FACULTY AWARDS & RECOGNITION
SDE1 and SDE3 win prestigious façade design and engineering award
SDE1 and SDE3, two retrofitted NetZero energy buildings on the CDE campus, have been honoured with the prestigious ‘Society of Façade Engineers (SFE) 2024 Project of the Year –International Sustainability’ award.
The landmark renovation project, led by Dean's Chair Assoc Prof Erik L’Heureux (NUS Department of Architecture), showcases how innovative design and engineering can transform and decarbonise the built environment.
In their award citation, the SFE judges commented on the project’s "impressive utilisation of technology and environment to benefit users and reduce energy consumption."
Read more here: https://cde.nus.edu.sg/news-detail/sde1-and-sde3-win-prestigious-facade-design-and-engineering-award/
Dr Shin Yokoo's team wins second prize at JIA Nagano Architecture Award 2024
Senior Lecturer Dr Shin Yokoo from the Department of Architecture (DOA) and an accomplished structural engineer from OUVI, along with a team of architects from Tatsuo Iwaoka (Tokyo University of Science) and Masaki Mori (MORIIS Atelier), have secured second prize in the JIA Nagano Architecture Award 2024. This award is organised by the Japan Institute of Architects Kanto-Koshinetsu Branch Nagano Regional Association and is now in its third iteration. The public judging and award ceremony took place on 25th November 2024. The Chief Judge of the competition was Riken Yamamoto, who received the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2024, which is also referred to as the Nobel Prize in the field of architecture.
Click here to learn more about the project.
Research applying AR to dental surgery wins award
A research project co-supervised by Assoc Prof Bina Rai (Biomedical Engineering) won the Best Presenter (Talent Discovery Award) at the Oral Reconstruction International Symposium 2024, held in Bangkok between 14 - 16 November.
Helmed by Lin Zhiyi (Dentistry), the research titled “Effectiveness of Hololens Augmented Reality (AR) Headset in Dental Implant Surgery” investigates the feasibility of using an AR software prototype to provide more accurate implant placement compared to static surgical guides.
Read more here: https://cde.nus.edu.sg/news-detail/research-applying-ar-to-dental-surgery-wins-award/
Dr Intan Rosalina Suhito receives SLAS Travel Award 2025
Dr Suhito is a research fellow from Asst Prof Andy Tay’s lab in the Department of Biomedical Engineering; she recently received the SLAS Travel Award that provided her the opportunity to be one of the podium presenters at the SLAS2025 Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, California. It is an annual travel grant programme that recognises up-and-coming researchers who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in laboratory science and technology. She will share her exciting research on patient-derived immune organoid culture for high-throughput vaccine screening.
Dr Zhicheng Le receives Young Investigator Award at the 18th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (ICBME 2024) and International Travel Award at the 15th BSRT Symposium 2024
Dr Le a research fellow from Asst Prof Andy Tay’s lab in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, received the IFMBE Young Investigators Award at the ICBME 2024 in Singapore, an initiative designed to encourage early-career investigators in the biomedical engineering field to showcase their work. Additionally, he received the International Travel Award at the 15th BSRT Symposium 2024 in Berlin, Germany, for his oral presentation titled "Microneedles regulate inflammatory environments and protect endogenous growth factors for diabetic wound therapy". The BSRT Symposium brings together early and advanced career scientists to address pressing challenges and advance the field of regenerative medicine.
Department of The Built Environment ranked World’s 2nd in Construction Management Research, by EduRank.org
EduRank.org recently ranked the CDE, NUS, Department of the Built Environment (DBE) second in the world for research performance in Construction Management (CM).
Ranking of Best Universities for CM Research in the World:
1. Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2. National University of Singapore
3. Pennsylvania State University
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5. Georgia Institute of Technology
6. University of California, Berkeley
7. Loughborough University
8. University of Hong Kong
9. Purdue University
10. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
11. Polytechnic University of Milan
12. Delft University of Technology
13. Stanford University
14. University of Texas, Austin
15. Tsinghua University
(Source: EduRank.org, 29 February 2024)
DBE’s sterling performance in CM Research in the EduRank.org global rankings is highlighted in International Construction Management Research, a book authored by Dr Igor Martek and published by Routledge (2024). The book describes “NUS as a major global legacy in construction management teaching and research.”
The book also singled out three current faculty members from DBE alongside the above rankings. In order of appearance, it describes Professor Low Sui Pheng as “highly esteemed in construction management education, has actively pursued research in international construction management and is a pioneer in the field. In 1990, he published a profiling of the global construction industry.” The book highlights Professor Hwang Bon Gang’s significant publications on “international construction joint ventures from a Singaporean perspective.” The book also highlights Professor Florence Ling Yean Yng’s publication of “a greater number of papers in the field, authoring some of the discipline’s most significant studies regarding the strategic, management, and performance dimensions of construction firms active in offshore environments.”
As the results from the book’s global analysis affirmed, “Singapore is a powerhouse of international construction management research”. DBE has significantly contributed to making this possible.
Prof Aaron Thean appointed Fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors
Congratulations to Professor Aaron Thean, Deputy President (Academic Affairs) and Provost, and Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, for being named a Fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors (NAI), Class of 2024.
The NAI Fellowship is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors. Since its founding in 2012, the NAI Fellows programme has grown to include 2,068 exceptional researchers and innovators with over 68,000 US patents and 20,000 licensed technologies. NAI Fellows are known for the societal and economic impact of their inventions, contributing to major advancements in science and consumer technologies.
“This year’s Class of NAI Fellows represents a truly impressive calibre of inventors. Each of these individuals is tackling real-world issues and creating solutions that propel us into the future. Through their work, they are making significant contributions to science, creating lasting societal impact, and growing the economy,” said Dr. Paul Sanberg, FNAI, President of the NAI. “NAI Fellows as a whole are a driving force of innovation, generating crucial advancements across scientific disciplines and creating tangible impacts as they move their technologies from lab to marketplace."