Publications
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTER PENDING PATENTS ORAL PRESENTATIONS POSTER PRESENTATIONS
- H Kantamneni, M Zevon, X Zhao, Y Sheng, LM Higgins, W Banach-Petrosky, S Ganesan, RE Riman, CM Roth, MC Tan, V Ganapathy, M Pierce, PV Moghe, Engineering Precision Surveillance Nanotechnology for Multi-Organ Cancer Metastases In-Vivo, Nature Biomedical Engineering, 1:993 (2017).
- S He, X Zhao, MC Tan, Synthesis of Uniform Rare Earth Doped Gd2O2S Sub-micron Sized Spheres Using Gas-Aided Sulfurization and its Optical Characteristics, RSC Advances, 7:35738 (2017).
- Y Wu, L-D Liao, H-C Pan, L He, C-T Lin, MC Tan, Fabrication and Interfacial Characteristics of Surface Modified Ag Nanoparticle Based Conductive Composites, RSC Advances, 7:29702 (2017).
- P Xing, GFR Chen, X Zhao, DKT Ng, MC Tan, DTH Tan, Silicon Rich Nitride Ring Resonators for rare – earth doped C-band amplifiers pumped at the O-band, Scientific Reports, 7:9101 (2017).
- GFR Chen, X Zhao, Y Sun, C He, MC Tan,* DTH Tan,* Low-Loss Nanostructured On-Chip Channel Polymeric Waveguide Amplifier, Scientific Reports, 7:3366 (2017). *co-corresponding author
- X Zhao, S He, MC Tan, Advancements in Infrared Imaging Platforms: Complementary Imaging Systems and Contrast Agents, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, invited submission for Emerging Investigator Series (2017).
- X Zhao, Y Sheng, L-D Liao, N Thakor, MC Tan, “Rare-Earth Doped CaF2 Nanocrystals for Dual-Modal Short-Wavelength Infrared Fluorescence And Photoacoustic Imaging”, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, 9:481 (2017).
- Y Sheng, JX Lee, JZM Cheng, MC Tan, “Facile Synthesis of Monodisperse Nanostructured Silver Micro-Colloids via Controlled Agglomeration and Coalescence,” Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 17:626 (2017).
- Y Sheng, L-De Liao, A Bandla, Y-H Liu, J Yuan, N Thakor, MC Tan, “Enhanced Near-Infrared Photoacoustic Imaging of Silica-Coated Rare-Earth Doped Nanoparticles”, Materials Science and Engineering: C 70, Part 1: 340 (2017).
- X Zhao, S He, MC Tan, “Design of Infrared-Emitting Rare Earth Doped Nanoparticles and Nanostructured Composites,” Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Invited Review, 4: 8349 (2016).
- X Zhao, Y Sun, C He, MC Tan, “Synthesis and Interfacial Properties of Optically-Active Photonic Nanocomposites with Single Nanoparticle Dispersion at High Solids Loading”, Advanced Material Interfaces, 3:1600334 (2016).
- Y Sheng, L-De Liao, A Bandla, Y-H Liu, N Thakor, MC Tan, “Size and Shell Effects on the Photoacoustic and Luminescence Properties of Dual Modal Rare-Earth-Doped Nanoparticles for Infrared Photoacoustic Imaging”, ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 2:809 (2016).
- X Zhao, MC Tan, “Tailoring SWIR Emission in Tri-Lanthanide-Doped CaF2 Nanoparticles”, RSC Advances, 6:18348 (2016).
- M Zevon, V Ganapathy, H Kantamneni, M Mingozzi, P Kim, D Adler, Y Sheng, MC Tan, M Pierce, RE Riman, CM Roth, PV Moghe, “CXCR-4 Targeted, Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) Emitting Nanoprobes for Enhanced Deep Tissue Imaging and Micrometastatic Cancer Lesion Detection,” Small, 11: 6347 (2015).
- Y Tong, X Zhao, MC Tan, R Zhao, “Cost-effective and Highly Photoresponsive Nanophosphor-P3HT Photoconductive Nanocomposite for Near-infrared Detection,” Scientific Reports, 5:16761 (2015).
- X Zhao, MC Tan, “Ce Dopant Effects on NaYF4 Particle Morphology and Optical Properties,” Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3: 10207 (2015).
- LM Higgins, M Zevon, V Ganapathy, Y Sheng, MC Tan, RE Riman, CM Roth, PV Moghe, MC Pierce “Line-scanning Confocal Microscopy for High-resolution Imaging of Rare-earth-based Upconverting Contrast Agents,” Journal of Biomedical Optics, 20: 110506 (2015).
- B Wang, L Axe, Z-H Michalopoulou, RE Riman, MC Tan, L Wei, “Light absorption properties of the new york/new jersey harbor estuary,” Hydrobiologia, Sept:1-16 (2015).
- S Mehraeen, M Asbahi, F Wang, JKW Yang, J Cao, MC Tan, “Directed Self-assembly of sub-10 nm Particles: Role of Driving Forces and Template Geometry in Packing and Ordering,” Langmuir, 31:8548 (2015).
- M Asbahi, S Mehraeen, F Wang, N Yakovlev, KSL Chong, J Cao, MC Tan, JKW Yang “Large Area Directed Self-Assembly of Sub-10 nm Particles with Single Particle Positioning Resolution,” Nano Letters, 15:6066 (2015).
- Y Sheng, L-D Liao, N Thakor, MC Tan, “Rare-Earth Doped Particles as Dual-Modality Contrast Agent for Minimally-Invasive Luminescence and Dual-Wavelength Photoacoustic Imaging,” Scientific Reports., 4:6562 (2014).
- M Asbahi, S Mehraeen, KTP Lim, F Wang, J Cao, MC Tan, JKW Yang, “Template-induced structure transition in sub-10-nm self-assembling nanoparticles”, Nano Letters, 10:2642 (2014).
- DJ Naczynski, MC Tan, RE Riman, PV Moghe, “Rare Earth Nanoprobes for Functional Biomolecular Imaging and Theranostics”, Feature Article, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2:2958 (2014).
- Y Sheng, LD Liao, N Thakor, MC Tan, “Nanoparticles for Molecular Imaging”, Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 10:2641 (2014).
- MC Tan, DJ Naczynski, PV Moghe, RE Riman, “Engineering the Design of Brightly-Emitting Luminescent Nanostructured Photonic Composite Systems”, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 66:1008 (2013). [*review article]
- DJ Naczynski, MC Tan, M Zevon, B Wall, J Kohl, A Kulesa, S Chen, CM Roth, RE Riman, PV Moghe, “Albumin-Encapsulated Rare Earth Nanoprobes for Multifunctional Tissue Imaging”, Nature Communications 4:2199 (2013).
- D Yuan, MC Tan, RE Riman, GM Chow, “A Comprehensive Study on the Size Effects of the Optical Properties of NaYF4:Yb,Er nanocrystals”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 117:13297 (2013).
- B van Saders, L Baroudi, MC Tan, RE Riman, “Rare-earth doped particles with tunable infrared emissions for biomedical imaging”, Optical Materials Express, 3:566 (2013).
- MC Tan, L Baroudi, RE Riman, “Surfactant Effects on Efficiency Enhancement of Infraredto-Visible Upconversion Emissions of NaYF4:Yb-Er”, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 3:3910 (2011).
- A Kornienko, BF Moore, GA Kumar, MC Tan, RE Riman, MG. Brik, TJ Emge, JG Brennan, “Highly NIR-Emissive Lanthanide Polyselenides”, Inorganic Chemistry, 50:9184 (2011).
- MC Tan, J Connolly, RE Riman, “Optical Efficiency of Short Wave Infrared Emitting Phosphors”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115:17952 (2011).
- M Christina, MC Tan, M Starr, AE Payzant, J Howe, Jane, RE Riman, “Size-Dependent Crystalline to Amorphous Uphill Phase Transformation of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles.” Crystal Growth & Design, 11:45 (2011).
- BF Moore, A Kumar, MC Tan, J Kohl, RE Riman, MG Brik, TJ Emge, JG Brennan, “Lanthanide Clusters with Chalcogen Encapsulated Ln: NIR Emission from Nanoscale NdSex”, Journal of American Chemical Society, 133:373 (2011).
- MC Tan, SD Patil, RE Riman, “Transparent infrared-emitting CeF3:Yb-Er polymer nanocomposites for optical applications”, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2:1884 (2010).
- T Andelman, MC Tan, RE Riman, “Thermochemical engineering of hydrothermal crystallization processes”, Materials Research Innovations, 14:9 (2010).
- Q Wang, MC Tan, R Zhuo, GA Kumar, RE Riman, “A solvothermal route to size-controlled highly luminescent NaYF4:Yb,Er upconversion nanocrystals”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 10:1685 (2010).
- MC Tan, GA Kumar, RE Riman, “Near infrared-emitting Er- and Yb-Er doped CeF3 nanoparticles with no visible upconversion”, Optics Express, 17:15904 (2009).
- MC Tan, GA Kumar, RE Riman, MG Brik, E Brown, U Hommerich “Synthesis and optical properties of infrared emitting YF3:Nd nanoparticles”, Journal of Applied Physics,106:063118 (2009).
- MC Tan, JY Ying, GM Chow, “Interfacial properties and in vitro cytotoxic effects of surface-modified near infrared absorbing Au-Au2S nanoparticles”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 20:2091 (2009).
- XL Huang, B Zhang, L Ren, SF Ye, LP Sun, QQ Zhang, MC Tan, GM Chow, “In vivo toxic studies and biodistribution of near infrared sensitive Au-Au2S nanoparticles as potential drug delivery carriers”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 19:2581 (2008).
- L Ren, XL Huang, B Zhang, LP Sun, QQ Zhang, MC Tan, GM Chow, “Cisplatin loaded Au-Au2S nanoparticles for potential cancer therapy: Cytotoxicity, in vitro carcinogenicity, and cellular uptake”, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, 85A:787 (2008).
- MC Tan, JY Ying, GM Chow, “Composition, particle size and near infrared irradiation effects on optical properties of Au-Au2S nanoparticles”, Journal of Materials Research, 23:281 (2008).
- MC Tan, JY Ying, GM Chow, “Structure and microstructure of near infrared-absorbing Au‑Au2S nanoparticles”, Journal of Materials Research, 22:2531 (2007).
- B Zhang; XL Huang; L Ren; QQ Zhang, MC Tan, GM Chow, “Biocompatibility of Near-IR sensitive Au-based nanoparticles as the potential drug delivery carriers”, Key Engineering Materials, 334-335:1177 (2007).
- SR Fox, HK Tan, MC Tan, SC Niki C Wong, Miranda GS Yap, Daniel IC Wang, Detailed understanding of the enhanced hypothermic productivity of interferon-g by Chinese hamster ovary cells, Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, 41:255 (2005).
BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTERBack to top
- Y Sheng, MC Tan, “Designing Inorganic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Imaging” in Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology edited by Dr. Hari Singh Nalwa, accepted, 2016.
- MC Tan, GM Chow, L Ren, “Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications”, Transworld Research Network, 978-81-7895-397-7, 2009.
- MC Tan, GM Chow, L Ren, QQ Zhang, “Inorganic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications” in NanoScience in Biomedicine edited by D. Shi (Springer and Tsinghua University Press, ISBN: 978-3-540-49660-1, 2008).
PENDING PATENTSBack to top
- MC Tan, HY Low, HC Wong, Y Zhang, Membrane Integrated Products, Singapore Provisional Patent Application No. 10201601629S (2016).
- Y Sun; X Zhao, C He, MC Tan, Fabricating Composites With Single Particle Dispersion At High Solids Loading, Disclosure Filed (2015).
- Y Tong, X Zhao, R Zhao, MC Tan, Fabrication Process of Ultra-high Efficiency, Flexible and Cost Effective Photoconductor, Singapore Provisional Patent 10201508815V (2015).
- MC Tan, Richard E. Riman, Surfactant effects on efficiency enhancement of light emitting particles, Disclosure filed (2011)
- Richard E. Riman, MC Tan, GA Kumar, Near Infrared-Emitting Er and Yb/Er Doped CeF3 Nanoparticulates with No Visible Upconversion, US Patent 20,130,032,759 A1 (2013).
- DJ Naczynski, MC Tan, CM Roth, RE Riman, PV Moghe, Multifunctional infrared-emitting composites, PCT Patent WO2012151593A1 (2012).
- MC Tan, RE Riman, Surfactant Effects on Efficiency Enhancement of Infrared-to-Visible Upconversion Emissions of NaYF4:Yb-Er, US Provisional Patent, Application Number 70439.00580 (2011).
- MC Tan, RE Riman, Upconversion phosphors for mapping of circulatory and ductal pathways, Disclosure filed (2010).
- MC Tan, RE Riman, IR-activated photoelectric systems, PCT Patent WO 2012082118 (2012).
- RE. Riman, MC Tan, GA Kumar, Near Infrared-Emitting Er and Yb/Er Doped CeF3 Nanoparticles with No Visible Upconversion, US patent application pending, Application Number 13/466,079 (2012).
- GM Chow, MC Tan, L Ren, JY Ying, NIR-sensitive nanoparticle, Publication Number 2006099146 (2006).
ORAL PRESENTATIONSBack to top
- MC Tan, S He, X Zhao, Y Sheng, L-D Liao, NV Thakor, Rare Earth Doped Nanoparticles as Dual-Modality Contrast Agents, International Symposium on Imaging Frontier, July 8-9, 2017 (invited talk).
- Y Wu, MC Tan, Fabrication and Interfacial Characteristics of Conductive Composites using Surface-Modified Ag Particles, International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, Singapore, June 2017.
- X Zhao, Y Sun, GFR Chen, DTH Tan, C He, MC Tan, Tailoring Rare-Earth Doped Nanoparticle Dispersion for Polymer Based Waveguide Amplifier, International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, Singapore, June 2017.
- X Zhao, Y Sun, C He, MC Tan, Designing and Creating Low-Loss Infrared-Emitting Nanostructured Active Photonic Composites, Trends in Nanotechnology International Conference (TNT2016), Materials for Energy Applications, Fribourg, Switzerland, September 5-9, 2016.
- X Zhao, Y Sun, C He, MC Tan, Tailoring Inorganic Nanoparticle Dispersion For Infrared-Emitting Low-Loss Nanostructured Active Photonic Composites, 8th International Conference on Technological Advances of Thin Films and Surface Coatings, Symposium: Nanostructured and Nanocomposite Films and Coatings (NNF), Singapore July 15, 2016
- LLA Koh, PD Christie, MC Tan, G-Y Pee, A Bagiati, JG Brisson, Implementation of flipped classroom methods to build up a student’s Chemistry background, International Symposium on Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Kyoto, Japan, March 29 to 31, 2016.
- Y Tong, X Zhao, MC Tan, R Zhao, Design and Engineering of Highly Sensitive and Flexible Near-Infrared Photoconductors Using Upconverting Nanocomposites, MRS Spring, Phoenix, Arizona, March 2016.
- LM Higgins, M Zevon, V Ganapathy, H Kantamne, Y Sheng, MC Tan, RE Riman, CM Roth, PV Moghe, MC Pierce, High-Resolution Imaging of Molecularly Targeted Rare-Earth Based Nanocomposites, Biomedical Optics Congress 2016 (Brain, Cancer, OTS, Translational), Optical Society of America, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- MC Tan, Y Sheng, X Zhao,L-D Liao, N Thakor, Solvothermal Synthesis of Infrared-Emitting Rare Earth Doped Nanocomposites For Applications in Optical Devices and Biomedical Imaging, 2nd International Symposium on Nanoparticles/Nanomaterials and Applications, Lisbon, Portugal, January 18-21, 2016 (invited talk).
- M Zevon, V Ganapathy, H Kantamneni, MC Tan, L Higgins, X Zhao, Y Sheng, M Pierce, RE Riman, C Roth, P Moghe, Rare-Earth Albumin Nanocomposites For Improved Deep Tissue In Vivo Optical Imaging And Micrometastatic Lesion Detection, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, October 7-10, 2015.
- MC Tan, X Zhao, Y Sheng, Solvothermal synthesis of ceramic-polymer luminescent nanocomposites for optical applications, Molecular Materials Meeting (M3) @ Singapore, August 2015 (invited talk).
- X Zhao, MC Tan, Erbium-Doped Nanoparticles for Low-Loss Nanostructured Photonic Composites, International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, July 2015.
- Y Sheng, L-D Liao, NV Thakor, MC Tan, Rare-Earth Doped Particles as Dual-Modality Contrast Agents, International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, July 2015.
- Martin Dunn, MC Tan, “3D Multimaterial Printing for Teaching Composite Materials”, Asian Materials Education, December 12 2014.
- Y Sheng, L-D Liao, N Thakor, MC Tan, Rare-Earth Doped Particles for Minimally-Invasive Dual-Modal Bio-Imaging, MRS Fall Meeting, Symposium D14.05, December 3, 2014.
- MC Tan, Richard E Riman, Design and Synthesis of Nanostructured Optical Composites, 4th International Solvothermal and Hydrothermal Association Conference – ISHA 2014, October 2014 (invited talk).
- M Zevon, V Ganapathy, P Kim, D Naczynski, MC Tan, R Riman, C Roth, P Moghe, Design of Biofunctionalized Rare-Earth Albumin Nanocomposites for Tumor Microlesion Detection and Tracking, BMES 2014 Annual Meeting: Cancer Technologies, Biomedical Imaging and Optics – Imaging Strategies in Cancer, October 24, 2014.
- MC Tan, Engineering the Design of Brightly-Emitting Luminescent Nanostructured Photonic Composite Systems, 15th Asian Chemical Congress, August 2013 (invited talk).
- MC Tan, Synthesis and Characterization of Rare-earth Doped Particles with Tunable Infrared Emissions for Biomedical Applications, International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, July 2013.
- MC Tan, Richard E. Riman, Solvothermal Synthesis Of Optical Ceramic-Polymer Nanocomposites, 3rd Molecular Materials Meeting (M3) @ Singapore, January 2013 (invited talk).
- MC Tan, Optical Ceramic-Polymer Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications, 3rd ISESCO International Workshop and Conference on Nanotechnology: Nanomaterials for Green Technology, December 2012 (invited talk).
- DJ Naczynskia, MC Tan, M Zevon, B Wall, J Kohl, T Kulesa, C Roth, S Chen, R Riman, P Moghe, Infrared-Emitting, Multifunctional Rare-Earth Doped Nanoparticles in Encapsulated Albumin Nanocarriers for Targeted Tissue Imaging, 9th World Biomaterials Congress, June 2012.
- MC Tan, RE Riman, Solvothermal Synthesis of Optical Ceramic-Polymer Nanocomposites, International Conference on Luminescence and its Applications, Hyderabad, India, February 2012 (invited talk).
- RE Riman, MC Tan, GA Kumar, DJ Naczynski, CM Roth, PV Moghe, Solvothermal Synthesis of Optical Ceramic-Polymer Nanocomposites, Telluride Summer Research Center Workshop, Telluride, Colorado, July 2011.
- M Romanelli, K Norton, B Moore, MC Tan, A Kumar, TJ Emge, RE Riman, JG Brennan, NIR Emission From Nanoscale Lanthanide Fluoride, Oxide, And Chalcogenide Clusters, 26th Rare Earth Research Conference, New Mexico, June 2011.
- DJ. Naczynski, MC Tan, T Andelman, RE Riman, CM. Roth, PV Moghe, Multifunctional Rare-Earth Doped Nanoparticles in Encapsulated Albumin Nanocarriers for Tumor Targeting, E-MRS Symposium O: Bio-nanomaterials for imaging, sensing and actuating, Nice, France May 2011.
- RE Riman, MC Tan, GA Kumar, SD Patil, L Baroudi, T Andelman, D Naczynski, P Moghe, “Biomedical Phosphors: What are they and how do they work?”, J&J Focused Funding Symposium, New Jersey, USA, November 2009.
- RE Riman, MC Tan, GA Kumar, S Patil, HJ Kim, “Low temperature solution synthesis of optical ceramic-polymer nanocomposite materials”, 7th Composites at Lake Louise Conference, Canada 2009.
- HJ Kim, MC Tan, GA Kumar, RE Riman, “Engineered active particulate monolayer materials for optical applications”, Materials Science and Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, October 2009.
- MC Tan, GA Kumar, RE Riman, “Engineering ceramic nanophosphors for optical applications”, Engineering Conference International, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, June 2009 (invited talk).
- MC Tan, GA Kumar, RE Riman, “Near infrared-emitting rare earth doped CeF3 nanoparticles”, International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, Singapore, June 2009.
POSTER PRESENTATIONSBack to top
- X Zhao, Y Sun, GFR Chen, DTH Tan, C He, MC Tan, “Infrared-emitting low-loss nanostructured photonic polymeric composite waveguides”, Seville, Spain, Frontiers in Polymer Science, Thursday 18 May, 2017.
- S He, Y Sheng, L-D Liao, N V. Thakor and MC Tan, “Rare Earth doped nanocomposites as dual modal contrast agents for infrared fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging”, Fifth International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, Lisbon, Portugal March 6 to 10, 2017
- A Silva, MC Tan, JCS Teo, SC Lim, Amplifying Discovery: Teaching of Engineering Materials with Sample Materials, 2nd Asian Materials Education Symposium, Dec 8-9, 2016.
- S He, L-D Liao, NV Thakor, MC Tan, PEI-Coated Rare Earth Doped Nanoparticles as Dual-Modality Contrast Agent for Shortwave Infrared and Photoacoustic Imaging, Molecular Probes, Biomedical Imaging and Optics, 2016 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, Minneapolis Convention Center/ Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oct 5 to Oct 8, 2016.
- S He, J Yuan, L-D Liao, NV Thakor, MC Tan, Rare earth naoparticles@PLGA micro-sphere as multiscale contrast agent probe for shortwave infrared and photoacoustic imaging, 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC’16), August 16-20, 2016.
- X Zhao, L-D Liao, N Thakor, MC Tan, Enhanced SWIR-Emitting CaF2 nanoparticles as Dual-Modality Contrast Agent for IR Luminescence and Photoacoustic Imaging, EMRS Spring, Symposium R, 2016.
- K Lim, M Asbahi, S Mehraeen, F Wang, J Cao, MC Tan, Joel Yang, Directed self-assembly of nanoparticles: Template control of nanostructure configurations, Fundamental Research in Colloids, Surfaces & Nanomaterials Symposia, 2015.
- S Mehraeen, M Asbahi, W Fuke, J Yang, J Cao, MC Tan, Directed Self-Assembly of Sub-10 nm Particles: Role of Driving Forces and Template Geometry in Packing and Ordering, 14 AiChE Annual Meeting, November 16, 2014.
- DJ Naczynski, MC Tan, RE Riman, CM Roth, PV Moghe, “Rare Earth Visions, Inc.: Illuminating a new frontier of optical imaging”. Rutgers University 2011 Entrepreneurship Day, New Brunswick, NJ, November 14, 2011.
- RE Riman, MC Tan “Energy efficient short wave infrared phosphors”, DARPA Proposers’ Day Workshop: Control Of Material Properties through Advanced Structures, Virginia, USA, June 2010.
- RE Riman, MC Tan “Short wave infrared”, DARPA Proposers’ Day Workshop: Control Of Material Properties through Advanced Structures, Virginia, USA, June 2010.
- RE Riman, MC Tan “Photon converters to enhance performance of solar technologies”, Venture Forum, New Jersey, USA, November 2010.
- RE Riman, MC Tan “Low-cost nanocomposites for implant imaging and light-activated implantable medical devices”, Venture Forum, New Jersey, USA, November 2010.
- MC Tan, GA Kumar, RE Riman, N Masoud, DE Murnick, “Hg free solid state lighting” Third Annual Rutgers Energy Symposium, New Jersey, USA, April 2008.