BASIC INFORMATION
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TRAINING PROCESS
- Postdoc: National University of Singapore (2015- present)
- PhD.: National University of Singapore (2010-2015)
- BSc.: Hanoi University of Science, VNU (2000-2004).
WORKING PROCESS AND POSITIONS
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RESEARCH DIRECTIONS AND PROJECTS
- Thiosemicarbazonate complexes of transition metals: synthesis, characterization and their potential application as antibacterial, antifungal agents and anticancer drugs.
- Synthesis, structure and photophysics studies of chromophoric complexes, especially those of iridium, ruthenium, platinum and gold, which have potential application in light emiting device (LED), chemosensing and light harvesting.
- Synthesis of transition metal complexes of N-heterocyclic carbenes and their application in catalysis.
- Calculation of ground and excited state electronic structures using Density Functional Theory (DFT) method to rationalize photophysics properties of inorganic and organic chromophores.
PUBLICATIONS
- Van Ha Nguyen, Rebecca Shu Hui Khoo and John H. K. Yip. Ir(2-phenylpyridine)2(benzene-1,2-dithiolate) Anion as a Diastereoselective Metalloligand and Nucleophile: Stereoelectronic Effect, Spectroscopy, and Computational Study of the Methylated and Aurated Complexes and their Oxygenation Products. Inorganic Chemistry 2015, 54, 2264-2277. (highlighted in the homepage of Inorganic Chemistry).
- Van Ha Nguyen, Hui Qi Chew, Bochao Su and John H. K. Yip. Synthesis and Spectroscopy of Anionic Cyclometalated Iridium(III)-Dithiolate and -Sulfinates—Effect of Sulfur Dioxygenation on Electronic Structure and Luminescence. Inorganic Chemistry 2014, 53, 9739-9750. (highlighted in the homepage of Inorganic Chemistry).
- Minh-Hai Nguyen, Van Ha Nguyen and John H. K. Yip. Sequence-Specific Synthesis of Platinum-Conjugated Trichromophoric Energy Cascades of Anthracene, Tetracene, and Pentacene and Fluorescent “Black Chromophores”. Organometallics 2013, 32, 7283-7291.
- Van Ha Nguyen, Huong B. T. Nguyen and Chau N. Trinh. Synthesis and Spectral Characterization of Palladium(II) and Nickel(II) Complexes with Acetophenon Thiosemicarbazone. Vietnam Journal of Science 2009, 14, 79.
- Van Ha Nguyen, Chau N. Trinh and Thiem N. Lam. Computational Study on the Geometries of some Palladium(II) Thiosemicarbazonates. VNU Journal of Science 2009, 25, 220.
ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS
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