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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!

At the Floating Wind Challenge in France, Team PEARLOS from the NUS Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering demonstrated how successful engineering depends not only on strong technical design, but also on perseverance and adaptability. The annual international competition supports innovation in offshore wind energy by giving students practical experience in developing floating support structures

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

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.

Dr Chen Cheng completed his PhD in July 2022 in the area of fatigue and fracture assessment of engineering structures. He developed a non-contact computer vision method to measure the crack size and the fracture resistance, which significantly enhances the measuring efficiency and addresses the challenges posed by high-velocity impact loadings. He established an innovative

Dr Tong Xuneng completed his PhD in 2023 in the area of TRANSPORT AND FATE MODELLING OF EMERGING CONTAMINANTS IN SINGAPORE FRESH AND COASTAL WATERS. He integrated the fundamental mechanisms of physical, chemical and biological processes, elucidating the key factors which influence the behaviour and transport of emerging contaminants such as plastics, bisphenol A and

NUS Civil Engineering students Ng Jun Liang Ben, Justin Adrian Halim, and Adler Chua Yu Cheng won the Bronze Medal in the Young Innovators Awards 2024, organised by the Singapore Concrete Institute. This award recognises young innovators who contribute to enhancing productivity in building or civil engineering practices. The NUS team’s submission proposes harnessing 3D

Congratulatory Message – Class 2024 from Professor Richard Liew, Head of Department, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering  

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:

Lee Seng Lip Medal and Prize The Lee Seng Lip Medal and Prize is awarded to a graduating or recently graduated student with a PhD in Civil Engineering or a PhD in Environmental Engineering for his/her excellent PhD research in the field of civil and/or environmental engineering. This is the top award the Department of