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Personal Statement Draft #1


Serena Koay graduated with a diploma in engineering with business from Nanyang Polytechnic.
She has a passion for environmental engineering.  During her course of study, 
she had an internship at Siemens where she did experiments related to recycled material. 
From the experience, she realised that by  reusing municipal waste can help to protect the 
environment which can be applied to concrete.

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