Michel Bosman Research Group
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Principal Investigator
Michel Bosman
Associate Professor
Email: msemb[at]nus.edu.sg
Michel Bosman is an Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore and holds an Adjunct position at the A*STAR Institute of Materials Research and Engineering in Singapore. His team specializes in Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) and STEM-based spectroscopy. He is eligible as primary supervisor for NGS/ISEP & A*GA students; more information here.
Group Members
Post-Doctorate Scholars
Adam Krzysztof Budniak
Research Fellow
Email: abudniak[at]nus.edu.sg
Adam received his Bachelor's degrees both in Chemistry and Physics in 2013 and a Master’s degree in Chemistry in 2015 from the University of Warsaw (Poland). In 2021 he defended his Ph.D. in synthesis and investigation of layered semiconductors. Then, at the end of 2021, he joined Prof. Bosman's group. Adam’s research interest is a synthesis of layered materials and nanoparticles and their structural investigation, with a focus on electron microscopy: SEM, TEM and STEM.
Do Thi Bich Hue
Research Fellow
Email: hue.do[at]u.nus.edu
Hue received her B.Eng. degree in Materials Science and Engineering in 2019 from the National University of Singapore (NUS). She then did her Ph.D. in NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering with a thesis titled "Quantitive Electron Spectroscopy on the Nanoscale Dynamics of Plasmons". She is interested in combining computational nanophotonics with advanced electron spectroscopy (e.g. monochromated EELS) and electron microscopy (e.g. electron ptychography).
Yang Jianmin
Research Fellow
Email: e0546047[at]u.nus.edu
Yang Jianmin received her B.E. degree in Materials Science and Engineering in 2016 from the Northeastern University and a degree of Master of Materials Science and Engineering in 2019 from Beihang University. She joined Prof. Bosman’s group in August 2020 and obtained her PhD degree in 2025. Her work focuses on advanced samples preparation methods (FIB, microtomy) and ultrafast diffraction.
Jagadesh Rangaraj
Research Assistant and Student Mentor
Email: jagadesh.rangaraj[at]u.nus.edu
Jagadesh received his B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Anna University, India in 2017, his M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2019, and his PhD degree in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at NUS. His research focuses on the selective nanopatterning of encapsulated two-dimensional (2D) materials using helium ion microscopy and aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). His work introduces a novel approach for depth-selective modification in van der Waals heterostructures, enabling precise engineering of buried layers without compromising encapsulation. He combines advanced nanofabrication, in situ structural characterization to study ion–solid interactions at the atomic scale.
PhD Students
He Ya
Ph.D Candidate
Email: heya[at]u.nus.edu
He Ya received her B.Eng. in Energy and Power Engineering at Chongqing University in 2020 and obtained her M.Sc. degree in Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore in 2021. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Materials Science and Engineering department. She is interested in plasmonic 2D materials using electron microscopy/spectroscopy.
Su Hongxi
Ph.D Candidate
Email: e0816341[at]u.nus.edu
Su Hongxi received his B.Eng. degree in Materials Science and Engineering in 2021 from Central South University (CSU) and set off his journey in NUS as a Master Student in the same year. He is currently a Ph.D candidate in MSE. His work focuses on 4D STEM data processing under the guidance of Prof. Bosman and Dr. Shoucong Ning.
Nikolai Lavrentev
Ph.D Candidate
Email: lavrentev[at]u.nus.edu
Nikolai received his bachelor's in Optical Engineering from MIREA — Russian Technological University, Moscow in 2020 and obtained a master’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Physics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) in 2022. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Materials Science and Engineering department. He is interested in the study and design of plasmonic nanostructures for solar energy applications using theoretical simulations, electron beam lithography as well as STEM and EELS techniques.
Zheng He
Ph.D Candidate
Email: zheng_he[at]u.nus.edu
Zheng He received her B.E. degree in Materials Science and Engineering in 2022 from Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) and pursued a degree of Master of Materials Science and Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in the same year. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate under a scholarship from MOE in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Her work focuses on high-resolution imaging and 4D STEM of atomically-thin materials.
Co-Supervised Students
1. Li Zhipeng (co-supervised with Prof. Z. Dong, NTU, graduated in April 2013, now Associate Professor at the University of Science and Technology Beijing, China)
2. Tan Shu Fen (co-supervised with Prof. C.A. Nijhuis, NUS, graduated in January 2016, now Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, NTU Singapore)
3. Manveer Munde (co-supervised with Prof. A. Shluger, UCL, graduated in April 2017, now Principal Consultant at Red Oak Consulting, UK)
4. Janaki Shanmugam (co-supervised with Prof. A. Kirkland, Oxford, graduated in April 2018, now Portfolio Program Associate at TDK Ventures, Boston, USA)
5. Mei Sen (co-supervised with Prof. K.L. Pey, NTU Singapore, Graduated in May 2018, now at Huawei, China)
6. Kamal Patel (co-supervised with Prof. A. Shluger, UCL, graduated in October 2020, now Data Scientist at Virgin Media O2, UK)
7. Tan Chuan Fu (co-supervised with Prof. G.W. Ho, NUS, graduated in April 2021, now Scientist at SIMTech, A*STAR, Singapore)
8. Daria Kieczka (co-supervised with Prof. Shluger, UCL, UK)
PhD Alumni from our group
1. Dr. Chung JingYang (Graduated in December 2021, now Research Fellow in the NUS - Advanced Materials Corporate Lab, Singapore )
2. Dr. Leyi Loh (Graduated in November 2022, now Newton International Fellow in the group of Prof. Manish Chhowalla, Cambridge)
3. Dr. Yu Yong (Graduated in November 2022, now Full Professor at the University of Science and Technology Beijing)
4. Dr. Do Thi Bich Hue (Graduated in May 2024, now Research Fellow in our group)
5. Dr. Zhang Xinyue (Graduated in January 2025, now Senior Engineer at Micron)
6. Dr. Jagadesh Rangaraj (Graduated in June 2025, now Research Assistant and Student Mentor in our group)
7. Dr. Yang Jianmin (Graduated in July 2025, now Research Fellow in our group)