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From 8 – 10 July, our PhD Student Liew Chet Ming attended the 32nd KKNN Symposium in Environmental Engineering at National Taiwan University in Taipei. During the symposium, he also presented part of his PhD research through an oral presentation, which went on to receive the Best Oral Presentation Award. Congratulations, Chet Ming!

Emeritus Professor Leung Chun Fai has received the 2026 International Lifetime Achievement Medal from the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE).  Prof Leung received the medal from the ISSMGE President Dr Marc Ballous during the International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering held in Vienna from 14 to 19 June. The

Professor Adrian Law has received the 2026 Distinguished Membership Award from the Asia-Pacific Division of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR). The award recognises Prof Law’s contributions to the division’s scientific activities and to the wider field of hydro-environmental engineering. Founded in 1935, IAHR is an international organisation of engineers and water

Professor Meng Qiang and his PhD student, Ms Wang Yuerong from Wuhan University of Technology, received the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) Best Paper Award at the International Association of Maritime Economists 2026 Conference. Held from 30 June to 3 July 2026 at Nanyang Technological University, the conference brought together leading academics, industry experts, and policymakers

  Assistant Professor He Xiaogang has been named the first recipient of the Global Climate Research Prize, a new biennial award founded by Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, and LUT University, Finland. Asst Prof He was selected from a distinguished group of four finalists drawn from the world’s leading universities — including Stanford University, UC

The paper from Dr Geng Guoqing’s group, “Measuring the surface cohesion of calcium silicate hydrate” has been selected for the Le Chatelier Medal 2024 by Cement and Concrete Research, arguably the most prestigious journal in the field of cement and concrete materials. The Le Chatelier Medal is a highly distinguished award that is presented to

A student team from the NUS Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has been recognised at the Global Sustainability Challenge (GSC) organised by the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. The team comprises Hiew Wing Yian, a PhD student from NUS CEE, and Lai Jun

On 7 January 2026, CDE commemorated the signing of a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between the HTX (Home Team Science & Technology Agency) and the Singapore Police Force (SPF). The MOU was signed by Dean of CDE Prof Teo Kie Leong, Mr Tsan Chan, Chief Executive Officer at HTX, and Mr Alvin Moh, Deputy Commissioner

We are pleased to announce that Dr Zhang Jingjing has been awarded the 2025 Lee Seng Lip Medal and Prize, in recognition of her outstanding doctoral research and impactful contributions to the field of civil and environmental engineering.

We are pleased to announce that Dr Wang Le has been awarded the 2025 Yongnam Medal and Prize, in recognition of his outstanding doctoral research and significant contributions to the field of structural and materials engineering.

We are pleased to share that several of our distinguished alumni have received the ACES Young Consulting Engineer of the Year 2025 Award in recognition of their outstanding contributions and achievements as young consulting engineers in Singapore. This prestigious award underscores the significant impact our alumni continue to have on the engineering community. Their accomplishments

Prof Quek Ser Tong has been conferred the International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability (IASSAR) Distinguished Research Award 2025, presented at the International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR) held at the University of Southern California from 1-5 June 2025. The award is conferred every 4 years, each time (recent years) with up