Research Grants and Projects

National / Ministry-Level Competitive Grants

Ministry of Education – Translational R&D Innovation Fund (MOE-TIF)

Principal Investigator. 

Developing Functional High-Performance Cement Composites with Fluid Catalytic Cracking Ash. Funding: S$479,960. Duration: 2026 - 2028. Awarded.

This project focuses on upcycling FCC ash from petroleum refining industry to develop functional cement composites, promoting circular economy practices across petroleum refining, waste management, and built environment sectors in Singapore.

Ministry / Institutional Innovation & Translational Grants

Ministry of Education - Decentralized Gap Funding (MOE-DGF)

Co-Consultant. Advanced Concrete Casting and Compaction Monitoring System for Improving Productivity. Duration: 2024 - 2026.

This project develops multi-sensor and AI-based monitoring systems for real-time detection of casting defects in fresh concrete, aiming to enhance productivity and automation in construction.

National Innovation Platform & Industry Translation Projects

Centre of Innovation for Built Environment Advanced Materials (COI-BEAM) Innovation Projects

Lead Consultant for three innovation projects. The projects received the supports from COI-BEAM and SkillsFuture Singapore and the collaboration from multiple small- and medium-sized enterprises. Duration: 2024 - 2025.

These innovation projects focus on upcycling industrial wastes into sustainable construction materials and facilitating technology transfer to SMEs under national innovation schemes.

Industry-Funded Consultancy Projects

Lead Facilitator / Co-Consultant in multiple industry-funded projects with partners including Sin Guan Teck Pte Ltd, Engro Corporation, and Omya Singapore Pte Ltd, focusing on sustainable materials development and construction productivity enhancement. 2024 - 2026.

Previous Major Research Projects (2013 - 2024)

Singapore Centre for 3D Printing, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2015 - 2024)

Lead Researcher for automated robotic spray and digital construction. National Research Foundation Medium-Sized Centre: Building and Construction Programme at Singapore Centre for 3D Printing. Total Project Value: around S$20 million. 2015 - 2024.

Researcher, 3D Printed Concrete Bridge. Funded by Land Transport Authority (LTA) and collaborated with Witteveen+Bos N.V. 2023 - 2024.

Southeast University, Nanjing, China (2013 - 2015)

Lead Researcher. Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Anti-Seismic Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete/ECC Composite Columns. Undergraduate Elite Research Programme. 2013 - 2015.

• Decorative façade panels with upcycled sawdust/Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) waste

• 3D printed bathroom unit & 3D printed toilet (with Sembcorp and CES)

• 3D concrete printing technology for large scale designs (with CES)

• Lab-scale 3D concrete printing by robotic arm (with BCA at BuildTech Asia 2016)

• 3D printed rock models for teaching (with Asian School of Environment, NTU)