SIMBULAN, Kristan Bryan C.

SIMBULAN, Kristan Bryan C.

Dr. Kristan Simbulan receives his B.Sc. in Electronics and Communications at the University of Santo Tomas – Manila, his M.Sc. in Electronics and Communications Engineering at the De La Salle University – Manila, and his Ph.D. in Physics at the National Taiwan Normal University. He is currently the Applied Physics program coordinator and instructor at the UST College of Science and a lecturer at the UST Graduate School. Dr. Simbulan is a licensed Electronics Engineer and is a member of the Analytics Association of the Philippines (AAP), the Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines (IECEP), and the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP). In 2022, he was chosen as one of the university delegates to the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Future Science Leaders’ Forum. His research interest is in the field of two-dimensional semiconducting materials and devices.

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Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Academic Qualifications

Degrees

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan, 2022 
  • Master of Science in Electronics and Communication Engineering, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines, 2013 
  • Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communication Engineering, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, 2009 

Research Highlights

  • Thermal analysis on a three-dimensional integrated circuit (3DIC) with layered two dimensional materials.

Research Interests

  • Two-dimensional materials and devices 
  • Machine learning

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Courses Handled

  • Electronics 
  • Advanced Electronics 
  • Switching Theory 
  • Computer Programming 
  • Instrumenta=on 2 (Digital Signal Processing) 
  • Instrumenta=on 3 (Microprocessor Design) 
  • CMOS VLSI Design

Major Recognitions

  • Gold Series Award (2020-2022) Research Category, Research Fortnight, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, 2023 
  • Academic Achievement Award, Taiwan, 2021 
  • Honorary Member, Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of Taiwan, Taiwan, 2021 
  • Research Scholarship for International Graduate Students, CTCI Science and Technology Foundation, Taiwan, 2021 
  • Taiwan Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Taiwan, 2017 
  • DOST – Engineering Research and Development for Technology (DOST – ERDT) Scholarship, Department of Science and Technology, Philippines, 2011 
  • Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, 2009 

Professional Activities

  • Physics Program Coordinator, UST College of Science 
  • Associate Member, National Research Council of the Philippines

Selected Publications

Selected Publications

  • Yang, T.H.; Liang, B.W.; Hu, H.C.; Chen, F.X.; Ho, S.Z.; Chang, W.H.; Yang, L.; Lo, H.C.; Kuo, T.H.; Chen, J.H.; Lin, P.Y.; Simbulan, K.B.; Luo, Z.F.; Chang, A.C.; Kuo, Y.H.; Ku, Y.S.; Chen, Y.C.; Huang, Y.J.; Chang, Y.C.; Chiang, Y.F.; Lu, T.H.; Lee, M.H.; Li, K.S.; Wu, M.; Chen, Y.C.; Lin, C.L.; and Lan, Y.W. (2023). Ferroelectric Transistors Based on Shear-Transformation-Mediated Rhombohedral-Stacked Molybdenum Disulfide. Nature Electronics. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-023-01073-0 
  • Liang, B.W.; Chang, W.H.; Huang, C.S.; Huang, Y.J.; Chen, J.H.; Li, K.S.; Simbulan, K.B.; Kumar, H.; Su, C.Y.; Kuan, C.H.; Lan, Y.W. (2023). Self-Powered Broadband Photodetection Enabled by the Facile CVD-Grown MoS2/GaN Heterostructures.  Nanoscale, 15, 18233. 
  • Guan, Shi-Xian; Yang, Tilo H.; Yang, Chi-Hao; Hong, Chuan-Jie; Liang, Bor-Wei; Simbulan, Kristan Bryan; Chen, Jyun-Hong; Su, Chun-Jung; Li, Kai-Shin; Zhong, Yuan Liang; Li, Lain-Jong; Lan, Yann-Wen. (2023). Monolithic 3D Integration of Back-End Compatible 2D Material FET on Si FinFET. npj 2D Materials and Applications, 7, 1, 9.  
  • Chien, Shih-Po; Chang, Yu-Chen; Simbulan, Kristan Bryan; Saha, Shantanu; Chiang, Yu-Fan; Saroj, Rajendra K; Yi, Gyu-Chul; Arafin, Shamsul; Lu, Ting-Hua; Lan, Yann-Wen. (2022). Helicity exchange and symmetry breaking of in-plane phonon scattering of h-BN probed by polarized Raman spectroscopy. Applied Physics Letters, 121, 18, 182203. 
  • Feng, Y.J.; Simbulan, K.B.; Yang, T.H.; Chen, Y.R.; Li, K.S.; Chu, C.J.; Lu, T.H.; Lan, Y.W. (2022). Twisted light-induced photocurrent in a silicon nanowire field-effect transistor. ACS Nano, 16, 6, 9297-9303. 
  • Kesarwani, R.; Simbulan, K.B.; Huang, T.D.; Chiang, Y.F.; Yeh, N.C.; Lan, Y.W.; Lu, T.H. (2022). Control of trion-to-exciton conversion in monolayer WS2 by the orbital angular momentum of light. Science Advances, 8, eabm0100.
  • Simbulan, K.B.; Huang, T.D.; Peng, G.H.; Li, F.; Gomez Sanchez, O.J.; Lin, J.D.; Lu, C.I.; Yang, C.S.; Qi, J.; Cheng, S.J.; Lu, T.H.; Lan, Y.W. (2021). Selective photoexcitation of finite-momentum excitons in monolayer MoS2 by twisted light. ACS Nano, 15 (2), 3481- 3489.  
  • Lin, C.Y.; Simbulan, K.B.; Hong, C.J.; Li, K.S.; Zhong, Y.L.; Su, Y.K.; Lan, Y.W. (2020).  Polarity-controllable MoS2 transistor for adjustable complementary logic inverter applications. Nanoscale Horizons, 5, 163-170. 
  • Simbulan, K.B.; Chen, P.C.; Lin, Y.Y.; Lan. Y.W. (2018). A Standard and Reliable Method to Fabricate Two-Dimensional Nanoelectronics. JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), (138), e57885.