 Poh Seng (PS) Lee
PhD, FASME, FEI, FIES
Executive Director, Energy Studies Institute (ESI)
Co-Director, Singapore Energy Centre (SgEC)
Director, Centre for Energy Research & Technology (CERT)
Dean’s Chair, College of Design and Engineering
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore
Google Scholar: PS Lee
Tel: +65-6516-4187 Fax: +65-6779-1459 Email: pohseng@nus.edu.sg
Biodata
| Prof PS Lee obtained his BEng (1st Class Honors) and MEng from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore and was a Senior Tutor with the same department from 1999 to 2001. He then proceeded to obtain his PhD degree from the School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA in 2007.His current research interests include microfluidics and microscale heat transfer, high performance thermal management techniques (in particular microchannel single- and two-phase cooling) and hybrid solar energy harvesting systems. His work were published in top international journals and widely cited. One of his papers won the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Most Cited Papers Award for 2005-2008.In addition, he developed various novel and effective passive techniques for enhancing the heat transfer performance of microchannel heat sinks and mitigating the critical issues of hotspots and large temperature gradients in electronics devices and holds 2 US patents related to these efforts. He is also the recipient of various awards including the 2009 Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors Award, 2011 Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit Top 10 Defense Energy Technology Solutions Award, the 2011 Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES) Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award and 2013 NUS Faculty of Engineering’s Young Faculty Research Award. what’s more, his publications were also awarded 2012 – 2013 Applied Energy Highly Cited Research Paper. From 2018, he becomes a fellow of Institution of Engineers Singapore. |
Qualifications
| 2007 |
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, USA |
| 2001 |
Masters of Engineering (Mechanical), National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| 1999 |
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), National University of Singapore, Singapore |
Modules Taught
| ME6204 Convective Heat Transfer |
| ME5201 Thermal System Design |
| ME3122 Heat Transfer |
Research Interests
| High efficiency cooling techniques in particular microchannel single-phase and two-phase high-performance cooling and enhanced air cooling |
| Green data centre cooling |
| Energy efficient air conditioning system |
| Low temperature waste heat recovery |
| Thermal energy storage (both hot & cold) |
| Solar thermal harvesting |
| Industrial symbiosis |
Grants Received
| 26-Jul-2016 |
Research, Development & Demonstration of A Highly Efficient Hybrid Cooling System for High Ambient Temperature Data Centre |
| 16-Apr-2015 |
Functionalized Aerogel for Treatment of Indoor Moisture and Air Contaminants (FATIMAC) (Collaborator) |
| 21-Nov-2014 |
A Transformative Polymer-based Heat Exchanger with a Modular Multi-Core System of Curved Microfluidic Channels Utilizing the Inherent Unique Dynamics of Dean Vortices (THERMIC) (Collaborator) |
| 23-May-2014 |
Development of a Novel Oblique Fin Air-Conditioning (OFAC) System |
| 16-Aug-2012 |
Stabilized Two-Phase Cooling for Effective Thermal Management of Power Electronics |
Professional Experiences
| 2018 – Present |
Programme Director, Cooling Energy Science & Technology Singapore (CoolestSG) Consortium |
| Jan 2015 – Present |
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore |
| 2012 – 2015 |
Adjunct Professor, School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China |
| May 2007 – Jan 2015 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore |
| Jun 2002 – May 2007 |
Graduate Research Assistant, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA |
| May 2003 – Aug 2003 |
Summer Intern, Delphi Research Laboratories, Shelby Township, Michigan |
| Aug 2001 – May 2002 |
Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA |
| Dec 1999 – Aug 2001 |
Senior Tutor, National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| Jan 1998 – Jun 1998 |
Intern, ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (formerly Esso Singapore Pte Ltd), Singapore |
Honours/Awards
| 2018 |
Fellow of Institution of Engineers Singapore |
| 2013 |
Young Faculty Research: Award Winner |
| 2011 |
Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES) Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award |
| 2011 |
Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit Top 10 Defense Energy Solutions Award |
| 2011 |
Inaugural Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce Golden Green Award |
| 2009 |
Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors’ Award – Defense Science |
| 2008 |
International Journal Heat and Mass Transfer Most Cited Articles Award 2005-2008 |
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Research Fellows
 Dr Matthew Law Lee Liong |
Senior Research Fellow
Research Staff/Scholar Office Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore 9 Engineering Drive 1, Engineering Block EA #06-22 Singapore 117576
Email: matthewlaw@nus.edu.sg
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 Dr Vivek Pandey |
Research Fellow
Research Topic: STDCT Direct Chip Hybrid Cooling
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
College of Design and Engineering
Google Scholar: Vivek
Email: vivek_p1@nus.edu.sg
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 Dr Ding Shirun |
Research Fellow
Research Topic: Development and Test-bedding of Cavity-Less Enhanced Passive Displacement Cooling (CLE-PDC)
Engineering Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore 9 Engineering Drive 1, Engineering Block EA #06-22 Singapore 117576
Email: sr.ding@nus.edu.sg
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 Dr Wei Han |
Research Fellow
Research Topic: Sustainable Cooling for Vertical Farms in the Tropics
Engineering Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore 9 Engineering Drive 1, Engineering Block EA #06-22 Singapore 117576
Email: hanwei@nus.edu.sg
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 Dr Subramanian Sundarrajan |
Senior Research Fellow
Research Topic: Evaporative cooling for buildings in the Tropics
Research Staff/Scholar Office Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore 9 Engineering Drive 1, Engineering Block EA #06-22 Singapore 117576
Email: sundar@nus.edu.sg
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 Dr Hu Mingke |
Senior Research Fellow
Research Topic: Desiccant-Coated Heat Exchanger (DCHX)-enhanced Indirect Evaporative Cooling (IEC) for Tropical Operations
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
College of Design and Engineering
Google Scholar: Mingke Hu
Email: mingke.hu@nus.edu.sg
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 Dr Cheng Kai Xian |
Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
College of Design and Engineering
Google Scholar: Cheng Kai Xian
Email: mpeckx@nus.edu.sg
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 Dr Shang Runxin |
Research Fellow
Research Topic: Desiccant-Coated Heat Exchanger (DCHX)-enhanced Indirect Evaporative Cooling (IEC) for Tropical Operations
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
College of Design and Engineering
Google Scholar: RunXin Shang
Email: runxin@nus.edu.sg
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Research Engineers
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Ruban Whenish
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Research Engineer
Research topic: Direct chip hybrid cooling (DCHC)
Engineering Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore 9 Engineering Drive 1, Engineering Block EA #06-22 Singapore 117576
Tel: +65-+82452709
Email: wruban90@nus.edu.sg
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Qiao Lin
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Research Engineer
Research topic: Development and Test-bedding of Cavity-Less Enhanced Passive Displacement Cooling (CLE-PDC)
Engineering Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore 9 Engineering Drive 1, Engineering Block EA #06-22 Singapore 117576
Email: qiaolin@nus.edu.sg
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Laboratory Technologist
 ROSLINA bte Abdullah |
Laboratory Technologist
Thermal Process Lab 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore 9 Engineering Drive 1, Engineering Block EA #06-20 Singapore 117576
Tel: +65-6516-4658 Fax: +65-6779-1459
Email: mpera@nus.edu.sg
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CoolestLab Group Distinguished Alumni
 Prof Dr JIN Liwen |
Alumni Member
Obtained full Professorship with Xi’an Jiaotong University, one of the premier institutions of higher learning in China.
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Asst Prof Dr KARTHIK Balasubramanian
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Alumni Member
Obtained an Assistant Professorship of Mechanical Engineering with the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India.
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 Dr Tamanna ALAM |
Alumni Member
Became a Postdoctoral Fellow with the University of South Carolina.
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 Asst Prof Dr PAWAN K. Singh |
Alumni Member
Obtained an Assistant Professorship with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad.
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 Dr David Wee Shuon Tzern |
Alumni Member
Senior Engineer, Natflow, Singapore.
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 Dr Fahid Riaz |
Alumni Member
Obtained an assistant professor at Abu Dhabi University, UAE.
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 Dr Fan Yan |
Alumni Member
Work as a Metrologist at National Metrology Center, A*STAR in Singapore.
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Dr Jin Liwen
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Alumni Member
Professor
School Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China.
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 Dr John Mathew |
Alumni Member
Graphics Hardware Engineer (Thermal)
Inter Corp., Bangalore, India
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 Dr Kanargi Omer Bugra |
Alumni Member
Development Engineer
Wind Prospect, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Dr Karthik Balasubramanian
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Alumni Member
Associate Professor
National Institute of Technology Warangal (NITW), India
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Dr Lee Yong Jiun
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Alumni Member
R&D Manager
Incavo, Singapore
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Dr Liu Hao
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Alumni Member
Senior Thermo-Mechanical Development Engineer
Philips Domestic Appliances, Singapore
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Dr Mou Nasi
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Alumni Member
Lecturer
School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, China
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Dr Mrinal Jagirdar
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Alumni Member
Assistant Professor
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani-Hyderabad Campus, India
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Dr Nuttawut Lewpiriyawong
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Alumni Member
Manager and Teacher
Lanpasa School of English, Uttaradit, Thailand
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Dr Samuel Marshall
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Alumni Member
Research Fellow
University of Birmingham, UK
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Dr Sun Chuan
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Alumni Member
Assistant Professor
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China， Zhongshan Institute, China
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Dr Yogesh Fulpagare
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Alumni Member
Postdoctoral Researcher
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
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Dr Wu Tianqing
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Alumni Member
Data Center Architect
Tencent, China
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Dr Zeng Shi
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Alumni Member
Senior Engineer
2012 Lab, Huawei Technologies, China
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Mr Vadri Siva Sai
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Alumni Member
Technical Lead
HCL Technologies, India
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Dr Kim Rui Heng
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Alumni Member
AI Singapore, Singapore
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Dr Muhammad Haiqal Bin Mahbod
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Alumni Member
AI Singapore, Singapore
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Dr Shirun Ding
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Alumni Member
Research Fellow
NUS, Singapore
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Dr Wei Han
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Alumni Member
Singapore
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