Renowned Singaporean materials scientist Seeram Ramakrishna has joined Tsinghua University in China, bringing expertise in electrospinning, as described by MIT Technology Review China.

Seeram Ramakrishna, a leading researcher at the National University of Singapore and the most cited scientist from the city state, has joined one of China’s leading universities full time. He joined the department of mechanical engineering at Tsinghua University in September, but the university only announced the appointment this week. The Singaporean, who was described by MIT Technology Review China as the “father of electrospinning”, has been appointed as a Xinghua distinguished chair...