Congratulations to our students who received the CDE Innovation and Research Award and the NUS Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Prize for AY2025/2026!
Each year, CDE recognises the College’s strongest student research projects through the CDE Innovation and Research Award (IRA). From these outstanding projects, the top ten IRA recipients are nominated for the university-level Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Prize.
This year, eight CDE research projects were recognised at the university level — seven received the NUS Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Prize and one received the top-ranked Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher Prize in the Group category.
Tin Chong, Daniel Quay, Su Rati Naing, Shermaine Kong and Theikhar Maung (Civil and Environmental Engineering) earned this highest distinction for their project, Repurposing Battery Waste as Low-Carbon Retarders for Concrete Industry.
From sustainable materials to impactful engineering solutions, these achievements reflect the creativity, rigour and purpose that define research at CDE.
Congratulations to all award recipients, nominees and mentors for helping advance a vibrant culture of research and innovation across the College.
