SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING,
TYREE FOUNDATION INSTUTUTE OF HEALTH ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY
Principle Investigator
GROUP PHOTOS
2024
A/Prof. Hoang-Phuong Phan
"Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile" Albert Einstein.
Education:
B.E. The University of Tokyo, Japan, 2011 (first class hornor) Supervisor: Y. Nakamura - Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of WAAS
M.E. The University of Tokyo, Japan, 2013, Supervisor: I. Shimoyama, Director of Information & Robot Technology (IRT)
Ph.D. Griffith University, Australia, 2016, Principal Supervisors: D.V. Dao and N.-T. Nguyen (ARC Laureate Fellow)
Adjunct positions:
Stanford University, CA, USA, 2017, Visiting scholar
Northwestern University, IL, USA, 2019, Visiting scholar
Professional service:
Editorial Board Member: Micromachines, Sensors, Scientific Reports
Youth Editorial Board, Soft Science
Reviewer for: ARC grants (DP, LP, FT, DECRA, LIEF), Nature Comm, Adv. Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater., Small, ACS Nano, APL, IEEE EDL, etc.
Teaching:
Electromechanics (2318ENG)
Kinematics and Dynamics (2517ENG)
Introduction to Electronics (2319ENG)
Robotics (MTRN4230)
Engineering Design (DESN2000)
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Chi Cong Nguyen
B.E. Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam, 2020
(Valedictorian)
PhD, UNSW Sydney, 2025
Current position: Associate Lecturer at the School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
Post Graduate Students
Thanh-An Truong
B.E. Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam
M.E. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
PhD Project at UNSW: 3-dimensional soft silicon carbide nanoarchitectures
Sinuo Zhao
B.E., Mechatronic Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China, 2021
M.E., UNSW (2021-2023): Flexible MEMS tactile sensors for surgical robotics
PhD project: Flexible, 3D electronics and soft robotics
Mohammad Alzahrani
B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Albaha University, Saudi Arabia, 2013
M.E., Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, PA, USA
PhD project: Biosensors and Electronics using porous silica templating
Tran-Bach Dang
B.E., Mechatronic Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam, 2023 (First Class Honor - Talented Program)
PhD Project: Flexible, wearable, implantable biosensors using silicon nanomembranes.
Michael A. Listyawan
B.E., Mechatronic Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam, 2023 (First Class Honor - Talented Program)
PhD Project: Flexible, wearable, implantable biosensors using silicon nanomembranes.
Quang Anh Nguyen
B.E., Mechatronic Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam, 2024 (First Class Honor)
PhD Project: Implanted SiC sensors
Bibhu Sharma
M.E, Biomedical Engineering, Mahidol University, Thailand
B.E., Kathmandu University, Nepal R
PhD Project: Advanced Soft Wearable Robotic System for Haptics and Human Augmentation
(Co-supervision with Dr. Thanh Nho Do and Prof. Nigel Lovell GSmBE)
Peter Qiu
B.E., University of Sydney, Australia, 2022
M.E., UNSW, 2023 -2025
Project: Flexible mesoporous sensors for biomedical robotics
Hongru Chen
B.E., Robotics Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China, 2024
M.E., UNSW, 2024 -2026
Project: Wireless, implanted intracranial sensors
Isaac Seeto
B.E., (Honours) (Mechatronics), UNSW
M.E., Biomedical Engineering, UNSW (expected 2024)
Project: NFC Technology
Taylor Chan
B.E., (Honours) (Mechatronics), UNSW
M.E., Biomedical Engineering, UNSW (expected 2024)
Project: Surgical Robotics
Josh Sapers
B.E. Mechanical Engineering, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, MA, USA 2013-2017
M.E., UNSW 2023-2025
Yiqun Li
Bachelor of Mechatronic Engineering (Honours) - with Honours Class 1, UNSW, 2021-2024
Master of Engineering Science (Robotics), UNSW, 2024-2025
Project: Feedback Control for Micro, Soft Actuators
Haoran Liu
B.E., Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (2017-2021)
M.E., 2025 -
Project: Wireless, wearable blood pressure sensors
Rui Zheng
B.E., Xiamen University, Fujian, China (2020-2024)
M.E., 2025 -
Project: Wireless, battery free mechanical sensors
Undergraduate Students
Alex Hunter
B.Eng in Mechatronic Engineering & Computer Science 2020-2024
Dean's Honours List/Awards 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Project: Wireless, wearable mechanical sensors
Andrew Chen
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic) & Bachelor of Science (Computer Science), 2020 - 2024
Project: Sensors for 3D bio-electronics interfaces
Jamie Cerezo
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechatronics (2020 - 2024)
Dean's Honours List/Awards 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Project: 3D optical sensors for navigation applications
Oscar Pong
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechatronics (2021 - 2025)
Dean's Honours List/Awards 2022, 2023
Project: Wearable haptic devices with integrated feedback sensors
Nicholas Tong
Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering & Computer Science (2021 - 2025) Dean's Honours List 2021, 2022, 2023
Project: Wearable acoustic patches for assistive robots
Visiting Scholars / Students
Hin Kiu Lee
BSc in Chemistry (2013-2017), Hong Kong Baptist University
MSc in Chemistry (2019-2021), POSTECH,
PhD. in Chemical Engineering (2022-present) at SKKU
Visiting PhD student, UNSW (Feb 2025 - Feb 2026)
