ICNF 2025 - 7th International Conference on Natural Fibers
Seeram Ramakrishna
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Advancing Fibers Towards Sustainability and CircularityProfessor of Nanotechnology at the National University of Singapore (NUS), SINGAPORE. |
Biography
Professor Seeram Ramakrishna is a well-known researcher in electrospinning | nanofibers | nanotechnology at the National University of Singapore (NUS), which is ranked among the top eight universities in the world. His fibers R&D spans more than three decades. He made seminal contributions in understanding and enhancing the biological, chemical, electrical, electronic, mechanical, and physical responses of nanofibers | and nanomaterials. He championed cross-fields R&D approach to advance nanofibers in air filtration, liquid | water filtration, composites, regenerative medicine | tissue engineering, energy generation, energy storage, sensors, intelligent materials, and wearables. Electrospinning is now a commonly used R&D technique around the world. He has been named among the World’s Most Influential Minds (Thomson Reuters), and a Highly Cited Researcher with 207 H-index and 203,500 citations. He received a PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK, and a TGMP from Harvard University, USA. He also received advanced research experiences at MIT and Johns Hopkins University, USA, and KIT, Japan. He is an elected Fellow | Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Indian National Academy of Engineering, India; the UK Royal Academy of Engineering; Singapore Academy of Engineering; ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology; International Academy of Engineering and Technology; and AAAS, USA. He is also an elected Fellow of ASM International, ASME, AIMBE, USA; IMechE and IoM3, UK; ISTE, India; and IUBSE (FBSE). His academic leadership includes Director of NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative; Director of NUS Bioengineering; Chairman of Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore; Director of NUS Enterprise; Dean of NUS Faculty of Engineering; and NUS Vice-President (Research Strategy).
Abstract
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