LEI Research Group

We were invited by CNA to participate in a live interview and share our thoughts on the depletion and restoration of seagrass in Singapore.

Sept 2024

We had a group lunch and celebrated the arrival of two new lab members: Enid and Guanyi. Also, Hongwei will soon conclude his one-year visiting study at NUS and return to Shanghai Jiao Tong University to pursue the completion of his Ph.D. degree.

Sept 2024

Our research on nature-inspired solutions has been featured on the NUS Impact Report 2023.

May 2024

Shaping a Sustainable FutureImpact is central to everything we do at NUS. Our impact report looks at how we’ve nurtured talent, powered solutions, and shaped society from 2019 to 2023.

We were invited by 8World to participate in a live interview (狮城有约) and share our thoughts on the impact of climate change on Singapore's infrastructure (in Mandarin).

5 Jan 2024

We had a Christmas TGIF party and celebrated the arrival of two new lab members: Dr. Yushu Xie and Hongwei Sun. Also, Shangpeng will soon conclude his one-year visiting study at NUS and return to Southeast University to pursue the completion of his Ph.D. degree.

22 December 2023

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Our work on integrated nature-based and engineering solutions to coastal protection is featured by NUS College of Design & Engineering.

Our research will help to create a greener, more liveable, and sustainable future.

25 November 2023

Sheng HUANG recently concluded his one-year visiting study at NUS. He will now be returning to Wuhan University to pursue the completion of his Ph.D. degree.

We celebrated with a farewell lunch at Cafe on the Ridge.

5 October 2023

During a recent interview with CNA (in English) and 8World (in Mandarin), we discussed the potential role of vegetation in coastal protection. We highlighted its significance in creating a sustainable shoreline defense.

7 September 2023

New Centre of Excellence to boost Singapore’s coastal protection measures and flood resilienceThe Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute (CFI) Singapore – the first Centre of Excellence in Singapore dedicated to strengthening local capabilities and expertise in coastal protection and flood management research and solutioning – was officially launched at NUS by Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Ms Grace Fu on ...

Singapore has launch a new research institute to build talent in coastal protection, flood management (CFISG) to tackle rising sea. We conducted a real-time demonstration to show the impact of vegetation on wave attenuation.

With the CFISG project, we are investigating the integration of nature-based solutions with existing hard coastal protection structures. Our team is eager to collaborate with industrial partners to develop effective solutions. Also, we are actively seeking talented students and researchers to join us on this important journey!

7 September 2023