Résumé | Tan Dai Nguyen

Tan Dai NGUYEN

PROFILE

I am a logical, independent, and self-motivated researcher. My experience developed from technology (robotics, automatic system, computer, programming, image processing, web development, machine learning) to science (physics of fluid and acoustics, microfluidics, MEMs, cell therapy manufacturing)

EDUCATION AND AWARDS

HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY-Vietnam (Sep 2011 – Apr 2016)

B.Eng. in Mechatronics (Honour) – Full-time

Dissertation: “Remote human gaze estimation with a single camera on embedded system”. Advisor: Dr Doan The Thao.
Bronze medal in the National Olympic in Mechanics (2014).
Second prize in applying Inventor software for designing machine contest, Vietnam (2014).
First prize in the two-wheels self-balancing robot competition, Vietnam (2015).
Scholarship from Kanden System Solution Company (2015).
Scholarship from Petro Vietnam Exploration Production Corporation (2015).
Annual scholarship from Ho Chi Minh city University of Technology (2011-2016).
Special Award in “The 2016 International Capstone Design Contest on Renewable Energy Technology”, South Korea.

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY – Singapore (Jul 2016 – Feb 2021)

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering – Full-time

Dissertation: “Multidimensional patterning and manipulating of microparticles and cells using surface acoustic waves”. Advisor: Professor Du Hejun.
Nanyang Technological University Research Scholarship (2016-2020).
Silver medal from MAE NTU Football Competition (10/2016).
Certificate of University Teaching for Teaching Assistants (11/2017).
“Best student paper award” selected by the editors of the journal ELECTROPHORESIS.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

SINGAPORE-MIT ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY (SMART) – Singapore

Apr 2021 – Present

Postdoctoral Associate

Developed platform technology for quantifying the critical quality attributes (CQAs) of neural stem cells and their progenitors / differentiated cell products.
Developed cell sorting technologies specifically for neural stem/progenitor cells, for the purpose of aiding and enabling high-quality cell therapy manufacturing.

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (NTU) – Singapore (Aug 2016 – Feb 2021)

PhD Candidate

Studied multidimensional patterning and manipulating of microparticles and cells using surface acoustic waves (PhD project).
Developed a reusable microfluidic device for manipulating cells to form a three-dimensional pattern inside a scaffold-based hydrogel. This device has great potential for bio-structures building, artificial tissue engineering.
Developed an efficient and reliable microfluidic device for controlling three-dimensional position of single cells in fluid which can be employed to build an automatic system for cell analysis or integrated into lab-on-chip and organ-on-chip devices.
Proposed idea and conducted experimental investigation for preparation of academic research fund (funded).

SHISEIDO VIETNAM INC – Vietnam (Jul 2015 – Sep 2015)

Engineering Intern

Improved production line efficiency
Designed bottle air jet cleaning machine
Analyzed flow of the air inside the bottles

HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY – Vietnam

Robotics Club member (Sep 2012 – Sep 2014)

Designed auto-robot for the team participated in ABU Robocon 2013 Contest (Spring 2013)
Designed, manufactured, and operated line-following robot (Summer 2013)

Undergraduate Research assistant to Dr. Doan The Thao (Dec 2014 – Dec 2015)

Designed and manufactured coconut paring machine.
Designed, manufactured, and operated two wheels self-balance robot.
Applied computer vision to detect defective product of fabrics.
Designed, fabricated, and operated an eye-gaze estimation system using a single camera on raspberry pi.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching assistant, Behavior of Composite Beam (Spring, 2018)
Teaching assistant, Dynamic Vibration Absorber (Spring and Fall, 2019)
Teaching assistant, Introduction to Engineering Mechanics (Spring, 2020)
Mentored 8 undergraduate students and 2 master students on their research projects (2016-2020)

SKILLS

Technical skills

Software: MS Office, programming languages (C/C++/C#, Python, Visual Studio, MATLAB, PLC, Keil C, CCS C), mechanical design (AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Fusion) and electronic circuit design (Altium Designer, OrCAD, Proteus), image processing (MATLAB, OpenCV, ImageJ, Fiji)
MEMS/Microfluidic fabrication processes, familiar with photolithography and lift-off processes
Modelling and simulation (Autodesk Inventor, COMSOL, ANSYS)
Machining and electronic skills
Knowledge in machine learning
Experienced in image processing and computer vision

General skills

Problem-solving, presentation skills
Logical, independent and self-motivated researcher
Effective teamwork
Curious and open-minded thinking
Passion for technological innovation

ACTIVITIES AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Member of Robotics Club in Ho Chi Minh University of Technology, Vietnam (2012-2014)
Member of Robotic team participated the Asia-pacific robot contest (ABU ROBOCON) (2013)
Mathematic tutor for 3 years (2012-2014)
Internship at SHISEIDO VIETNAM INC (Summer 2015)
President of Dong-Hanh Singapore Association, host of a fund-raising event from Vietnamese community in Singapore to help brilliant and underprivileged students in Vietnam to pursuit their future career and dream (donghanh.net) (2016-2019)

LANGUAGES

· Vietnamese: Native fluency

· English: Full professional proficiency

PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS

Tan Dai Nguyen, Van Thai Tran, YongQing Fu, and Hejun Du (2018). Patterning and manipulating microparticles into a three-dimensional matrix using standing surface acoustic waves. Applied Physics Letters, 112 (21). p. 213507. ISSN 0003-6951. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5024888.
Xiang Tao, Tan Dai Nguyen, Hao Jin, Ran Tao, Jingting Luo, Xin Yang, Hamdi Torun, Jian Zhou, Shuyi Huang, Lin Shi, Des Gibson, Michael Cooke, Hejun Du, Shurong Dong, Jikui Luo, YongQing Fu (2019). 3D patterning/manipulating microparticles and yeast cells using ZnO/Si thin film surface acoustic waves. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Volume 299, 2019, 126991, ISSN 0925-4005, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2019.126991.
Tan Dai Nguyen, Yong Qing Fu, Archana Gautam, Sanam Pudasaini, Van Thai Tran, Hejun Du (2020). Acoustofluidic closed-loop control of microparticles and cells using standing surface acoustic waves. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2020: p. 128143, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2020.128143.
Tan Dai Nguyen, Yong Qing Fu, Jia Min Lee, Van Thai Tran, Sanam Pudasaini, Archana Gautam, Hejun Du. Large-scale fabrication of three-dimensional scaffold-based patterns of microparticles and breast cancer cells using reusable acoustofluidic device. Advanced Engineering Materials 23: 2001377. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202001377
Tan Dai Nguyen, Yong Qing Fu, Van Thai Tran, Hejun Du. Manipulation of self-assembled three-dimensional architecture in reusable acoustofluidic device. ELECTROPHORESIS, 42: 2375-2382. https://doi.org/10.1002/elps.202000357
Tan Dai Nguyen, Wai Hon Chooi, Hyungkook Jeon, Jiahui Chen, Daniel Ninio Roxby, Jerome Tan Zu Yao, Shi Yan Ng, Sing Yian Chew, Jongyoon Han. Label-free and high-throughput removal of residual undifferentiated cells from spinal-cord progenitor cells (SCPCs) derived iPSC (in preparation)
Tan Dai Nguyen, Lydia Chong Shi Hui, Jiahui Chen, Quan Liu, Sing Yian Chew, Shi Yan Ng, Jongyoon Han. Label-free detection of residual undifferentiated iPSCs from their differentiated progenitor cells by microfluidic Raman spectroscopy (in preparation)
Singapore provisional patent application number 0202201721W (02/2022)
US provisional patent application number 63/378,106 (10/2022)

PRESENTATIONS

Dinh Quang Tri, Tan Dai Nguyen, Doan The Thao. 3D eye gaze estimation with a single camera on arm board embedded Linux platform. National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms, 2015, Vietnam.
Tan Dai Nguyen, Huu Duoc Nguyen, Doan The Thao. Remote gaze estimation based on face and iris detection under IR light. Vietnam Conference on Mechatronics – VCM 2016, Vietnam.
Tan Dai Nguyen, Van Thai Tran, Yong Qing Fu, Hejun Du. The 3D patterning of microparticles inside millimeter height of chamber using standing surface acoustic wave. Acousticfluidics 2018, Lille, France.
Tan Dai Nguyen, Van Thai Tran, Yong Qing Fu, Hejun Du. Patterning and manipulating microparticles into a three-dimensional matrix using standing surface acoustic waves for biomedical engineering applications. ICMAT 2019, Singapore.