Professor Seeram Ramakrishna, FREng is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). NUS is ranked as number 1 in Asia, and among the top 20 universities in the world. He is the nanotechnology and materials informatics pioneer in Singapore. He is a member of World Economic Forum’s committee on Future of Production-Sustainability. He chairs the Circular Economy Taskforce as well as the Research Bench Marking task force. He is also the Director of Center for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology. He has over 20 years of senior academic leadership experience. He co-authored over 1,000 international journal papers with ~80,000 citations and 132 H-index. He is a Highly Cited Researcher in Materials Science (https://clarivate.com/hcr/). Thomson Reuters identified him among the World’s most influential scientific minds. A European study placed him among the only 2,610 researchers in the history of scientific research with H index over 100 (http://www.webometrics.info/en/node/58. His innovations have been translated into marketed products and start-up companies. He received PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK, and The General Management Training from the Harvard University, USA. He received numerous recognitions which include IFEES President award- Global Visionary; GEDC Ambassador; ASEAN Outstanding Engineer Award; IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award; IITM Distinguished Alumni Award; NUS Outstanding Researcher Award; CPS Biomaterials Award; Cambridge Nehru Fellowship, and LKY Fellowship, Singapore.

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