Benjamin Tee
Tee Chee Keong Benjamin is a Singaporean scientist. He helped to co-develop the electronic skin technology when he was a PhD student in Stanford University. In 2015, he was chosen as one of TR35 list (MIT Technology Review's global 35 Innovators Under 35) for his work on e-skin. The only Singaporean on the 2015 TR35 list, e-skins could potentially make prosthetic limbs as sensitive as human ones and enable intuitive human machine interactions.[1][2][3] In 2019, he co-developed an underwater self-healing transparent material that could be useful in marine environments.[4]
Benjamin Tee | |
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Born | Tee Chee Keong Benjamin |
Nationality | Singaporean |
Alma mater | Stanford University, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
Known for | Electronic Skins |
Awards | MIT TR35 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electronic sensor skins research |
Institutions | National University of Singapore (NUS) Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) |
Career
Tee is currently President's Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore's Department of Material Science and Engineering and a scientist at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (A*STAR's IMRE) .[5][6]
Education
- BS (Summa cum laude) Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2006[5][6]
- MS Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 2007
- PhD Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 2014
Awards
- 2005 Undergraduate Outstanding Research Award [7]
- 2010 TSMC Outstanding Student Research Gold Award [8]
- 2010 TSMC Outstanding Student Research Academy [8]
- 2013 MRS Graduate Student Gold Award [9]
- 2014 Singapore-Stanford Biodesign Global Innovation Fellow[10]
- 2015 One of 10 finalists TR35 APAC list[11]
- 2015 One of 35 Innovators Under 35 TR35 list by MIT Technology Review[12]
- 2016 Singapore Young Scientist Award[13]
- 2019 World Economic Forum Young Scientist[14]
Selected publications
- A neuro-inspired artificial peripheral nervous system for scalable electronic skins, WW Lee, YJ Tan, H Yao, S Li, HH See, M Hon, B Xiong, K Ng, J Ho, B. C-K. Tee*, Science Robotics, (2019). Featured as Cover.
- Self-healing electronic skins for aquatic environments, Y Cao, YJ Tan, S Li, WW Lee, H Guo, Y Cai, C Wang, B. C-K. Tee*, Nature Electronics, 2, (2019). Featured as Cover.
- A Skin-Inspired Organic Digital Mechanoreceptor, B. C-K. Tee*, A. Chortos*, A. Berndt*, et al., Science, 350, 313–316 (2015). Featured on Science Magazine
- Continuous Wireless Pressure Monitoring and Mapping with Ultra-Small Passive Sensors for Health Monitoring and Critical Care, L. Chen*, B. C-K. Tee*, et al., Nature Communications, 5, 5028, (2014)
- An electrically and mechanically self-healing composite with pressure- and flexion-sensitive properties for electronic skin applications, B. C-K. Tee*, C. Wang*, R. Allen, Z. Bao, Nature Nanotechnology, 7, 825–832 (2012) | Featured on Science Magazine, BBC, ABC, National Geography
- Tunable Flexible Pressure Sensors using Microstructured Elastomer Geometries for Intuitive Electronics, B. C-K. Tee et al., Advanced Functional Materials 24, 5427–5434, (2014)
- Highly sensitive flexible pressure sensors with micro-structured rubber dielectric layers, SCB Mannsfeld, B. C-K Tee, et al., Nature Materials 9, 859–864, (2010). Featured on Nature News and Views[6][15]
References
- Feng, Zengkun (18 September 2015). "S'pore scientist on prestigious innovators list". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- Rohaidi, Nurfilzah (16 March 2016). "Asia's Rising Scientists: Benjamin Tee". Asian Scientist. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- "ASEAN's Next Generation Leaders (ANGeLs) - Dr. Benjamin Tee (Singapore)". Channel NewsAsia. December 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- Tee, Benjamin C.-K.; Wang, Chao; Cai, Yongqing; Hongchen Guo; Lee, Wang Wei; Li, Si; Tan, Yu Jun; Cao, Yue (February 2019). "Self-healing electronic skins for aquatic environments". Nature Electronics. 2 (2): 75–82. doi:10.1038/s41928-019-0206-5. ISSN 2520-1131.
- "Dr. TEE Chee Keong Benjamin". A*STAR. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- "TEE Chee Keong Benjamin". National University of Singapore. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- "Undergraduate Student Awards". University of Michigan Ann Arbor EECS Department. 2006. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- "TSMC Outstanding Student Research Award". YouTube. 2010. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- "MRS Graduate Student Awards". University of Michigan Ann Arbor EECS Department. 2013. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- "Two Regional Listees Make The MIT TR35 Global List". Asian Scientist. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- "EmTech Singapore's 10 Under 35 Innovators Revealed". Asian Scientist. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- Nowogrodzki, Anna (2015). "35 Innovators Under 35 - Benjamin Tee". Asian Scientist. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- "Singapore Young Scientist Award". Singapore National Academy of Science. 2015. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- "WEF Young Scientist 2019". World Economic Forum. 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
- "Dr Benjamin C.K. Tee". Google. Retrieved 2017-01-02.