[This article first appeared on NUS Engineering.] Metals are some of the most widely used materials in the world, found in everything from cookware to computers. Every day metal waste is produced, from scrap metal in manufacturing to metal content in discarded old electronics. As a step towards mitigating the environmental impact of metal waste,

Congratulations to Associate Professor Lee Poh Seng on being elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)! The fellowship is in recognition of his work in advancing knowledge in microscale flow and heat transfer, and inventing and developing technologies with applications ranging from green data centre cooling, energy efficient air conditioning and EV

Congratulations to NUS Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Tan Yu Jun on receiving the Materials Research Society (MRS) Postdoctoral Award! Dr Tan was selected for her work in “developing stretchable, self-healing materials for smart electronics”. It is the first time that a faculty from an Asian university has received the MRS Postdoctoral Award. The award recognizes

NUS Engineering recognises Faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and research through a series of awards annually. Congratulations to the following NUS Mechanical Engineering colleagues who were awarded the Engineering Educator Award and Faculty Teaching Excellence Award for the Academic Year 2019/2020! Engineering Educator Award Associate Professor Chua Kian Jon, Ernest Dr. Md

Congratulations to Team Wheely (consisting of NUS Mechanical Engineering recent alumni Jerron, Jin Heng, Manfred, Randall, and Sean) for winning the Gold award at the 14th International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (i-CREATe)’s Global Student Innovation Challenge! The team designed a wheelchair rain canopy that is able to shield wheelchair users and their

A/Prof Duong Hai Minh (centre) and team with their aerogels Congrats to Associate Professor Duong Hai Minh and team for winning the IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award! The winning project, titled “Recycling Various Wastes into High-Valued Engineering Aerogel Materials”, entails the creation of light and strong aerogels from a variety of waste materials such as

Heartiest congratulations to the BeeX team for winning the top prize in the fourth Smart Port Challenge organised by PIER71! BeeX CEO and co-founder Ms Grace Chia, also an NUS Mechanical Engineering alumna, received the award from Mr Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State for Transport and Foreign Affairs (pictured) on 17 November 2020.

Professor Seeram Ramakrishna from NUS Mechanical Engineering is once again (since 2014) named among the world’s most highly cited researchers in the latest list of Highly Cited Researchers™ 2020 by Clarivate. Prof Seeram R is among 13 highly cited researchers from NUS Engineering, and among 25 from NUS. Congrats! Read more

This blurb was first published on NUS Engineering. Did you know NUS Engineering has four dedicated and certified career advisors on-site to support all students in their career aspirations, from resume critique, mock interviews, to guidance on internship and networking? Read how our recent NUS Mechanical Engineering alumnus landed a job in these difficult times, with some

This article was first published on NUS News. Pineapples are rich in vitamins, enzymes and antioxidants, and they are considered one of the most important fruits in the world. However, the harvesting of this delicious and healthy fruit results in tons of pineapple leaves waste which are usually left to rot or are burned. This

Congrats to Asst Prof Shin Sunmi for being awarded the University of California San Diego (UCSD) 2020 Chancellor’s Dissertation Medal! The award recognises outstanding doctoral research at UCSD. Dr Shin Sunmi is one awardee from the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering, of where she’s an alumna. Award recipients were also recognised at UC San Diego’s

This was first published on NUS Engineering news. Researchers led by NUS Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Lee Poh Seng have developed a high-efficiency hybrid cooling solution for ‘green’ data centres, achieving a near-ideal partial power usage effectiveness score. The team has now incorporated a company, CoolestDC Pte Ltd, to commercialise this technology.   Read more