CDE Impacts
CDE faculty lead and contribute to areas of national and strategic importance. Drawing on expertise across design, engineering, architecture and the built environment, they work across disciplines and with partners in academia, industry, government and the wider community to advance research, education and innovation.
Within NUS, CDE faculty play key roles in university-wide and interdisciplinary efforts that bring together expertise from across different fields. The programmes, centres and initiatives below highlight areas where CDE faculty provide leadership, contribute specialist knowledge and help translate research and ideas into solutions for complex challenges.
CMS addresses the imperative to consolidate resources for innovative research, leveraging global trade trends in Singapore and internationally. Its mission
- International Visibility through research and thought leadership in trade and connectivity.
- Education and training for future-ready workforce in the maritime and supply chain industries.
- Co-creating and commercialising translational innovations through the convergence of avant-garde research and industry needs to enhance the role of Singapore as the hub for trade and connectivity.
Director
Professor Chew Ek Peng
Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management
The Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute (CFI) Singapore was established in 2023 as the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for PUB’s Coastal Protection and Flood Management Research Programme (CFRP), under Singapore’s Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2025 (RIE2025) Plan. CFI Singapore is dedicated to strengthening local capabilities and expertise in coastal protection and flood management research and solution development. As a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary research institute, CFI Singapore brings together the strengths of local universities, research institutes and industry partners.
Executive Director
Professor Law Wing Keung Adrian
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
CHCI’s promotes cutting-edge R&D advancements in hydrogen production, storage, and utilisation, and transformations & capture of carbon. It aims to foster collaborations with industries, academia, and agencies to drive hydrogen and decarbonisation solutions and nurture a talent pool that is equipped to shape and lead the hydrogen and decarbonisation revolution.
Director
Professor Yan Ning
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
The goal of I-FIM is to develop new approaches in science which would allow us to deal with out of equilibrium phenomena. This will lead to the creation of Functional Intelligent Materials – materials which can be programmed to perform specific functions and even change their internal structures and functionality depending on the environment. Focused primarily on fundamental research, I-FIM also produces innovations in such areas as big data, machine learning, robotics, advanced functional materials. I-FIM is also looking for new applications of Functional Intelligent Materials in such areas as electronics, energy, healthcare, membranes and many others. . I-FIM will create the core expertise and facilities for the development of machine learning and AI solutions for smart technologies and material science in Singapore and worldwide.
Director
Professor Sir Konstantin Novoselov FRS
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
The Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech) advances health through technological innovation. Focused on tackling clinical challenges, iHealthtech develops innovative health technologies, bridging the gap from the laboratory to the clinic and market. This process aims to ultimately benefit patients and society. To realise this mission, iHealthtech emphasises close interdisciplinary collaboration among its Principal Investigators, collaborators from engineering, medicine, and science, as well as industrial partners and entrepreneurs.
Director
Professor Lim Chwee Teck
Department of Biomedical Engineering
NERI is a university-level research institute that focuses on the development of integrated sustainability solutions for the environment. It collaborates with government agencies, NGOs and leading academic partners to ensure that its research consistently addresses real-world issues.
Director
Professor Tang Chuyang
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
TL@NUS is a partnership established between the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and with NUS to undertake cutting-edge research and development for potential defence applications, while building up both technical and human talent capabilities in critical research areas such as aeronautical sciences, electromagnetics and information security.
Director
Associate Professor Vincent Tan
Department of Mechanical Engineering
TDSI was established on 11 July 2001 to provide the platform to bring together military staff and defence technologists in an education and research environment.
Director
Associate Professor Lim Kian Meng
Department of Mechanical Engineering
N.1 Institute for Health is a clinical-stage institute that harnesses AI to optimise N-of-1 medicine
Director
Dean Ho
Department of Biomedical Engineering