Bijun Tang

• Year

  2024

• Program

  AI2050

• Institution

  Nanyang Technological University

• Location

  Singapore

Dr. Bijun Tang is currently a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. She received her bachelor’s degree with First Class Honours and her PhD from NTU MSE in 2017 and 2021, respectively. In 2023, she joined Rice University as a visiting scientist, working with Prof. Pulickel Ajayan. Dr Tang’s research interests primarily lie in the synthesis and engineering of novel 2D materials as well as intelligent materials development with machine learning. She has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers in top-tier journals, including Nature, Nat. Mater., Nat. Electron., Nat. Synth., Nat. Commu., Adv. Mater., Mater. Today, etc., with an H-index of 18 and over 1400 citations. Dr. Tang has (co-)chaired several significant research grants from NTU, AI Singapore, and ANR France, with total funding exceeding S$5 million. Her accolades include the NTU Emerging Scientist (2024), Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia (2023), NTU Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship (2022), NTU Graduate College Interdisciplinary Research Award (2021), as well as Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology (WiEST) Development Grant (2021). Dr. Tang also serves as a youth editorial member for International Journal of AI for Materials and Design.