Ting Tsui

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering

Research interests: small-scale mechanical properties, nanoindentation, biophysics, fracture, adhesion

Biography

Professor Tsui received his doctoral degree from Rice University, Houston, Texas. After working in the semiconductor industry, he joined the Chemical Engineering program at the University of Waterloo as an associate professor. His current research focuses on the mechanical properties of thin films, which are essential for the reliability of miniature devices. Additionally, Professor Tsui is interested in interactions between biological cells and the artificial microenvironment surrounding them. This provides a foundation for future technology with devices interfacing between synthetic and biological systems. His recent work involved understanding the impact of metal ions on cell behavior.

Education

  • PhD, Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas, 1997
  • MASc, Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas, 1992
  • BASc, Ceramic Engineering, Clemson University, South Carolina, 1990

Ting Tsui

Publications

Selected/Recent Publications

  • HI Moussa, M Logan, A Eskandari, DM Glerum, MG Aucoin, TY Tsui, Critical Design Parameters of Tantalum-Based Comb Structures to Manipulate Mammalian Cell Morphology, Materials, 18 (9), 2099, 2025
  • D Datta, A Eskandari, J Syed, H Rai, NN Gosvami, TY Tsui, The Influence of Thermal Annealing on the Chemical Composition, Nanomechanical, and Nanotribological Properties of Tantalum Thin Films, Micromachines 16 (4), 427, 2025
  • A Eskandari, EKF Yim, DM Glerum, TY Tsui, In-Vitro Study of Indium (III) Sulfate-Containing Medium on the Viability and Adhesion Behaviors of Human Dermal Fibroblast on Engineered Surfaces, Materials 16 (10), 3814, 2023

Please see Ting Tsui's Google Scholar profile for a current list of his peer-reviewed articles.

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