Science with Honors (ScB) in Chemistry, Bachelor of Arts (AB) in Geological Sciences -
2006 - 2007
Raffles Junior College
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