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Supercharging science with AI! NUS has secured 4 strategic AI-based projects awarded under Singapore’s S$120 million AI-for-Science Initiative that aims to accelerate the pace of innovation.

Together with their collaborators, our researchers are leading these revolutionary projects:
⚛️ Materials Data Foundry (NUS Lead: Prof Sir Konstantin Novoselov): AI and robotics will be used to discover next-generation materials for electronics, clean energy and sustainable infrastructure.
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💻 AI for Program Reasoning (NUS Lead: Prof Abhik Roychoudhury): AI tools will be built to automatically verify AI-generated code, ensuring the programs that powers our digital world are safe, secure and work as intended. NUS Computing

🧬 Accelerating Genomic Research with AI (NUS Lead: Prof Cheng Ching-Yu): An AI model will be developed to interpret complex genomic data in unison for breakthroughs in precision medicine. NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

🌱 Advancing Knowledge-Guided AI to Develop Agricultural Digital Twins for Singapore’s Climate Resilience (NUS Lead: Prof Roman Carrasco): Digital twins – virtual replicas of farmland – will be created to simulate real-world conditions for better prediction of our changing climate, in order to improve agricultural strategies and reinforce food security. NUS Biological Sciences National University of Singapore, Faculty of Science

Read more about our exciting projects here: https://news.nus.edu.sg/ai-for-science-nus-4-ai-based-projects

Congratulations to Dr Ian Chan, Dr Lim Xin Xiang, Dr Nalini Puniamoorthy and Assoc Prof Stella Tan on receiving the NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award 2026!

Congratulations to our Faculty of Science educators on receiving the NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Awards 2026 🎉

These awards recognise faculty members who have made a meaningful impact through their dedication to teaching and learning.

Individual Awards
Dr Ian Chan Zhi Wen, Department of Biological Sciences
Dr Lim Xin Xiang, Department of Biological Sciences
Dr Nalini , Department of Biological Sciences
Assoc Prof Stella Tan Wei Ling, Department of Biological Sciences
Assoc Prof Adrian Michael Lee, Department of Chemistry
Dr Chng Hui Ting, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr Ong Pei Shi, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Team Award
Dr Huang Yuting, Department of Statistics and Data Science

We are proud to celebrate their commitment to excellence in education and the difference they make in shaping our students’ learning journeys.

Congratulations to Prof Hew Choy Sin on receiving the AOS Orchid Research Award, a prestigious international recognition of excellence in orchid science 🌸

Over more than 30 years, his research has advanced the understanding of tropical orchid physiology and cultivation, from carbon dioxide fixation to tissue culture and postharvest practices. His work has not only deepened scientific knowledge, but also contributed to innovations in commercial orchid cultivation and postharvest management, benefiting growers in Singapore and the region

Find out more: https://www.science.nus.edu.sg/blog/2026/05/celebrating-excellence-prof-hew-choy-sin-receives-distinguished-orchid-research-honour/

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