CHEN Litai

CHEN Litai is a Lecturer at the Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore (NUS), affiliated with the Faculty of Science. He holds a Ph.D. (2015) and B.Sc. (Hons) (2008) from NUS. His research focuses on inorganic nano-material synthesis and chemical education in practical inorganic chemistry.

Education:

• Ph.D., National University of Singapore, 2015
• B.Sc. (Hons), National University of Singapore, 2008

Teaching Contributions (AY2022/2023):

• CM1417 Fundamentals in Chemistry
• CM2143 Basic Toolkit in Analytical Chemistry
• CM5223 Topics in Supramolecular Chemistry

Awards:

• Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (Full-Time) AY2013/2014
• Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (Part-Time) AY2010/2011
• Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (Part-Time) AY2012/2013

His research emphasizes nanomaterial synthesis with applications in nonlinear optics, particularly exploring Bi₂S₃-based nanorods and their composites. Teaching excellence is evident through repeated recognition.