Singapore Science and Engineering Fair 2008 (SSEF)

The Singapore Science and Engineering Fair (SSEF) is a national competition organised by the Ministry of Education, A*STAR and Science Centre Singapore. SSEF is open to all secondary and pre-university students between 15-21 years old who wish to showcase their research projects in science and engineering.

Held on 5-6 March, the competition saw an overwhelming 372 projects submitted and resulted in 14 Gold Award winners. Outstanding entries will represent Singapore in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) to be held in May 2008 at Atlanta, USA.

IME researchers Dr Johnny He, Dr R Gopal and Dr Pavel Neuzil were invited as judges for the SSEF 2008 together with other judges from local universities, polytechnics as well as research institutes.

Winners of the SSEF are also eligible to participate in the A*STAR Talent Search, organised by the A*STAR Graduate Academy (A*GA) which scouts for emerging scientific talents in Singapore.

5-6 March 2008

Visit by Ngee Ann Direct Admission students

A group of 16 Direct Polytechnic Admission students from Ngee Ann Polytechnic visited IME on 14 March 2008. The visit to IME was part of the Ngee Ann Preparatory Programme for the students to broaden their learning experience by gaining insights into the real-life engineering industry. More...

14 March 2008

Meet the Scientist

A talk was conducted by IME Researcher, Mr Teo Tee Hui on "Healthcare Monitoring System (A Heart Rate Sensor ASIC) – from Basic to Implementation” at the Singapore Science Center on 16 April 2008. More...

16 April 2008

Final Year Project Student Presentation 2008

On 23rd May, a FYP poster presentation was organized for the FYP students attached to IME. The presentation provided a platform for the 12 final year students to share and exchange their research works and to give a final shot at the S$300, S$200 and S$100 cash prize for the best posters and presentation. More...

23 May 2008

Industrial Attachment Student Presentation 2008

The presentation held on 3rd June showcased 24 NTU/NUS students’ presentations and research works over the 6 months attachment in IME... more

3 June 2008

Young Researchers Attachment Programme (YRAP) held on 17th June 2008

In conjunction with the 5-day research exposure programme organized by A*STAR, 27 students from Sec 3 YRAP had a rewarding and eye-opening experience taking part in the laboratory visit to IME on 17th June 2008... more

17 June 2008

Hwa Chong Institution (HCI)-Asia Pacific Young Leaders Summit 2008

A group of student leaders under the HCI-Asia Pacific Young Leaders Summit visited IME on 15 July. The visit to IME was part of a 2 weeks programme organized by A*STAR. This group of student leaders came from Asia Pacific like Japan, India, China, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. They are some outstanding representatives from their home country.

During the visit, the student delegates toured IME’s research laboratories and had the opportunity to interact with the key personnel. They gained insightful experience of IME's research and development (R&D) activities and an overview of local development in microelectronics. It was a rewarding and eye-opening experience for the students.

15 July 2008

X-periment '08

X-periment '08 held from 15 to 17 August 2008 was officially launched by Ms. Grace Fu, Senior Minister of State for National Development, at Marina Square Central Atrium... more

15-17 August 2008

Meet the Scientist Talk

A talk was conducted by IME Researcher, Dr Jiang Chang-yun on "Low cost plastic solar cell & its applications in our daily life" at the Singapore Science Center on 20 August 2008. The talk reaches out to a total of 65 students and teachers from 8 different schools... more

20 August 2008

What Makes Me A Scientist?

On 22 August 2008, a group of students and teachers attended the seminar, “Meet the Scientist Career Seminar” jointly organized by A*STAR and Singapore Science Centre. Dr. Levent Yobas from IME shared his experiences of why he became a scientists, the qualifications, job scopes and working environment of a typical scientist... more

22 August 2008

Visit by National University of Singapore High School Students

A group of Secondary 3 students and teachers from NUS High School visited IME on 24 September 2008 with Dr Jiang Chang-yun, team leader of IME’s Youth Science Programme, led a demonstration in the fabrication of polymer solar cell... more

24 September 2008

Visit by National University of Singapore High School Students

Dr Jiang. Chang-yun, team leader of IME’s Youth Science Programme, hosted the second group of Secondary 3 students from NUS High School on 8 October 2008. During the student visit, he demonstrated the fabrication of polymer solar cell. ... more

08 October 2008

A*STAR Science Weekend Gala, 24th – 26th October 2008

The Science Weekend Gala, organized jointly by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the Science Centre Singapore, is held from 24 to 26 October 2008 at Fusionopolis. The gala is officially launched by Ms. Grace Fu, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Education... more

08 October 2008