Associate Professor Yen Wah Tong joined the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the NUS in 2001. His research started with biomaterials based on peptide-amphiphile hydrogels for tissue engineering of the liver and brain together with biomolecule delivery. The major focus of his Biomimetic Materials and Systems Laboratory is thus on applying biomimetic principles for various applications, including membranes, scaffolds and processes. Recently, his group has expanded research into bioenergy using biomass wastes and municipal solid wastes, converting these into renewable fuels and chemicals. Prof Tong is currently the Assistant Dean for Research in the Faculty of Engineering at NUS. He is also the co-Programme Director for an NRF CREATE programme with Shanghai Jiaotong University “Energy and Environmental Sustainability Solutions for Megacities”.