Khoa Nguyen

Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering

College of Science and Engineering

place Tonsley Building

Dr Nguyen is an ARC DECRA Fellow (2024-2027). He was named as a ‘Rising Stars’, among future leaders in nanotechnology and sensors research field by the Australian’s Research Magazine, 2020. Receiving his PhD in 2018 at the Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre (QMNC), Griffith University, his research involves electronics and materials of solid state and wide band gap for miniturised physical sensing and bio-electronic applications. He has authored and co-authored 50+ high impact factor journal papers, nearly half in top 10% journal (according to Scopus). Dr Nguyen’s research were featured in PNAS, ACS Nano, Appl. Phys. Letters, ACS Appl. Mater. and Interfaces, IEEE Elect. Dev. Letters, J. Mater. Chem. C., (as the first author) Appl. Phys. Letters, Small, Adv. Eng. Mater., IEEE Elect. Dev. Letters (as equal contribution as first author), and Nature Comm., Science Adv., Adv. Funct. Mater., Appl. Phys. Letters, ACS Appl. Mater. and Interfaces, J. Mater. Chem. C, Nano Energy (as contributing author). Dr Nguyen research focuses on the innovation and development of micro, nano-scaled electronics devices for emerging aspects in sensing, and biological applications.

Qualifications

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

M.E. in Mechanical Engineering

B.E. in Mechatronics Engineering (First Class Honours)

Honours, awards and grants

• ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (2024-2027) 

• Vice Chancellor’s Research Excellence Awards, Griffith University (2021) 

• Vice-Chancellor Postdoctoral Award  

• Australian rising star (The Australian Magazine) (2021) 

• Pro Vice Chancellor (Sciences) Research Excellence Awards, Griffith University (2020) 

• Outstanding Contribution in Teaching, Griffith University (2020, 2022) 

• Griffith University Publication Scholarship (2018) 

• Griffith University Postgraduate Research Award (2015–18) 

• Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Award (2015–18) 

• Best Paper Award, International conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Australia (2016) 

Key responsibilities

Editor: Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, Micromachines

Committee member: ANFF-Queensland Node 

Topic coordinator
ENGR2752 Mechanics of Machines
Topic lecturer
ENGR2752 Mechanics of Machines
Interests
  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Machine design
  • Micro electromechanical systems
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