Dr. Nguyen Van Ha

2019/06/19

BASIC INFORMATION

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
  1. 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).
  2. 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).
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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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