Senior Minister of State Dr Amy Khor visits NEWRI and the START Centre (Jan 2024)

(Dr Amy Khor is joined with Prof Lam Khin Yong (Vice President (Industry), NTU) (first row, third from right), Prof Shane Snyder (Executive Director, NEWRI) (first row, first from right) and Dr Adil Dhalla (Managing Director, START Centre) (first row, first from left) and guests from Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, National Environment Agency (NEA) and PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency)

Senior Minister of State Dr Amy Khor visited the Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI) and the Separation Technologies Applied Research & Translation (START) Centre to understand how we support industries in water and environmental R&D.

Dr Khor and delegates toured NEWRI and START laboratories, and viewed the advancements in water treatment, as well as expertise in monitoring air and water quality and reclaiming useful materials from waste; at START, the group also learnt of water filtration membranes, membrane integration, and the various pilots. Hosted by Prof Shane Snyder (Executive Director, NEWRI) and Dr Adil Dhalla (Managing Director, START), Dr Khor also met with Prof Lam Khin Yong (Vice President (Industry), as well as colleagues from the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, National Environment Agency and PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency. 

(Assoc Prof Grzegorz Lisak (Deputy Executive Directorleft) showing Dr Khor the slag from the Waste-to-Energy Research test-bedding Facility that uses high-temperature gasification to convert municipal solid waste.)