Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
SINGAPORE
Courses
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MA3071 - Plastic Injection Moulding, NTU, Singapore: 2022 - 2024
MA2024 - Engineering Materials and Manufacturing Processes, NTU, Singapore: 2022 - present
MA4882 - Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing, NTU, Singapore: 2022 - present
MA2004 - Manufacturing Processes, NTU, Singapore: 2022
MA4837 - Net Shape Manufacturing, NTU, Singapore: 2020- 2022
MA1002 - Fundamental Engineering Materials, NTU, Singapore: 2019- 2021
MA2079 - Engineering Innovation & Design, NTU, Singapore: 2019- present
Workshops
Biomimicry in engineering
Collaboration with Prof Andres Arrieta, Purdue University (USA), combining engineering knowledge with bioinspiration and intercultural experience.
Lectures, tutorials, lab visits, nature walks, cultural activities, group discussions.
Content:
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Fundamentals of biomimicry and bioinspiration
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Morphing materials
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Bioinspired robots
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Bioinspired materials
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Bioinspired processing
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Artificial intelligence
Design showcase at Lee Wee Nam Library, NTU.
AI Literacy workshop: Effective and ethical use of GenAI (2 days workshop)
all schools and all programs, NTU, Singapore (2024)
Mycelium composites grown from fungi and their applications
Describe your image
Describe your image
Pedagogical research
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A. Islam, L. F. Stephanie, A. Arrieta, H. Le Ferrand, Intercultural and active classroom for teaching and learning biomimicry: a case study with Singaporean and American undergraduate engineering students, Biomimetics 10(12) (2025), 809.
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I. Yeter, H. Le Ferrand, Exploring the potential of ChatGPT for finding engineering biomimetic solutions: a theoretical framework and practical insights, Journal of Bionic Engineering (2024), 1-15.
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I.H. Yeter, V.S.Q. Tan, H. Le Ferrand, Conceptualization of biomimicry in engineering context among undergraduate and high school students: an international interdisciplinary exploration, Biomimetics 8 (1), 125 (2023).