Short CV

Dr. TEIK-CHENG LIM

Correspondence Address:

Faculty of Engineering,

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative,

9 Engineering Drive 1,

National University of Singapore,

S 117576,

Republic of Singapore.

 

e-mail:

  nnilimtc@nus.edu.sg

  alan_tc_lim@yahoo.com

 

EDUCATION

The National University of Singapore (NUS):

  • B.Eng.(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering

1996
  • PhD

2001

 

AWARDS AND HONORS

  • National University of Singapore, Faculty of Engineering Annual Book Prize (Applied Mechanics)

1995/96
  • National University of Singapore Research Scholarship

1996 – 1999
  • Academic Research Fund

2005-2008

 

EDITORSHIP (NANOBIOENGINEERING)

Guest Editor for a Special Issue on Nanobioengineering in Materials Technology journal (ISSN 1066-7857), Volume 19, Issue 1 (2004).

 

BOOK:

S. Ramakrishna, K. Fujihara, W.E. Teo, T.C. Lim and Z.W. Ma, An Introduction to Electrospinning and Nanofibers, World Scientific, Singapore, June 2005. (Hardcover ISBN: 981-256-415-2; softcover ISBN: 981-256-454-3).

 

 

BOOK CHAPTER  (NANOTECHNOLOGY)

  • S. Ramakrishna, K. Fujihara, V.K. Ganesh, W.E. Teo and T.C. Lim, “Science and Engineering of Polymer Nanofibers” in K.E. Geckeler and E. Rosenberg, Functional Nanomaterials, American Scientific Publisher, California, October 2005 (ISBN: 1-58883-067-5).
  • T.C. Lim and S. Ramakrishna, “Next-Generation Applications for Polymer Nanofibers” in J. Schulte, Nanotechnology: Global Strategies, Industry Trends and Applications, John Wiley & Sons, United Kingdom, May 2005 (ISBN: 0-470-85400-6).

 

INVITED TALK (NANOSCIENCE)

  • Invited to speak on Nanoscience at Chung Cheng High School, Singapore, 12th April 2004.
  • Invited to speak at Asia Nanotech Forum Summit 2004, Phuket, Thailand, 10-11th May 2004.
  • Invited to speak at the Malaysian Nanotechnology Forum (MNF2005), Skudai, Malaysia, 4-5th July 2005.
  • Invited by the Institute of Molecular Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, to speak at the 2nd Workshop on Auxetics Related Systems, Poznan, Poland, 19-23 August 2005.

 

CONFERENCE ORGANIZING (NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY)

  • Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Seminar, Singapore, 27th Feb 2004.
  • 1st Nano-Engineering and Nano-Science Congress, Singapore, 7-9th July 2004.
  • 1st International Conference on Nanotechnology, Singapore, 13-17th July 2004.
  • Nanotech Business Opportunities Forum, Singapore, 16th July 2004.
  • Japan-Singapore Symposium on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Singapore, 1-4th Nov 2004.

 

 

ADMINISTRATION

  • Evaluating applications of NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNNI) scholarships.
  • Evaluating applications of EDB-NUS scholarships for Master of Engineering in Nanoengineering program.
  • Coordinating filming and production of NUSNNI Video.
  • Preparing speeches and PowerPoint presentations to the current Dean of Engineering (at NUS) in matters pertaining to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

 

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL REVIEWER

  • Polymers & Polymer Composites (ISSN 0967-3911)
  • Mechanics Research Communications (ISSN 0093-6413)
  • Composites Science and Technology (ISSN 0266-3538)
  • Acta Chimica Slovenica (ISSN 1318-0207)
  • MATCH Communications in Mathematical and Computer Chemistry (ISSN 0340-6253)

 

RESEARCH

  • Effect of interaction between drawing and stretching on sheet formability (M.Eng. project)

1996 – 1997
  • Sheet forming of knitted fabric composites (PhD project)

1998 – 2000
  • Generalized Mechanic-of-Materials (GMM) approach for composites

2001 – 2003
  • Analysis of auxetic (negative Poisson ratio) materials

2002 – 2004
  • Development of polymeric nanofibers by electrospinning approach

2002 – present
  • Nano-scale and molecular-scale mechanics: Engineering mechanics approach

2002 – present
  • Mathematical and Computer Chemistry

2002 – present
  • Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics

2004 - present

 

PROFESSIONAL DUTIES

  • Development and Applications Engineer, Instron Singapore Pte Ltd

2001
  • Research Fellow, Dean’s Office Faculty of Engineering, NUS.

2001 – 2002
  • Program Manager, NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative.

2002 – present

 

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

 

 

  • 1 book.
  • 2 book chapters.
  • Over 60 scientific papers in international journals.
  • About 10 scientific papers in conference proceedings.
  • Over 10 articles in magazines and regional journals.
  • 1 write-up in Government brochure.

 

Sample Contributions to Science:

Physics

T.C. Lim, “A Relationship Between the 2-body Energy of Kaxiras-Pandey and Pearson-Takai-Halicioglu-Tiller Potential Functions”, Physica Scripta, Vol.70, no.6 pp347-348 (2004).

Chemistry

T.C. Lim, “Mass-Modified Wiener Indices and the Boiling Points for Lower Chloroalkanes”, Acta Chimica Slovenica, Vol.51, no.4, pp.611-618 (2004).

Mathematics

T.C. Lim, “Pascal’s triangle in 2-D palindromic sequences” Mathematical Medley,Vol.31, no.2, pp.71-76 (2004).

Mechanics

T.C.Lim, S.Ramakrishna, H.M.Shang. “Sheet Forming Kinematics of Curved-Textile Composites by the Mapping Scheme”, Mechanics Research Communications, Vol.27, no.1, pp.29-36 (2000).

Materials Science

T.C. Lim, “Anisotropic and Negative Thermal Expansion Behavior in a Cellular Microstructure”, Journal of Materials Science, Vo.40, no.12, pp.3275-3277 (2005).

Chemical Physics

T.C. Lim, “A Functionally Flexible Interatomic Energy Function Based on Classical Potentials” Chemical Physics, (in press, 2005).

Mathematical Chemistry

T.C. Lim, “Application of Maclaurin Series in Relating Interatomic Potential Functions: A Review”, Journal of Mathematical Chemistry, Vol.36, no.2, pp.147-160 (2004).

Computational Chemistry

T.C. Lim, “Spreadsheet-based Molecular Potential Function Converter”, MATCH Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry, Vol.50, pp.185-200 (2004).

 

Sample Contributions to Engineering:

Materials Technology

T.C. Lim, M. Kotaki, T.K.J. Yong, F. Yang, K. Fujihara and S. Ramakrishna, “Tissue Engineering Applications of Electrospun Polymeric Nanofibers: Recent Advances”, Materials Technology, Vol.19, no.1, pp.20-27 (2004).

Composites

T.C. Lim, “Reinforcement Parameters of Aligned Ellipsoidal Inclusions by the Generalized Mechanics-of-Materials (GMM) Approach”, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol.23, no.5, pp.549-562 (2004).

Mechanical Engineering

T.C. Lim, “A Three-Level Hierarchical Approach in Modeling Sheet Thermoforming of Knitted-Fabric Composites”, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol.45, no.6-7, pp.1097-1117 (2003).

Manufacturing

T.C.Lim, S.Ramakrishna, H.M.Shang. “Effect of Textile Geometry on Axisymmetrical Sheet Forming of Knitted Fabric Composites”, Proc. IMechE  Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Vol.214, pp.333-337 (2000).

Textile

M.Zako, M.Fijihara, T.C.Lim, S.Sakata. "Deep-Drawing Analysis of Knitted Composite Materials Considering the Geometrical Non-linearity of Knitted Structures", Journal of the Textile Machinery Society of Japan, Vol. 54, no.2, pp.41-48 (2001). (In Japanese).

Education

T.C.Lim, “A Generalized Strength of Materials Formulation for the Young’s Modulus of Composite Materials”, Journal of Materials Education, Vol.24, no.1-3, pp.71 (2002).

 

Miscellaneous Information:

  • Represent NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative in international meetings.
  • Graduate student supervision.
  • Administrating nanotechnology programs and scholarships in the National University of Singapore.
  • Pioneered mathematical chemistry in Singapore.
  • Pioneered auxetic (negative Poisson’s ratio) materials analysis in Singapore.
  • One of the pioneers of nanotechnology in Singapore.
  • Introduced the concept of Generalized Mechanics of Materials (GMM) approach.
  • Introduced the concepts of Poisson Shearing, Poisson Curving and Coefficient of Thermal Shearing.

 

 

PHOTO GALLERY

Organized and coordinated visit by Mr Chan Soo Sen, Minister of State. (I’m at far right)

 

(Left to Right): EDB official, myself and Dr Nakamura, Senior Vice President of Hitachi Corporation, Japan.

 

(Left to Right): myself, Dr Roger Aston (CEO, pSiOncology), and Mr Gavin Redoz. A typical visitation by eminent scientists and/or significant CEOs.

 

I represented NUS during Asia Nanotech Forum Summit 2004 at Phuket, Thailand. Far right is Thailand’s Minister of Science and Technology. (I’m at second from left)

 

Seated beside me is Prof Chua Soo Jin, A*STAR representative, during Asia Nanotech Forum Summit 2004.

 

 

 

Next photo in the year 2030… as a Wealthy Boss of a Chinese Restaurant in Hawaii.