Dr. Chen Jer-Ming is an assistant professor at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), following his previous appointment as Australian Post-Doctoral (APD) research fellow (Australian Research Council) at the Music Acoustics Laboratory, University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

Combining a passion for music with a background in mechanical engineering and applied physics, Jer-Ming's primary research interest is music acoustics and speech science. His contributions to the field have been widely recognized, including a paper published in the journal 'Science', co-receiving the 2010 "Excellence in Acoustics Award " from the Australian Acoustical Society, and being nominated a Lindau Fellow for the 60th Interdisciplinary Meeting of Nobel Laureates (2010).

A believer in science communication, Jer-Ming has also written lay-language scientific papers, established a saxophone acoustics database for players, and has featured in the international media and popular press, including newspapers (e.g. New York Times, UK Telegraph, Sydney Morning Herald), TV & radio documentaries (BBC, ABC, Network Ten), popular science magazines (Physics Today, Scientific American, The Straight Dope), and even presented for a children's science program (Scope by Network Ten & CSIRO, Australia).

Further, Jer-Ming is an accomplished musician, composer and arranger, and performs on musical instruments from several musical traditions, seeking to push the overlapping boundaries of music, science and technology. When not in the laboratory or making music, he enjoys meeting new cultures and good friends over a cup of Darjeeling.

EDUCATION

PhD in Physics (Music Acoustics), University of New South Wales, 2010

Master of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2004

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2002