NTU, SUTD launch 3D design and printing research lab

NTU, SUTD launch 3D design and printing research lab



Nanyang Technological University's Associate Provost for Graduate Education Professor Yue Chee Yoon (R) and Singapore University of Technology and Design's (SUTD) Associate Provost for Research Professor Martin Dunn at the signing and launch of the Visualisation and Prototyping lab. (Photo: SUTD)

Nanyang Technological University and Singapore University of Technology and Design launched a joint lab on Friday to develop new techniques in 3D design and printing.

Research funds amounting to S$200,000 and four PhD scholarships have been set aside for the Visualisation and Prototyping lab, which will have dual facilities at the campuses of the two universities.

For a start, the lab will see four research projects focusing on areas such as large-scale prototyping, multi-material 3D printing and embedded sensor technology.

The universities said the collaboration is timely due to the rapid growth of 3D printing-related industry in Singapore, particularly in aerospace, manufacturing and precision engineering.

NTU's Associate Provost for Graduate Education Professor Yue Chee Yoon said: "The advent in 3D design and printing allows anyone now to produce an item with complex configurations while having the flexibility to accommodate design changes conveniently to meet rapidly changing industrial demands without incurring additional tooling costs."

~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~

School of Medicine welcomes its first cohort of students

NTU's Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine welcomes its first cohort of students



Shortlisted candidates queueing to start their interviews for the newest medical school at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, set up by NTU and Imperial College London. Singapore's newest medical school welcomed its first batch of students at its first white coat ceremony on Thursday. -- FILE PHOTO: NTU

Singapore's newest medical school welcomed its first batch of students at its first white coat ceremony on Thursday.
v The pioneer batch of 54 students at the Nanyang Technological University's Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine students received their white coats and stethoscopes at the ceremony held at NTU.

"Medicine is a noble profession and membership calls for not just great commitment and passion, but also a clear moral obligation," said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong, who was the guest of honour at the event, as he urged the students to be ambassadors for the new school.

He also pointed out that there were diverse career opportunities available in the public healthcare service, the chance to train future generations of doctors, or do research and take on leadership roles.

~News courtesy of Straits Times~

Lyon unveiled as NTU's first mascot

A lion called Lyon is unveiled as NTU's first mascot



THE Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has unveiled its first mascot - a lion called Lyon whose mane features the university's colours of red and blue.

Lyon was designed by final-year computer science student Chia Yan An, and came in top out of more than 80 entries submitted for NTU's mascot design competition.

NTU President Bertil Andersson expressed his hope that the new mascot will be a symbol to bring the university community together. "(The mascot) has a unique role to create a strong visual identity for NTU and promote the university's image of strength, courage, and fearlessness," he said.

~News courtesy of Straits Times~

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New memorial fund in late professor's name

NTU launches new memorial fund in late professor's name



Nanyang Technological University (NTU) launched a fund on Thursday in memory of its late professor Ma Jan, who was the chair of its School of Materials Science and Engineering. -- PHOTO: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) launched a fund on Thursday in memory of its late professor Ma Jan, who was the chair of its School of Materials Science and Engineering.

Professor Ma passed away suddenly in June last year at the age of 46, after a heart attack. He left behind his wife, Mrs Ma-Lim Ai Choo and two children.

The Ma Jan Memorial Fund amounts to $625,000, of which $250,000 was raised from more than 400 donors, including Professor Ma's colleagues, students and friends, with the rest from government matching.

Three students from the school were the first recipients of the Ma Jan bursaries. They received $5,000 each to support a year of their studies in NTU.

~News courtesy of Straits Times~