News

2025  Superhero material could reshape future tech – CDE news

2025 Marvel-ous science: The self-healing material that could change tech – MEDICUS

2025 Designing Soft Magnetic Materials for Soft Robotics and Wearables – NUS research features

2025   Inspiring women in STEM: Innovators, scientists, and role models shaping the future – NUS NewsNUS Facebook; NUS Linkedin; NUS X (Twitter); NUS Research X; NUS Instagram)

2023 Intelligent and Sustainable Materials for Soft Robotics – NUS research features

Awards

2021  MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific (TR35 – Pioneers) – link

2021   A*STAR AME YIRG 

2021   MRS Postdoctoral Award (link to announcement on NUS ME website

2020   IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award

2019    Best Poster Award International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT) 2019

2018   Best Poster Award Advanced Materials Symposium Singapore (AM30): Advanced Emerging Soft Materials

2018   Best Poster Award 8th Materials Research Society of Singapore (MRS-S) Conference on Advanced Materials

2016   Best Paper Award 2nd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing

2014    Best Creative Part Award Electron Beam Melting (EBM) User Group Meeting 2014, Sweden

  • Team leader to a team of 5 in 3D printing of an Orchid jewellery using EBM (materials: Ti6Al4V)

2013   Commendation Prize (Fashion) Singapore International Fashion 3D Printing Competitions

  • Team leader to a team of 7 in 3D printing of a wearable fashion using FDM and Polyjet techniques

2013    FMC Technologies Book Prize (Academic Year 2012/2013) – Highest aggregate mark in “Materials Engineering”

2012   IA Book Prize (Academic Year 2011/2012) – Commendable overall performance in IA