Affiliated Research Institutes & Centres
Key Research Institutes & Centres
These partnerships reflect the School’s commitment to interdisciplinary research, industry relevance, and real-world impact. Through close collaboration with local and international research entities, our faculty and students drive innovation across our key impact areas in Energy & The Environment, Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Innovations, Health & Medical Technologies, and Computational Materials Science & AI for Accelerated Materials Discovery.
Mission:
- To deploy multi-faceted Materials Science expertise to develop bioinspired and eco-friendly solutions in critical sustainability areas
- To contribute to circular economy through recycling and valorisation of waste generated by synthetic materials and the agro-food sector
Key MSE Collaborators:
- Prof Ali Miserez
- Prof Lam Yeng Ming
- Prof Ng Kee Woei
- Assoc Prof Dalton Tay Chor Yong
- Assoc Prof Tan Lay Poh
Accelerating Innovation in the Automotive Industry and Research Translation into Viable Urban Mobility Solutions for the Future
Key MSE Collaborators:
- Prof Alex Yan Qingyu
- Prof Lee Pooi See
- Prof Madhavi Srinivasan
Key MSE Collaborators:
- Assoc Prof Tan Lay Poh with Technical University of Munich CREATE (TUMCREATE)
- Assoc Prof Kedar Hippalkaongar and Prof Jason Xu Zhichuan with Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore Limited (BEARS)
Research Focus on Advanced Materials, Modelling and Simulation and Small-Scale Testing and Materials Characterisation
Key MSE Collaborators:
- Prof Hng Huey Hoon
- Assoc Prof Tan Kwan Wee
Advancing Innovative Energy Solutions for Efficiency, Sustainability and Global Impact Through Research, Collaboration and Technology Transfer
Key MSE Collaborators:
- Prof Ali Miserez
- Prof Alex Yan Qingyu
- Prof Chen Xiaodong
- Prof Jason Xu Zhichuan
- Prof Li Shuzhou
- Prof Lydia Helena Wong
- Prof Madhavi Srinivasan
- Prof Nripan Mathews
- Assoc Prof Andrew Grimsdale
- Assoc Prof Dalton Tay Chor Yong
- Asst Prof Eason Y.-S Chen
- Asst Prof Leonard Ng Wei Tat
- Asst Prof Wu Dongshuang
Mission:
- To develop and manufacture next generation flexible devices for applications in soft robotics, biomedical devices, and modern lifestyle.
- To foster collaborations between academia and industry
- To provide multi-dimensional training for students
Key MSE Collaborators:
- Prof Chen Xiaodong
- Prof Lee Pooi See
- Prof Nripan Mathews
Mission:
- To enable the world of IT to sense the biological world
- To create a world-leading platform for new analytical science that will advance the boundary of possibilities between living systems and engineered technologies
Key MSE Collaborators:
- Prof Atul Parkih
- Prof Chen Xiaodong
Development of Artificial Senses and Solutions for Robotics Systems, Sensory Mechanisms, Prosthetics and Healthcare
Key MSE Collaborator:
- Prof Chen Xiaodong
Global Environmental Innovations Through Translating Full Scale Research Solutions for Water, Waste and Resource Recovery
Key MSE Collaborators:
- Prof Hu Xiao
- Prof Jason Xu Zhichuan
- Prof Liu Zheng
- Prof Ng Kee Woei
- Assoc Prof Dalton Tay Chor Yong
- Asst Prof Shen Jie
Addressing National Challenges and Driving Economic Growth Through Advanced Materials, Nanofabrication, Hydrogen Energy and Coating Equipment
Key MSE Collaborator:
- Prof Ng Kee Woei
Key MSE Collaborators:
- Prof Alex Yan Qingyu
- Prof Madhavi Srinivasan
- Prof Nripan Mathews
- Assoc Prof Dalton Tay Chor Yong
Research and Development of Additive Manufacturing Technologies
Key MSE Collaborators:
- Prof Gan Chee Lip
- Prof Loo Say Chye Joachim
- Prof Nripan Mathews
- Prof Raju V. Ramanujan
- Prof Srinivasan Madhavi
- Assoc Prof Dong Zhili
- Assoc Prof Hortense Le Ferrand
- Assoc Prof Tan Lay Poh
- Asst Prof Ng Wei Tat, Leonard
- Asst Prof Eason Y.-S. Chen
Harnessing Microbiology and Materials Science for Sustainability
Key MSE Collaborator:
- Prof Loo Say Chye Joachim
Materials Research in Defence Science and Technology
Key MSE Collaborator:
- Prof Gan Chee Lip
Mission:
- To be the global knowledge leader in developing sustainable technologies for textile recycling in an urban setting, with a focus on viscose rayon, cotton, and mixed textile recycling
Key MSE Collaborator:
- Assoc Prof Dalton Tay Chor Yong