Dear students, alumni, colleagues, and partners of CDE,
March was a month of highlights, with three international days that are significant to our CDE community.
World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development, held on 4 March, highlights the role of engineering in achieving sustainable development goals. On 8 March, we celebrated International Women’s Day, which recognises the achievements of women across the globe, with the 2024 theme being "Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress”, showcasing women's pivotal role in driving economic growth, innovation and social progress. Finally, on 22 March, we celebrated World Water Day, which supports the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.
On our socials, we featured our faculty and researchers who have contributed in different ways to support these causes. This month's newsletter also highlights research news and videos of our researchers from a tumour platform that cuts drug testing and screening time for cancer patients to triple-junction tandem solar cells demonstrating world-record efficiency, from tree upcycling for architectural healing to the innovative use of waste materials to produce more environmentally sustainable cement.
At the heart of all these projects lies the commitment to make a difference and strive for excellence. Kudos to all of our dedicated researchers and faculty members, without whom it would certainly be challenging to forge new frontiers.
Professor Teo Kie Leong
Dean-Designate
College of Design and Engineering (CDE)
HIGHLIGHTS
EVENTS
Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute (CFI) Annual Symposium 2026
The CFI Annual Symposium 2026 is a 3-day conference, co-located with the 6th International Symposium of Water Disaster Mitigation and Water Environmental Regulation (WDWE) and the 2026 Asia Tsunami Workshop (ATW), which would be held at SIT Punggol from 21st October to 23rd October. The theme for this year’s CFI Annual Symposium 2026 is ‘Adapting Cities for Coastal and Flood Resilience’, reflecting the urgent need to take proactive steps to prepare for flooding in our cities. Admission is free for all CFI Symposium attendees. Paid tickets are also available for WDWE and ATW.
CDE Career Fair 2026
The College of Design and Engineering (CDE) brings back the CDE Career Fair, on 8 & 9 September 2026, at the EA Atrium. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet with representatives from more than 60 choice employers from the public and private sectors.
![Position Open: [____]. Reimagining Social Design Careers for Shared Futures](https://cde.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Untitled-design-1024x1024-landscape-bbaf48836efea69002af964895fbea52-.jpg "Position Open: [____]. Reimagining Social Design Careers for Shared Futures")
Position Open: [____]. Reimagining Social Design Careers for Shared Futures Exhibition
The Social Design Lab is pleased to invite you to our upcoming exhibition, Position Open: [____]. Reimagining Social Design Careers for Shared Futures, featuring social design projects by students from NUS Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Industrial Design, LASALLE College of the Arts, and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The exhibition hopes to open up conversations […]
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