STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS & STUDENT LIFE
Honours and Gratitude: DOA Awards Ceremony celebrate student achievements and donor support
On the evening of 18th November 2024, an atmosphere of celebration enveloped NUS SDE3 LT425 as 36 exceptional students were honoured at the Department of Architecture awards ceremony. These distinguished individuals exemplified a remarkable combination of academic excellence and transformative projects.
In his opening speech, the Head of the Department, Professor Jeff Hou, expressed his congratulations to all the awardees, stating, “These awards represent the achievements of individual students whose hard work and creativity are recognised and celebrated today.” Additionally, he offered his sincere thanks to the generosity of our alumni, donors, and supporters who made these awards and bursaries possible.
View the full list of award recipients here.
CDE Landscape Architecture students lead the way for SILA Student Design Awards 2024
Nine undergraduate and master's students from the Landscape Architecture programme have recently triumphed in the Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects (SILA) Student Design Awards 2024, under the University Category. The theme “Beyond Just Green” epitomises the intellectual rigour of the profession, inspiring creative design solutions within parameters determined by research and analysis. It aims to raise awareness that landscape architecture extends beyond the ‘green’ norms of designing with plants and gardens.
Click here to learn more about the winners and their outstanding projects.
Immersive Architecture Workshop in Tokyo fosters cross-cultural design innovation
Before the new semester began this year, a group of senior undergraduate students from the CDE's BA Arch programme participated in The Intensive Architecture Workshop in Tokyo (IAWT) 2024. This event was collaboratively organised by the NUS Department of Architecture (DOA), Tokyo University of Science (Noda campus), and Shibaura Institute of Technology. It offered an immersive and collaborative experience with the goal of enhancing cross-cultural understanding and creativity in architectural design.
Click here to read about Valerie Wong Kailing's experience, who is in her third year of the BA Arch programme.
Arnav Salkade and his team, WW Connect, secure 2nd runner-up at the NES CatalystX 3-day Entrepreneurship Startathon
Congratulations to Year 2 Computer Engineering student, Arnav Salkade and his team, WW Connect, for securing 2nd runner-up at the NES CatalystX 3-day Entrepreneurship Startathon! Their innovative project tackled a critical healthcare challenge by developing AI-powered wearable glasses designed to diagnose diabetic retinopathy.
Click here to read more about Arnav's experience and key takeaways from the competition.
Research group led by Associate Professor Gong Xiao wins the Best Student Paper Award at the 2024 Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits
Congratulations to the research group, led by Associate Professor Gong Xiao for winning the Best Student Paper Award at the 2024 Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits. The Symposium, an annual flagship event for global semiconductor and microelectronics industry leaders and academic institutions, serves as a platform for sharing the latest advancements in technology and circuit design.
NUS PhD student Liu Gan received the Best Student Paper Award for his paper titled “Unveiling the Impact of AC PBTI on Hydrogen Formation in Oxide Semiconductor Transistors.” Liu Gan’s research tackles the reliability challenges posed by Positive Bias Temperature Instability (PBTI) under alternating current (AC) conditions, shedding new light on hydrogen formation in oxide semiconductor transistors, which are pivotal to the future of nanoscale electronics.
To read more, click here.
Team Bumblebee comes out top at Maritime RobotX Challenge!
Team Bumblebee won first place at the Maritime RobotX Challenge 2024!
Their hard work and dedication earned them multiple awards, including 1st Prize for Design Documentation for Best Website, Top Video, Top Presentation, and Top Assessment, standing out among 15 teams from Australia, Chile, Singapore, South Korea, the UK, and the USA.
The team comprises over 30 students from the College of Design and Engineering, 13 students from the NUS School of Computing, and 2 students from the NUS Business School. 29 team members, along with an alumni Ph.D. student, represented NUS in Sarasota, Florida.
The biennial Maritime RobotX Challenge organised by RoboNation is a prestigious international competition that fosters student interest in autonomous robotic systems within the maritime domain, emphasising the science and engineering of cooperative autonomy. In this competition, teams are tasked with autonomously guiding their ASV and UAV through a series of complex challenges, such as navigating the course through designated gates, following specific paths, and encountering simulated wildlife etc.
After securing second place in the RobotX 2022 competition with ASV 3.0, the team learned from their experience and worked diligently to develop a better ASV. Over the past year, they conducted extensive testing and development at the Republic of Singapore Yacht Club (RSYC), resulting in the creation of Bumblebee ASV 4.0. This new iteration features significant advancements in reliability, monitoring, and operational ergonomics. By building on lessons learned and feedback, their hard work culminated in clinching first place this year!
Heartiest congratulations to Team Bumblebee!
Student projects shine at EDIC Project Showcase 2024
As we near towards the end of the year, we celebrate the efforts of our student over the past semester. The EDIC Project Showcase on 15 November 2024 was an example of our student’s dedication and commitment in their pursuit of excellence.
Year 2 students Anupama Sriram (Electrical Engineering) and Goh Yee Ern (Computer Engineering) were particularly excited to view the projects. “It was nice to see and find out what projects were featured,” said Anupama. “It was interesting for us to catch a glimpse of what is in store for us next year.” As part of iDP, Anupama and Yee Ern are looking forward to carrying on their seniors’ work into the next academic year.
Read more about the showcase projects at: https://cde.nus.edu.sg/news-detail/student-projects-shine-at-edic-project-showcase-2024student-projects-shine-at-edic-project-showcase-2024/
Team SAM (Species Assessment Mapper) wins overall winner for Advanced Category at GNSS Innovation Quest
Our five Innovation and Design Programme (iDP) students who developed a species assessment mapper (SAM) solution for their 1-year long design project, was awarded the overall winner for the Advanced Category in the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Innovation Quest organised by Singapore Land Authority (SLA) and Space Faculty! The GNSS Innovation Quest is an annual nationwide engineering competition for students in Singapore. Using advanced satellite and robotics technologies, students create innovative engineering solutions that can improve lives of fellow Singaporeans. More information on the competition can be found at https://spacefaculty.asia/giq/.
Team Satelab wins award at 17th International Space Challenge
A team of students from CDE2311 took part in the Advanced Category of the 17th International Space Challenge (ISC) 2024. The theme for this year was “Living in Space” and students had to design a life science experiment that not only pushes the boundaries of our understanding of living in space, but also holds the potential to improve lives on Earth for humans.
Our students received the IDDK Award for their submission titled “Satelab”, a 12U CubeSat to explore whether the introduction of tardigrade-derived DNA into human stem cells can enhance their survival and functionality in space. The IDDK award is an industry award that allows for teams to bring their case study proposal to reality.
CDE2311 runs once a year in semester 1 and is taught by Mr Eugene Ee, Assoc Prof Chua Tai Wei, Asst Prof Sing Seng Teck and Mr Soh Eng Keng.
More information about the challenge can be found here.