Top Singaporean materials scientist Seeram Ramakrishna joins China’s Tsinghua University

Seeram Ramakrishna, a leading researcher at the Singapore" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="12608" data-entity-type="organization">National University of Singapore and the most cited scientist from the city state, has joined one of China’s leading universities full time.He joined the department of mechanical engineering at Tsinghua University in September, but the university only announced the appointment this week.The Singaporean, who was described by China" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="69655" data-entity-type="organization">MIT Technology Review China as the “father of electrospinning”, has been appointed as a Xinghua distinguished chair professor – the university’s highest professorial title – and director of its iWearables Centre.Tsinghua president Li Luming welcomed Ramakrishna to the university, describing him as a world leader in the fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology.He added that he hoped his academic influence and leadership would help the university to produce more high-level results.Ramakrishna said he was well aware of Tsinghua’s academic and cultural heritage and he hoped to use his experience to help conduct innovative research.