World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Nam-Trung Nguyen

Nam-Trung Nguyen

Award Badge
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Australia
2026
Award Badge
Materials Science
Australia
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
101
Citations
40499
World Ranking
61
National Ranking
1

Materials Science

D-Index
97
Citations
35730
World Ranking
1210
National Ranking
45

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Nam-Trung Nguyen is affiliated with Griffith University in Australia and has a research profile primarily in the field of Engineering, with a focus on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Their work spans a range of subfields, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to scientific challenges.

The main research topics of Nguyen include Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics, Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation, Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications, Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization, and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research.

Nguyen has published extensively in journals such as Micromachines, Preprints.org, Lab on a Chip, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Small. These venues represent the core outlets for their scientific communication.

Frequent collaborators in Nguyen's research include Hoang-Phuong Phan, Dzung Viet Dao, Jun Zhang, Toan Dinh, and Tuan-Khoa Nguyen, with collaboration counts ranging from 52 to 62 joint works.

Some of the recent papers authored by Nguyen cover diverse subjects and publication venues:

  • "Porous scaffolds for bone regeneration," 2020, Journal of Science Advanced Materials and Devices
  • "Emerging technologies for PFOS/PFOA degradation and removal: A review," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Core-shell microparticles: Generation approaches and applications," 2020, Journal of Science Advanced Materials and Devices
  • "Stretchable respiration sensors: Advanced designs and multifunctional platforms for wearable physiological monitoring," 2020, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • "Laser induced self-N-doped porous graphene as an electrochemical biosensor for femtomolar miRNA detection," 2020, Carbon

Nguyen's contributions have been recognized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, which awarded them a fellowship in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Micromixers?a review

    Nam-Trung Nguyen;Zhigang Wu

  • Micro magnetofluidics : interactions between magnetism and fluid flow on the microscale

    Nam-Trung Nguyen

  • Fundamentals and Applications of Microfluidics

    Nam-Trung Nguyen;Steven T Wereley

  • Fundamentals and applications of inertial microfluidics: a review

    Jun Zhang;Sheng Yan;Dan Yuan;Gursel Alici

  • MEMS-Micropumps: A Review

    Nam-Trung Nguyen;Xiaoyang Huang;Toh Kok Chuan

  • Porous scaffolds for bone regeneration

    Naghmeh Abbasi;Stephen Hamlet;Robert M. Love;Nam Trung Nguyen

  • Advances in piezoelectric thin films for acoustic biosensors, acoustofluidics and lab-on-chip applications

    Yong Qing Fu;Yong Qing Fu;Jack Luo;Nam-Trung Nguyen;Anthony Walton

  • Micromachined flow sensors—a review

    N.T Nguyen

  • Oxygen plasma treatment for reducing hydrophobicity of a sealed polydimethylsiloxane microchannel

    Say Hwa Tan;Nam-Trung Nguyen;Yong Chin Chua;Tae Goo Kang

  • Biological Functions and Current Advances in Isolation and Detection Strategies for Exosome Nanovesicles.

    Kseniia Boriachek;Nazmul Islam;Andreas Möller;Carlos Salomon;Carlos Salomon

  • Nanofluidic devices and their applications.

    Patirick Abgrall;Nam Trung Nguyen

  • Lab on a chip for continuous-flow magnetic cell separation

    Majid Hejazian;Weihua Li;Nam-Trung Nguyen

  • Active droplet sorting in microfluidics: a review

    Heng Dong Xi;Hao Zheng;Wei Guo;Alfonso M. Gañán-Calvo

  • Magnetic digital microfluidics – a review

    Yi Zhang;Nam-Trung Nguyen

  • Emerging technologies for PFOS/PFOA degradation: A review.

    Unknown

  • Rare cell isolation and analysis in microfluidics

    Yuchao Chen;Peng Li;Po-Hsun Huang;Yuliang Xie

  • SU-8 as a structural material for labs-on-chips and microelectromechanical systems.

    Patrick Abgrall;Veronique Conedera;Henri Camon;Anne-Marie Gue

  • A membraneless hydrogen peroxide fuel cell using Prussian Blue as cathode material

    Seyed Ali Mousavi Shaegh;Nam-Trung Nguyen;Seyyed Mohsen Mousavi Ehteshami;Siew Hwa Chan

  • Active droplet generation in microfluidics

    Zhuang Zhi Chong;Say Hwa Tan;Alfonso M. Gañán-Calvo;Shu Beng Tor

  • A review on membraneless laminar flow-based fuel cells

    Seyed Ali Mousavi Shaegh;Nam-Trung Nguyen;Siew Hwa Chan

  • Avoiding pre-isolation step in exosome analysis: direct isolation and sensitive detection of exosomes using gold-loaded nanoporous ferric oxide nanozymes

    Kseniia Boriachek;Mostafa Kamal Masud;Mostafa Kamal Masud;Carlos Palma;Hoang-Phuong Phan

  • Micro-optofluidic Lenses: A review

    Nam-Trung Nguyen

Frequent Co-Authors

Dzung Viet Dao
Dzung Viet Dao Griffith University
Hoang-Phuong Phan
Hoang-Phuong Phan University of New South Wales
Toan Dinh
Toan Dinh University of Southern Queensland
Teck Neng Wong
Teck Neng Wong Nanyang Technological University
Muhammad J. A. Shiddiky
Muhammad J. A. Shiddiky Griffith University
Yusuke Yamauchi
Yusuke Yamauchi University of Queensland
Chun Yang
Chun Yang Nanyang Technological University
Weihua Li
Weihua Li University of Wollongong
Md. Shahriar A. Hossain
Md. Shahriar A. Hossain University of Queensland
Sima Dimitrijev
Sima Dimitrijev Griffith University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For students interested in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, exploring complementary online degrees can open new career doors. Understanding how to become a profiler, for example, involves rigorous education and specialized skills that blend science with behavioral analysis. This highlights the importance of choosing a degree program that fits your professional goals.

If you're curious about expanding into counseling or therapy roles, it's helpful to review the different types of therapy degrees to determine which path aligns with your interests and long-term aspirations. Some students might prioritize faster completion times or less intensive coursework, so exploring which counseling degree is easiest can guide a practical decision for career advancement.

For those considering focused, applied psychology roles, looking into accelerated aba program options allows you to earn a master's degree quickly while gaining valuable skills for specialized fields like behavioral analysis. Such programs can complement an engineering background by enhancing problem-solving and analytical abilities.

By understanding these varied educational pathways, you can better tailor your studies and career trajectory, whether sticking strictly to engineering or branching into multidisciplinary areas. Each option offers unique benefits that can broaden your expertise and increase job market versatility.

Best Scientists Citing Nam-Trung Nguyen

Trending Scientists