{"id":19287,"date":"2026-01-22T13:25:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T05:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/mse\/?post_type=nus-news&p=19287"},"modified":"2026-01-23T08:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T00:37:45","slug":"mse-faculty-contribute-to-advanced-materials-special-issue-materials-innovation-in-nus-celebrating-nus-120th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"nus-news","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/mse\/news\/mse-faculty-contribute-to-advanced-materials-special-issue-materials-innovation-in-nus-celebrating-nus-120th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"MSE Faculty Contribute to\u00a0Advanced Materials\u00a0Special Issue\u00a0\u201cMaterials Innovation in NUS\u201d\u00a0Celebrating NUS 120th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\"\"In 2025, NUS celebrates 120 years of excellence, innovation, and service to society. To commemorate this milestone, Advanced Materials<\/em> presents a special issue \u2014 \u201cMaterials Innovation in NUS\u201d<\/em> \u2014 featuring cutting-edge research from leading NUS scientists. This collection showcases recent breakthroughs and emerging directions across four pivotal domains: advanced catalytic materials for a sustainable future, next-generation materials for the energy transition, advanced materials for green computing, and functional materials for flexible electronics and biomedical applications. Prof. Liu Bin<\/strong> (Deputy President of NUS) and Assoc. Prof. Xue Junmin<\/strong> (HOD of MSE) also highlighted the latest advances across diverse areas of materials innovation at NUS in a Guest Editorial<\/strong> entitled \u201cMaterials Innovation at the National University of Singapore: A Special Issue Dedicated to the 120th Anniversary\u201d. (doi.org\/10.1002\/adma.202522375<\/a>) Excitingly, faculty members from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) have contributed to this prestigious collection, showcasing the department\u2019s strengths across energy, sustainability, electronics, sensing, and bioengineering, underscoring NUS MSE’s enduring commitment to advancing materials science and shaping a sustainable, technologically empowered future.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In the Perspective<\/strong> section, Prof. <\/strong>Wang Qing<\/strong> and Dr Jing Yan<\/strong> presents \u201cMaterials Design and Assessment of Redox-Mediated Flow Cell Systems for Enhanced Energy Storage and Conversion<\/em>,\u201d offering strategic insights into the design principles and performance metrics of next-generation flow battery systems for scalable energy storage. (doi.org\/10.1002\/adma.202509991<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In the Review Article<\/strong> category, Prof. <\/strong>Ding Jun<\/strong> contributes \u201cUtilize Natural Forces in Water Treatment Through 3D-Printed Structures: From Purification to Clean Energy<\/em>,\u201d synthesizing recent advances in harnessing natural hydrodynamic and physicochemical forces via architected structures for sustainable water treatment and energy recovery. (doi.org\/10.1002\/adma.202509185<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The special issue also features a strong suite of Research Articles<\/strong> from MSE faculty, demonstrating the breadth of experimental and translational materials research in the department:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n