Ken-Tye YONG
Nanyang Technological University
Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Director, Centre for Bio Devices and Signal Analysis (VALENS)
Ken-Tye Yong earned his BS, M.Eng, and Ph.D. from State University of New York at Buffalo, USA. His Ph.D. work was conducted at nanomaterials characterization laboratory studying solution and gas phase synthesis techniques for preparation and characterization of functional inorganic nanoparticles with tunable optical property. During his postdoctoral training at the Institute of Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics and John Hopkins University, he worked extensively on synthesizing quantum dots, up-conversion nanocrystals and metallic nanoparticles for biophotonic applications. Prior to joining the Nanyang Technological University, he was a Samuel Stroum AACR research fellow, studying nanomedicine field where he engineered multimodal probes for pancreatic cancer detection and targeted gene and drug delivery therapy.
Dr. Yong is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University. He also serves as the Director of the Bio Devices and Signal Analysis (VALENS). He is the Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow of Royal Society of Biology, Overseas Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine, Fellow of Institute of Physics, Fellow of Materials, Minerals and Mining, Senior Members of IEEE. Ken-Tye is the recipient of 2017 Beilby Medal and Prize for his research work in using quantum dots and metal nanoparticles for nanomedicine, of Rosenhain Medal and Prize for his pioneering work in using applying TENG devices, 2D materials, and AIE nanoparticles for biophotonics and of Distinguished Lecturer Award from IEEE Photonics Society. Currently, his research group interests include engineering nanomaterials for biophotonic and nanomedicine applications, nanotoxicity and pharmacokinetics of nanoparticles, fabricating miniaturized devices for drug delivery, developing nanosensors for biodetection, and creating devices for nanophotonics studies.
Dr. Yong has published more than 185 articles in journals, 7 book chapters and 50 conference papers. He has filed more than 10 patents and some has been licensed. His research has been featured on Advanced Science News, Nature Nanotechnology, Nano Today, ScienceDaily, Phys.org, MIT Technology Reviews, Scientific American, NTU News and other media outlets.