President's Message
Hello everyone!
I am Zaheerah, currently a Year 2 Mechanical Engineering student. I have recently been given the privilege of becoming the 24th President of the Society of Mechanical Engineering (SME). To me, SME is a not just a society in NUS but it aims to serve and represent the Mechanical Engineering students in NUS.
Under my term of presidency, I aim to make SME a society that aids in the development and growth of Mechanical Engineering students in NUS. I believe this can be done by providing avenues and opportunities for the student body to hone their skills to make them competent mechanical engineers in the future. Besides that, I also hope to further expand the name and influence of SME in the student body by building upon the legacy left behind by the previous executive committee to make SME even more recognizable and known among not just students but among the academic staff and the industry as well.
I hope to be able to lead my committee to further enhance the lives of the student body holistically from both an academic and non-academic standpoint. With that, every decision will be with the students in mind as they are the driving factor behind SME.
I look forward to working with my committee for the academic year of 2018/2019 as we serve the student body with both passion and conviction.
Here's to a great year ahead with all the students of Mechanical Engineering!
Cheers,
Nur Zaheerah Bte Abdul Aziz
President, NUS SME 18/19
I am Zaheerah, currently a Year 2 Mechanical Engineering student. I have recently been given the privilege of becoming the 24th President of the Society of Mechanical Engineering (SME). To me, SME is a not just a society in NUS but it aims to serve and represent the Mechanical Engineering students in NUS.
Under my term of presidency, I aim to make SME a society that aids in the development and growth of Mechanical Engineering students in NUS. I believe this can be done by providing avenues and opportunities for the student body to hone their skills to make them competent mechanical engineers in the future. Besides that, I also hope to further expand the name and influence of SME in the student body by building upon the legacy left behind by the previous executive committee to make SME even more recognizable and known among not just students but among the academic staff and the industry as well.
I hope to be able to lead my committee to further enhance the lives of the student body holistically from both an academic and non-academic standpoint. With that, every decision will be with the students in mind as they are the driving factor behind SME.
I look forward to working with my committee for the academic year of 2018/2019 as we serve the student body with both passion and conviction.
Here's to a great year ahead with all the students of Mechanical Engineering!
Cheers,
Nur Zaheerah Bte Abdul Aziz
President, NUS SME 18/19
23rd President's Closing Note
Greetings fellow students and staff of Mechanical Engineering!
A big thank you for your active participation and support for CMCE Day! We are very proud of the first tri-engine collaboration to bring to you an unprecedented scale of freebies, games and fun. Committees from Chemical Engineering Student Society (CHESS), Civil Engineering Student Club (CESC) and Society of Mechanical Engineering (SME) worked tirelessly for weeks to bring you a culmination of 1300 welfare packs, food booths and carnival games stations. We would like to express our upmost gratitude to our individual departments, sponsors and you for your support for SME’s penultimate event of AY 2017/18.
As the academic year and our term near its end, it would perhaps be a good time for me to wrap up SME’s initiatives for the past 8 months.
The academic year started with SME’s General Elections, where the EXCO members were nominated and voted to be the representatives of the respective committees. 12 outstanding members of our EXCO team were chosen, with the introduction of our first ever OCIP Project Director, Muhammad Haziq Bin Mohd Raziff, a year 2 Mechanical Engineering Student with multiple OCIP leadership experience with external organisations. Haziq will be helming ME’s first OCIP initiative to Cambodia in May 2018.
The newly elected committee extended their vision for what our predecessors have done for the student community with SME’s new logo design and website. Kudos to Shankar, our publicity head for SME’s updated outlook! Shankar’s creative expressions through SME has been consistently re-defining the conventional pre-conceived notion of the boring engineer. His sustained efforts in producing eye-catching posters and media platform management never ceases to amaze. Shankar and his team also went on to start the Humans Of Mechanical Engineering (H.O.M.E.) series on our Instagram platform, introducing the many qualities of our exceptional students in ME.
SME continued and extended the tradition of Senior’s Sharing for SEP experience this year, boasting 6 year 4 seniors who had experiences in various different continents in the world for SEP to share what they went through during their SEP tenure. A big thank you to Meaghan, Jie Wei, Ziheng, Jason, Jinlong and Yun Min for taking time off your busy schedules!
The 23rd executive committee saw the need for a dedicated committee to increase the vibrancy of ME student life with festive events and with that, the new Events committee was founded, helmed by Yoong Leryee the ever full of life year 1 ME student. Leryee, along with her very capable team of y1 ME students organised SME’s first festive celebrations – Halloween, Chinese New Year and ME Back to school.
Our Enhancement Projects arm, led by Tan Shing Liang, continued the accreditation program for Solidworks Professional and Associate level. The accreditation program has been very well received amongst the student cohort and industry alike, adding on to the already qualified portfolio that NUS ME students have. Our EP arm also responded to the calls for industrial visits in semester 2, bringing students to a multitude of top engineering firms, from Keppel Offshore to Vector Aerospace sites. The visits brought our undergrads closer to the industry, allowing them to network and gain a better understanding of what the workplace would entail in the future.
Having received the very valuable feedback from the cohort on their Welfare Pack expectations from semester one, our Welfare committee, led by Liu Quyang, a y2 ME student, stepped up in semester 2. We explored avenues that weren’t considered to actualize CMCE day. The intensive behind-the-scenes planning work and execution was indeed not for the faint hearted.
ME Camp 2018 Project Director Nur Zaheerah kickstarted her campaign with OGL and OGH recruitment in semester 2 and has also been constantly working on the upcoming ME Freshmen Orientation Camp in June. Keep a lookout for the exciting and highly anticipated ME FOC!
Our business arm also pushed out SME merchandises and sticker sales to the students, in hope of strengthening the ME identity across engineering. With Shreya at the forefront of the business arm, SME was able to secure the sufficient funds that was necessary to fund our events for the academic year.
And that wraps up the many projects that the 23rd SME has conducted and initiated over the past 8 months. I would also like to extend my personal gratitude to the meticulous work of our General Secretary Chiam Kah Wei who worked selflessly to sort out the administrative and deconflicting procedures; our Financial Director Clarence Lee for enduring the constant pressure to keep our funds in green and the three very capable Vice Presidents, Richie Ling, Eyu Jiayi and Choong Kai Xin, whom were the vital pillars that made everything possible.
On behalf of SME, I would also like to extend our gratitude to our Staff Advisor, Prof. Lee Kim Seng for his guidance and advises. I would also like to thank ME Department and the Faculty for their unwavering support for student activities.
Finally, SME would like to express our sincerest gratitude to the student cohort for your enduring support for our initiatives. SME is, at the end of the day, a society by the students for the students. The 23rd SME Committee thank you for your continuous support and we wish you all the best for your preparations for the upcoming exams!
Sincerely,
Lee Zhan Pheng
President, NUS SME 17/18
P.S: For year 4 students, look forward to SME’s GradFest happening after your commencement!
A big thank you for your active participation and support for CMCE Day! We are very proud of the first tri-engine collaboration to bring to you an unprecedented scale of freebies, games and fun. Committees from Chemical Engineering Student Society (CHESS), Civil Engineering Student Club (CESC) and Society of Mechanical Engineering (SME) worked tirelessly for weeks to bring you a culmination of 1300 welfare packs, food booths and carnival games stations. We would like to express our upmost gratitude to our individual departments, sponsors and you for your support for SME’s penultimate event of AY 2017/18.
As the academic year and our term near its end, it would perhaps be a good time for me to wrap up SME’s initiatives for the past 8 months.
The academic year started with SME’s General Elections, where the EXCO members were nominated and voted to be the representatives of the respective committees. 12 outstanding members of our EXCO team were chosen, with the introduction of our first ever OCIP Project Director, Muhammad Haziq Bin Mohd Raziff, a year 2 Mechanical Engineering Student with multiple OCIP leadership experience with external organisations. Haziq will be helming ME’s first OCIP initiative to Cambodia in May 2018.
The newly elected committee extended their vision for what our predecessors have done for the student community with SME’s new logo design and website. Kudos to Shankar, our publicity head for SME’s updated outlook! Shankar’s creative expressions through SME has been consistently re-defining the conventional pre-conceived notion of the boring engineer. His sustained efforts in producing eye-catching posters and media platform management never ceases to amaze. Shankar and his team also went on to start the Humans Of Mechanical Engineering (H.O.M.E.) series on our Instagram platform, introducing the many qualities of our exceptional students in ME.
SME continued and extended the tradition of Senior’s Sharing for SEP experience this year, boasting 6 year 4 seniors who had experiences in various different continents in the world for SEP to share what they went through during their SEP tenure. A big thank you to Meaghan, Jie Wei, Ziheng, Jason, Jinlong and Yun Min for taking time off your busy schedules!
The 23rd executive committee saw the need for a dedicated committee to increase the vibrancy of ME student life with festive events and with that, the new Events committee was founded, helmed by Yoong Leryee the ever full of life year 1 ME student. Leryee, along with her very capable team of y1 ME students organised SME’s first festive celebrations – Halloween, Chinese New Year and ME Back to school.
Our Enhancement Projects arm, led by Tan Shing Liang, continued the accreditation program for Solidworks Professional and Associate level. The accreditation program has been very well received amongst the student cohort and industry alike, adding on to the already qualified portfolio that NUS ME students have. Our EP arm also responded to the calls for industrial visits in semester 2, bringing students to a multitude of top engineering firms, from Keppel Offshore to Vector Aerospace sites. The visits brought our undergrads closer to the industry, allowing them to network and gain a better understanding of what the workplace would entail in the future.
Having received the very valuable feedback from the cohort on their Welfare Pack expectations from semester one, our Welfare committee, led by Liu Quyang, a y2 ME student, stepped up in semester 2. We explored avenues that weren’t considered to actualize CMCE day. The intensive behind-the-scenes planning work and execution was indeed not for the faint hearted.
ME Camp 2018 Project Director Nur Zaheerah kickstarted her campaign with OGL and OGH recruitment in semester 2 and has also been constantly working on the upcoming ME Freshmen Orientation Camp in June. Keep a lookout for the exciting and highly anticipated ME FOC!
Our business arm also pushed out SME merchandises and sticker sales to the students, in hope of strengthening the ME identity across engineering. With Shreya at the forefront of the business arm, SME was able to secure the sufficient funds that was necessary to fund our events for the academic year.
And that wraps up the many projects that the 23rd SME has conducted and initiated over the past 8 months. I would also like to extend my personal gratitude to the meticulous work of our General Secretary Chiam Kah Wei who worked selflessly to sort out the administrative and deconflicting procedures; our Financial Director Clarence Lee for enduring the constant pressure to keep our funds in green and the three very capable Vice Presidents, Richie Ling, Eyu Jiayi and Choong Kai Xin, whom were the vital pillars that made everything possible.
On behalf of SME, I would also like to extend our gratitude to our Staff Advisor, Prof. Lee Kim Seng for his guidance and advises. I would also like to thank ME Department and the Faculty for their unwavering support for student activities.
Finally, SME would like to express our sincerest gratitude to the student cohort for your enduring support for our initiatives. SME is, at the end of the day, a society by the students for the students. The 23rd SME Committee thank you for your continuous support and we wish you all the best for your preparations for the upcoming exams!
Sincerely,
Lee Zhan Pheng
President, NUS SME 17/18
P.S: For year 4 students, look forward to SME’s GradFest happening after your commencement!
