John Yong
Profile
Biography
John Yong has more than 27 years of experience in light alloy research, particularly on aluminium, magnesium alloys and its composites. His area of interest includes liquid forging and casting of non-ferrous material, magnesium bulk and sheet forming, processing of metal matrix composites, bio and nanostructured materials. John publishes extensively in the peer-reviewed journal and international conference in the field of manufacturing processes and composite materials. He chaired several international conferences and was appointed as member of various scientific and advisory committees. John and his research team were awarded the 2008 National Technology Award for their contribution to the development of liquid forging technology. He also received the Singapore National Academy of Science Young Scientist of the Year Award in 2004 for his research on novel manufacturing processes for light weight metal, as well as the Lord Austin prize by The Institute of Electrical Engineers in 1997 for his research on magnesium alloy.
John serve as Chairman of the Manufacturing Standards Committee under the Singapore Standards Council since 2017. He is also a member of the Singapore Standards Council and Member of the Coordinating Committee for Smart Nation. He co-leads the A*STAR-EDB Joint Industry Sector Planning (JISP) on Lasers & Optics.
John was the Deputy Executive Director and Director of the Industry Development Office at A*STAR SIMTech from April 2014 to July 2024. He oversees the Precision Engineering Centre of Innovation (PE COI), Manufacturing Productive Technology Centre (MPTC), Sustainability Manufacturing Centre (SMC) and Innovation Factory (IF) at the institute to support the manufacturing companies in Singapore. Under his leadership, the PE COI supported local Precision Engineering companies to adopt advanced manufacturing technologies to advance their business. Since 2007, the centre reached out to more than 15,000 industry participants, completed 1,600 projects, and 840 consultancies.
John was also a director at the Land Transport Authority (LTA) from May 2021 to April 2024. He has helped to set up two new divisions on Innovation and Analytics and the Operations Policy and Strategy to support the Traffic and Road Operations Group in LTA. He guided the newly setup team in LTA to win the DATxLTA competition in 2022 and 2023, and the team went on to win the first prize at the Whole-of-Government (WOG) data analytics competition in Nov 2023.
SIT Appointments
- Head, InnoHub– Present
- Associate Vice President (Innovation)– Present
- Head-Designate, InnoHub–
Achievements
- 2023 Innovation Project/ Policy Award by Ministry of Trade and Industry - Innovation Factory
- 2017 Borderless Award by Ministry of Trade and Industry - A*STAR Collaborative Commerce Marketplace
- 2017 The Public Administration Medal (Bronze)
- 2018 Borderless Award by Ministry of Trade and Industry - Operations & Technology Roadmapping
- 2013 Borderless Award by Ministry of Trade and Industry - Sustaining and Advancing the Precision Engineering Industry
- 2008 National Technology Award
- 2008 Borderless Award by Ministry of Trade and Industry - A*CAR Taskforce
- 2007 A*STAR STAR Employee Award
Research
Research Interests
- Liquid forging and casting of non-ferrous material
- Magnesium bulk and sheet forming
- Processing of metal matrix composites
- Processing of bio and nanostructured materials
- Process innovation and development
Publication
Journal Papers
M.Ravandi, W.S.Teo, L.Q.N.Tran, M.S.Yong, T.E.Tay, Prediction of Mode I interlaminar fracture toughness of stitched flax fiber composites; Publication Year March 2018, Volume 53, Issue 6, Pages 4173–4188; Journal of Materials Science
M.Ravandi, W.S.Teo, L.Q.N.Tran, M.S.Yong, T.E.Tay, Low velocity impact performance of stitched flax/epoxy composite laminates; Publication Year 2017; Volume 117; Pages 89-100; Composites Part B: Engineering
S. Murali, M.S. Yong, Liquid forging of thin Al-Si structures; Publication Year 2010; Volume 210; Pages 1276-1281; Journal of Materials Processing Technology
Y.W.Gu, M.S.Yong, B.Y.Tay, C.S.Lim, Synthesis and bioactivity of porous Ti alloy prepared by foaming with TiH2; Publication Year 2009; Volume 29; Pages 1515-1520; Materials Science & Engineering C
A.E.W.Jarfors, K.U.Kainer, M.J.Tan, M.S.Yong, Recent Developments in the Manufacturing of Components from Aluminium-,Magnesium-,and Titanium-Base Alloys; Publication Year 2009; Volume 5; Pages 23-58; Cosmos
M.W.Fu, M.S.Yong, Simulation-enabled casting product defect prediction in die casting process; Publication Year 2009; Volume 47; Pages 5203-5216; International Journal of Production Research
C.C.Wong, A.Danno, K.K.Tong, M.S.Yong, Cold rotary forming of thin-wall component from flat-disc blank; Publication Year 2008; Volume 208; Pages 53-62; Journal of Materials Processing Technology
M.W.Fu, M.S.Yong, K.K.Tong, A Danno, Design solution evaluation for metal forming product development; Publication Year 2008; Volume 38; Pages 249-257; International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
M.W.Fu, M.S.Yong, T. Muramatsu, Die fatigue life design and assessment via CAE simulation; Publication Year 2008; Volume 35; Pages 843-851; International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
K.L.S.Goi, D.L.Butler, A.E.W.Jarfors, J.M.S.Yong, D.C.S.Lim, Elastic modulus of sintered porous Ti-Si-Zr, using activation by Ti-Si mechanically alloyed powder and TiH2 powder; Publication Year 2008; Volume 475; Pages 45-51; Journal of Materials Science & Engineering A
C.S.Lim, J.Yong, K.M.Toh, Manufacturing and near-physiological testing of a biodegradable metallic coronary stent (BMCS); Publication Year 2007; Volume 7; Pages 89-100; Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology
Y.W.Tham, M.W.Fu, H.H.Hng, M.S.Yong, K.B.Lim, Bulk Nanostructured Processing of Aluminum Alloy; Publication Year 2007; Volume 192–193; Pages 575–581; Journal of Materials Processing Technology
Y.W.Tham, M.W.Fu, H.H.Hng, M.S.Yong, K.B.Lim, Study of Deformation Homogeneity in the Multi-pass Equal Channel Angular Extrusion Process; Publication Year 2007; Volume 192–193; Pages 121–127; Journal of Materials Processing Technology
S.C.V.Lim, M.S.Yong, Plane-strain Forging of Wrought Magnesium Alloy AZ31; Publication Year 2006; Volume 171; Pages 393-398; Journal of Materials Processing Technology
M.W.Fu, M.S.Yong, Q.X.Pei, H.H.Hng, Deformation Behaviour Study of Multi-pass ECAE Process for Fabrication of Bulk Nanostructured Materials; Publication Year 2006; Volume 21; Pages 507–512; Journal of Materials and Manufacturing Processes
M.W.Fu, M.S.Yong, K.K.Tong, T.Muramatsu, A Methodology for Evaluation of Metal Forming System Design and Performance via CAE Simulation; Publication Year 2006; Volume 44; Pages 1075-1092; International Journal of Production Research
Y.Shengjie, Q.F.Li, M.S.Yong, Method for determination of critical powder loading for powder-binder processing; Publication Year 2006; Volume 49; Pages 219-223; Powder Metallurgy
M.S.Yong, A.J.Clegg, Process optimisation for a squeeze cast magnesium alloy metal matrix composite; Publication Year 2005; Volume 168; Pages 262-269; Journal of Materials Processing Technology
Y.K.Prasad, M.Chandrasekaran, M.S.Yong, Recent Advances and Current Developments in Tissue Scaffolding; Publication Year 2005; Volume 15; Pages 159-177; Journal of Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering
M.W.Fu, M.S.Yong, S.Tong; CAE supported design solution generation in metal forming product development; Publication Year 2005; Volume 33; Pages 375-382; Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME 2005
Y.W.Gu, B.Y.Tay, C.S.Lim, M.S.Yong; Characterization of bioactive surface oxidation layer on NiTi alloy; Publication Year 2005; Volume 252; Pages 2038-2049; Applied Surface Science
M.S.Yong, B.H.Hu, S.L.Liu, Q.F.Li; Processing of Bulk Nanostructured Metal, Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites and Nano Ceramic Powder; Publication Year 2004; Volume 23; Pages 371-374; Journal of Metastable & Nanocrystalline Materials
M.S.Yong, B.H.Hu, C.M.Choy, A.V.Kreij, Evaluation on the Formability of Magnesium Alloy AZ31; Publication Year 2003; Volume 437-438; Pages 435-438; Material Science Forum
M.S.Yong, A.J.Clegg, Process optimisation for a squeeze cast magnesium alloy; Publication Year 2004; Volume 145; Pages 134-141; Journal of Materials Processing and Technology
S.L.Liu, G.Chen, M.S.Yong, EMC characterization and process study for electronics packaging; Publication Year 2004; Volume 462-463; Pages 454-458; Thin Solid Films
M.Chandrasekaran, M.S.Yong, Effect of Materials and Temperature on the Forward Extrusion of Magnesium Alloys; Publication Year 2004; Volume 381; Pages 308-319; Materials Science and Engineering
M.S.Yong, B.H.Hu, C.M.Choy, A.V.Kreij, Evaluation on the formability of magnesium alloy, AZ31; Publication Year 2003; Volume 437-438; Pages 435-438; Materials Science Forum
C.F.Chan, M.S.Yong, C.J.Tay, H.M.Shang, The influence of process parameters on forged magnesium alloys; Publication Year 2003; Volume 437-438; Pages 427-430; Materials Science Forum
M.S.Yong, A.J.Clegg, Evaluation of squeeze cast magnesium alloy and composite; Publication Year 1999; Volume 92; Pages 71-75; Foundrymen Journal