At the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), we inspire students by pushing academic boundaries for greater innovation. The interconnection of engineering, architecture and design enables a multidisciplinary and innovative environment for undergraduates and researchers. This allows us to develop solutions for demanding issues that arise from technology, sustainability, and the environment.
Our goal is to educate the next generation of materials scientists with pioneering technological and scientific knowledge. We nurture adaptable and technically proficient engineers to undertake complex tasks that lead to promising employment opportunities. Students can expand their competencies in various materials domains to address Singapore’s increasingly diverse design and engineering professions. We seek to attract the brightest students by bringing together the best academics and industrialists to provide outstanding education in materials science.
About Professor Hardy Chan
More than a distinguished researcher, Prof. Hardy Chan is also an excellent educator. He is a charismatic lecturer, who could capture the attention of the students and is well remembered by the alumni for his interesting and engaging lectures. Over the years, Prof. Hardy Chan taught and mentored undergraduate students, advised Masters and PhD students, postdocs and worked with visiting academics and scientists. In 1995, he was awarded Best Lecturer in Materials Science.
In the early 1990’s, Prof. Hardy Chan and a handful of his colleagues in Chemistry Department and Physics Department pursued an idea. This small group of academics championed the founding of the first Materials Science Program in the Faculty of Science and in Singapore. From this program emerged the Materials Science Department in 1997 with Prof. Hardy Chan served as its Founding Head.
In the 1990s, it was a challenge to form a new program or department, however Prof. Hardy Chan motivated and bonded a handful of staff together, laying a strong foundation for the development of Materials Science Department. Years later the name Engineering was added to the department’s name, becoming the Department of Materials Science and Engineering under NUS College of Design and Engineering.
Making A Difference
 Gifting Options |
Student Scholarships and Bursaries
You have the flexibility to fund either a full-term scholarship or a renewable annual scholarship. You can also opt to contribute to bursaries that enable students to focus on their tertiary experience and learning aptitude. If both government and NUS loans are insufficient, bursaries will be disbursed to students for additional financial assistance. Donors can opt to fulfil their gift as a multi-year pledge and to support students by nationality or academic interest.
 Supporting Academia and Fellowships |
Professorships
Your gift allows hiring of dedicated professors to spearhead the faculty’s research, education, and innovation accomplishments. For endowed professorships, your benefaction enables academia to pursue new lines of research while developing innovative teaching methods that sustain the University’s reputation for academic excellence. When you gift an endowed fellowship to MSE, talented young academics will have the guidance and mentorship of senior faculty members to sharpen their research skills.
 Supporting Research |
Giving to Campus Infrastructure
Our campus is where students can find inspiration. From well-equipped learning facilities such as lecture theatres and laboratories to enjoyable campus living in well-designed residential colleges, they can make the most of their experience in the time they have here.
Be A Part Of Our Future With Your Support
This is how your contribution supports our programmes:
| SGD 150,000 |
1 Endowed bursary or scholarship that supports up to 3 students annually in perpetuity to attract and retain the most promising students in Singapore and the region to pursue a globally recognised education at NUS.
2 Endowed medals or prizes that support up to 3 students annually in perpetuity to motivate NUS students to achieve their best.
| SGD 625,000 |
6 Expendable faculty research funds for Research development in crucial areas of need.
| SGD 2,000,000 |
1 Professorship as an acknowledgement of a professor who is a distinguished scholar in his/her specialised field.
Make Difference Today
Your gifts open diverse opportunities from supporting facility improvements, the provision of financial assistance, and improvements in the quality of student education, to enabling academia to receive grants in their speciality areas for greater scholarly diversity and perspectives.
Connect With Us Today
You are invited to discuss your charitable goals with us today.
Associate Professor
Daniel Chua
Email: danielchua@nus.edu.sg