Seeram Ramakrishna

Professor Seeram Ramakrishna, FREng is the Director of Center for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology at the National University of Singapore (NUS), which is ranked among the top 11 universities in the world. He co-authored over 1,300 SCI indexed international journal papers and 8 authored books which received ~92,000 citations and ~ 144 H-index.  He is regarded as the modern father of electrospinning and nanofibers.  He is a Highly Cited Researcher in the world (Clarivate Analytics). Thomson Reuters recognized among the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds. A European study placed him among the only 500 researchers with H index over 142 in the history of science and technology (http://www.webometrics.info/en/node/58).  He received PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK; and The TGMP from the Harvard University, USA. He is a Distinguished Alumni of IITM, India.  He is an elected Fellow of UK Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng); Singapore Academy of Engineering; Indian National Academy of Engineering; and ASEAN Academy of Engineering & Technology.  He is an elected Fellow of International Union of Societies of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE); Institution of Engineers Singapore; ISTE, India; Institution of Mechanical Engineers and Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining, UK; and American Association of the Advancement of Science; ASM International; American Society for Mechanical Engineers; American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering, USA. He received numerous recognitions which include China Changjiang Scholar (Yangtze River Scholar) and talented professor; India-UK Cambridge Nehru Fellowship of India, and Singapore LKY Fellowship; CUT Honorary Engineering Doctorate; APA Distinguished Researcher Award, IFEES President award- Global Visionary; GEDC Ambassador; ASEAN Outstanding Engineer Award; IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award; IITM Distinguished Alumni Award; NUS Outstanding Researcher Award; CPS Biomaterials Award.  He chairs the Circular Economy taskforce at NUS, and a member of Enterprise Singapore’s National Mirror Committee for ISO/TC323 on Circular Economy.  He is the Editor-in-Chief of Springer NATURE journal Materials Circular Economy. He is an editorial board member of Springer NATURE journal Advanced Fiber Materials; Elsevier Journal Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering; and NATURE Scientific Reports.