Dr. Alicia Ng
Designation: Project Officer
Area of Interest: Spectroscopy, Molecular Physics, Plasma Physics

Qualifications:
B.Sc. in Physics from National University of Singapore (NUS)
PGDE (Sec) from National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
M.Sc.(Life Sciences) in Applied Physics from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
Ph.D. in Physics from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore

Dr. Alicia Ng obtained her Doctorate degree from Nanyang Technological University in Physics. Her thesis is entitled “Rovibrational Studies of Ethylene and Formaldehyde Isotopologues by High-Resolution Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy”. Prior to pursuing her studies as a doctoral candidate, Alicia taught Physics and Mathematics in Zhonghua Secondary School for eight years. She joined PEARL in 2020 as Project Officer. She is currently involved in the development of physics-based time-varying 3D simulation and models for the illustrations of physical concepts in plasma physics and nuclear fusion.

Some of her publications are:

1· L. L. Ng & T. L. Tan, The analysis of the Coriolis interactions in the v10 = 1, v7 = 1 and v4 = 1 triad rovibrational states of 13C2D4 by high-resolution FTIR spectroscopy, Mol. Phys. (article in press) (2019) DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2019.1660818

2· Q. Y. Wu, T. L. Tan, L. L. Ng & Dominique R. T. Appadoo, High-resolution Fourier transform infrared spectrum of the n6 band of formamide-d1 (DCONH2), J. Mol. Spectrosc. 363, 111174 (2019) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2019.111174

3· L. L. Ng & T. L. Tan, Re-analysis of the high-resolution FTIR spectrum of the n8 band of 13C2HD3 in the 810-1010 cm-1 region: Coriolis interactions with the n6 and n3 bands, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 355, 32-39 (2019) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2018.11.014

4· Q. Y. Wu, T. L. Tan, J. O. Liew & L. L. Ng, Improved ground state and v12 = 1 state rovibrational constants of 13C2D4, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 354, 32-36 (2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2018.09.009

5· Rabia’tul A’dawiah, T. L. Tan & L. L. Ng, High-resolution FTIR of H13COOD: The ground state and v2 = 1 state rovibrational constants, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 354, 1-6 (2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2018.09.008

·6 Rabia’tul A’dawiah, T. L. Tan & L. L. Ng, The n2 band of formic acid-d1 (HCOOD) by high-resolution FTIR spectroscopy, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 349, 43-48 (2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2018.03.014

7· T. L. Tan, Q. Y. Wu, L. L. Ng, Dominique R. T. Appadoo & Don McNaughton, High-resolution far-infrared synchrotron FTIR spectrum of the n12 band of formamide-d1 (DCONH2), J. Mol. Spectrosc. 347, 19-23 (2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2018.03.008

8. Rabia’tul A’dawiah, T. L. Tan & L. L. Ng, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of D212CO in the 2500-4500 cm-1 region and the first rovibrational analysis of its v2 = 2 state, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 345, 46-50 (2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2017.12.002

9· Q. Y. Wu, T. L. Tan, Rabia’tul A’dawiah & L. L. Ng, Rovibrational study of the 2n2 band of D213CO by high-resolution Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 345, 60-63 (2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2017.12.004

10· L. L. Ng, T. L. Tan & A. H. Chia. First analysis of the hybrid A/B-type 2n8 band of C2HD3 and the Coriolis interactions with the n3 + n4 band by high-resolution FTIR spectroscopy, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 344, 27-33 (2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2017.10.007

11· L. L. Ng, T. L. Tan, Luqman Akasyah, Andy Wong, Dominique R. T. Appadoo & Don McNaughton, The n8 band of C2HD3 by high-resolution synchrotron FTIR spectroscopy: Coriolis interactions between the v8 = 1 and v6 = 1 states, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 340, 29-35 (2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2017.08.003

12· T. L. Tan, Rabia’tul A’dawiah & L. L. Ng, The 2n2 bands of H212CO and H213CO by high-resolution FTIR spectroscopy, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 340, 16-20 (2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2017.07.013

13· L. L. Ng & T. L. Tan, High-resolution FTIR analysis of the anharmonic resonance between the v2 = 1 and v3= 1 states of formaldehyde-13C (H213CO), J. Mol. Spectrosc. 331, 82-88 (2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2016.12.004

14. T. L. Tan, L. L. Ng, M. G. Gabona, G. Aruchunan, Andy Wong, Dominique R. T. Appadoo & Don McNaughton, Improved rovibrational constants for the v7 = 1 state of ethylene-cis-1,2-d2 (cis-C2H2D2) by high-resolution synchrotron FTIR spectroscopy, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 331, 23-27 (2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2016.10.015

15· L. L. Ng, T. L. Tan, Andy Wong, Dominique R. T. Appadoo & Don McNaughton, High-resolution synchrotron FTIR spectroscopic analysis of the Coriolis interaction between the v10 = 1 and v8 = 1 states of ethylene-cis-1,2-d2, Mol. Phys. 114(19), 2798–2807 (2016) DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2016.1184341

16· L. L. Ng & T. L. Tan, Rovibrational constants of the ground state and v8 = 1 state of 13C2HD3 by high-resolution FTIR spectroscopy, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 324, 6-11 (2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2016.04.015

17· T. L. Tan, M. G. Gabona, J. Q. Woo, L. L. Ng, Andy Wong & Don McNaughton, Rovibrational constants of the ground state and v9 = 1 state of 13C2D4 by high-resolution Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 321, 59-62 (2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2016.02.003

18· L. L. Ng, T. L. Tan & M. G. Gabona, Coriolis interaction of the n12 and 2n10 bands of ethylene-cis-1,2-d2 (cis-C2H2D2) by high-resolution FTIR spectroscopy, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 316, 90-94 (2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2015.07.008

19· L. L. Ng, T. L. Tan, M. G. Gabona, Peter D. Godfrey & Don McNaughton, High-resolution FTIR spectroscopy of ethylene-d3 (C2HD3): Rovibrational constants for the ground state and the v8 = 1 state, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 316, 79-83 (2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2015.07.006

20· T. L. Tan, L. L. Ng & M. G. Gabona, The hybrid A/B type n12 band of trans-ethylene-1,2-d2 by high-resolution Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, J. Mol. Spectrosc, 312, 6-12 (2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2015.01.014

21· T. L. Tan, L. L. Ng & L. C. Lim, Studies on Nephrite and Jadeite Jades by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and Raman Spectroscopic Techniques, COSMOS 9, 47-56 (2013) DOI: 10.1142/S0219607713500031

22· Jihad Zrimi, Alicia Ng Ling, Ernawati Giri-Rachman Arifin, Giovanni Feverati, & Claire Lesieur, Cholera toxin B subunits assemble into pentamers-proposition of a fly-casting mechanism, PLoS 5, e15347 (2010) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015347