Low Hong Yee

Professor Low Hong Yee serves as Head of the Engineering Product Development Pillar and holds the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Chair Professorship in Healthcare Engineering at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). She concurrently acts as Co-Advisor for the Dyson-SUTD Innovation Studio and Deputy Director for the Centre for Healthcare Education, Entrepreneurship and Research (CHEERS).

Education:

• PhD in Macromolecular Science, Case Western Reserve University
• MSc in Macromolecular Science, Case Western Reserve University
• BSc in Macromolecular Science, Case Western Reserve University

Her research pioneers multi-material and multi-textural design/fabrication, polymer nanofabrication for functional surfaces, and micro/nano-surface integration for sustainability and healthcare applications. Recent breakthroughs include digital knitting of electrical/mechanical functional textiles for wearable healthcare devices and advanced carbon capture materials, bridging engineering innovation with real-world medical and environmental solutions.

Analysis of her 2022-2025 publications reveals dominant themes in sustainable engineering (carbon capture membranes, CO2 adsorbents) and healthcare technology (smart textiles for motion monitoring, nanostructured medical devices). Her work consistently integrates multi-material fabrication with surface engineering to address climate change mitigation and precision healthcare.

Scientific Awards: No major scientific awards listed in source materials.

Grants & Entrepreneurship: Secured SGD 19.6M as PI and SGD 3.3M as Co-PI in research funding. Co-founded Enlitho Private Limited (2016-2018, exited 2018) and Carbon1010 Private Limited (2024-present). Co-authored >150 publications and 30 granted patents with 14 pending and 2 licensed to Nanovue Pte. Ltd.

Leads interdisciplinary research teams focusing on digital manufacturing for healthcare and sustainability, having directed SUTD's Digital Manufacturing and Design (DManD) Centre (2018-2022). Current work integrates nanoimprinting, textile engineering, and carbon capture technologies through industry-academia partnerships with Dyson and healthcare institutions.