Han Lab @ NTU
Experimental Soft Matter and Biophysics
Current members
Principal Investigator
Endao Han
Employment
2023 – present Assistant Professor
Division of Physics and Applied Physics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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2018 – 2023 Associate Research Scholar / CPBF Fellow
Center for the Physics of Biological Function and Department of Physics, Princeton University, USA
Education
2012 – 2018 Ph.D. in Physics, University of Chicago, USA
2010 – 2012 MPhys (Hons), University of Manchester, UK
2007 – 2011 B.S. in Physics, Shandong University, China
​Postdoc
Dr. Haolin Li
Co-supervised by Prof. K. Jimmy Hsia (MAE).
Mechanics of bacteria.
​Postdoc
Dr. Qi Chen
Mechanics of bacteria.
SINGA PhD student, SPMS
Francesco Borando
Bacterial colonies as nematic and polar active matter. ​
​Undergraduate, SPMS
Ryu Ng Zhi Xiong
URECA 2023-2025
FYP 2025-2026
Co-supervised by Prof. Dinish U.S.
​Undergraduate, SPMS
Solomon Ting Peng Nian
URECA 2025-2026​
Traction force microscopy
​Postdoc
Dr. Haolan Xu
Diffusion and bacterial haviors in complex fluids.
​Postdoc
Dr. Xiuqing Duan
Co-supervised by Prof. Cyrus Mostajeran (SPMS)
Bacteria on curved surfaces.
PhD student, SPMS
Jianyue Deng
Mechanics of bacteria.
Undergraduate, SBS
Joyce Koong Pui En
URECA 2024-2025
Bacterial behaviors.
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​Postdoc
Dr. Arpan Sinha
Co-supervised by Prof. Massimo Pica Ciamarra (SPMS).
How bacteria move in computers.
​PhD student, SPMS
Farisan Dary
Bacterial behaviors.
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IGP PhD student
Yuchen Liu
Co-supervised by Prof. K. Jimmy Hsia (MAE).
Bacterial behaviors.
Undergraduate​, SPMS
Nitya Thutupalli
URECA 2025-2026
Sensing of bacteria
SPMS - School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
MAE - School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
SBS - School of Biological Sciences
SINGA - Singapore International Graduate Award
IGP - Interdisciplinary Graduate Programme
Alumni
Postdoctoral fellow
Hongmei Xu (2025, co-supervised by Prof. K. Jimmy Hsia)
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Undergraduate students
Lim Zi Way (URECA 2023-2024)
Lim Zhen Ann Ryan (URECA 2023-2024)
​Ahmad Ibrahim Bin Marzuki (URECA 2023-2025)
Lavinia Somanesan (Final Year Project 2024-2025)​
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