Biography
Professor Ricky Ang Lay Kee is the Associate Provost for Research and International Relations, and Ng Teng Fong Chair Professor at SUTD. Prior to this, he has held several significant positions at SUTD, including Programme Director of STEAMunity (2024-2026), Head of the Science, Mathematics, and Technology Cluster (2018-2023), Acting Head of Engineering Product Development (2017-2019), Director of Graduate Studies (2015-2017), and PhD Programme Director (2012-2014). His contributions to the University were recognised with the Singapore Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 2017.
Prof Ang is a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a fellow of the UK Institute of Physics (IOP), a fellow of the International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (AIIA) and an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. He is also on various advisory boards of journals including the Physics of Plasmas and Nano Express. He is a leading expert in electron emission theory, interface carrier transport, computational nanoelectronics and fractional modelling, with research funded by various agencies in Singapore and the USA. He earned his Bachelor of Science from the National Tsinghua University (Hsinchu) and his Master of Science and PhD from the University of Michigan. He was also the Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Postdoctoral Fellow in the Applied Physics Division before joining NTU School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He has also been ranked Top 2% Scientists (Applied Physics) by Stanford University since 2020, and has been a member of the jury panel (Physical Science) of the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough since 2022. He is the first Singapore-based researcher to be elected a Fellow of both the American Physical Society (APS) and the IEEE.
Research interests
- Theoretical and Computational Physics
- Charged-Particle Physics and Electron Emission
- Laser–Matter Interactions and Electromagnetic Waves
- Plasma Physics and Advanced Materials
- Two-Dimensional Materials and Fractional Modelling
- AI for Scientific Research and Engineering
- AI-Enhanced Pedagogy and Research Training
Education
- PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 1999
- MSc, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 1996
- BSc, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 1994
Selected academic and leadership appointments
- Associate Provost (Research and International Relations), SUTD, 2026–Present
- Ng Teng Fong Chair Professor, SUTD, 2016–Present
- Professor, SUTD, 2016–Present
- Associate Provost (International Relations), SUTD, 2023 – 2026
- Head (Science, Mathematics and Technology), SUTD, 2018–2023
- Acting Head (Engineering Product Development), SUTD, 2017–2019
- Director (Graduate Studies), SUTD, 2015–2017
- Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, 2008–2011
Selected honours and recognition
- Fellow, American Physical Society (APS), 2025
- Fellow, Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AIIA), 2024
- Fellow, IEEE, 2022
- Fellow, Institute of Physics (UK), 2020
- IEEE NPSS Distinguished Lecturer, 2018
- Singapore Public Administration Medal (Bronze), 2017
Research website and publications
For further information on Prof Ang’s research activities, projects and publications, please visit: https://people.sutd.edu.sg/ricky_ang/