Student Awards

Sustainability Award 2025

Group Project Awards: Top projects can be awarded with certificates and cash prizes to recognise and encourage students to produce higher quality work. Sustainability Office (NTU) is the sponsor for the awards and prizes. $3000 per semester (Award Ceremony - Image Above)

Photo: Award recipients and faculty at the inaugural Sustainability Awards ceremony on 6 March 2025.

A Collaboration Between the Sustainability Office and the ICC Office

The inaugural Sustainability Awards ceremony was held on 6 March 2025, marking the launch of a new initiative to recognise and celebrate student contributions towards advancing sustainability at NTU.

Jointly introduced by the NTU Sustainability Office and the Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC) Office through the course CC0006 Sustainability: Society, Economy & Environment, the Sustainability Award acknowledges student projects that put forward innovative, feasible, and implementable solutions to real-world sustainability challenges.

The Sustainability Office sponsors cash awards totalling up to S$3,000 each semester to encourage students to examine sustainability issues from social, economic, and environmental perspectives, and to propose impactful and practical solutions.

Problem Statements

The Sustainability Office identifies numerous problem statements as complimentary topics that students may choose to work on, such as:

  • Reducing energy use on campus
  • Encouraging more sustainable practices in canteens
  • Tracking and measuring water usage

Students may also select their own topics under Open Categories, exploring any sustainability challenge of their choice.

Evaluation and Implementation

All submissions are first evaluated by the CC0006 teaching team. Selected projects demonstrating strong feasibility are recommended to the Sustainability Office for test-bedding on campus.

A project database has also been developed to track student work. The Sustainability Office will draw from this database to engage part-time student helpers or full-time interns for ongoing projects.

Award Categories

The following awards are presented, accompanied by certificates and cash prizes:

  • Most Promising – NTU Problem Statement – S$400 (1 award)
  • Most Innovative – NTU Problem Statement / Open Categories – S$400 (1 award)
  • Most Feasible – NTU Problem Statement / Open Categories – S$400 (1 award)
  • Best Integration of Sustainability Systems – NTU Problem Statement / Open Categories – S$400 (1 award)
  • Best Research and Evidence – NTU Problem Statement / Open Categories – S$400 (1 award)
  • Meritorious Awards – S$100 each (10 awards)

 

Winners

AwardProject TitleStudent(s)
Most PromisingAquaLyon: Water Conservation AppFUNG SHI JIE;
HOOI WAI MING, KENNETH;
JASMINE CHAN TING YU;
JOLIN TOH;
SHA'ISTA BINTE NASHRULLAH;
TEO JIA XIN JOLENE
Most InnovativeSustainable Food Waste Management in NTU Canteens: Exploring Innovative SolutionsFATIMAH ZAHRA D/O EBNUARABI;
GOH JING XUAN GLENYS;
KOH HUEI SHAN, WINNIE;
MARK CHAN RUI;
REBECCA LOW JIA EN;
WONG SI KEI, WYNETTE (WANG SHIQI)
Most FeasibleExploring the usage of Pavegen Kinetic Tiles to generate electricity in Nanyang Technological University.KHOO JIA LE;
LEE JOOEI;
MEAGAN ENG PEI YING;
MOHAMMED MUAZ BIN ABDUL AZIZ;
RASYIDAN NAJA ASARDI;
TAY JUN YEE
Best Integration of Sustainability SystemsSky WetlandsKOH XIN JIE RAIYI;
WINKY HO WEN KEE;
WONG YONG KANG;
WU DONG-RAY;
YAP JING YI (YE JINGYI);
ZHANG YIFAN
Best Research & EvidenceSustainability & the Uncertain Future: Evaluating the Sustainability of Laos Hydropower PivotARSHOF AHAMED S/O ANSAR AHAMED;
JAYABALAN MITHUNASHREE;
LEE YOI TJIK;
LIEW KAI BOON;
LING KE YING NICOLE;
RYAN NG CHIA TECK

 

Nominees

Project TitleStudent(s)
How effective are Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) in alleviating food wastage in Singapore?AW QI HENG;
DELFINE YEW JIA EN;
KARISSA BATUWAEL;
LOW XIN YU;
NG XIN MEI;
RANEN TIMOTHY KOH
Sustainable Water and Energy Solutions for Singapore: Viability of the Desalination Osmotic Energy Storage (DOES) SystemANNABEL FAITH TAN MEI ERN;
CHUA WEN RONG;
HOO CHAN YONG;
MARY CHOO LOCK SUAN (ZHU LEXUAN);
QUEK JUN JIE SHAWN;
XU YANHUI
Leveraging blockchain in sustainable waste managementDANIEL LOKE JUIN REN;
DIXIT NINAD HARSHAD;
ESTHER TAN YUN TING;
FOO HUI KANG JUSTIN;
GAW YONG EN;
GOH FONG HONG, BRYAN
Raising student awareness of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) implementation and fostering interdisciplinary learning can contribute to reducing food waste, with the ultimate goal of establishing a large-scale BSFL initiative at NTU.KOH AN YU;
LAU LI XIN;
PETER GOSPEL HO;
TAN HUI YUN;
TAY CHING NEE, VENICE (ZHENG JINGNI);
TRAN VIET KHOA
Can NTU Infrastructures Mitigate and Adapt to the Urban Heat Island Effect?ANG JUN HUI JASPER;
CAI XINYI;
FIONA ZHANG;
FOO YAN NING;
JOEL LAU TECK ERN;
TOH SI MIN
Better Water Management Xeriscaping in NTUANGELINA TANG UN GEI (DONG ENQI);
ASHLEY CARMEL ANG XI;
LEE YI RONG;
LINN KHANT AUNG;
MOHAMMAD ARIFFIN BIN MOHAMMAD SALLEH;
TAN WEE NI
Responsible Consumption and Production: Revolutionising Delivery Packaging in Singapore E-Commerce IndustryAFSHEEN JAE;
AUNG MIN KHANT KYAW;
KAZ FOO FANG MING;
LUA SU PENG;
MONISH PARAMASIVAM;
WINIELLA WINDITTA WIDJAJA
Optimisation of water use for landscaping and outdoor use in NTU’s Smart CampusCHONG CAI SONG OWEN;
FONG ZHENG JIE;
JIANG XIANGYI;
LIN SHU YI CLARE;
SIM MIN HUI;
TAN YEN ZHEN
Corridor Farmers: Sustainable Agriculture in Urban SpacesNEO CHEPHANIE (LIANG XIANFANG);
NGO JIN PENG BRYAN;
ONG RYI ERN, JENNA;
PADILLA ANDREI VINCENT MUNAR; PHANG YUN LE ANNABELLE;
POON WEI JUN RANDY
A vicious cycle: The shackles of DebtKOH SEOH EN;
LEE GEUN;
MAO WANNING;
SOH ZHENG YI;
SUNTHARI D/O SELVAKUMARAN