Past Issues
Embarking on a Career of Passion
The excitement of new discoveries, the challenge of solving problems and a love for teaching which made Teo Chee Chong decide to pursue a career as an academic with the Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
2nd Sino-SMA Workshop on Computation and Systems Biology
Held during 22 - 23 May 2006, the workshop brought together scientists from MIT, Singapore and China who are specialists in their respective fields in developing knowledge, approaches and tools in the fields of Computation and Systems Biology.
Dynamics of the humble bubble Bubbles, being a phenomenon of nature, have always been around. Not many of us pay much attention to them. But do you know that those seemingly insignificant bubbles can cause a great deal of damage to mechanical devices such as propellers, or emit shockwaves that can uncover a submarine in stealth?
Nanomeasurement – A Step ForwardRecent efforts by SMA Fellow and MIT’s Ford Professor of Engineering Suresh Subra and his collaborators in Singapore and in Institut Paris, France, have led to highly refined techniques for probing the biophysical characteristics of single biological cells and molecules in health and disease.
Ties that Bind After a year of hard work, the SMA Alumni Club (SMAAC) is now preparing for its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 24 June 2006. SMA Connect met up with SMAAC President, Ms Nelly Kasim, to find out about the values which kept her committed to the Club, while paving a way for herself in her career.
Singapore Manufacturing Excellence Award (MAXA)
The Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA), together with the Economic Development Board (EDB), and business consultancy firm McKinsey & Co, have launched Singapore’s inaugural Manufacturing Excellence Award (MAXA).
Win Attractive Prizes in Graduate Placement Survey
SMA will be holding its annual online Graduate Placement Survey in August 2006, as part of its continuous efforts to maintain ties and network with SMA alumni. Participants will stand a chance to win 10 attractive lucky draw prizes when they participate in and complete the survey.
SMA Movie Galore
The first show to kick-start this monthly event was a two-hour, hilarious comedy ‘The 40 Year-Old Virgin’. Nine students attended the event which was marked by much laughter, as the students thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Bowling Champs
Students from the Innovation in Manufacturing and Systems Technology (IMST), Manufacturing Systems and Technology (MST), Advanced Materials for Micro- and Nano-Systems (AMM&NS), and Computational Engineering (CE) programmes gathered on 1 April 2006 at the Marina Square Superbowl for a fun afternoon of bowling.
Career Talk by Systems on Silicon Manufacturing (SSMC)
Two staff from Systems on Silicon Manufacturing (SSMC) gave a career talk to eighteen students from the Advanced Materials for Micro- and Nano-Systems (AMM&NS) and Manufacturing Systems and Technology (MST) Programmes on 18 April 2006.
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