Professor Andrew Y C NEE

Director (Research Administration)

email: dprneeyc@nus.edu.sg |  Ph: 6516 5032
           /mpeneeyc@nus.edu.sg

As the Division Director, Professor Nee oversees the Division’s work in matters pertaining to internal and external grant administration.  Professor Nee’s role requires him to make key decisions in faculty exchange programmes and other research matters such as the allocation of manpower and research awards. Within this realm, he also liaises with external funding agencies to increase the university’s research funding opportunities. In addition, he guides the division in the maintenance of the research information systems.

Professor Nee received his PhD from the Victoria University of Manchester in 1973 and Doctor of Engineering (DEng) degree from UMIST in 2002.  He joined then University of Singapore as a faculty member in 1974. He has held various administrative positions including Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering from 1993 to 1996, Dean of Faculty of Engineering from 1995 to 1998, other appointments include: Director of Office of Quality Management, Dean of Admissions, CEO of Design Technology Institute, Co-Director Singapore-MIT Alliance, Deputy Executive Director, then NSTB SERC, Director of Office of Research.  Prof Nee received his PPA(P) Award in 2007.

Professor Nee is well known in the field of manufacturing engineering.  His research focuses on computer-aided design of fixtures, molds and dies, distributed manufacturing systems, AI and augmented reality applications in manufacturing.  He was selected a Fellow of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers with citation in 1990, and a Fellow of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP) in the same year.  He has published over 250 papers in international refereed journals, 5 authored and 5 edited books (two in print).