Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Mr. Huub Van Esbroeck co-founded Structo in 2014 while pursuing his master's in management of technology at NUS and helped build the company from inception to its first product launch in 2016. Structo is a Singapore-based dental 3D printing company producing proprietary Masked Stereolithography (MSLA) printers and materials for orthodontic and restorative dentistry, scaling by 2020 to a global presence with offices in Singapore, the US, Canada, and the UK, serving customers across five continents.
After relocating to Canada in 2020 as Head of R&D, Mr. Huub led Structo’s Toronto-based innovation and IP efforts to underpin future product development and defensible competitive advantage. He later became Chief Innovation Officer at Zynik Capital (Nov 2021), supporting 25+ portfolio companies with technology development, product innovation, process improvement, and industrial automation.
Beyond industry impact, Mr. Huub helped lead a 2020 initiative to manufacture millions of nasopharyngeal swabs to address COVID-19 testing shortages and continues to give back to NUS by mentoring students in MT5911 (Venture Capital Funding for TechVenture), sharing practical guidance on regulatory pathways and go-to-market strategy.
Ms. Liu Lihui is currently an Assistant Director (Civil & Structural) in Engineering and Project Management Division at Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC). She has built a strong track record in public-sector engineering and infrastructure development since joining SDC in 2014, following an earlier career with HDB. One of her key achievements is her contribution to the civil and structural engineering delivery of Sentosa Sensoryscape (2018–2024), a major public realm connector delivered amid complex site and operational constraints while keeping Sentosa accessible and operational. Her work demonstrates her ability to translate ambitious place-making concepts into safe, buildable and resilient infrastructure.
Beyond project delivery, Ms. Liu plays a key role in advancing SDC and Sentosa’s coastal protection and adaptation efforts, including the ongoing Site-Specific Study for Sentosa’s coastline. Through this work, she also contributes to wider national coastal protection efforts, including supporting PUB in the development of relevant legislation and the Code of Practice. Her work also extends to applied research and innovation, including collaboration with NUS to bring together academic expertise and real-world coastal information to better understand shoreline changes and explore improved approaches to coastal monitoring, as well as the test-bedding of innovative coastal protection solutions.
As an engaged NUS alumna, she supports NUS Civil and Environmental Engineering through industry engagement, including serving as a Final Year Project poster judge (2019), while sustaining active ties that strengthen industry relevance, mentorship and applied learning opportunities.
Mr. Muhammad Fazli Bin Mohd Isa is an accomplished NUS alumnus and engineering leader whose career spans water, utilities, sustainability, digital transformation, infrastructure investment and business development. During his tenure with Sembcorp Industries, he held leadership roles across water operations and utilities asset transformation, with responsibilities spanning major water and energy infrastructure assets. He contributed to operational improvement, asset optimisation and digital transformation initiatives aimed at improving efficiency, reliability and sustainability. He was also involved in developing circular-economy and resource optimisation initiatives that created new opportunities for value creation.
Mr. Fazli also played a key role in advancing industrial symbiosis and water sustainability on Jurong Island, combining advanced treatment technologies, resource optimisation and commercial innovation to enable greater industrial water recycling and more sustainable management of waste streams. He subsequently expanded his experience into climate infrastructure investment, where he led the development and evaluation of a substantial portfolio of water and wastewater investment opportunities across Asia-Pacific, integrating technical, commercial, financial and ESG considerations to advance climate-resilient infrastructure.
Today, as Head of New Business at EM Engineering (subsidiary of EM Services), Mr. Fazli focuses on developing new growth opportunities across engineering, smart infrastructure, sustainability and technology-enabled services. Beyond his professional career, he is active in community development, mentoring and volunteerism. He currently serves as Assistant Lead of the MENDAKI Professional Networks for Engineering, contributing to initiatives that connect and support professionals while encouraging greater participation in engineering and related fields. He is also involved in various MENDAKI volunteer programmes, including the MENDAKI Achievement Programme (MAP) and #amPowered@ITE, supporting the development, mentoring and aspirations of students and young people. He remains closely connected to NUS CDE as a mentor, guest lecturer, symposium speaker/judge and industry contributor, supporting the development of future generations of engineers and professionals.
Mr. Ng Zhen Ning is the Founder and CEO of NuSpace Pte Ltd, a Singapore space technology company delivering large-scale sensor-to-satellite IoT connectivity and satellite services for industry. Under his leadership, NuSpace has developed and launched more than 10 satellites (including NuX-1, NuLIoN and NuLink) for commercial connectivity and technology demonstrations such as post-quantum cryptography and advanced antenna systems.
Mr. Ng is also committed to growing Singapore’s space tech talent pipeline, supporting student satellite development including Nushsat-1 (NUS High School), and receiving the school’s Inspiring Research Mentor Award annually from 2022 to 2025. In service to NUS, he works closely with students on the iDP-hosted Galassia-5 project, providing hands-on technical guidance, in-kind support, and internship opportunities at NuSpace.