Dr. Leonard Ng Wei Tat

Biography

Dr. Leonard Ng Wei Tat is an Assistant Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, and Cluster Director for Renewables and Low-Carbon Solutions at the Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N).

His research focuses on data-driven techniques for roll-to-roll printed flexible electronics, especially photovoltaics, as well as additive manufacturing and polymer composites for sustainable applications. He applies machine learning to inverse design and is developing self-driving labs that combine automation, artificial intelligence and materials science to speed up device fabrication. He earned his PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge in 2019, working on low-cost printed electronics based on graphene and other 2D materials.