Our Values

Integrity

We practice integrity in all forms. We are honest and fair to fellow group members and collaborators. We have a zero-tolerance policy towards plagiarism and falsification of results.

Excellence

We strive for excellence in everything that we do. We stand by the quality of our science. We aim to develop scientists with great analytical, technical and communication skills.

Teamwork

We believe great teamwork is the key to great science. We share and discuss ideas freely. We strive to build great collaborations, both within and outside of the group. We contribute actively to the materials science community.

Team Members

Shyue Ping Ong

Professor

Prof Shyue Ping Ong is a Provost's Chair Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is one of the pioneers of foundation potentials, i.e., machine learning interatomic potentials with near-complete coverage of the periodic table that has broad applications in materials discovery and design. Prof Ong is also the founder and lead developer of pymatgen, a widely used open-source library for materials analysis, and a core contributor to the Materials Project, a public platform that provides computed properties of tens of thousands of inorganic compounds. Prof Ong earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2011. He has authored more than 170 peer-reviewed publications spanning topics such as artificial intelligence for materials science, software infrastructure for materials research, battery materials, solid-state lighting, and high-entropy (complex-concentrated) materials. He is also a recipient of the prestigious US Department of Energy Early Career Research Program and the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program awards and a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher since 2021.