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Koh, Teck Seng (Dr)
PERSONAL
DATA
Citizenship: Singaporean
Website: http://www.physics.wisc.edu/∼tkoh
Email: kohteckseng@gmail.com
CURRENT
POSITIONS
Head, Research
Catholic High School (Secondary)
Ministry of Education, Singapore
9 Bishan Street 22 Singapore 579767.
Email: KOH Teck Seng@moe.edu.sg
Honorary Fellow
Department of Physics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1150 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
Email: tkoh2@wisc.edu
EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy 2008 – 2012
Department of Physics
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
Dissertation: Theoretical Issues in Silicon Quantum Dot Qubits
Advisors: Professor Susan N. Coppersmith and Dr. Mark G. Friesen
Postgraduate Diploma in (Secondary) Education 1998 – 1999
National Institute of Education
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Bachelor of Science (Honours) 1997 – 1998
Major: Physics, National University of Singapore.
Bachelor of Science 1994 – 1997
Major: Physics, National University of Singapore.
AWARDS Van Vleck Fellowship 2008
Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
Postgraduate Masters (Overseas) Scholarship 2008
Ministry of Education, Singapore.
Outstanding Science Teacher (Nomination) 2007
Singapore Association for the Advancement of Science.
Nominated by Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore.
Dean’s List Academic Years: 1996 – 1997
Faculty of Science, 1995 – 1996
National University of Singapore. 1994 – 1995
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Koh, Teck Seng (Dr)
EXPERIENCE Head, Research Dec 2013 – present
Catholic High School (Secondary), Ministry of Education, Singapore.
I look into teachers’ pedagogical research and professional development, as well as
student research into the STEM fields.
Academy Officer Dec 2012 – Dec 2013
Standards & Research Branch, Academy of Singapore Teachers, Ministry of Education.
I am part of the team, working with Physics Master Teachers, promoting Physics education
in Singapore. My job function also involves championing the vision of reflective
teaching through the professional development of teachers in the field of action research.
Research Assistant 2009 – Dec 2012
Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Advisors: Professor Susan Coppersmith and Dr Mark Friesen.
Teacher Exemplar Fall 2008
International Teaching Assistants Training Programme (ITATP),
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
I was recognised as an exemplary teacher by the ITATP. ITATP coordinators spoke
highly of my teaching skills and I was invited to help in the teacher training programme.
My lessons were videotaped, as part of a video showcasing outstanding teaching.
Teaching Assistant 2008 – 2009
Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Physics 201: Mechanics and Heat; Physics 109: Physics in the Arts.
Curriculum Planning Officer Jan - Jul 2008
Sciences Branch, Curriculum Planning and Development Division,
Ministry of Education, Singapore.
I was a key member of the team involved in the planning and review of the national
science curricula. We carried out a review of the Physics syllabi for Junior Colleges (US
Grades 11–12 equivalent). I also taught professional development courses on Schoolbased
Practical Assessments for beginning teachers.
Head, Science Talent Programme Jan 2006 – Dec 2007
Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore.
Hwa Chong is the premier Junior College in Singapore for exceptional students. I
was the Head of the gifted programme for students talented in science, a programme
which I initiated, planned and implemented from scratch. I was in charge of a team of
teachers who put in place a new curricula for such students. I oversaw the curricula
planning, programme evaluation and teacher appraisal aspects of the programme.
Physics Lecturer May 1999 – Dec 2007
Programmes Coordinator
Science Department, Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore.
I was a Lecturer of Physics and was in charge of coordinating and teaching the International
Physics Olympiad and Singapore-Cambridge Higher-3 syllabi, both of which are
targeted at students of exceptional ability. I also taught the Higher-2 syllabi and the
now-removed GCE ‘Advanced’ and ‘Special’ level syllabi. I was also involved in leading
students at the Ministry of Education’s Science Research Programme, the Taiwan
Youth Science Fair, the Singapore and International Science and Engineering Fairs.
Specialist (Rank of Sergeant) Jan 1992 – Jun 1994
Singapore Artillery, Singapore Armed Forces.
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PUBLICATIONS
(PHYSICS)
Koh, Teck Seng (Dr)
1. “Pauli spin-blockade and lifetime-enhanced transport in a Si/SiGe double
quantum dot.” C. B. Simmons, T. S. Koh, N. Shaji, M. Thalakulam, L. J. Klein,
H. Qin, H. Luo, D. E. Savage, M. G. Lagally, A. J. Rimberg, R. Joynt, R. Blick,
Mark Friesen, S. N. Coppersmith, M. A. Eriksson, Physical Review B 82, 245312
(2010). This article earned an “Editor’s Suggestion”.
2. “Tunable spin loading and T 1 of a silicon spin qubit measured by singleshot
readout.” C. B. Simmons, J. R. Prance, B. J. van Bael, T. S. Koh, Z. Shi, D. E.
Savage, M. G. Lagally, R. Joynt, Mark Friesen, S. N. Coppersmith, and M. A. Eriksson,
Physical Review Letters 106, 156804 (2011). This article earned an “Editor’s
Suggestion” and an accompanying Viewpoint at http://physics.aps.org/articles/v4/31.
3. “Unconventional transport in the hole regime of a Si double quantum
dot.” T. S. Koh, C. B. Simmons, M. A. Eriksson, S. N. Coppersmith, and Mark
Friesen, Physical Review Letters 106, 186801 (2011).
4. “A fast hybrid silicon double quantum dot qubit.” Z. Shi, C. B. Simmons, J.
R. Prance, J. K. Gamble, T. S. Koh, Y.-P. Shim, X. Hu, D. E. Savage, M. G. Lagally,
M. A. Eriksson, Mark Friesen, and S. N. Coppersmith, Physical Review Letters
108, 140503 (2012).
5. “Pulse-gated quantum dot hybrid qubit.” T. S. Koh, J. K. Gamble, M.
A. Eriksson, Mark Friesen, and S. N. Coppersmith, Physical Review Letters 109,
250503 (2012).
6. “Theoretical issues in silicon quantum dot qubits.” T. S. Koh, Ph.D.
Thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2012. Copyrighted with the U.S. Copyright
Office, Registration No. TX 6-765-135.
7. “High fidelity gates in quantum dot spin qubits.” T. S. Koh, S. N. Coppersmith,
and Mark Friesen, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
110, 19695 (2013).
8. “Coherent quantum oscillations in a silicon charge qubit.” Z. Shi, C. B.
Simmons, D. R. Ward, J. R. Prance, R. T. Mohr, T. S. Koh, J. K. Gamble, X. Wu,
D. E. Savage, M. G. Lagally, Mark Friesen, S. N. Coppersmith, and M. A. Eriksson,
Physical Review B 88, 075416 (2013).
9. “Fast coherent manipulation of three-electron states in a double quantum
dot.” Z. Shi, C. B. Simmons, D. R. Ward, J. R. Prance, Xian Wu, T. S. Koh, J. K.
Gamble, D. E. Savage, M. G. Lagally, Mark Friesen, S. N. Coppersmith, and M. A.
Eriksson, Nature Communications 5, 3020 (2014).
10. “High fidelity gates for exchange-only qubits in triple quantum dots.”
J. Fei, J.-T. Hung, T. S. Koh, Y.-P. Shim, S. Oh, S. N. Coppersmith, X. Hu, and
Mark Friesen. In preparation.
11. “Enhancing the performance of exchange-only qubits in triple-quantumdots.”
J. Fei, J.-T. Hung, T. S. Koh, Y.-P. Shim, S. N. Coppersmith, X. Hu, and
Mark Friesen. In preparation.
12. “Quantum control and process tomography of a quantum dot hybrid
qubit.” Dohun Kim, Z. Shi, C. B. Simmons, D. R. Ward, J. R. Prance, T. S. Koh, J.
K. Gamble, D. E. Savage, M. G. Lagally, Mark Friesen, S. N. Coppersmith, and Mark
A. Eriksson. Submitted for review, Jan 2014.
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CONFERENCE
TALKS
(PHYSICS)
Koh, Teck Seng (Dr)
1. “A novel spin-flip co-tunneling process in the effective three-electron
regime of a Si/SiGe double dot.” American Physical Society March Meeting
(2010), Portland, OR, USA.
2. “A novel spin-flip co-tunneling process in the effective three-electron
regime of a Si/SiGe double dot,” and “T 1 for a Si/SiGe quantum dot spin
qubit,” Silicon qubit workshop (2010), Albuquerque, NM, USA.
3. “Pauli spin blockade and lifetime-enhanced transport in a Si/SiGe double
quantum dot.” American Physical Society March Meeting (2011), Dallas, TX, USA.
4. “A fast “hybrid” silicon double quantum dot qubit.” American Physical
Society March Meeting (2012), Boston, MA, USA.
5. “High fidelity gates in quantum dot spin qubits.” Institute of Physics,
Singapore Meeting (2013), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
CONFERENCE
PROCEEDINGS
(EDUCATION)
1. Y. P. Chee, S. K. Munirah, C. C. Lim, and T. S. Koh, “On improving students’
understanding of the photoelectric effect.” Proc. Third Redesigning Pedagogy
International Conference (2009), Singapore.
PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
2. Y. P. Chee, S. K. Munirah, C. C. Lim, T. S. Koh, C. Y. Lau, D. Wong, Lyna, P. Lee,
and S. K. Foong,“On improving students’ understanding of the photoelectric
effect.” Proc. Frontiers in Science Education Research Conference (March 2009), ed.
A. Bilsel and M. Garip (Famagusta: Eastern Mediterranean University Press).
Independent Juror 2013 -
Singapore Young Physicists Tournament.
Reviewer, Secondary Science Textbooks 2008, 2013 -
Ministry of Education, Singapore.
Core committee member 2013
Physics Chapter (Professional committee of Physics teachers of Singapore).
Deputy Team Leader and Trainer 2013
Singapore national team for the Asian Physics Olympiad.
Senior Subject Supervisor, Subject Supervisor 1998 – 2004
Cambridge-Singapore ‘Advanced’ Level Physics Practical Examinations.
Member, American Physical Society.
Life Member, Institute of Physics, Singapore.
Member, Singapore Teachers’ Union.
COMPUTING
SKILLS
Fluent in scientific programming using Mathematica, Matlab and Python.
Knowledge and skills in Objective-C, C++, LaTeX.
Proficient using grid-based computing platforms such as CONDOR.
EXPLORATORY
INTERESTS
iPhone, iPad and Mac app development for STEM education.
Electronic hobbies with embedded systems using Arduino.
Using littleBits TM to stimulate creative and inventive thinking for students.
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REFERENCES
Susan N. Coppersmith
Robert E. Fassnacht and Vilas Professor
Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
1150 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
Email: snc@physics.wisc.edu
Robert J. Joynt
Department Chairperson and Full Professor
Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
1150 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
Email: rjjoynt@wisc.edu
Mark A. Eriksson
Full Professor
Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
1150 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
Email: maeriksson@wisc.edu
Mark G. Friesen
Senior Scientist
Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
1150 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
Email: friesen@physics.wisc.edu
Koh, Teck Seng (Dr)
UPDATED ON 7 Jan 2014
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