FREng, Everest Chair National University of Singapore
Professor Seeram Ramakrishna is a global leader in electrospinning and nanostructured materials. He is named among the World’s Most Influential Minds (Thomson Reuters) and the Top 1% Highly Cited Researchers in materials science and cross-field categories (Clarivate Analytics). Seeram is currently a senior professor and Chair of the Circular Economy Taskforce at the National University of Singapore. He is also the director of the Center for Nanotechnology & Sustainability. He co-authored more than 1,200 articles with 141,500 citations and 170 H-index. His research outcomes have been translated into products. He is a Fellow of UK Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng); Singapore Academy of Engineering, India National Academy of Engineering, American Association of the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering (AIMBE). He was named among the top three impactful authors at the National University of Singapore, which is ranked among the top ten engineering universities of the world. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, UK.