NUS Engineering has been lauded for its educational leadership in the recently published “Global state of the art in engineering education” report by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the only university outside of US and northern Europe to feature among the world’s top 10. Cited as a “current and emerging leader in the field”, […]

TODAY, Dean Chua Kee Chaing presented awards for research, teaching and service excellence to Engineering faculty members at the Faculty’s Awards Ceremony. As benefitting the no-nonsense practical engineers they all are, the event was not a glitzy formal affair but a time to congratulate colleagues, and share in their achievements. This was the first time […]

In the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2018, four NUS Engineering subjects were ranked among the top 10. They are: Subject World Ranking 2018 Civil & Structural Engineering 6 Materials Science 8 Chemical Engineering 9 Electrical & Electronic Engineering 10 NUS is the only Asian university to gain a position in QS […]

The NUS School of Design & Environment has signed an MOU with leading global filtration specialist, MANN_HUMMEL on 7 Feb 2018.

The NUS School of Design & Environment has signed an MOU with Kajima Corporation on 6 Feb 2018.

PROFESSOR Zhang Yong and Assistant Professor John Ho, who are respectively from NUS Biomedical Engineering and NUS Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a way to wirelessly deliver light into deep regions of the body to activate light-sensitive drugs for photodynamic therapy (PDT), a powerful light-induced cancer treatment. PDT is often limited to surface cancers […]

NUS Engineering and the DSO National Laboratories (DSO) jointly launched the Satellite Technology and Research Centre (STAR) on Thursday, 25 January 2018. The new state-of-the-art centre will develop cutting-edge capabilities in distributed satellite systems, with a focus on flying multiple small satellites in formation or a constellation. The new centre, which was inaugurated by Professor […]

A team of researchers from NUS Mechanical Engineering have found new use for old clothes. Led by Assoc Prof Hai Minh Duong and Prof Nhan Phan-Thien, the research team has successfully turned disused cotton fabrics into highly compressible and ultralight weight cotton aerogels that are multifunctional. The cotton aerogels can be used to keep military […]

FROM 1 January 2018, Associate Professor Guo Yongxin and Associate Professor Mehul Motani from NUS Electrical & Computer Engineering were elevated to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellows, a distinction conferred upon select members who have displayed an outstanding record of accomplishments in their fields of interest. Assoc Prof Guo Yongxin was […]

An article on the emergence of the WELL Building Standard in the region and its potential to help shape a healthier, more people-centric working culture.

A team of researchers from NUS Engineering has developed a new, low energy and cost-effective approach to wastewater purification. The system, which operates on low electrical power, does not generate secondary waste, such as sludge that typically requires costly residual waste processing, and can remove up to 99 percent recalcitrant impurities from wastewater. Led by […]

NUS Engineering has signed an agreement with Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) to offer joint PhD in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The agreement was signed during SJTU President Professor Lin Zhongqin’s visit to NUS on 30 November 2017. The Joint Programme will open up more opportunities to students as they are able […]