Assoc Prof Tuck Ng - Researcher Profile

Biography

Tuck works in the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University as an Associate Professor. His research interests are in biochemical analysis techniques, particle/cell manipulation, and instrumentation development.

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Keywords

biochemical analysis, particle & cell manipulation, instrumentation, photonics

Qualifications

Graduate Certificate in Higher Education

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2009

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: National University of Singapore

Year awarded: 1996

MASTERS OF ENGINEERING

Institution: National University of Singapore

Year awarded: 1990

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONOURS)

Institution: National University of Singapore

Year awarded: 1988

Publications

Book Chapters

Ng, T.W., 2008, Recent applications with digital speckle correlation/decorrelation, in New directions in holography and speckle, eds H. John Caulfield & Chandra S Vikram, American Scientific Publishers, Stevenson Ranch, California, USA, pp. 461-467.

Journal Articles

Shao, F.F., Whitehill, J., Ng, T.W., 2012, Bioparticles assembled using low frequency vibration immune to evacuation drifts, Review of Scientific Instruments [P], vol 83, issue 8, American Institute of Physics, Melville NY USA, pp. 1-7.

Gralinski, I.C., Ng, T.W., 2012, Brownian rod scheme in microenvironment sensing, AIP Advances [E], vol 2, issue 1, American Institute of Physics, Melville New York USA, pp. 1-10.

Ng, T.W., Panduputra, Y.V., 2012, Dynamical force and imaging characterization of superhydrophobic surfaces, Langmuir [P], vol 28, issue 1, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 453-458.

Yeung, B., Ng, T.W., Tan, H., Liew, O., 2012, Electrophoresis gel quantification with a flatbed scanner and versatile lighting from a screen scavenged from a liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor, Journal of Chemical Education [P], vol 89, issue 4, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 513-516.

Shao, F.F., Ng, T.W., Efthimiadis, J., Somers, A., Schwalb, W.H., 2012, Evaporative micro-particle self assembly influenced by capillary evacuation, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science [P], vol 377, Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego California USA, pp. 421-429.

Shao, F.F., Ng, T.W., Liew, O., Fu, J., Sridhar, T., 2012, Evaporative preconcentration and cryopreservation of fluorescent analytes using superhydrophobic surfaces, Soft Matter [P], vol 8, issue 13, Royal Society Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 3563-3569.

Ng, T.W., Lau, C.Y., Bernados-Chamagne, E., Liu, Z., Sheridan, J., Tan, N., 2012, Graphite flake self-retraction response based on potential seeking, Nanoscale Research Letters [P], vol 7, Springer, New York NY USA, pp. 1-9.

Ng, T.W., Chua, A.S.L., 2012, Iterative phase retrieval strategy of transient events, Applied Optics [P], vol 51, issue 3, Optical Society of America, Washington DC USA, pp. 378-384.

Vuong, T., Cheong, B., Lye, J.K.K., Liew, O., Ng, T.W., 2012, Microplate well coverage mixing using superhydrophobic contact, Analytical Biochemistry [P], vol 430, issue 1, Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego CA USA, pp. 53-55.

Yuang, Y., Wang, X., Ng, T.W., 2012, Modeling the liquid filling in capillary well microplates for analyte preconcentration, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science [P], vol 376, Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego California USA, pp. 269-273.

Jin, K., Feng, X., Ng, T.W., Xu, Z., 2012, On the applicability of carbon nanotubes as nanomechanical probes and manipulators, Nanotechnology [P], vol 23, issue 41, IOP Publishing Ltd, Bristol UK, pp. 1-7.

Muradoglu, M., Chiu, W.S., Ng, T.W., 2012, Optical force lateral push-pulling using focus positioning, Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics [P], vol 29, issue 4, Optical Society America, Washington DC USA, pp. 874-880.

Muradoglu, M., Le, T., Liew, O., Ng, T.W., 2012, Optical stirring in a droplet cell bioreactor, Biomedical Optics Express [E], vol 3, issue 10, Optical Society of America, Wasinghton DC USA, pp. 2465-2470.

Schwalb, W.H., Ng, T.W., Lye, J.K.K., Liew, O., Cheong, B., 2012, Surface tension drawing of liquid from microplate capillary wells, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science [P], vol 365, issue 1, Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego California USA, pp. 314-319.

Cheong, B., Diep, V., Ng, T.W., Liew, O., 2012, Transparency-based microplates for fluorescence quantification, Analytical Biochemistry [P], vol 422, issue 1, Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego CA USA, pp. 39-45.

Lye, J., Ng, T., Neild, A., Liew, O., 2011, A capacity for mixing in capillary wells for microplates, Analytical Biochemistry [P], vol 410, issue 1, Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego California USA, pp. 152-154.

Panduputra, Y., Ng, T., Neild, A., Ling, Y., 2011, Adhesion force studies using a dangling optical lever with variable sensitivity, Optics Letters [P], vol 36, issue 2, Optical Society of America, Washington DC USA, pp. 175-177.

Lye, J.K.K., Ng, T.W., Ling, W.L., 2011, Discrete microfluidics transfer across capillaries using liquid bridge stability, Journal Of Applied Physics [P], vol 110, issue 10, American Physical Society, Melville New York USA, pp. 1-6.

Whitehill, J., Neild, A., Ng, T., Martyn, S., Chong, J., 2011, Droplet spreading using flow frequency vibration, Applied Physics Letters [P], vol 98, issue 13, American Institute of Physics, Melville New York USA, pp. 1-3.

Shao, F., Ng, T., Fu, J., Shen, W., Ling, Y., 2011, Electrical circuits from capillary flow driven evaporation deposition of carbon nanotube ink in non-porous V-grooves, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science [P], vol 363, issue 1, Elsevier Science, San Diego California USA, pp. 425-430.

Shao, F., Ng, T., Lye, J., Liew, O., 2011, Evaporative preconcentration of fluorescent protein samples in capillary based microplates, Journal Of Fluorescence [P], vol 21, issue 5, Springer/Plenum Publishers, New York USA, pp. 1835-1839.

Ling, Y., Lu, G., Ng, T., 2011, Increased stability and size of a bubble on a superhydrophobic surface, Langmuir [P], vol 27, issue 7, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 3233-3237.

Cheong, B., Shao, F., Ng, T., Neild, A., Tan, H., 2011, Observation of dynamic samples using simple coverslip fluidics, Biotechnic and Histochemistry [P], vol 86, issue 2, Informa Healthcare, New York USA, pp. 115-118.

Ling, Y., Ng, T., Neild, A., 2011, Pendant bubble method for accurate characterization of superhydrophobic surfaces, Langmuir [P], vol 27, issue 23, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-5.

Xu, L., Neild, A., Ng, T., 2011, Selective removal of micro-particles from a floating monolayer cluster, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects [P], vol 390, issue 1-3, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 134-141.

Ling, Y., Ng, T., Neild, A., Zheng, Q., 2011, Sliding variability of droplets on a hydrophobic incline due to surface entrained air, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science [P], vol 354, issue 2, Academic Press, USA, pp. 832-842.

Gralinski, I., Neild, A., Ng, T., Muradoglu, M., 2011, Sorting of Brownian rods by the use of an asymmetric potential, Journal Of Chemical Physics [P], vol 134, issue 6, American Institute of Physics, Melville New York USA, pp. 1-6.

Lye, J., Neild, A., Ng, T., 2011, Strong upstream flow characteristics in the formation of rivulets, Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics [P], vol 83, issue 2, American Physical Society, Maryland USA, pp. 1-8.

Muradoglu, M., Ng, T., Neild, A., Gralinski, I., 2011, Tailored leaky plasmon waves from a subwavelength aperture for optical particle trapping on a chip, Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics [P], vol 28, issue 4, Optical Society of America, Washington DC USA, pp. 602-607.

Cheong, B., Ng, T., Yu, Y., Liew, O., 2011, Using the meniscus in a capillary for small volume contact angle measurement in biochemical applications, Langmuir [P], vol 27, issue 19, American Chemical Society, Washington DC USA, pp. 1-5.

Tan, H., Cheong, B., Neild, A., Liew, O., Ng, T., 2010, Absorbance and fluorometric sensing with capillary wells microplates, Review of Scientific Instruments [P], vol 81, issue 12, American Institute of Physics, USA, pp. 1-5.

Tan, H., Ng, T., Liew, O., 2010, Accommodating brightness and exposure levels in densitometry of stained polyacrylamide electrophoresis gels, Applied Optics [P], vol 49, issue 9, Optical Society of America, USA, pp. 1623-1629.

Tan, H., Ng, T., Neild, A., Liew, O., 2010, Capillary wells microplate with side optical access, Journal of Biomolecular Screening [P], vol 15, issue 9, Sage Publications, United States, pp. 1160-1164.

Whitehill, J., Neild, A., Ng, T., Stokes, M., 2010, Collection of suspended particles in a drop using low frequency vibration, Applied Physics Letters [P], vol 96, issue 5, American Institute of Physics, USA, pp. 1-3.

Ling, Y., Ng, T., Neild, A., 2010, Effect of an encapsulated bubble in inhibiting droplet sliding, Langmuir [P], vol 26, issue 22, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 17695-17702.

Shao, F., Neild, A., Ng, T., 2010, Hydrophobicity effect in the self assembly of particles in an evaporating droplet, Journal Of Applied Physics [P], vol 108, issue 3, American Institute of Physics, USA, pp. 1-8.

Panduputra, Y., Ng, T., Neild, A., Robinson, M., 2010, Intensity influence on Gaussian beam laser based measurements using quadrant photodiodes, Applied Optics [P], vol 49, issue 19, Optical Society of America, United States, pp. 3669-3675.

Lu, G., Tan, H., Neild, A., Liew, O., Yang, Y., Ng, T., 2010, Liquid filling in standard circular well microplates, Journal Of Applied Physics [P], vol 108, issue 12, American Institute of Physics, United States, pp. 1-6.

Ng, T., Peng, Z., Neild, A., 2010, Minimalist and convenient mode changing off-axis digital holography, Optics Communications [P], vol 283, issue 2, Elsevier Science BV, Netherlands, pp. 295-298.

Ham, M., Neild, A., Ng, T., Chiat, S., 2010, Particle movement with squeezing flow of liquid films, Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical [P], vol 151, issue 1, Elsevier Science, Switzerland, pp. 297-303.

Wu, C., Ng, T., Neild, A., 2010, Phase and amplitude retrieval of objects embedded in a sinusoidal background from its diffraction pattern, Applied Optics [P], vol 49, issue 10, Optical Society of America, USA, pp. 1831-1837.

Tan, H., Ng, T., Neild, A., Liew, O., 2010, Point spread function effect in image-based fluorescent microplate detection, Analytical Biochemistry [P], vol 397, issue 2, Academic Press, United States, pp. 256-258.

Muradoglu, M., Baghai-Wadji, A., Ng, T., 2010, Prospects of wannier functions in investigating photonic crystal all-optical devices for signal processing, Journal Of The Optical Society Of America A-Optics Image Science And Vision [P], vol 27, issue 4, Optical Society of America, United States, pp. 757-765.

Sidiqqi, A., Ng, T., Neild, A., 2010, Specific collection of adherent cells using laser release in a droplet-driven capillary cell, Journal of Biomedical Optics [P], vol 15, issue 6, SPIE, United States, pp. 1-6.

Neild, A., Ng, T., Sheard, G., Oberti, S., Powers, M., 2010, Swirl mixing at microfluidic junctions due to low frequency side channel fluidic perturbations, Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical [P], vol 150, issue 2, Elsevier Science, Switzerland, pp. 811-818.

Neild, A., Padding, J., Lu, Y., Bhaduri, B., Briels, W., Ng, T., 2010, Translational and rotational coupling in Brownian rods near a solid surface, Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics [P], vol 82, issue 4, American Physical Society, USA, pp. 1-10.

Tan, H., Ng, T.W., Liew, O.W., 2009, Adapted liquid crystal display backlighting unit for densitometry of stained polyacrylamide electrophoresis gels, Electrophoresis [P], vol 30, issue 6, Wiley - VCH Verlag Gmbh, Germany, pp. 987-990.

Ng, T.W., Joiner, D., Neild, A., Whitehill, J., 2009, Computer-aided analysis of optical diffraction by low-frequency liquid surface acoustic waves, Applied Optics [P], vol 48, issue 7, Optical Society of America, USA, pp. C159-C164.

Xu, L., Neild, A., Ng, T.W., Shao, F.F., 2009, Continuous particle assembly in a capillary cell, Applied Physics Letters [P], vol 95, Amer Inst Physics, USA, pp. 15301-p1-15301-p3.

Neild, A., Ng, T.W., Zheng, Q., 2009, Controlled driven oscillations of double-walled carbon nanotubes, Epl [P], vol 87, EDP Sciences, France, pp. 16002-p1-16002-p5.

Xu, L., Ng, T.W., Neild, A., 2009, Delicate selective single particle handling with a float-sink scheme, Applied Physics Letters [P], vol 94, issue 3, American Institute of Physics, USA, pp. 034104-1-034104-3.

Ng, T.W., 2009, Evaluation of kinematic coupling stability via centroid tracking of a lighted pinhole, Precision Engineering [P], vol 33, issue 2, Elsevier, USA, pp. 214-216.

Tan, H., Ng, T.W., Liew, O.W., 2009, Filterless fluorometry with enhanced sensitivity, Journal Of Fluorescence [P], vol 19, issue 2, Springer New York LLC, USA, pp. 375-379.

Oberti, S., Neild, A., Ng, T.W., 2009, Microfluidic mixing under low frequency vibration, Lab On A Chip [P], vol 9, Royal Soc Chem, Cambridge, UK, pp. 1435-1438.

Neild, A., Ng, T.W., Yii, W.M.S., 2009, Optical sorting of dielectric Rayleigh spherical particles with scattering and standing waves, Optics Express [P], vol 17, issue 7, Optical Society of America, United States, pp. 5321-5329.

Neild, A., Ng, T.W., Woods, T., 2009, Optimizing photophoresis and asymmetric force fields for grading of Brownian particles, Applied Optics [P], vol 48, Optical Soc Amer, US, pp. 6820-6826.

Ng, T.W., Tay, A., Wang, Y., 2009, Spot focus size effect in spectroscopic ellipsometry of thin films, Optics Communications [P], vol 282, issue 2, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 172-176.

Tan, H.Y., Ng, T.W., 2008, Accurate step wedge calibration for densitometry of electrophoresis gels, Optics Communications, vol 281, issue 10, Elsevier Science BV, Netherlands, pp. 3013-3017.

Ng, T.W., Yu, Y., Tan, H.Y., Neild, A., 2008, Capillary well microplate, Applied Physics Letters, vol 93, issue 17, American Institute Of Physics, United States, pp. 174105-1-174105-3.

Ng, T.W., Neild, A., Heeraman, P., 2008, Continuous sorting of Brownian particles using coupled photophoresis and asymmetric potential cycling, Optics Letters, vol 33, issue 6, Optical Soc Amer, United States, pp. 584-586.

Tay, A., Ng, T.W., Wang, Y., Zhao, S., 2008, Direct measurement of beam size in a spectroscopic ellipsometry setup, Review of Scientific Instruments, vol 79, issue 6, American Institute of Physics, United States, pp. 063101-1-063101-4.

Bhaduri, B., Neild, A., Ng, T.W., 2008, Directional Brownian diffusion dynamics with variable magnitudes, Applied Physics Letters, vol 92, issue 8, Amerian Institute of Physics, United States, pp. 084105-1-084105-3.

Tan, H.Y., Ng, T.W., 2008, Light-emitting-diode inspection using a flatbed scanner, Optical Engineering, vol 47, issue 10, SPIE, United States, pp. 103602-1-103602-4.

Ng, T.W., Cheong, T.L., Sheridan, J., 2007, Digital readout manometer using an optical mouse, European Journal of Physics, vol 28, issue 2, Institute of Physics Publishing, UK, pp. N11-N16.

Tan, H.Y., Ng, T.W., Liew, O.W., 2007, Effects of light spectrum in flatbed scanner densitometry of stained polyacrylamide gels, BioTechniques, vol 42, issue 4, Eaton Publishing Co., USA, pp. 474-478.

Ng, T.W., 2007, Hardness evaluation with an optical ring light, Optics Letters, vol 32, issue 7, Optical Society of America, USA, pp. 775-777.

Ng, T.W., 2007, Optical inspection of ball bearing defects, Measurement Science and Technology, vol 18, issue 9, IOP Publishing, UK, pp. N73-N76.

Ng, T.W., Carne, M., 2007, Optical mouse digital speckle correlation, Optics Communications, vol 280, issue 2, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 435-437.

Ng, T.W., Thirunavukkarasu, S., 2007, Optical sensing limits in contact and bending mode atomic force microscopy, Experimental Mechanics, vol 47, issue 6, Springer, New York USA, pp. 841-844.

Ng, T.W., Thirunavukkarasu, S., 2006, Cantilever deflection profile in scanning probe microscopy, European Journal of Physics, vol 27, issue 4, Institute of Physics Publishing, UK, pp. 969-973.

Feuermann, D., Gordon, J.M., Ng, T.W., 2006, Near-field dielectric optics near the thermodynamic limit, Optical Engineering, vol 45, issue 8, S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering, USA, pp. 080504-1-080504-3.

Feuermann, D., Gordon, J.M., Ng, T.W., 2006, Photonic surgery with noncoherent light, Applied Physics Letters, vol 88, issue 11, American Institute of Physics, USA, pp. 114104-1-114104-2.

Ng, T.W., Tay, A.M., Ong, C.J., 2006, Simple tilt and height location monitoring of wafers, Optical Engineering, vol 45, issue 5, S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering, USA, pp. 053603-1-053603-4.

Ng, T.W., 2005, An experiment on the gyroscopic effect, Experimental Techniques: A Publication for the Practicing Engineer, vol 29, issue 4, Blackwell Publishing, Inc., USA, pp. 22-25.

Ng, T.W., Ang, K.T., 2005, Data compression for speckle correlation interferometry temporal fringe pattern analysis, Applied Optics, vol 44, issue 14, Optical Society of America, USA, pp. 2799-2804.

Ng, T.W., Ang, K.T., 2005, Fourier-transform method of data compression and temporal fringe pattern analysis, Applied Optics, vol 44, issue 33, Optical Society of America, USA, pp. 7043-7049.

Ng, T.W., Foo, S.L., Tan, H.Y., 2005, Gaussian laser beam diameter measurement using a quadrant photodiode, Review of Scientific Instruments, vol 76, issue 6, American Institute of Physics, USA, pp. 065110-1-065110-3.

Ng, T.W., Yeong, W.K., 2005, Inexpensive color evaluation of dye-based pressure-sensitive films for plantar studies, Journal of Biomechanics, vol 38, issue 10, Pergamon, UK, pp. 2130-2133.

Ng, T.W., Lim, T.S., 2005, Monitoring in-machine rotary indexer repeatability using electronic speckle correlation, Journal of Holography and Speckle, vol 2, issue 2, American Scientific Publishers, USA, pp. 80-83.

Ng, T.W., Ang, K.T., Argentini, G., 2005, Temporal fringe pattern analysis with parallel computing, Applied Optics, vol 44, issue 33, Optical Society of America, USA, pp. 7125-7129.

Ng, T.W., Ang, K., 2005, The optical mouse for harmonic oscillator experimentation, American Journal of Physics, vol 73, issue 8, American Association of Physics Teachers, USA, pp. 793-795.

Ng, T.W., Cheong, K.K., Lau, S.H., 2004, Electronic speckle correlation for planar placement integrity assessment, Journal of Holography and Speckle, vol 1, issue 2, American Scientific Publishers, USA, pp. 90-94.

Ng, T.W., Lim, C.S., 2004, Magnetic force-sensing device based on electronic speckle correlation out-of-plane displacement measurement, Journal of Holography and Speckle, vol 1, issue 1, American Scientific Publishers, USA, pp. 58-62.

Ng, T.W., 2004, Measuring viscoelastic deformation with an optical mouse, Journal of Chemical Education, vol 81, issue 11, American Chemical Society, USA, pp. 1628-1629.

Ng, T.W., Nallathamby, R., 2004, Optical evaluation of ingot fixity in semiconductor wafer slicing, Optics & Laser Technology, vol 36, issue 8, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 641-645.

Ng, T.W., Sasaki, O., Chua, H.T., 2004, Resolution analysis of atomic force microscopy using temporal phase modulation interferometry, Optical Engineering, vol 73, issue 1, S P I E - International Society of Optical Engineering, USA, pp. 75-78.

Ng, T.W., Cheong, T.L., 2004, The optical mouse as an inexpensive region-of-interest position recorder in optical microscopy, Microscopy Research and Technique, vol 63, issue 4, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA, pp. 203-205.

Ng, T.W., Ang, K.T., 2004, The optical mouse for vibratory motion sensing, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, vol 116, issue 2, Elsevier SA, Switzerland, pp. 205-208.

Ng, T.W., Lau, S.H., 2004, Wafer location integrity in aluminum metallization, Microelectronic Engineering, vol 75, issue 2, Elsevier BV, The Netherlands, pp. 172-176.

Ng, T.W., 2003, A membrane stress experiment with drinking cans, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, vol 30, issue 3, Manchester University Press, UK, pp. 227-232.

Ng, T.W., 2003, A single-plane rotating imbalance experiment, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, vol 30, issue 2, Manchester University Press, UK, pp. 165-170.

Ng, T.W., 2003, A slider-crank experiment to determine the action of static forces, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, vol 31, issue 4, Manchester University Press, UK, pp. 317-326.

Ng, T.W., 2003, ESPI with structured illumination, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, vol 40, issue 5 & 6, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 553-561.

Ng, T.W., Sin, H.K., 2003, Hard disk wobble detection using optical triangulation and time-delay intergrated imaging, Optical Engineering, vol 42, issue 4, S P I E - International Society of Optical Engineering, USA, pp. 935-938.

Ng, T.W., Ng, C.W., 2003, Optical sensor for semiconductor chip bonding, Optical Engineering, vol 42, issue 12, S P I E - International Society of Optical Engineering, USA, pp. 3572-3574.

Ng, T.W., Quek, P.K., Lim, K.H., 2003, Phase-shifting photoelasticity using a flatbed scanner, Optical Engineering, vol 42, issue 8, S P I E - International Society of Optical Engineering, USA, pp. 2375-2379.

Ng, T.W., 2003, The optical mouse as a two-dimensional displacement sensor, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, vol 107, issue 1, Elsevier SA, Switzerland, pp. 21-25.

Ng, T.W., 2002, Monitoring building shift using a robust speckle correlation encoder sheme, Measurement Science and Technology, vol 13, issue 5, Institute of Physics Publishing, UK, pp. 803-806.

Ng, T.W., Tajuddin, A., 2002, Shadow moire topography using a flatbed scanner, Optical Engineering, vol 41, issue 8, S P I E - International Society of Optical Engineering, USA, pp. 1908-1911.

Ng, T.W., 2001, Aesthetic laser marking assessment using luminance ratios, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, vol 35, issue 3, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 177-186.

Ng, T.W., 2001, Dynamic visualization of atomic arrangements over the internet using VRML, Journal of Materials Education, vol 21, issue 5&6, The International Council on Materials Education, USA, pp. 229-238.

Ng, T.W., Tajuddin, A., 2001, Measuring the illumination angle of a flatbed scanner, Optical Engineering, vol 40, issue 3, S P I E - International Society of Optical Engineering, USA, pp. 415-417.

Ng, T.W., Teo, T.W., Rajendra, P., 2001, Optical surface roughness evaluation of phosphorus doped polysilicon films, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, vol 35, issue 1, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 1-9.

Ng, T.W., 2000, A multiple-choice tool for teaching materials science over the internet, Journal of Materials Education, vol 21, issue 3&4, The International Council on Materials Education, USA, pp. 163-168.

Ng, T.W., 2000, A proxy experiment for X-ray diffraction, Journal of Materials Education, vol 21, issue 3&4, The International Council on Materials Education, USA, pp. 221-228.

Ng, T.W., Yeo, S.C., 2000, Aesthetic laser marking assessment, Optics & Laser Technology, vol 32, issue 3, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 187-191.

Ng, T.W., Yeo, S.C., 2000, Aesthetic laser marking assessment using spectrophotometers, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, vol 104, issue 3, Elsevier SA, Switzerland, pp. 280-283.

Ng, T.W., 2000, Creating a multiple-choice self-marking engine on the internet, International Journal of Engineering Education, vol 16, issue 1, Dublin Institute of Technology, Tempus Publications, Ireland, pp. 50-55.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Supervisors:

Neild, A (Joint), Ng, T (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Biochemical analysis using capillary optical light sensing and electrophoresis.

Supervisors:

Ng, T (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Design and investigation of optical forces on a chip.

Supervisors:

Ng, T (Main).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Microfluidic technology based on superhydrophobic surfaces.

Supervisors:

Ng, T (Main), Fu, J (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Multiple Axis Micro-machining.

Supervisors:

Fu, J (Main), Ng, T (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The physical handling of cells for biochemical analysis using gentle forces.

Supervisors:

Ng, T (Main), Fu, J (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Ling, Y.

Program of Study:

The study and manipulation of liquid interfaces. (PHD) 2012.

Supervisors:

Neild, A (Joint), Ng, T (Joint-Co).

Student:

Lu, Y.

Program of Study:

Brownian Motion Under Constrained Fluidic Environments. (Masters) 2010.

Supervisors:

Ng, T (Main), Neild, A (Associate).

Student:

Panduputra, Y.

Program of Study:

Harnessing of sensitive foil cantilever measurements. (Masters) 2012.

Supervisors:

Ng, T (Main).

Student:

Shao, F.

Program of Study:

Particle manipulation with capillary flow and evaporation. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Neild, A (Joint), Ng, T (Joint-Co).

Student:

Tan, H.

Program of Study:

Proteomics instrumentation development in densitometry, electrophoresis and microplates. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Ng, T (Main).