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Climate Change & Coastal Protection Theme

The threat of rising seawater is posing a challenge for Singapore's urban planners and engineers. The East Coast region of Singapore is especially vulnerable to rising seawater. The concern is not whether this will happen, but rather when it will occur. To combat this existential threat, Singapore will require the collective effort of the nation and start preparation now. Students are invited to design a solution to protect the East Coast Parkway against rising seawater.  They are free to reimagine the coastlines that can embody liveability, flexibility and sustainability.

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Challenge:

This workshop focuses on raising awareness of climate change and its effects on Singapore's coasts. It provides students with hands-on experience in designing and implementing engineering solutions to protect the coast from rising seawater. Students will have the opportunity to test their solutions in a wave tank, assessing their effectiveness in real-world conditions.

 

Deliverables:

  1. Design and build a build a scaled coastal protection model of your solution
  2. 10-min project presentation

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Instructors

Before joining NUS, Dr Ong has more than 10 years of experience in managing oil & gas projects in Sakhalin, Kazakhstan and Brunei. He has worked on both greenfield and brownfield projects, onshore and offshore pipelines. He is a Chartered Engineer of ICE and IMarEST. His research interest include: large floating structures, offshore renewables and aquaculture and management of capital projects
Before joining NUS, Dr Ong has more than 10 years of experience in managing oil & gas projects in Sakhalin, Kazakhstan and Brunei. He has worked on both greenfield and brownfield projects, onshore and offshore pipelines. He is a Chartered Engineer of ICE and IMarEST. His research interest include: large floating structures, offshore renewables and aquaculture and management of capital projects

Dr Paul Ong
Faculty Lead for Climate Change & Coastal Protection Theme
Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Professor Bala’s research interests cut across environmental sustainability, climate change and urban air quality. The main goal of his interdisciplinary research is to advance understanding of environmental and health impacts of air pollution on scales ranging from local to global. His work provides policy-relevant scientific inputs and contributes to development of cost-effective technologies to mitigate adverse impacts of air pollution.
Professor Bala’s research interests cut across environmental sustainability, climate change and urban air quality. The main goal of his interdisciplinary research is to advance understanding of environmental and health impacts of air pollution on scales ranging from local to global. His work provides policy-relevant scientific inputs and contributes to development of cost-effective technologies to mitigate adverse impacts of air pollution.

Prof Rajasekhar Balasubramanian
Provost’s Chair Professor
Group Head (Hydraulics, Hydrology and Climate Resilience) | Special Hire (PYP and PF)

Prof. Koh’s research interests are primarily in structural dynamics, with emphasis on vibration mitigation, structural monitoring and system identification, offshore dynamics and hydrodynamics. Prof. Koh was the Director of LRF Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk from May 2019 to June 2023. Currently he is the Director (Research) of the recently formed Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute Singapore and the Director of Centre for Hazards Research at NUS.
Prof. Koh’s research interests are primarily in structural dynamics, with emphasis on vibration mitigation, structural monitoring and system identification, offshore dynamics and hydrodynamics. Prof. Koh was the Director of LRF Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk from May 2019 to June 2023. Currently he is the Director (Research) of the recently formed Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute Singapore and the Director of Centre for Hazards Research at NUS.

Prof Koh Chan Ghee
Director of Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute Singapore, Director of Centre for Hazards Research

Dr Gary is an assistant professor whose research focuses on environmental fluid mechanics, flow-vegetation interaction, and nature-based solutions for coastal protection. His work encompasses a range of projects, from exploring wave attenuation over aquatic vegetation to advancing hybrid solutions for coastal protection and employing enhanced machine-learning techniques for underwater flow prediction. Lei’s research not only contributes to the academic field but also has significant implications for environmental sustainability and the protection of coastal communities.
Dr Gary is an assistant professor whose research focuses on environmental fluid mechanics, flow-vegetation interaction, and nature-based solutions for coastal protection. His work encompasses a range of projects, from exploring wave attenuation over aquatic vegetation to advancing hybrid solutions for coastal protection and employing enhanced machine-learning techniques for underwater flow prediction. Lei’s research not only contributes to the academic field but also has significant implications for environmental sustainability and the protection of coastal communities.

Dr Gary Lei
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr Du has a strong research focus on the digital fabrication of reinforced concrete to increase construction automation and the development of low-carbon building materials to combat climate change. He specialises in microstructural characterization and performance assessment of concrete. He is proactive in translating his research into products to impact society. He holds a few inventions and patents related to green cement and low-carbon building materials.
Dr Du has a strong research focus on the digital fabrication of reinforced concrete to increase construction automation and the development of low-carbon building materials to combat climate change. He specialises in microstructural characterization and performance assessment of concrete. He is proactive in translating his research into products to impact society. He holds a few inventions and patents related to green cement and low-carbon building materials.

Dr Du Hongjian
Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director (MSC Civil Engineering Programme)

Dr Maxime Decaudin is a Senior Lecturer in landscape architecture. Situated at the intersection of landscape studies and environmental history, his research examines the historical agency of nature in Asian contexts.
Dr Maxime Decaudin is a Senior Lecturer in landscape architecture. Situated at the intersection of landscape studies and environmental history, his research examines the historical agency of nature in Asian contexts.

Dr Maxime Cedric
Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture

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