News | LIFT - Laboratory of Interfaces, Fracture, and Transport

Welcome to our new Ph.D. Student, Jaro Fransen!

We are excited to officially welcome Jaro Fransen to the lab! Jaro started his Ph.D. journey with us on September 1st, 2026.

Bringing a unique background in both applied physics and climate tech from the Netherlands, his research at LIFT will revolve around experiments in thin-film flows.

Sep 1, 2026 1 min read

Welcoming Six New FYP Students to LIFT

Starting this August 2026, the Laboratory of Interfaces, Fracture, and Transport (LIFT) is thrilled to welcome six Final Year Project (FYP) undergraduate students to the lab!

Please join us in welcoming:

Aug 10, 2026 1 min read

Invited Talk and Co-Chair at the M3 Symposium

Nan attended and co-chaired a session at the Symposium on Mechanics, Materials, and Mechanobiology (M3), held from June 12–13, 2026, in celebration of the 70th birthdays of Prof. Eduard Arzt and Prof. K. Jimmy Hsia.

Jun 17, 2026 1 min read

Invited Talk and Co-Chair at the M3 Symposium

First Day at NTU!

Today marks my first official day as an Assistant Professor at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). I am thrilled to be on the ground to launch the Laboratory of Interfaces, Fracture, and Transport (LIFT).

Jan 2, 2026 1 min read

We are recruiting Ph.D. students for Fall 2026!

The Laboratory of Interfaces, Fracture, and Transport (LIFT), launching in January 2026 at NTU Singapore, is seeking two motivated Ph.D. students (with full scholarships) to join our group for the August 2026 intake!

Oct 21, 2025 1 min read