Dr Seeram Ramakrishna is a world-renowned professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS), which is ranked among the top eight universities in the world. He advocates cross-fields research, and sustainability embedded higher education (UNESCO Report: https://doi.org/10.54675/YBTV1653). His senior academic leadership includes NUS Vice-President (Research Strategy); Dean of NUS Faculty of Engineering; Director of NUS Enterprise; Director of NUS Industry and Technology Relations Office (INTRO); Director of NUS International Relations Office (IRO); Chairman of Solar Energy Institute of Singapore (SERIS); Director of NUS Bioengineering Initiative; Director of NUS Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNNI); and Founder of the Global Engineering Deans Council.
He has been named among the World’s Most Influential Minds (Thomson Reuters), and a Highly Cited Researcher. His publications to date have received an H-index of 205 and over 200,000 citations. He received a PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK, and TGMP from Harvard University, USA. He also received advanced research experiences at MIT and Johns Hopkins University, USA and KIT, Japan. He is an elected Fellow | Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, China; Indian National Academy of Engineering; UK Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng); Singapore Academy of Engineering, Singapore; ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology; and International Academy of Engineering and Technology. He is also an elected Fellow of AAAS, ASM International, ASME, AIMBE, USA; IMechE and IoM3, UK; ISTE, India; IES, Singapore; and IUBSE (FBSE).