Biography

Dr. Naayagi Ramasamy received the Bachelor’s, and Masters degrees in electrical and electronics engineering in India with University gold medals and a Ph.D. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. She is working for Newcastle University in Singapore (NUiS) where she is currently the Director of Education & Associate Professor in Electrical Power Engineering. Dr. Naayagi has received several merit certificates for her academic proficiency, including the Best Outgoing Female Graduate Award during her bachelor’s and the Outstanding Master’s Student Award. She is the first recipient of the Dorothy Hodgkin Post-Graduate Award from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, for her Ph.D., jointly sponsored by Rolls-Royce plc and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, U.K. She received the Woman Engineer Award from the Young Professionals Section Chennai, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), U.K., in 2012. She received the Newcastle University Teaching Award in 2016. She was elevated as Senior Member of the IEEE in 2015 and was awarded Senior Fellow status of the Higher Education Academy, UK in 2019.

She has received the IEEE PES Outstanding Engineer Award in 2021 in recognition of her contributions to the IEEE PES Singapore chapter. She is a steering committee member of NU Women, UK and a member of the Diversity Working Group at Newcastle University, UK and She has served as the Chair of NUiS women in science and engineering network and organized many events to promote young professionals especially young women in engineering and technology. She has also served as the Chair of the IEEE Power and Energy Society, Singapore Chapter from Jan 2019 to Dec 2020. She is an Associate Editor of IEEE/CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems and received the Excellent Young Subject Editor Award for the year 2020 and serves as a Reviewer for the IEEE, IET, and many other international journals and conferences. Her research interests include renewable energy integration and applications in smart grid, power electronics for aerospace, electric vehicle applications, low carbon electrical energy systems, and power electronic solutions to sustainability.

TOPIC: Low Carbon Economy and Net Zero Future

Abstract

The world is pledging to achieve net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases. The world’s 50% of the greenhouse gases are released from rich countries such as USA, Canada, Japan and much of the Western Europe which account for only 12% of the world’s population. Low carbon economy is the way forward to enable successful transition to net zero emissions in the future this will help to minimize the global warming/climate change effect. Singapore is committed to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 through by adopting low carbon practices in industry and society. Carbon emissions are reduced by promoting more renewables in electricity generation, use less electricity and energy efficient devices. This keynote highlights Singapore’s net zero future strategy.