Derrick Fam

Dr. Derrick Fam serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at NTU's School of Materials Science and Engineering and holds the position of Scientist III at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR. He currently leads the Structural Power Programme for portable and electrified transportation within A*STAR's AME initiative, focusing on structural battery development.

He earned his B.Eng (2006) and Ph.D. (2012) in Materials Science from NTU. After a postdoctoral fellowship at NTU's CREATE-HUJI-NTU programme, he was awarded the A*STAR International Fellowship to conduct research on structural supercapacitors at Imperial College London (2014).

His research focuses on multifunctional and sustainable energy storage materials, particularly polymer and composite ionic conductors for batteries and supercapacitors. Key themes include structural robustness, sustainability, and energy density optimization.

His work spans diverse applications like wearable electronics and electric vehicles, with notable advancements in self-healing silk-based materials, halide-catalyzed polyurethane electrolytes, and nanostructured carbon composites. These innovations aim to integrate energy storage with structural integrity.

• Awards: A*STAR International Fellowship (2014)
• Lab Affiliations: IMRE's Polymer & Composite Department (Structural Power group)
• Key Contributions: Over 10 peer-reviewed publications since 2013, with impact in energy storage material design and nanocomposite synthesis