Dr Akasta Sinaga

Name:                         

​Akasta Sinaga

​Designation:

​Course Chair (Landscape Design and Horticulture)​

Address: ​

School of Life Sciences and Chemical Technology
Blk 83, #06-00, Singapore 599489​

Tel:     ​

(65) 6460 8968

Email: ​

Akasta_SINAGA@np.edu.sg

Education:

• PhD (Singapore-MIT Alliance, NTU)​

• MSc (Singapore-MIT Alliance, NUS)

• ​BSc (Chemistry, NUS)

My favourite quote by Carl Jung:

"One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child."

Professional Expertise​:

Nanoparticle technology, organic chemical functionalization and surface modifications, polypeptide synthesis

Awards & Achievements​:

• ​Excellent Service Award (Gold, 2011 and 2016)

• School Teaching Award (2011-2013, 2015)

• ​​PS21 Star Service Award (2012)

Publications, Patents, Projects, Consultancy:

• Creating a Self‐Directed Learning Experience in Laboratory Practicals through a Project‐Based Learning Approach”, 14th International Symposium on Advances in Technology Education (August 2021)

• MOE-TIF research grant on nanoparticle based diagnostic card that detects multiple pathogens concurrently