Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Whatsapp Professor Chua Chee Kai Associate Provost, Research Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor Professor Chua Chee Kai is the Associate Provost for Research at SUTD and was the Head of the Engineering Product Development pillar from 2019 to 2022. Before joining SUTD, he spent more than three decades at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), serving as Head of Division (1999-2008) and Chair (2011-2014) at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and as Executive Director of the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (2014-2019). In recognition of his service, he was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) by the President of Singapore in 2014. Prof Chua, who is also the Chair Professor for the Cheng Tsang Man Professorship at SUTD, aims to advance education and research in Additive Manufacturing. As a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering, Singapore, he has been a significant contributor to the Additive Manufacturing (AM) field for over 34 years. His innovative work in AM processes, including tissue engineering scaffolds, is highly regarded. He has received the International Freeform and Additive Manufacturing Excellence (FAME) Award (2018) and has been a Highly Cited Researcher™ in 2022 and 2023 (Clarivate). As of 2024, he has authored over 500 publications and 10 books, generating more than 27,000 citations. Additionally, he serves as the chief editor of "Virtual and Physical Prototyping" and the “International Journal of Bioprinting".