For the last several months, Associate Professor Janelle Thompson, a Principal Investigator at the Asian School of the Environment and the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, has been leading a team of scientists in conducting a survey of wastewater surveillance approaches to aid in COVID-19 epidemiology.
Conservation Work Through Targeted Online Advertising – The Case of the Saiga Antelope
With the use of online advertising and news coverage, Assistant Professor Janice Lee, Dr. Hunter Doughty and co-authors bring to light the potential of strategic online advertising as a tool for promoting more sustainable consumer choices.
ASE faculty awarded project approval under Joint Genome Institute’s Community Science Program
The Joint Genome Institute’s (JGI) highly competitive Community Science Program has recently awarded project approval to Assistant Professor Adriana Lopes dos Santos of the Asian School of the Environment (ASE) for a new research venture on unicellular green algae.
A Question of Nature or Nurture: how early-life stress can be mitigated by environmental enrichment
In their latest research, Assistant Professor Rupshi Mitra, Dr Akshaya Hegde and Shruti Suresh of Team Resilieo delve into the applications of environmental enrichment as a curative approach.
Strength in Numbers: Research Amidst a Pandemic
With the help of several computers, the internet, and 285 undergraduate students, Assistant Professor Marek Mutwil’s data-sequencing project has opened up a whole new realm of possibilities in the field of antibiotic research.
Two CoS faculty members win the John Cheung Social Media Award
Our warmest congratulations to Associate Professor Kimberly Kline and Dr Fedor Duzhin for winning the John Cheung Social Media Award for their innovative use of social media in teaching.
Professor Tan Choon Hong Elected Fellow of the Singapore National Academy of Science
Our warmest congratulations to Professor Tan Choon Hong, Chair of the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences on his conferment as Fellow of the Singapore National Academy of Science.
CoS Students Named Regional Winners at 2020 Global Undergraduate Awards
The College of Science is proud to announce that 12 students from CoS have been recognised at the 2020 Global Undergraduate Awards, with 2 Regional Winners and 10 Highly Commended entrants.
Founding Dean of SPMS Prof Lee Soo Ying appointed Professor Emeritus, Prof Sum Tze Chien appointed as new IAS Director
Professor Lee Soo Ying, has been conferred the lifelong honorary appointment of Professor Emeritus, and will be retiring as Director of the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS).
They PhDid It! (Part 6): Dr Oh and microalgae
Every year in CoS, dozens of PhD students defend their thesis and earn their doctorate, the highest university degree. In this series, we catch up with some new doctors to find out about their experience of doing a PhD in CoS, what made them embark on the intense four year journey and what plans they have for the future. Meet Dr Oh Zhen Guo, a research fellow from SBS.