I was born in Indonesia, but spent most of my formative years outside the country: first in Singapore, followed by my under-graduate and postgraduate training in the UK (Cambridge) and the States (Harvard), before becoming a group leader at IMRE (Singapore).

I am now an assistant professor at KAUST, Saudi Arabia. I am also a council member of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists. 

My main research interests are in the physics of droplets, wetting/adhesion science, and soft matter.