Research Thrusts

There are several major thrusts for research and research training in Natural Sciences and Science Education and in outreach programmes to schools. Research activities in these areas emphasise both basic and applied sciences. The research thrusts in NSSE reflect NIE's commitment to research excellence, innovation and enterprise. Click on the following for details of the research groups involved.

• Agrobiotechnology
• Molecular-Genomic Technology and Bioinformatics
• Environmental Biology and Ecology
• Chemical Synthesis and Materials Science
• Analytical Chemistry
• Plasma Physics and Processing
• Biophysics and Theoretical Physics
• Design and Technology Education

Research projects (by Principal investigators)

Click on the follwing project titles for brief description:

	Isolation and characterisation of orchid mycorrhiza (Tham FY)
	Isolation and genetic engineering of stilbene synthase gene encoding for natural resveratrol production in red-leaf vegetable (Chia TF)
	Root-zone temperature effects on nutrient uptake, nitrogen and carbon metabolism of temperate and subtropical vegetable crops in a commercial aeroponic system (HeJie)
	Phylogeny and Evolution of Southeast Asian and Pacific Plants (Shawn Lum)
	Development of suitable system for cultivation of high value crops (Lee SK)
	Ecological roles of ocypodid crabs in the bioturbation of wetland coastal ecosystems (Shirley Lim)
	The potential of organotin compounds as biocides of parasites in some aquarium fishes (Chu CK)
	Physiological tolerance of the muddy loach Misgurnus angullicaudatus to environmental nionized ammonia? (Chew SF)
	Nutritious value and nitrogen metabolism in the snakehead, Channa spp. (Chew SF)
	Population ecology of the water monitor Varanus salvator (Diong CH)
	Systematics, biogeography, and ecology of the Bronchocela group of agamid lizards (Diong, CH)
	Smart polymers designed for biomedical applications (Gan LH)
	Rhenium carbonyl complexes: synthesis, reactions & potential applications (Yan YK)
	Butane stripping of organic contaminants from water and wastewater (Teo KC)
	Determination of trace metals in environmental samples (Teo KC)
	Sonochemical treatment of chlorophenol contaminated wastewater (Teo KC)
	Development of novel separation techniques and applications in capillary electrophoresis (Tan SN)
	Investigation of micro-fluorophore changes in diseased tissues by laser fluorescence spectroscopy (Chia TC)
	Demonstration of high aspect ratio structures for micromechanics technology using plasma focus soft X-ray source (Paul Lee)
	Studies on the optimisation of cross-linking process of chemically-amplified resists (CAR) for deep ultra-violet (DUV) and X-ray lithographies using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy (Augustine Tan)
	A High-density Uniform Plasma Source Sustained by Internal RF Currents (Xu Shuyan)
	Nitride compounds and their applications (Xu Shuyan)
	Synthesis Ultra-hard Crystalline Carbon Nitride Materials b-C3N4 (Xu Shuyan)
	Deposition and procession of thin films using repetitive plasma focus device (Rawat RS)