How engineering expertise is delivering medical supplies to marginalised communities Stepping into Yonah’s office, we see a collection of 3D printers, CNC machines and workstations – as well as an unfinished prototype of their latest drone, which is capable of delivering a 3kg payload over an impressive 100km radius. This is the headquarters of Yonah, […]

From left: Neo (Chemical Engineering), Joyce (Common Engineering), Ryan (Mechanical Engineering) and Ijaz (Electrical Engineering) recently completed their Engineering Principles & Practice (EPP) modules and shared their experiences and thoughts on experiential learning at NUS Engineering. Out of the classroom, into the lab! When engineering students first step into a university, they typically expect an […]

Partners in life and in business, Ms Pranoti Nagarkar (Engineering ’03) and Mr Rishi Israni (Computing ’03) turned a dinner conversation into the world’s first flatbread-making robot, Rotimatic. WHO ARE THEY? Ms Pranoti Nagarkar and Mr Rishi Israni are the inventors of Rotimatic, an automated kitchen appliance that makes flatbread. Their company, Zimplistic […]

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Sir Konstantin ‘Kostya’ Novoselov FRS will join NUS as Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering on 8 April 2019. He will be the first Nobel-prize winner to join a Singapore university. Prof Novoselov has been an international scientific advisor to the NUS Centre for Advanced 2D Materials since 2015. Prof […]

Dr Wan Chunfeng, a research fellow from NUS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Mr Yap Hong Kai, an NUS Biomedical Engineering’s alumnus, are among the honourees in the latest Forbes’ top “30 Under 30/Asia” list for the Industry, Manufacturing & Energy and Healthcare & Science categories respectively. Dr Wan specialises in water and energy […]

Singapore is the fastest ageing country in the world. How do we care for a person from cradle to grave? This was discussed at the NUS Greater Good Series – Age Well in an Evergreen City event.

Inspired by underwater invertebrates such as the jelly fish, Assistant Professor Benjamin Tee and his team from NUS Materials Science and Engineering, in collaboration with researchers from Tsinghua University, China and the University of California Riverside, USA, created an electronic skin with similar functionality. The team of eight researchers spent over a year developing the […]

The awardees with NUS Engineering Dean Prof Chua Kee Chaing at the 2019 NUS Engineering Awards & Recognition Ceremony On 15 March 2019, an Awards and Recognition Ceremony was held at the Faculty Staff Lounge to honour the academic staff who have shown excellence in their teaching or research. NUS Engineering Dean Prof Chua Kee […]

NUS Engineering has taken bold steps to update its curricula for Industry 4.0. Dean Prof Chua Kee Chaing sharing the new changes with some of the students. New students enrolling into NUS Engineering this year will acquire a raft of new skills from learning how to make robots to applying machine learning in data science. Robotics, […]

Three NUS engineering subjects were ranked among the world’s top 10 in Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2019. The three were: Civil and Structural Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Subjects 2019 World Ranking Position Civil and Structural Engineering 2nd Chemical Engineering 7th Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9th […]

NUS Engineering Class of 1983 Charity Golf – pre-tee off group photo. The NUS Engineering Class of 1983 Charity Golf was held on 26 February 2019, Tuesday at the Orchid Country Club. Jointly organised by NUS Engineering and the Engineering Class of 1983, 144 alumni, donors, sponsors and friends took part in the golf tournament. […]

Fresh graduates from NUS Engineering enjoyed improvements in both salary and overall employment rate in 2018, according to the Joint Graduate Employment Survey 2018 conducted by NUS and the other Autonomous Universities. Chemical Engineering (ChE) graduates saw their gross monthly median starting salary hit $4,000, a jump of $400 from a year ago. Close behind are […]