Dr G Roshan Deen

Area of Expertise

Stimuli-responsive polymers and hydrogels; Scattering techniques for advanced materials characterization; Nanomaterials and catalysis; Polymerizable and non-polymerizable surfactants; Colloids.

Qualifications

• 2001 PhD Polymer science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
• 1997 MSc Materials science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
• 1993 MSc Applied Chemistry, Anna University, India.
• 1991 BSc Chemistry, University of Madras, India.

Awards and Honor:

• 2018, Outstanding mentor award from Ministry of Education, Singapore.
• 2018, Dedicated partner award from National Junior College, Singapore.
• 2017, Distinguished partner award from Anderson Junior College, Singapore.
• 2007–2008, Danish medical and health science research council fellowship, Denmark.
• 2005 – 2007, Danish natural science research council fellowship, Denmark.
• 1994 – 1996, Research scholarship from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
• 1997 – 2000, Research scholarship from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
• 1988, Jawaharlal Nehru science talent award for outstanding science student, (India).

Current areas of activity

• Development of stimuli-responsive polymers, hydrogels, microgels, cryogels, interpenetrating networks, and hybrids.
• Formulation of microemulsions for drug formulations, nanostructured polymers, ultrafine inorganic particles, and nanogels.
• Development of polymerizable and non-polymerizable surfactants and evaluation.
• Supervision of summer school research projects at RCSI-Bahrain.