Crea8 Sustainability Video Competition 2018

Two teams from Republic Polytechnic won awards at the Crea8 Sustainability Video Competition 2018, organized by PacificLight. Republic Polytechnic students won the first prize for their project titled “The Last Straw” and also the 1^st Runner up for their project titled “Your Waste Today, Another's Worry Tomorrow”.

Sustainable Lifestyle Challenge 2018

Sharada, Janani and Rene from the Diploma in Environmental Science and Sin Ying from the Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science won The Special Award (Open category) in the Sustainable Lifestyle Challenge 2018 on 3 November with their project titled ‘The Recycling Buddies’.

MOE Innergy Award

We are pleased to announce that the School of Applied Science achieved 2 Gold Awards, 1 Commendation Award and an Outstanding Innovator Award at the MOE Innergy (Stat Board) Award 2018. 

Best Packaging Award at Food Innovation Product Award 2018

A team of students and staff from the Diploma in Biotechnology has clinched the Best Packaging Award at the Food Innovation Product Award (FIPA) 2018, organised by the Singapore Food Manufacturers' Association (SFMA). This competition aims to bring together food manufacturers and students from Institutes of Higher Learning to collaborate and create new and exciting food products. Their winning entry “Crispy Cups” was carried out in collaboration with Mr Popiah Pte Ltd.

The team received the award from Ms Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information & Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, who graced the Award Ceremony on 19 April 2018 at MAX Atria Singapore Expo.

Green Wave Environmental Care Competition 2018

Two student teams from the Diploma in Environmental Science (DENV) and the Diploma in Materials Science (DMTS) were presented with the Good Presenter and Encouragement awards respectively at the 2018 Sembcorp Marine’s Green Wave Environmental Competition. The Encouragement Award was for the project "Developing Oil-Sorbent Foams Based on Polyurethane - Fly Ash Composites".

Guest-of-Honour Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for Environment and Water Resources, presented the awards to the teams at a ceremony held on 2 Feb 2018.

SAS wins People's Choice Award

A team of students from the Diploma in Materials Science (DMTS) won the People’s Choice Award in the Science in Video competition organised by the Materials Research Society. The team’s video shows how a shark skin’s nanoscale structures have inspired innovations that help marine vessels move more efficiently through water.

Adding a Third Dimension to Success

Singapore International 3D Printing Competition is an annual event run by the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing, Nanyang Technological University, to promote awareness and adoption of 3D printing technologies.

Nine Diploma in Materials Science (DMTS) students participated in its 5th run in 2017. They submitted two artworks – titled “The Smiley Hat” and “The Biting Shark” – under the theme “Hats”, and another named “Sailing to the Sun” under the theme “Clocks”.

“The Biting Shark” was voted the unanimous winner of the Tertiary Student Category! The winning team, led by Year 2 student Eugene Soon, walked away with a cash prize of $5,000.

Making Waves in Environmental Care

Five of our Diploma in Environmental Science (DENV) students bagged the Encouragement Award for the Green Wave Environmental Care Competition. The team received the award from Mr Ng Chee Meng, Minister for Education (Schools) and Second Minister for Transport, during the award presentation ceremony at the Marina Mandarin Hotel Singapore on 23 February 2017.

Age is Just a Number

The 10th Young Scientists’ Symposium (YSS) organised by the Singapore Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SSBMB), Singapore Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology (SSMB), and Science Centre Singapore proved that our young scientists have a lot to contribute. The Symposium last held on 8 March 2017 attracted a total of 71 final-year projects from all five local polytechnics, including 11 projects from SAS.

Our SAS Students Gained Recognition for their Project

Four SAS students were recognised with the Polytechnic Student Research Programme (PSRP) Award on 22 March 2017 for their project, “Development of novel sunlight activated larvicides for effective vector control to fight against mosquito borne diseases”.

Setting High Standards

Dr Goh Chee Keong was awarded the SPRING Singapore Merit Award on 16 August 2017, at a ceremony held at Orchard Hotel, for his contributions to the Singapore Standardisation Programme for the chemical industry.

MOE Innergy Awards

A project team from SAS won the MOE Innergy (Stat Board) GOLD Award 2016 for their work in diagnosing dengue serotypes and Chikungunya infection in a single step.

Going Green Brings Its Own Rewards

Two teams from the Diploma in Environmental Science (DENV) and the Diploma in Material Science (DMTS) won awards at the 2016 Green Wave Environmental Care Competition.

The DENV team won the Commendation Award for their project "Organic waste management using black soldier flies", while the DMTS team won the Encouragement Award for their project "Developing new composites from incineration ash (IA)".

Waste Not, Want Not

Held during the National Youth EnvirOlympics Challenge 2016, the ‘Love Food, Hate Waste!’ Case Competition saw participants devise feasible solutions to address food wastage problems.

Our SAS students did us proud, walking away with certificates and $100 Capital Land vouchers presented by Guest-of-Honour Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources.

RP Scores Its First Patent

RP was granted its first patent in Singapore through one of our researcher’s work, “New chemical entities with potential applications in photodynamic cancer therapy”. Five DPHM students also took the top spot at the Polytechnic Student Research Programme 2015 and scored the Silver award for Best Poster at the Pharmaceutical Engineering Conference 2014 with their project, “Novel chemotherapeutic agents for potential application in photodynamic cancer therapy”.

SAS Wins a JEC Asia Innovation Award

JEC is the largest composite company in Europe and RP is proud to be one of just two Singaporean award recipients.

Our students from the Diploma in Material Science (DMTS) also presented their Enhanced Silk and Bamboo Composites project at the event. The new composite demonstrated a high tensile strength and durability comparable to steel, drawing interest from the luxury consumer brands such as Louis Vuitton.