Chen, Lianwei


2020
Nationality: China
Faculty and Department: Integrative Sciences and Engineering
Undergraduate University and Country: National University of Singapore , Singapore
Thesis Advisor: Professor, Hong, Minghui

Why did you choose to do a PhD?

Ph.D. provides me with the chance to go beyond the end of human knowledge and find ways out of unknowns and impossibilities. It makes me feel part of something big, enduring, and influential


Why did you choose to do graduate education at NUS? If you received offers from other universities, why did you pick NUS?

Back to the days as an NUS undergraduate, I already found NUS is unique. It provides the bridge between the best of the eastern and western worlds. It is a place for the best minds to communicate and inspires innovations to change everything.


Briefly share about your research or thesis (i.e. dissertation topic for Masters by Coursework students).

Passive Dynamic Optical Modulators: Material Exploration & Applications


Share something fun from your graduate journey at NUS.

My wife also graduated from NUS Engineering. If our children are lucky to come, we shall have a true NUS family.


Briefly share a highlight from your graduate school journey.

Explore new things through fundamental research and make money through commercialization.


Share a challenge you faced in graduate school and how you overcame it.

Time is always tight as there are so many things worth to try


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