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We are excited to announce that several Q.InC researchers have been awarded the prestigious MTC Individual Research Grant (IRG) and Young Individual Research Grant (YIRG) for 2023.

The MTC Young Individual Research Grants (YIRG) is a subcategory of grants that aims to groom young researchers for independent research.

Award Recipients

Project: Developing a 2D Oxide Material Library for Sustainable Next-Generation Nanoelectronics

Dr Aaron Lau is an experimental quantum scientist focused on next-generation materials and devices in low-dimensional systems physics. Aaron graduated with first-class honours from the National University of òòò½Íøin 2012 and later received the ASTAR Graduate Scholarship to pursue his PhD at the University of Oxford. During his PhD, he specialized in quantum transport through single-molecule electronics. Currently, he concentrates on atomically thin materials for quantum applications. In his free time, Aaron enjoys reading, travelling, gardening, cycling, and team sports.

Project: On-Chip Angle Twistable and Gap Tunable (ATGT) Bi-Layer Metasurfaces for Chirality-Sensitive Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Beam Scanning System

Dr Ma Xuezhi joined Q.InC, A*STAR, bringing his expertise from his postdoctoral tenure at Texas A&M University's Department of Mechanical Engineering. He earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Riverside, and previously studied at Nanjing University. His research interests include quantum optics, quantum materials, near-field optics, and nanofabrication. He has authored over 30 peer-reviewed papers in top journals such as Nature Photonics and Advanced Materials. Additionally, he has presented at numerous conferences, delivered invited seminars, and holds 1 US patent.

Project: CMOS-Compatible Monolithically Integrated SiC Quantum Chips

Dr Shi Xiaodong received his Bachelor's degree in Information Engineering from Beihang University and went on to earn a Master's degree and PhD in Photonic Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark. His PhD research was focused on silicon carbide integrated photonics. Shi continued this research as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Technical University of Denmark with the support of the Villum Experiment grant. His work spans integrated photonics, nonlinear optics, quantum optics, and nanofabrication.