Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna
Professor Seeram Ramakrishna is a world-renowned Tenured Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tsinghua University, where he also serves as Chair Professor, Xinghua Distinguished Chair Professor, and Director of the iWearables Center.
He was a cross-field scholar at the National University of Singapore (NUS), which is ranked among the top 3 universities in the world for interdisciplinary research. He is named among the World’s Most Influential Minds (Thomson Reuters) and a highly cited researcher with 210 H-Index and about 205,800 citations.
His highest professional distinctions include an Academician | Fellow of UK Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng); Chinese Academy of Engineering; Singapore Academy of Engineering; Indian National Academy of Engineering; ASEAN Academy of Engineering & Technology; and International Academy of Engineering and Technology. He received a PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK, and TGMP from Harvard University, USA. He received advanced research experiences from MIT and Johns Hopkins University, USA and KIT, Japan.
He is an Honorary Professor at IIT Hyderabad, India. He has made seminal contributions to understanding and enhancing the biological, chemical, electrical, electronic, mechanical, and physical responses of nanofibers and nanomaterials. He advocates intelligent materials and circular materials towards UN SDGs.
Out of three decades of working at the National University of Singapore (NUS), about 15 years of 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; and Director of NUS Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNNI).
Academician Seeram Ramakrishna is a Chair Professor of Tsinghua University, Xinghua Distinguished Chair Professor, and Director of iWearables Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University. He is a recipient of the China Government Friendship Award and Chang Jiang Scholar of Ministry of Education, China. He is an adjunct professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is among the world’s foremost scientists working in the fields of electrospinning and nanotechnology. He made seminal contributions in understanding and enhancing the biological, chemical, electrical, mechanical, and physical responses of nanofibers. He is a cross-fields pioneer advancing nanofibers for diverse applications.
He is ranked 11 globally in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Elsevier | Stanford list). He is named among the World’s Most Influential Minds (Thomson Reuters) and a Highly Ranked Scholar (Scholar GPS) with more than 500 Q1 journal papers, 219 H-Index, and 223,000 citations. His contributions also appeared in Nature, Nature Reviews Methods, Nature Communications, Matter, and other journals.
Highest professional distinctions include Fellow | Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; UK Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng); Singapore Academy of Engineering; Indian National Academy of Engineering; ASEAN Academy of Engineering & Technology; International Academy of Engineering and Technology; International Academy of Bionic Science; and World Academy for Artificial Consciousness. He is also an elected Fellow of AAAS, ASM International, ASME, AIMBE, USA; IMechE and IoM3, UK; ISTE, India; and IUBSE (FBSE). He received a PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK, and TGMP from Harvard University, USA.
He received advanced research experiences at MIT and Johns Hopkins University in the USA, as well as at KIT in Japan. His senior academic leadership experiences include NUS Vice-President (Research Strategy); Dean of NUS Engineering; Director of NUS Enterprise; Chairman of Solar Energy Institute of Singapore (SERIS); Director of NUS Bioengineering Initiative; Director of NUS Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNNI); and Co-Founder of the Global Engineering Deans Council. He is a proponent of internationalisation of higher education and cross-fields research and innovation.