Alumnus and DCC member, Mr Tai Xu Hong was awarded Outstanding Engineering Young Alumni Award 2020

Our heartiest congratulations to our alumnus and DCC member Mr Tai Xu Hong for receiving Outstanding Engineering Young Alumni Award (OEYAA), 2020.

Mr Tai Xu Hong, Director & Co-founder of Momentus Research Pte Ltd and WOW Kampung Pte Ltd, received his Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from NUS in 2010, with a Minor in Technopreneurship as part of NUS Overseas College Stockholm which he joined in 2007. With a strong conviction for entrepreneurship and technological pursuits, he started these two enterprises. Momentus Research Pte Ltd focuses on using humanised technology for behaviour change among corporates, while WOW Kampung Pte Ltd is a social enterprise that designs experiential learning for environmental and wellbeing education in Singapore and Dubai. He was working for a multi-national corporation before he decided to pursue his belief that his engineering training can also be used in positive culture building and sustaining social change. Applying design thinking and a systems approach, he integrates online platforms with human centered experiences to facilitate individuals to discover the best of themselves. Mr Tai is also representing Singapore as a Global Member in the Dubai Future Council on Education.

For more information please visit https://cde.nus.edu.sg/cee/alumni-giving/alumni/alumni-recognition/alumni-award-winners-2020/

Professor Balasubramanian Rajasekhar has been appointed as Keppel Professor in Sustainability Solutions

Professor Balasubramanian Rajasekhar has been appointed as Keppel Professor in Sustainability Solutions in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering from 1 March 2024 to 28 February 2027. This appointment is in recognition of Prof Bala’s outstanding and impactful scholarship accomplishments, which are internally acknowledged. More information can be found here.

Associate Professor Raymond Ong has been invited by CNA on PTC’s Survey Findings on Customers’ Satisfaction with Public Transport

Associate Professor Raymond Ong has been invited by CNA for an interview to provide insights on the latest Public Transport Satisfaction Survey conducted by the Public Transport Council (PTC) on the programme “Singapore Tonight,” airing live on 3 April at 10 p.m. The survey, known as the Public Transport Customer Satisfaction Survey (PTCSS), was conducted

Yongnam Award 2023 – Anjaneya Dixit

Yongnam Medal and Prize The Yongnam Medal and Prize is awarded to a graduating or recently graduated student with a PhD in Civil Engineering for his/her excellent PhD research in the field of civil engineering and whose research has the potential to yield impact to national development, economy and/or the society. Citation for the awards: