Nam V. Tran

School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE),
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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Greetings! I am Nam Tran, a Research Fellow at the School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) (Singapore), supervised by Prof. Li Shuzhou. I was awared a Ph.D. in Material Engineering at the University of Wollongong (Australia) with an outstanding degree in 2022 advised by A/Prof. Hongtao Zhu and Prof. Kiet Tieu. Prior to my Ph.D, I obtained both my B.Sc. (2011) and M.Sc. (2014) in Condensed Matter Physics from University of Science - Vietnam National University. In 2014, I was among eight young Asian researchers awarded a scholarship from the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) to undertake the Quantum Engineering Design Course (QEDC) at Osaka University under the supervised of Prof. Hideki Kasai.

I have a deep passion for various aspects of theoretical and computational materials science, spanning from methodological advancements to practical applications. My current research is centered around the application of multiscale techniques and machine learning for realistic modeling of electrochemical systems, tribology systems, and high entropy alloys, with a wide range of applications. Please take a look at the Projects and Publications pages to learn more about my research and publications!

News

Sep 29, 2024 Our work on the dynamical adaptation of active site in Single-Atomic Catalysts has been accepted by Angewandte Chemie! 🎉🎊
Jul 17, 2024 Another paper colab with Prof. M. C. Righi (Unibo), Prof. M. I. de Barros Bouchet (ECL), and Prof. J. M. Martin (ECL) has been accepted by Carbon! 🎉🎊
Mar 12, 2024 Our work on oxidation mechanism of CrTaTiMo RMEA has been accepted by Materials & Design! 🎉🎊
Sep 29, 2023 Our review paper about Vitrimer polymer has been accepted by Advanced Science! 🎉🎊
Sep 12, 2023 Another paper colab with Dr. Huong T. T. Ta and Prof. M. C. Righi has been accepted in Langmuir ! 🎉

Selected publications

2024

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    Dynamic Adaptation of Active Site Driven by Dual-side Adsorption in Single-Atomic Catalysts During CO2 Electroreduction
    Nam V. Tran†, Liu Juyan†, and Shuzhou Li
    Angewandte, 2024
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  2. Superlubricity from mechanochemically activated aromatic molecules of natural origin: a new concept for green lubricationn
    Y. Long, A. Pacini, M. Ferrario, Nam V. Tran, S. Peeters, B. Thiebaut, S. Loehlé, J. M. Martin, M. C. Righi, and M. I. De Barros Bouchet
    Carbon, 2024
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  3. Unveiling the oxidation mechanism of CrTaTiMo refractory medium-entropy alloys: A synergy of density functional theory and ab initio molecular dynamics
    Xiao Wang, Arman Hobhaydar, Yangfan Wang, David Wexler, Nam V. Tran*, Hongtao Zhu*, and Huijun Li
    Materials & Design, 2024
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2023

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    Next-Generation Vitrimers Design Through Theoretical Understanding and Computational Simulations
    Ke Li†, Nam V. Tran†, Yuqing Pan†, Sheng Wang, Zhicheng Jin, Guoliang Chen, Shuzhou Li, Xian Jun Loh, and Zibiao Li
    Advanced Science, 2023
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2022

  1. Ab initio insights into the interaction mechanisms between H2, H2O, and O2 molecules with diamond surfaces
    Nam V. Tran, and Maria C. Righi
    Carbon, 2022
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2021

  1. First-principles molecular dynamics study on the surface chemistry and nanotribological properties of MgAl layered double hydroxides
    Nam V. Tran, A. Kiet Tieu, and Hongtao Zhu
    Nanoscale, 2021
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