His research interest is enabling material development and creating strategic values for the industry through advanced manufacturing.
Swee Leong’s doctoral thesis focuses on laser powder bed fusion of a novel titanium alloy for medical applications. The doctoral thesis and related research are awarded the Best PhD Thesis Award by the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and the Springer Theses Award in 2017. In 2020, he is awarded the prestigious NTU Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship to carry out more independent research. Swee Leong has co-authored more than 40 peer reviewed articles in the field of additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing and is also the co-inventor for several patents pertaining to AM.