Professor
Seeram
Ramakrishna,
FREng,
FNAE is
internationally
recognized
for his
pioneering
contributions
on
electrospun
nanofibers
for
treatment
of
water,
environmental
remediation,
conversion
of
sunlight
into
electricity
&
storing
it in
batteries,
and
regeneration
of
tissues
for
improved
healthcare.
He is a
professor
of
materials
engineering
and
Director
of
Center
for
Nanofibers
&
Nanotechnology
(http://serve.me.nus.edu.sg/seeram_ramakrishna/)
at the
National
University
of
Singapore.
He was
trained
as a
materials
engineer
(PhD) at
the
University
of
Cambridge,
UK and
received
general
management
training
from the
Harvard
University,
USA. He
delivered
more
than one
hundred
plenary
and
keynote
lectures
around
the
world.
He
authored
five
books
and ~
five
hundred
peer
reviewed
papers.
Microsoft
Academic
placed
him
among
the top
five
authors
out of
half a
million
materials
scientists
worldwide.
Various
global
scientific
databases
including
Thomson
Reuters
ISI Web
of
Knowledge
place
him
among
the
highly
cited
top one
percent
of
materials
scientists
worldwide.
Start-up
companies
based on
his
inventions,
market
products
in more
than
forty
nations.
He
served
the
National
University
of
Singapore
in
several
capacities
including
University
Vice-President
(Research
Strategy);
Dean of
Engineering;
Director
of NUS
Enterprise,
Director
of
Industry
&
Technology
Relations
Office;
Founding
Director
of NUS
Bioengineering;
and
Founding
Director
of NUS
initiative
on
Nanoscience
&
Nanotechnology,
NUSSNI.
General
Electric’s
$150
million
Global
Water
Center
was
established
during
his
tenure
as the
Dean of
Engineering.
As a
founding
chairman
he
championed
the
establishment
of $120
million
Solar
Energy
Research
Institute
of
Singapore,
SERIS.
He is a
board
member
of
several
national
organizations.
He also
served
as the
Vice-President
of
International
Federation
of
Engineering
Educator
Societies
(www.ifees.org)
and
Founding
Chair,
Global
Engineering
Deans
Council
(www.gedc.org).
He is a
speaker
on
global
trends
at
meetings
facilitated
by Think
tanks,
Policy
Makers,
World
Bank,
EU,
OECD,
ASEAN,
Institutions
of
Higher
Learning,
and
Academies.
He
writes
Op’Eds
in print
and
digital
media to
facilitate
informed
discussions
and
shape
higher
education,
research
and
innovation
strategies.
He
authored
the book
The
Changing
Face of
Innovation.
He is an
elected
international
fellow
of major
engineering
societies
and
academies
in
Singapore,
ASEAN,
India,
UK and
USA.
