Highlights
Asst Prof Gianmarco Mengaldo appointed to AI Advisory Group at World Meteorological Organization
The appointment recognises his expertise at the intersection of AI, weather and climate science, and strengthens Singapore’s contribution to international efforts in this space. AI is set to transform how we understand and respond to weather and climate risks. At the forefront of this shift, Assistant Professor Gianmarco Mengaldo (Mechanical Engineering) has been appointed to the Joint Advisory
Assoc Prof Wentao Yan’s team wins 9 awards at global additive manufacturing benchmark challenge
Assoc Prof Wentao Yan and his team emerged among the top performers at the Additive Manufacturing (AM) Benchmark Challenge 2025, securing 9 awards in a field of 24 groups from around the world. Held under the NIST-led Additive Manufacturing Benchmark Test Series (AM Bench), the challenge drew 84 entries across 19 challenge problems. Institutions including
Building the future of tropical data centres: cooler, cleaner, and talent-ready
On 16 March, AHRI ASEAN signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the College of Design and Engineering at the National University of Singapore (CDE, NUS), through its Department of Mechanical Engineering, to strengthen collaboration in advancing data centre certification, sustainable cooling, and talent development across the region. The key areas for collaboration are: Standards
AI powers collaboration in climate predictions
NUS CDE researchers helped develop an AI method that keeps long-term climate simulations stable and accurate.
Spotlighting Biodiversity on Campus Through an Award Winning Photograph by Dr Lim Ser Yong
Congratulations to Dr Lim Ser Yong on being selected as a winner of the International Biodiversity on Campus Photo Contest 2025. From June to November 2025 the contest drew strong participation from students researchers and staff across the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) with 263 entries close to 20,000 online views and 1,500 public
Assoc Prof Ong Soh Khim appointed as Editor-in-Chief of the Human-Machine Interaction journal
Congratulations to Assoc Prof Ong Soh Khim on her appointment as Editor-in-Chief of the Human-Machine Interaction (HMI) journal. HMI brings together research across engineering, design, artificial intelligence and computer science, shaping new ways for humans and machines to work together to improve safety, efficiency, usability and performance. In her research, Assoc Prof Ong explores how
Congratulations on the Merit Award at the Global Student Innovation Challenge 2025
Congratulations to our student team for securing a Merit Award at the Global Student Innovation Challenge 2025 in Bangkok. The competition ran from 24 to 26 November and brought together student innovators from around the world, each presenting ideas aimed at improving everyday life. With the supervision of Dr Danielle Tan, the team from the
Asst Prof Tan Yu Jun Receives ‘Science, She Says!’ Award
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Tan Yu Jun on being awarded the Science, She Says! award from Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale)! The award was presented recently in Naples by Italian Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirelli. The Science, She Says! award recognises outstanding female scientists under
Forging International Partnerships in Aerospace: Insights from ICASSE 2025
The Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, led by Profs. Khoo Boo Cheong, Zhu Lailai, Chng Tat Loon and Spot Srigrarom, hosted the 9th International Conference on Aerospace System Science and Engineering (ICASSE 2025), on 29-31 July 2025. This event was jointly organised with Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Technical University of



