Members | Eda Lab

Goki Eda

Associate Professor

Dr. Eda received his M.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2006 and Ph.D. in the same discipline from Rutgers University in 2009. He became a Newton International Fellow of the Royal Society of the UK and worked at Imperial College London. Dr. Eda joined the National University of Singapore as an Assistant Professor of Physics and Chemistry, and a member of the Centre for Advanced 2D Materials in 2011. He is a recipient of the Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) Research Fellowship and many awards including the Singapore National Academy of Science (SNAS) Young Scientist Award, University Young Researcher Award, and IPS Omicron Nanotechnology Award. He is an Associate Editor of npj 2D Materials and Applications.

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Research Fellows

Chen Yuan

Chen Yuan received her B.Sc. in Chemistry in 2019 from National University of Singapore. She joined Prof. Eda’s group in Jan 2020. Her research focuses on quantum optics in 2D materials.

Ho Yi Wei

Yi Wei (aka Neo) received his B.Sc. in Physics in 2015 and Ph.D. in 2020 from National University of Singapore. His research interests are on the optical properties of 2D materials, more focusing on the nonlinear optical aspect. He also designs and builds customized microscope systems for optical experiments. He joined Prof. Eda's lab in 2020.

Ph.D. Students

Xingjian Sun

Xingjian received his B.Sc. in Physics in 2020 from Lanzhou University. He joined Prof. Eda’s group in Oct 2020. His research focuses on charge transport in 2D ferromagnetic semiconductors. His hobbies include but are not limited to playing table tennis and basketball.

Mingjun Chen

Mingjun (aka Morange) received his B.Eng. in Polymer Science and Engineering in 2020 from South China University of Technology (SCUT) and M.Sc. in Chemistry for Energy and Environment in 2021 from NUS. He joined Prof. Eda's team in 2020 as a Master's student and later as a PhD in August 2021. His research focuses on photoelectric device and photovoltaic effect in 2D materials.

Wong Cheng Quan

Cheng Quan received his B.Sc. in Physics in 2023 from National University of Singapore. He joined Prof. Eda’s group in Jan 2024. His research focuses on magnetic photovoltaic effect in 2D materials.

Tee Jing Yi

Jing Yi received her B.Sc and MPhil in Chemistry from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 2021 and 2024 respectively. Her research focuses on the synthesis of quantum light-emitting low-dimensional materials. She joined Prof. Eda's group in Jan 2025.

Rui Wang

Rui received her M.Sc. from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), where she is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering. In August 2024, she joined Prof. Eda’s group as a joint Ph.D. student. Her research interests focus on the optical and optoelectronic properties of 2D van der Waals semiconductors.

Bohan

Bohan received his M. Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He joined Prof. Eda's lab in December 2024 as a co-supervised student. His research focuses on nonlinear quantum optics and the enhanced light matter interaction in low-dimensional materials.

Vu Thanh Trung Nam

Ph.D student and postdoc from Jan 2019 - Dec 2024

Currently at:
Scientist at Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)

Joy Loh Leyi

Ph.D student and postdoc from Jan 2018 - Oct 2024

Currently at:
Postdoctoral Fellow at 2D Materials and Devices Group, University of Cambridge
ll788@cam.ac.uk

Adam Krzysztof Budniak

Postdoc from Jan 2022 - Sep 2024

Currently at:
Prof. Bosman's group at NUS

Marcelo Barbosa

Postdoc from Jan 2020 - Aug 2023

Currently at:
Researcher at Blueshift Asset Management, LLC

Zhang Zhepeng

Postdoc from Aug 2019 - June 2022

Currently at:
Postdoctoral Scholar at Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
zhangzp@stanford.edu

Wang Junyong

Ph.D student and postdoc from Jan 2015 - March 2022

Currently at:
Associate Professor at i-LAB, SINANO, CAS
jywang2022@sinano.ac.cn

Ivan Verzhbitskiy

Postdoc from Nov 2013 - Nov 2021

Currently at:
Senior Scientist at Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)
ivan_verzhbitskiy@imre.a-star.edu.sg

Zhang Qi

Ph.D student and postdoc during Aug 2015 - Feb 2021

Currently at:
Associate professor at School of Physics of Southeast University
zhangxinyunqi@seu.edu.cn

Daniele Vella

Postdoc during Mar 2017 - Mar 2019

Currently at:
Researcher at University of Ljubljana-Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
daniele.vella@fs.uni-lj.si

Shisheng Li

Postdoc during June 2014 - Mar 2017

Currently at:
Professor at Southeast University, China
li_shisheng@seu.edu.cn

Leiqiang Chu

Ph.D student and postdoc during 2011 - 2016

Currently at:
Assistant professor at Shaoxing University

Weijie Zhao

Postdoc during Feb 2012 - Feb 2016

Currently at:
Professor at Southeast University, China
zhaowj@seu.edu.cn

Huilong Xu

Postdoc during Sep 2014 - May 2015

Currently at:
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Hennrik Schmidt

Postdoc during Jan 2013 - Mar 2015

Currently at:
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Francesco Giustiniano

Postdoc during Jun 2014 - Nov 2014

Currently at:
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Jayeeta Lahiri

Postdoc during Nov 2012 - Oct 2013

Currently at:
Assistant Professor at Banaras Hindu University
jl.physics@bhu.ac.in

Minglin Toh

Postdoc during Apr 2013 - Oct 2013

Currently at:
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Ajay Soni

Postdoc during Dec 2011 - May 2013.

Currently at:
Assistant Professor at IIT Mandi, India. http://faculty.iitmandi.ac.in/~ajay
ajay@iitmandi.ac.in

Zohreh Ghorannevis

Postdoc during Dec 2011 - Feb 2013.

Currently at:
Assistant Professor at Polytechnic University in Iran.