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Singapore

• Authored grant/industry project proposals totalling $1.1 million in funding as Principal Investigator, $7.6 million as Co-Investigator and $7.4 million as Scientist, successfully securing $7.6 million for future food innovation in 2024• Led team of 3 research officers to drive innovations in food structuring and product development, resulting in the filing/publication of 10 technology disclosures, 1 manuscript, and a book chapter on plant-based food design in 2024• Managing two internal projects related to plant protein texturization and extrusion upscaling, which led to the signing of three industry projects with a total Industry R&D Spending of S$3.2 million• Showcased scientific findings at international conferences (e.g., Food Structure 2024, IUFoST 2022) and industry workshops (e.g., Plant to Plate Course by Givaudan-Buhler)

Singapore

• Built a model and wrote three research papers describing how sugar and nutritive salts interact with carbohydrates to affect powder stability• Collaborated with a German institute (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf) to develop a new method for studying how sugar and nutritive salts impact powder structure via positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

• Investigated the impact of formulation on powder stability under Dr. Vincent Meunier, Dr. Laurent Forny, Dr. Marina Dupas-Langlet• Developed two new models for describing the mechanism of instability in amorphous powders • Applied findings to three industrial projects for enhancing the nutrition and shelf stability of food powders• Conducted literature review, experimental work & presented findings to Nestlé stakeholders

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

• Mastered in-house powder characterization methods & applied techniques to investigate the impact of salt on amorphous powder stability• Consolidated findings in a scientific publication & presented results to Nestlé stakeholders & other R&D centers

Food Science & Technology Programme

• Optimised DSC, water activity and moisture content analyses for rice samples under the supervision of Professor Zhou Weibiao• Consolidated findings into an analysis report for external company and made recommendations for future action

Food Science & Technology Programme

Consolidated research findings pertaining to the use of a virtual laboratory for tertiary education into two research manuscripts under Assistant Professor Yang Hongshun.

Science & Technology Department

• Worked on two research projects related to flavour science (Maillard reaction) and material science (crystalline materials) simultaneously.• Conducted literature review, experimental work and presented findings to other Nestlé R&D centers and A*STAR collaborators• Involved in characterizing sensitive food ingredients, which findings led to the filing of a patent.• Co-authored an internally circulated research report, which findings were used for improving existing products.

National University Of Singapore

• Volunteered for multiple chapter initiatives, which included visiting homes for the disabled, raising money through the collection of recyclables and blood drive.• Resolved issues regarding project funding by bridging the monetary needs for each project with limited funding from the Red Cross Headquarters, thereby ensuring that all projects were funded adequately.• Initiated the establishment of a proper system for documentation of financial records, allowing greater financial transparency among the executive committee, teacher advisor and Red Cross Headquarters.• Managed the recruitment of external vendors for fundraising bazaar, bringing in a profit of $1,282• Increased chapter’s funds by 98% since the start of term through chapter's fundraising activities and prudent use of funds.

National University Of Singapore

Objectives: (1) To encourage NUS students to pay it forward with simple acts of kindness in daily life.(2) To recognize the efforts of the staff who have served us daily but we have failed to appreciate.Achievements:• Planned the events to be held for each day of the event by carefully assessing feasibility of events and predicting the popularity of each idea among the NUS population, resulting in the high participation rate of more than 1000 students and staff.• Assessed the logistics required for the event, sourced for and purchased the relevant logistics for the event while keeping within the set budget of $200.• Oversaw each component of preparation, including publicity, logistics, marketing and programmes to ensure that all preparatory work kept within projected timeline.• Received the Bronze Award for Projects (Community Service) in NUS Student Achievement Awards 2015.

National University Of Singapore

• Guided project directors in budget planning and logistics procurement, ensuring that projects kept within their budget.• Managed society funds, which led to the achievement of 111% increase in total funds by the end of the term.• Generated monthly and yearly statement of accounts, which involved internal auditing as well as annual tax filing (IRAS).• Organized the annual ‘NUS FST Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner 2014’ for 130 FST students, staff and alumni, while being actively involved in club initiatives like Farm Visit ’14 and FST Orientation ’14.

Singapore

• Coached company’s executives (both local and overseas) through presentations and personal guidance and facilitated the adoption of the new system by executive staff.• Reconciled differences between company’s requests with programmers’ abilities through daily reports and discussions with the company’s executives, thereby customizing the system to the company’s needs.• Tested new system for flaws and relayed necessary improvements to programmers, leading to a more user-friendly and smooth running system.

Department Of Design & Environment

• Critically analyzed and processed relevant literature into five sets of lecture notes that met the learning objectives of the course under Dr. Goh Yang Miang.• Researched on relevant case studies and interactive media and incorporated material into lecture slides, thereby making lecture notes more interesting and relatable to real life.

Singapore

• Delegated tasks for each deliveryman and laboratory technician daily by arranging tasks according to upcoming deadlines, thereby ensuring timely delivery of all dental products.• Managed customer complaints and enquiries through clarifications and diplomatic negotiations with customers allowing for smooth operations.• Maintained all financial transactions within the company by issuing invoices and purchase orders and compiling transactions into monthly financial reports, resulting in a systematic record of financial transactions.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Food Science And Technology

Awarded the NUS Graduate School of Integrative Science & Engineering Scholarship 2019 Research attachment at Nestlé Research Lausanne.

Bachelor Of Science (Hons.), Food Science And Technology, Honours (Highest Distinction)

(2014 - 2015) Department of Food Science & Technology - Research Assistant (2013 - 2015) NUS Red Cross Youth Chapter - Project Director.

Summer Program - Chemistry, Business Management

Gained a deeper understanding of culture and lifestyle through field trips and interaction with locals Achieved distinctions in both.

High School

Activities and Societies: Treasurer of Tahan Mountain Trekking Club