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Associate Professor

Leslie LOO

Associate Professor
Director of Programmes, Food, Chemical and Biotechnology
PhD (Chemical Engineering) , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
Cluster:
Food, Chemical and Biotechnology
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SIT Appointments

  • Director of Programmes, Food, Chemical and Biotechnology
    – Present
  • Associate Professor
    – Present
  • Cluster Director, Chemical Engineering and Food Technology
    –
  • Programme Director - SIT MEngTech in Chemical Engineering
    –
  • Deputy Cluster Director, Chemical Engineering and Food Technology Cluster
    –

Education

  • PhD (Chemical Engineering)
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology , United States
  • BSc (Chemical Engineering)
    Rice University , United States

Achievements

  • Teaching Excellence Award
  • Nanyang Award – Excellence in Teaching

Professional Certification

  • Professional Engineer
    Professional Engineers Board (Singapore)

Professional Memberships

  • Phi Beta Kappa - Member
  • Phi Lambda Upsilon - Member
  • Tau Beta Pi - Member

Research Interests

  • Polymer and polymer nanocomposites
  • Mechanical properties, molecular structure and dynamics

Past Projects

  • AcRF Tier 1 Grant “Development of novel biodegradable green nanocomposites with enhanced properties”
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    (Mar 2011 – Feb 2014) PI: $198369 

  • AcRF Tier 2 Grant “Investigation of surface properties of polymer nanocomposites”
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    (Dec 2005 – Apr 2009) PI: $561191 

Journal Papers

  • Zhang XG*, Loo LS (2012) “Variable temperature Fourier transform infrared studies of matrix-nanofiller interactions in amorphous polyamide/layered silicate nanocomposites,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science 126, E371-379

  • Zhang XG*, Bhuvana S#, Loo LS (2012) “Characterization of layered silicate dispersion in polymer nanocomposites using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science 125, E175-E180

  • Zhou Q*, Pramoda KP, Lee J-M, Wang K, Loo LS (2011) “Role of interface in dispersion and surface energetics of polymer nanocomposites containing hydrophilic POSS and layered silicates,” Journal of Colloid And Interface Science 355, 222-230

  • Zhou Q*, Wang K, Loo LS (2011) “Investigation of surface properties of plasma-modified polyamide 6 and polyamide 6/layered silicate nanocomposites,” Journal of Materials Science 46, 3084-3093

  • Chen Jiahui*, Loo LS, Wang K (2011) “Enhanced mechanical properties of novel chitosan nanocomposite fibers,” Carbohydrate Polymers 86, 1151-1156

  • Zhou Q*, Wang K, Loo LS, (2009). “Synthesis of novel hybrid films of a layered silicate and alkylammonium cations on rough polymeric surfaces by Langmuir–Blodgett method,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 340, 249-253

  • Zhang XG*, Loo LS, (2009). “Study of Glass Transition and Reinforcement Mechanism in Polymer/Layered Silicate Nanocomposite,” Macromolecules 42, 5196-5207

  • Zhang XG*, Loo LS, (2009). “Synthesis and thermal oxidative degradation of a novel amorphous polyamide/nanoclay nanocomposite,” Polymer 50, 2643-2654

  • Zhang XG*, Loo LS, (2008). “Morphology and Mechanical Properties of a Novel Amorphous Polyamide/Nanoclay Nanocomposite,” Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics 46, 2605-2617

  • Loo LS, Gleason KK, (2004). “Investigation of polymer and nanoclay orientation distribution in nylon 6/montmorillonite nanocomposite,” Polymer 45, 5933-5939

  • Loo LS, Gleason KK, (2003). “Fourier Transform Infrared Investigation of the Deformation Behavior of Montmorillonite in Nylon 6/nanoclay Nanocomposite,” Macromolecules 36, 2587-2590

  • Loo LS, Gleason KK, (2003). “Insights into structure and mechanical behavior of α and γ crystal forms of nylon 6 at low strain by infrared studies,” Macromolecules 36, 6114-6126

  • Loo LS, Cohen RE and Gleason KK, (2000). “Chain Mobility in the Amorphous Region of Nylon 6 under Active Uniaxial Deformation Observed by Deuterium Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,” Science 288, 116