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MTI Firefly Awards 2024
17 Jan 2025
Congratulations to the A*STAR IHPC team on being recognised at the annual MTI Firefly Awards for their excellence, innovations, and collaborations that deliver significant impact to Singapore, for Singapore, by Singapore.
- Innovative Project/Policy Award (Gold) - Modelling for Enhanced Maritime Environmental Safety Assessment
This award highlights our strategic partnership with the Maritime Port Authority òòò½Íøto leverage computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tools for accidental risk assessment in pioneering methanol and ammonia bunkering trials - a significant accomplishment in Singapore’s decarbonisation efforts and strengthening its position as a global bunkering hub.
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Team members: Kang Chang Wei, George Xu, Nguyen Vinh-Tan, Jason Leong, Venugopalan Raghavan, Bharathi Boppana, Nguyen Hoang Huy, Raymond Quek
- Innovative Project/Policy Award (Silver) - Dr. Buddy: Personalised Home-Based Patient Care Through Innovative Virtual Ward Telemedicine Platform
This award recognises the significant development of Dr. Buddy with the SingHealth hospitals - a solution that reduces hospital admissions, enhances patient comfort, and optimises healthcare efficiency.
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Team members: Rick Goh, Liu Yong, Lei Xiaofeng, Wang Long, Yang Yechao, Lu Sifei
A*STAR celebrates International Women's Day

From groundbreaking discoveries to cutting-edge research, our researchers are empowering the next generation of female science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) leaders.