Biography
Prof Chua Chee Kai is the Associate Provost for Research at SUTD. He was the Head of Pillar for Engineering Product Development from 2019 to 2022. Prior to SUTD, he was a professor at the Nanyang Technological University for almost 3 decades, serving as Head of Division (1999-2008) and Chair (2011-2014) at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Executive Director of the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (2014-2019). For his service, he was awarded The Public Administration Medal (Silver) by the President of Singapore in 2014.
At SUTD, Prof Chua is also the Chair Professor for the Cheng Tsang Man Professorship where he hopes to advance both education and research for the Engineering Product Development pillar. He would like to prepare graduates for the ever-changing world and to undertake impactful research that is relevant to Singapore.
Prof Chua is an active contributor to the Additive Manufacturing (AM or 3D Printing) field for over 33 years, where his re-design of AM processes for innovative devices such as tissue engineering scaffolds are highly regarded by the scientific community. He is now active in 3D printing of electronics, food, metals and polymers. He won the prestigious International Freeform and Additive Manufacturing Excellence (FAME) Award in 2018 and was honored with the Award of Excellence (Education) by ASTM International Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) in 2024 for his continuous and outstanding contributions to the field of additive manufacturing. As of 2024 , he has contributed more than 500 technical papers, generated more than 26,000 citations, and co-authored four books including “3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing: Principles and Applications (5th edition)” and “Bioprinting: Principles and Applications”. In addition, he is the chief editor of “Virtual and Physical Prototyping”, as well as the chief editor of International Journal of Bioprinting”.