With great emphasis on research excellence , the School of Engineering is involved in pioneering solutions through modern day engineering research to help transform the future .

Our research spans across the disciplines of chemical engineering , civil engineering , electrical and computer systems engineering , mechanical engineering , robotics and mechatronics engineering , and software engineering .

Our research activities are classified into eight focus areas :

• Energy sustainability

• Materials and nanotechnology

• Medical engineering and biological sciences

• Waste and environment

• Intelligent lighting

• Critical infrastructure

• Smart industry and living

• Computational intelligent systems .

We actively collaborate with the industry through research partnerships and professional consultations . Equipped with world-class research infrastructure and state-of-the-art equipment , our researchers and students undertake cutting-edge and high-impact research projects aimed at providing solutions to industry needs and addressing global challenges .

RESEARCH CAPABILITIES

Materials and nanotechnology

• Advanced materials

• Nanocatalysis

• Ionic liquids

• Membrane technology

• MEMS sensors

• Wearable electronics

• Molecular dynamics simulation .

Energy sustainability

• Bio-energy

• Green hydrogen

• Heat integration and simulation

• Renewable energy

• Solar cells

• Thermal management .

Waste and environment

• Biogas and biomass conversion

• Carbon capture and utilisation

• E-waste management

• Solid waste management

• Wastewater treatment .

Intelligent lighting

• Facial expression

• Gesture recognition

• Smart lighting for home

• Visible light communications .

Critical infrastructure

• Sustainable drainage and flood management

• Transportation and traffic

• Building materials

• Geotechnics .

Medical engineering and biological sciences

• Biosensors

• Biocatalysts

• Drug delivery

• Image analysis for disease prediction

• Protein separation .

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