Minerals, Metals and Materials Technology Centre (M3TC) is a R&D Centre that was established in 2007 in the Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, with support from the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). This Centre is aimed at responding to the needs of industry by bringing together the multi-disciplinary expertise of various engineering faculty members to address the current and future R&D and manpower training needs in the minerals, metals and materials industrial sectors.

One of the key focuses of M3TC is to develop close working relationships with diverse industrial sectors, help attract high level R&D set-ups and companies venturing into high value added activities and also companies using Singapore as a base to support their regional/global businesses. Invariably, this will involve tie-ups with major research and academic institutions to enhance synergy both in hardware and personnel so as to provide world-class technical support and consultation services.

M3TC also provides professional development courses and organizes seminars, workshops and conferences for practicing engineers and technologists related to minerals, metals and materials.

M3TC’s mission is to be a world-class R&D centre that supports technological developements for Minerals, Metals and Materials industrial sectors. This includes evaluation of latest technologies, appropriate manpower training and provision of consulting services to meet industrial needs.