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The CDE Awards and Recognition is an annual ceremony to celebrate faculty who display excellence in their research and a passion for teaching. This year’s ceremony was held at CDE’s EA building on 23 April 2024 and included awards and recognition for:  Provost’s Chair  Dean’s Chair  Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2023  Outstanding Early Career Award

NUS Materials Science and Engineering Asst. Prof. Denis Bandurin’s research team at CMX-lab has made significant advancements in terahertz-enabled sample characterisation. They have developed a novel approach that intertwines conventional low-temperature magnetotransport measurements with intricate electronic effects, actuated by the incident terahertz radiation. The immense potential of this method was unveiled during the testing on

The Singapore National Research Foundation announced that it awarded S$8.3M over 5 years to an interdisciplinary NUS team led by Associate Professor Stefan Adams(Materials Science and Engineering) for the CRP project “Long-Life Solid-State Batteries by Intelligent Composites with Active Interfaces”. To meet the urgent need for safe, sustainable high-density energy storage, the team comprising the

Assistant Professor Pieremanuele Canepa (Material Science and Engineering) has been awarded the American Chemical Society (ACS) Chemistry of Materials 2023 Best Paper Award for a groundbreaking study on batteries. His paper, Devil is in the Defects: Electronic Conductivity in Solid Electrolytes, challenges the traditional approach to solid-state batteries, treating them not just as ion conductors but also as

  Researchers at CDE have announced a significant discovery in the field of spintronics – a fast-growing approach to power efficiency that could revolutionise the development of low-power electronic devices. The research collaboration between groups led by Assistant Professor Ahmet Avsar and Professor Barbaros Özyilmaz (both from Materials Science and Engineering) delves into the unique

Congratulations to Professor Wang Qing from The Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NUS on his promotion to Full Professor! As one of the brilliant minds in the field of Materials Science and Engineering, Prof. Wang Qing has always been an inspiring mentor, colleague and friend. Read more about Prof. Wang Qing: https://cde.nus.edu.sg/mse/staff/wang-qing/

Congratulations to the safety team from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering(MSE) for winning the 2023 NUS Safety and Health Commendation Award. This award is a recognition of their outstanding commitment towards safety and health in MSE. Thank you for creating a safe environment for everyone in MSE!

Twenty-one faculty members from CDE have been named in the 2023 Highly Cited Researchers™ list and among the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds. Compiled by Clarivate, the annual list uses quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify researchers who demonstrate significant impact and influence in their chosen field by publishing several highly cited papers during the

Two researchers from CDE have been honoured in the 2023 edition of the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 (TR35) Asia Pacific list for their outstanding achievements and contributions to advancing science and technology. Asst Prof Denis Bandurin (Materials Science and Engineering) and Asst Prof Iris Yu (Civil and Environmental Engineering) are among 35 honourees

An innovative medical pressure sensor, inspired by the way water droplets roll off a lotus leaf, has been unveiled by researchers at CDE. Named ‘eAir’, the aero-elastic sensor promises increased precision and reliability across a wide range of medical applications, particularly minimally-invasive surgeries and procedures using implantable sensors. In laparoscopic surgery, for example, the sensor

An AI-powered, paper-like sensor patch for monitoring wound recovery has been developed by a team of researchers at CDE. The CDE team led by Associate Professor Benjamin Tee (Materials Science and Engineering), working with research colleagues at A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), say the innovative device can be easily integrated with wound

The high quality research in MSE@NUS has been featured in a new video produced for the Materials Research Society (MRS) TV film series; screened at the recent MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit in San Francisco. The video features the ground breaking research be conducted in functional intelligent materials by Professor Konstantin NOVOSELOV and 2D materials