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Raghav is from the ESP Class of 2013 and he did his specialisation in Energy systems. He is currently the Head of Project Management at Cleantech Solar (Part of the founding team). They are now the leading Independent Power Producer for Solar Energy in Asia for commercial and industrial clients. He has been featured in

The 2017 Ministry of Education’s Graduate Employment Survey results are out and ESP office found that ESP Students command the 2nd highest mean basic and gross monthly salary. About 76.5 % of the cohort have found a job while the balance 23.5% are currently pursing higher studies. Click here for the more information.

I am pleased to inform our students that there are many good new developments in ESP in the pipeline, such as the new Engineering Science in Medicine specialisation has been approved and a much stronger Computer Engineering Science (CES) specialisation that now includes topics like programming, robotics and control. The overall direction of engineering education

ESP Lecturers A/Prof Ernest Chua and Dr Raisul were once again featured in the Straits Time today (8 January 2018). This time it is for developing a bulky protoype of the world’s first “green” air-conditioning system that harnesses water to cool the surrounding air without a compressor. Click here for the article. Link and photo

FOR his research on energy and sustainability, Associate Professor Chua Kian Jon Ernest, from NUS Mechanical Engineering, was awarded the “Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Innovation Award 2017” on 15 November 2017. Assoc Prof Chua and his team have developed a novel hybrid method that improves air dehumidification to achieve very low air dryness.

ESP Lecturer cum Mechanical Engineering Researcher A/Prof Ernest Chua was conferred the ‘IChemE Energy Award 2017’, in recognition of his research effort and contribution to Energy and Sustainability on 19th October 2017. Click here  for more information.

ESP Lecturers A/Prof Ernest Chua and Dr Raisul were featured in the Straits Time today (13 October 2017) for their smart quad-generation plant which produces electricity, water, air-conditioning and heat in a cheaper and greener way and custom-made for the tropics. Click here for the article. Link and photo courtesy of the Straits Times Newspaper.

The 2016 Ministry of Education’s Graduate Employment Survey results are out and ESP office found that ESP Students continue to command high mean gross monthly salary. About 85% of the cohort have found a job while the balance 5% are currently pursing higher studies. Click here for the more information.

A very warm welcome to staff and students for the new semester, particularly to our new incoming cohort of 31 students (AY2017/2018). Of this cohort, 5 are also admitted to the Global Engineering Programme (GEP) and it is the highest number of GEP students thus far for ESP. To the new students, you have joined

Our programme has officially received the news that it will be accredited for the next 5 years. The Evaluation Team of the Engineering Accreditation Board (EAB) of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore(IES) conducted a 2-day accreditation on-site visit to assess the Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Science) programme on 18th and 19th October 2016 against the

ESP Almnus Tan Yi Han was featured in an article entitled Saving water: Move beyond price to focus on public education in the Today Paper dated 6 March 2017. Click here to read about his view on getting Singaporeans to care about saving water.

Changes in ESP- It is my pleasure to take over from Professor CM Wang as Director for the NUS Engineering Science Programme (ESP) starting January 2017. Professor CM Wang was director of ESP from Jan 2008 to December 2016, and I would like to place on record, heart-felt thanks on behalf of all our ESP