University Awards

Young Researcher Award

My research enables machines to ‘touch and feel’ the world, through creating sensory skins for them. This will allow machines greater intelligence, and the agility required to work alongside humans. ” Assoc Prof Benjamin C.K. TEE
PhD, MS (Stanford University)
BSc (University of Michigan)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Institute for Health Innovation & Technology
N.1 Institute for Health
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Research Achievements

  • Invented the world’s fastest electronic skin nervous system that is 1,000 times more responsive than the human nervous system, for medical and neuroprosthetic applications
  • Pioneered the development of a self-healing, transparent and water-resistant electronic skin that can self-repair autonomously at room temperature
  • Developed a self-healing electronic material capable of emitting light at low operating voltage to create damage resilient soft lighting devices for next generation human-machine interfaces
  • Co-founder of Hannah Life Technologies and Privi Medical; raised more than $3 million
  • Secured more than $9 million of research grants from the National Research Foundation, AiSkin, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, and Clarins
  • Innovations have led to nine patents filed, with four exclusively licensed to industry

Publication Credits

  • Published more than 20 peer-reviewed papers with over 500 citations, including publications in high impact journals such as 
    Nature Materials, Nature Electronics, Science Robotics and Advanced Materials
  • Obtained over 17,000 total citations with a Hirsch index of 32

International Standing

  • Chair of Stretchable Materials and Devices for Wearables and Robotics for the 10th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (2019)
  • Reviewer for 15 peer-reviewed journals including Nature, Science and Science Robotics
  • Research breakthroughs received extensive coverage in international media including National Geographic, BBC and CNN International
  • Regular speaker at international conferences, workshops and seminars

Awards and Accolades

  • IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award, Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES) (2020)
  • Young Scientist of the Year, World Economic Forum (2019)
  • National Research Foundation Fellowship (2017)
 
 Honour Roll Recipients