Faculty honoured at CDE Awards and Recognition ceremony

The CDE Awards and Recognition Ceremony is held annually to celebrate faculty who display excellence in their research and a passion for teaching. This year’s ceremony was held at CDE's Lecture Theatre 7A on 21 April 2025 and included awards and recognition for:

Provost’s Chair
Dean’s Chair
CDE Young Researcher Award 2025
CDE Researcher Award 2025
Clarivate 2024 Highly Cited Researchers
Outstanding Early Career Award 2025
CDE Design and Technology Innovation Award 2025
College Educator Award AY 2023/24
College Teaching Excellence Award AY 2023/24

The awards were presented by Professor Teo Kie Leong, Dean of CDE.

Commenting on this year's awards, Prof Teo said, "The CDE Awards celebrate the talent, dedication, and drive that define our community and reflect the breadth of expertise across the disciplines within our College. I am proud to honour this year’s recipients, whose outstanding contributions in research, education, service, and innovation continue to set new benchmarks. Their achievements are a powerful reminder of the impact we can make when we pursue excellence with purpose and passion."

Details of the award recipients below:

Provost's Chair

The Provost’s Chair recognises professors who excel in research quality and impact.

Name	Department
Professor Qiu Chengwei	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor Wang Qing	Materials Science and Engineering
Professor Karina Gin	Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor Xie Jianping	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Professor Alioto Massimo Bruno	Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dean's Chair

The Dean’s Chair recognises faculty's outstanding and impactful scholarly achievements.

Name	Department
Associate Professor Ye Zhisheng	Industrial Systems Engineering & Management
Associate Professor Vincent Tan Beng Chye	Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor Qian Xudong	Civil and Environmental Engineering
Associate Professor Raymond Ong	Civil and Environmental Engineering
Associate Professor Chang Jiat Hwee	Architecture
Associate Professor Goh Yang Miang	Built Environment
Associate Professor Tee Chee Keong Benjamin	Materials Science and Engineering
Associate Professor Kua Harn Wei (not pictured)	Built Environment

CDE Young Researcher Award 2025

This award recognises faculty who have demonstrated excellence in research and is given out annually. The CDE Young Researcher Award is conferred to researchers 40 years old and below, based on their impact and promise in research.

Name	Department
Associate Professor Chong Zhun Min, Adrian	Built Environment
Assistant Professor Hou Yi	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Assistant Professor Denis Bandurin	Materials Science and Engineering

CDE Researcher Award 2025

This award recognises faculty for their significant contributions in research.

Name	Department
Associate Professor Raymond Ong	Civil and Environmental Engineering

Clarivate 2024 Highly Cited Researchers

Across CDE 23 faculty were named in the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list for 2024. They have each authored multiple Highly Cited Papers and are among the world's most influential scientific minds.

Full details of the list can be found here.

Outstanding Early Career Award 2025

This award recognises faculty whose research accomplishments have been outstanding and whose teaching has met the requirement (based on students’ feedback scores) in the early stages of their careers.

Name	Department
Assistant Professor Wu Zhe	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

CDE Design and Technology Innovation Award 2025

This award recognises faculty for their outstanding achievements in innovation and research translation.

Name	Department
Assistant Professor Hou Yi	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Associate Professor Shao Huilin	Biomedical Engineering
Professor Wang Qing	Materials Science and Engineering

College Educator Award AY 23/24

This award recognises faculty’s teaching excellence and their dedication to the education of our students.

Name	Department
Dr Sergey Kozlov	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Dr Lee Lai Yeng, Cindy	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Associate Professor Chong Zhun Min, Adrian	Built Environment
Dr Filip Biljecki	Architecture
Dr Du Hongjian	Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr Tan Chun Liang	Architecture
Associate Professor Tay En Rong, Stephen	Built Environment
Dr He Xiaogang	Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr Chua Dingjuan	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr Chamila Nishanthi Liyanage	Materials Science and Engineering
Associate Professor Khoo Eng Tat	Dean’s Office (EDIC)
Associate Professor Lim Li Hong Idris (not pictured)	Dean’s Office (EDIC)

College Teaching Excellence Award AY 23/24

This award recognises the top teaching staff in each Department for their dedication and commitment to the education of our students.

Name	Department
Associate Professor Francois Dominique Joseph Blanciak	Architecture
Dr Lin Shengwei, Ervine	Architecture
Associate Professor Tan Beng Kiang	Architecture
Associate Professor Lilian Chee	Architecture
Dr Lin Alexander	Built Environment
Dr Gan Jielong	Built Environment
Associate Professor Kor Meng Chiat, Gabriel	Built Environment
Dr Andrew William Holle	Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor Alberto Corrias	Biomedical Engineering
Dr Jennifer Lauren Young	Biomedical Engineering
Dr Yeoh Ker-Wei, Justin	Civil and Environmental Engineering
Associate Professor Lefebvre Olivier Patrick	Civil and Environmental Engineering
Associate Professor Pang Sze Dai	Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr Karthiga Nagarajan	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Dr Yang Liming	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Mr Koh Zhenglong, Donn	Industrial Design
Associate Professor Yen Ching-Chiuan	Industrial Design
Associate Professor Reppard Brian Stone	Industrial Design
Dr Jovan Tan	Dean’s Office (EDIC)
Dr Elliot Law	Dean’s Office (EDIC)
Ms Sanjana Mugeraya	Dean’s Office (NUS Cities)
Associate Professor Gong Xiao	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr Rajesh Chandrasekhara Panicker	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Professor Mandar Anil Chitre	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr Shou Zheng, Mike	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr Zhao Lin	Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr Wang Zhiguo	Industrial Systems Engineering & Management
Dr Tan Chin Hon	Industrial Systems Engineering & Management
Associate Professor Huang Guang-Lih, Kenneth	Industrial Systems Engineering & Management
Associate Professor Thian Eng San	Mechanical Engineering
Dr Sng Wei Meng, Daniel	Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor Lim Kian Meng	Mechanical Engineering
Dr Jason Stoutsenberger Ku	Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor Zhou Guangya	Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor Chng Tat Loon	Mechanical Engineering
Professor Wang Qing	Materials Science and Engineering
Professor Silvija Gradecak-Garaj	Materials Science and Engineering
Associate Professor Daniel John Blackwood	Materials Science and Engineering

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