Principal Investigator
Ken Lee
"Ken strives to train, mentor and inspire the next generation of Scientists, Educators and someone with a strong positive sense for the beautiful things in life"
Ken is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. A synthetic organic chemist, he received his B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry from National University of Singapore. As a recipient of the inaugural A*Star Graduate Scholarship, he was trained in synthetic organic chemistry and received his Ph.D. from the same university. His >20 years of research and project management experience spans across interdisciplinary fields of organic chemistry - medicinal chemistry, biomedical and health sciences, food chemistry and nutrition. Ken is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Singapore National Institute of Chemistry (SNIC) and also sits in the TC for Chemicals and Processes. He is also a Technical Assessor with Singapore Accreditation Council (SAC-Singlas).
Research Staff
Ferdinandus
PhD Student
Tan Jie Ren
PhD Student
Lim Jin Heng
MSc Student
Rae Wang
MSc Student
Final Year Project Students
Lenice Tan
Joo Chaemin
Rachel Wong
Renee Ong
Undergraduate Students
Clarissa Joanna Lim
Jenn Tan
Ex-Members
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Carmen Chan
Jan - Nov 2022
Carmen was part of the Sensing Team and worked on "Covalently Linked Photosensitizer in Polymeric Micelles for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy" as her mini-FYP. She is currently doing her industry internship.
Lee Wen Ze
Jan - Jul 2022
Wenze was part of the Sensing Team and worked on "Development of Asymmetrical Croconaine for Photothermal Therapy" as his FYP. He will be heading to National Institute of Education to be trained as a School Teacher.
Poh Weiming
Aug - Nov 2021
Wei Ming was part of the Sensing Team and worked on "Design of new multifunctional squaraine probe with enhanced photophysical properties" as his mini FYP. He is currently pursuing other projects as an UG in NTU CBC.
Trisha Rahardja
Aug - Nov 2021
Trisha was part of the Sensing Team and worked on "In vitro and in vivo Investigation of the Photodynamic Properties of Asymmetric Squaraine Probes" as her mini FYP. She is currently pursuing other projects as an UG in NTU CBC.
Lim Jin Heng
Jun 2020 - Apr 2021
Jin Heng was part of the Sensing Team and worked on "Thermosensitive Fluorescent Liposomes" as his FYP. He is currently a MSc. student in CBC NTU under KRG.
Adwin Ong
Jun 2020 - Apr 2021
Adwin was part of the Sustainability Team and worked on "Biovalorisation of Food Waste in Singapore – Synergistic Effect of a Mixed Culture in Solid-state Fermentation" as his FYP. He is heading to Imperial College to complete his MSc. in Public Health before fulfilling his commitment as a Singapore Food Agency (SFA) scholar.
Goh Luo Lin
Jun 2020 - Apr 2021
Luo Lin was part of the Sustainability Team and worked on "Biovalorisation of brewer’s spent grain (BSG) and sensory evaluation of BSG bread" as both her CN Yang research and FYP. She is heading to Lund University (Sweden) to pursue a M.Sc in Food Science.
Ngiam Kai Ying
Jan - Apr 2021
Kai Ying was part of the Sustainability Team and worked on "Biovalorisation of Food Wastes in Singapore" as her FYP.
Winnie Faustinelie
Dec 2020 - Apr 2021
Winnie was part of the Sustainability Team and worked on "Nutritional Analysis of Biovalorisaton of Homogeneous Food Processing By-products" as her mini-FYP. She is currently an undergraduate in CBC NTU.
Yip Wan Ting
Dec 2020 - Apr 2021
Wan Ting was part of the Sensing Team and worked on "Animal Cell Culture and Proliferation", as part of her CN Yang UG research. She is currently an undergraduate in SBS.
Tan Hui En, Zoe
Sep 2020 - Jun 2021
Zoe was in the Sensing Team and worked on "Synthesis and Optical Characterisation of Small Molecule Dyes" as her URECA project. She is currently an undergraduate in CBC NTU.
Chew Jia Shen
Jan - Jun 2021:
Jia Shen was in the Synthesis Team and worked on "Biocatalytic Ketone Reductions using BioBeads" as his full FYP. He joined KRG as a Project Officer. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD in TCH group.
Lim Yun Jia
Jan 2020 - Mar 2021:
Yun Jia was part of the Sustainability Team and worked on "Microbial Assisted Composting of Heterogeneous Food Waste" as her FYP. She joined KRG as a Project Officer to continue her work on biovalorisation.
Ng Li Shiuan
July - Dec 2020:
Li Shiuan was part of the Sustainability Team and worked on the development of amino acids analysis on fermented products. She is a current graduate student in CBC NTU.
Lim Pei Jean
Mar 2020 - Mar 2021:
Jean joined KRG as a Visiting Research Scientist, working on the health benefits of fermented diet in human populations.
Natsumi Ichikawa
Feb - Aug 2020:
Natsumi was part of the Sustainability Team and worked on "Biovalorisation of Okara" as part of the SPMS International Internship. She will continue her M.Sc program in Waseda University.
Saneyuki Makino
Feb - Aug 2020:
Saneyuki was part of the Sustainability Team and worked on "Biovalorisation of Spent Grains" as part of the SPMS International Internship. He will continue his M.Sc program in Waseda University.
Tan Jie Ren
Jan - Jun 2020:
Jie Ren was in the Sensing Team and worked on "Functionalization of Thermosensitive Liposomes for detection of Lipopolysaccharides" as his FYP. He continues to be part of KRG as a Graduate student.
Ng Voon Chin
Jan - Jun 2020:
Voon Chin was part of the Sustainability Team and worked on "Biovalorisation of Homogeneous Food Processing By-products as Alternative Sources of Protein" as part of her mini FYP. She has joined 4Cube as a Software Engineer.
Gavin Shu Jun Hao
Jan - Jun 2020:
Gavin was part of the Sensing Team and worked on "Synthesis of Asymmetric Squaraine Dye and Encapsulation into Liposomes" as his FYP.
Kleeve Hoi Wei Ren
Jan - Jun 2020:
Kleeve was part of the Sustainability Team and worked on "Ameliorate Nutritional Content of Okara through Solid State Fermentation" as his FYP. He has joined the SAF as an Ammunition Officer.
Claudia Lee Kehui
Jan - Jun 2020:
Claudia was part of the Sensing Team and worked on "The Rapid Detection of Foodborne Pathogens Using Thermosensitive Liposomes" as her mini FYP. She has just joined Illumina Singapore Pre Ltd as a Research Associate.
Teo Yee Ling
Jan - Jun 2020:
Yee Ling was part of the Sustainability Team and worked on "Biovalorisation of Heterogenous Food Waste as Organic Composts" as her mini FYP.
Cerise Lim Yin Xin
Jan - Jun 2020:
Cerise was part of the Sensing Team and worked on "Engineering a thermosensitive-magnetic liposome for monitoring and execution of liposomal drug delivery" as her CNYSP Undergraduate Research Experience.
Tan Qi An
Jan - Jun 2020:
Qi An was part of the Sustainability Team and worked on "Biovalorisation of Homogeneous Food Processing By-products" as his URECA project.
How Wei Bin
Jan - Jun 2020:
Wei Bin was part of the Synthesis Team and worked on "Artificial Intelligence in Synthesis" as his URECA project.
Ho Thi Thanh Nha
Jan - Jun 2020:
Nha was part of the Synthesis Team and worked on "Reaction Miniaturisation using ChemBeads and EzyBeads" as her URECA project.