Achievements and Experiences
Within Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Leadership Roles
2023-2024
President & Research Head, NP Astronomy Club
As president of my club, my role is to oversee the management and processes within the club, and build good relationships with fellow members, advisors and clubs, as well as external stakeholders.
My role as the research head is to ensure that sharing sessions and activities are well-planned in advance. It also serves as a platform to share my interest in astronomy with like-minded peers.
I have also been exploring ways to include more elements of STEM into sessions. For example, I have organised an experiment on gravity and free fall with Arduino microcontrollers and infrared sensors.
CCA Achievements
June 2023
Astrochallenge 2023
Participation in Senior Category
While this was my fifth time participating in Astrochallenge, it was my first in the Senior Category.
Questions in the Senior Category, especially those in the Team Round, involved a deep understanding of astronomy, with highly sophisticated applications in Physics and Mathematics.
The Individual Round was significantly harder that year for all categories.
My first time in the Senior category meant it was the first time participating in the Observational round, which was challenging given that we needed to use a telescope with many restrictions. (e.g. no finderscope)
Nonetheless, it was still a fruitful experience, being able to participate with different groupmates, as well as meet my juniors and peers.
Academic Achievements
May 2025
NP Graduation 2025
I am proud and grateful to have graduated with a Diploma with Merit, and to be the IMDA gold medalist of my course! Additionally, I have received the The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) award and Cisco Prize!
These achievements reflect the passion I’ve poured into my learning—and the joy of giving back, whether by mentoring peers or creating a hands-on LED constellation activity that fuses astronomy and electronics for kids.
IMDA Gold Medal, CISCO Prize, IES Gold Medal
April 2025
Cisco NetAcad Riders APJC
I participated in the Cisco Networking Academy Riders Asia Pacific, Japan & China (APJC) competition, where selected students taking the CCNA syllabus put their understanding and skills to the test through a computer networking-themed olympiad, and challenges on Cisco Packet Tracer. I got this award for finishing among the top 30% of competitors in Singapore.
Bronze Award
April 2025
Ngee Ann Polytechnic Scholarship (AY24/25) thin
I am glad to have been a recipient of the prestigious Ngee Ann Polytechnic Scholarship, which proves my commitment to both excelling in my studies, as well as my co-curricular activities.
The scholarship would help me to achieve greater heights and fulfil my dreams, while worrying less about financial drawbacks.
September 2024
Overseas Merit Fellowship (OMF)
In March 2024, I was awarded the Overseas Merit Fellowship, a highly coveted study trip to sharpen critical thinking while solving world issues using a multidisciplinary approach. In collaboration with The University of Queensland, the two-week trip to Brisbane, centered around sustainability, involved seminars and visits to various labs and sites (such as the UQ Warwick solar farm). Throughout the trip, we were required to work in groups to finish cumulative assignments that really got us thinking deeply and sharing our ideas with one another. The OMF experience culminated with a final presentation of our ideas. Our group ideated NeuroNexus, a platform to empower more employers to hire neurodivergent individuals to better unlock their potential.
November 2023
Ngee Ann Polytechnic Scholarship (AY23/24)
I am glad to have been a recipient of the prestigious Ngee Ann Polytechnic Scholarship, which proves my commitment to both excelling in my studies, as well as my co-curricular activities.
The scholarship would help me to achieve greater heights and fulfil my dreams, while worrying less about financial drawbacks.
Experiences
Robotic Fan prototype
Applications of Design Thinking and Electronic Prototyping
As part of my core module, Innovation Made Possible (IMP), we were tasked to come up with ideas to solve various problems in society.
My group's topic was about study spaces in school, and our solution was a smart robotic fan that was able to move around automatically. Additionally, it came with a touchscreen that would allow the user to change the fan settings, as well as get some useful information about the Ngee Ann Poly campus.
Our prototype was physical, and included some interactive elements. During the making of the prototype, I worked closely with my groupmates. I was mostly in charge of the electronic components within the prototype. There were two electronic systems in the prototype, one for the fan and one for movement. The fan's system involved an ESP32, and the screen connects to it via Bluetooth. The app on the screen sends out commands to the ESP32 to change fan speeds and other settings. For the movement system, a TV remote was used to control the movement of the robot (left, right, back, forward). The wheels are connected to four motors, which are controlled by an Arduino using an L298N driver.
After the final presentation, my group felt a sense of achievement, as our lecturer was particularly interested in the interactive elements of our prototype.
Arduino-controlled Mangonel Catapult
Applications of Design Thinking and Electronic Prototyping
For my Integrated Real-world Project 1 (IRP1) module, we were required to design a catapult that was able to launch a projectile accurately as far as possible. For my final design, I designed a mangonel catapult powered by rubber bands. To control the launching arm, a servo motor connected to an Arduino is used. The user can operate the catapult by lowering the launching arm, rotating a knob and pressing a button, in order for the projectile to be launched.
The button allowed the user to launch the projectile with the push of a button. The knob allowed the user to adjust the strength of the launcher (by adjusting how low the launching arm would be pushed down), hence it would affect the initial velocity and motion of the projectile.
The success rate of my catapult launcher was quite decent, hitting the target for a total of 2 out of 5 attempts, with one hit being really close to the target.
Furthermore, each of us was required to design our own targets for the catapults to aim at and try to hit.
This experience has encouraged me to chase my dreams, and to take on ideas at the soonest possibility, before I would forget them. I have also learnt to never give up and remain forward-looking. If a design fails, I would look at my design again and find the cause of the failure, and then rectify it to make a functional/more improved prototype.