Acknowledgement Advisors Professor Andrew Nee Ms Jagdip Kaur Singapore Co-ordinators Ms Rachel Tan Shiao Chin Ms Eleaner Loh Siew Ying Ms Joann Poon Pui Lai MIT Co-ordinator Ms Jocelyn S. DeWitt Committee Members Advanced Materials for Micro- and Nano-Systems (AMM&NS) Programme Assoc Prof Pey Kin Leong (Singapore) Prof Dimitri A. Antoniadis (MIT) High Performance Computation for Engineered Systems (HPCES) Programme Assoc Prof Liu Guirong (Singapore) Prof Jaime Peraire (MIT) Innovation in Manufacturing Systems and Technology (IMST) Programme Prof Lam Yee Cheong (Singapore) Prof Kamal Youcef-Toumi (MIT) Molecular Engineering of Biological and Chemical Systems (MEBCS) Programme Assoc Prof Wang Chi-Hwa (Singapore) Assoc Prof Bernhardt L. Trout (MIT) Computer Science (CS) Programme Asst Prof David Hsu (Singapore) Prof Alan Edelman (MIT)

We would like to express our appreciation to the following organisations, institutions and individuals for their kind support. • National University of Singapore • Nanyang Technological University • Massachusetts Institute of Technology • SMA Alumni Club • MIT Club of Singapore • SMA Fellows, Associates and Research Fellows • SMA students and alumni