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Personal profile
Biography
Dr. Chang Wei Sea is an Associate Porfessor at the School of Engineering (Mechanical) and Head of Nano-Analytical Platform (NAP), Monash University Malaysia. She completed her PhD from the National University of Singapore. Later, she worked in a front-end semiconductor manufacturing industry. She then joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University as postdoctoral fellow, funded by the Taiwan National Science Council Fellowship. She was the visiting scholar in SSLEEC, University California Santa Barbara in 2018.
Research interests
Her research interest focuses on:
- Functional oxide thin films hetero-, nano-structures
- Piezo- and piezoelectric/ photoelectrochemistry
- III-nitride widebandgaps/ electronic materials
Monash teaching commitment
- MEC2403 - Mechanics of Materials
- MEC4804 - Clean Energy Materials
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Mechanical Engineering, PhD, National University of Singapore
2005 → 2010
Award Date: 31 Mar 2010
Materials Science and Engineering, MSc, National University of Singapore
2004 → 2005
Award Date: 30 Jun 2005
Materials Physics, B.Sc. (Hons), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (University of Technology Malaysia)
1999 → 2003
Award Date: 9 Aug 2003
External positions
Research Fellow, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia)
1 Oct 2019 → 30 Sept 2021
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Ming Chi University of Technology
1 Aug 2018 → …
Visiting Research Fellow, University of California Santa Barbara
1 Jul 2018 → 31 Dec 2018
Research Fellow, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia)
1 Oct 2017 → 30 Sept 2019
Research Fellow, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia)
2015 → 2016
Research area keywords
- Functional materials
- piezoelectric
- photoactivity
- piezoresponse force microscopy
- charge carrier dynamics
- ferroelectric
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Rational Integration of Hierarchical Photocatalysts with Cascade Electric Field and Modulated Atomic Sites for Hydrogen Production via Water Splitting
Siang Piao, C., Chang, W. S., Lling Lling, T., Ng, B. J., Mohamed, A. R. & Lee, H. W.
1/10/23 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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Novel In-situ Synthesis Route for Gadolinia-doped YSZ Rare Metal Oxide Composite Nanoparticles as a New Material for Fuel Cells
Pasbakhsh, P., Abdullah, A. Z., Muhammad , A., Chang, W. S. & Zeimaran, E.
1/01/19 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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Nanoscale Ferroelectric and Photovoltaic Power Conversion for Visible-Light Spectrum in Multiferroic Solar Cells
Chang, W. S., Chew, K. H., Yeop Majlis, B., Siang Piao, C., Dee, C. F. & Tu, C.
1/01/19 → 30/09/22
Project: Research
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Field-effect modulated water-splitting by photoinduced charge carriers on BiFeO3 film
Tan, K. H., Liu, H-J., Yang, J-C., Karel, J. & Chang, W. S., Feb 2025, In: Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 108, 2, 10 p., e20182.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Growth of surfactant-free Au-Co bimetallic atom-bomb cracker-like microstructures: A highly active morphological dependent hybrid electrocatalyst for dioxygen reduction
Gowthaman, N. S. K., Shankar, S., Arul, P., Narayanamoorthi, E. & Chang, W. S., Jan 2024, In: Surfaces and Interfaces. 44, 12 p., 103773.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus) -
Mechanical and physicochemical characteristics of sub-millimeter and macrobubbles: Insights from AFM analysis, zeta potential measurements and rise velocity
Joshua, A. M., Ooi, E. H., Chang, W. S. & Lau, E. V., 1 Aug 2024, In: Results in Surfaces and Interfaces. 16, 8 p., 100262.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Microstructural and electron framework-engineered 3D NiSeP-integrated CuFe composites as trifunctional electrocatalysts for sensing and urea-assisted water-splitting applications
Farithkhan, A., Gowthaman, N. S. K., Kumar, R. S., Alagumalai, K., Chang, W. S. & Meenakshi, S., 5 Jun 2024, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 31, p. 19935-19949 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Unveiling carcinogenic pollutant levels in environmental water samples through facile fabrication of gold nanoparticles on sulfur-doped graphitic carbon nitride
Gowthaman, N. S. K., Arul, P., Ajith, A., Chang, W. S., Balakumar, V. & Shim, J. J., 1 Jul 2024, In: Environmental Research. 252, 12 p., 119121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Activities
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CREST R&D Grant 2021 Cycle 1-Evaluation Panel
Wei Sea Chang (Reviewer)
2021Activity: External Academic Engagement › Grant review responsibilities
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CREST R&D Grant 2020 Cycle 2- Evaluation Panel
Wei Sea Chang (Reviewer)
2020Activity: External Academic Engagement › Grant review responsibilities
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CRSET R&D Grant 2020 Cycle 1 - Evaluation Panel
Wei Sea Chang (Reviewer)
2020Activity: External Academic Engagement › Grant review responsibilities
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Journal of the American Ceramic Society (Journal)
Wei Sea Chang (Associate editor)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Associate Fellow
Wei Sea Chang (Fellow)
1 Oct 2019 → 19 Feb 2026Activity: External Academic Engagement › External research organisation, centre or institute