HIGHLIGHTS
FACULTY AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Congratulations to the 21 faculty and staff awarded National Day Awards on the occasion of Singapore’s 58th National Day.
The Awards are presented in recognition of various forms of merit and service to Singapore.
| Public Administration Medal (Silver) Instituted in 1963 and awarded to persons for outstanding efficiency, competence and industry. |
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| Prof Liu Bin Deputy President (Research and Technology), Office of the Deputy President (Research & Technology) Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
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| Public Administration Medal (Bronze) Instituted in 1963 and awarded to persons for outstanding efficiency, competence and industry. |
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| Prof Liew Jat Yuen, Richard Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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| Commendation Medal Instituted in 1996 and awarded to persons who have distinguished themselves through commendable performance and conduct, or significant efficiency, competence and devotion to duty. |
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| Dr Elliot Law Senior Lecturer & Assistant Dean Dean’s Office, CDE |
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| Efficiency Medal Instituted in 1969 and awarded to persons for exceptional efficiency or exceptional devotion to duty or for work of special significance. |
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| Mdm Tan Annie Laboratory Technologist, Dean’s Office, CDE |
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| Long Service Medal Instituted in 1962 and awarded to persons of irreproachable character and completing at least 25 years of service. |
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| Mr Ang Tong Chuan | Laboratory Technologist, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Assoc Prof Chang Jiat Hwee | Department of Architecture |
| Mdm Espallela Bte Wasion | Management Assistant Officer, Dean's Office, CDE |
| Assoc Prof Heng Chun Huat | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Mdm Khoh Leng Khim | Laboratory Technologist, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Assoc Prof Kua Harn Wei | Vice Dean and Associate Professor, Department of the Built Environment |
| Mdm Li Xiang | Laboratory Technologist, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Mr Low San Pak | Management Assistant Officer, Dean's Office, CDE |
| Mr Ng Chun Wai | Assistant Manager, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Ms Ng Siang Ngee | Management Assistant Officer, Dean's Office, CDE |
| Assoc Prof Ng, Vivian | Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Mr Qin Zhen | Laboratory Manager, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, |
| Mr Shaja Khan s/o Abdul Kassim | Laboratory Technologist, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Mdm Tan Annie | Laboratory Technologist, Dean's Office, CDE |
| Assoc Prof Tan Woei Wan | Vice-Dean, School of Continuing and Lifelong Education, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Assoc Prof Veeravalli, Bharadwaj | Chair, Computer Engineering Joint Academic Committee, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Mr Wong Kah Wai | Laboratory Technologist, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Ms Yap Swee Ann | Senior Manager, Dean's Office, CDE |
Professor Praveen Linga was honoured with the prestigious Young Alumni Achiever Award 2023 by his alma mater, IIT Kharagpur. These awards recognise alumni aged 45 or younger who have demonstrated emerging and distinctive innovation, creativity, and success in their chosen careers. They offer an opportunity for current and future students of IIT Kharagpur to draw inspiration from accomplished graduates who have attained remarkable success since completing their studies.
The award ceremony took place on August 18, 2023, which coincided with the 73rd foundation day of IIT Kharagpur. Notably, IIT Kharagpur holds the distinction of being the oldest IIT in the country.
Associate Professor Raymond Ong received the iSMARTi Achievement Award during the 2nd International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Constructed Infrastructures Facilities. The award is from the International Society of Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Transport Infrastructures – a global academic society comprising of academics from North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. He received the award for his outstanding achievement worldwide in transportation, education and research, significantly contributing to the advancement of transportation infrastructure technologies, worthwhile emulating for present and future generations of transportation professionals. He is the only non-North America/Europe-based academic winner this year.
Fellow winners this year include:
- Professor Susan Tighe, Provost and Vice President (Academic), McMaster University, Canada
- Professor Massimo Losa, University of Pisa, Italy
- Professor Sung-Hee “Sonny” Kim, University of Georgia, USA
- Associate Professor Davide lo Presti, University of Palermo, Italy
The 'Cities of Tomorrow (CoT)' Clay Sintering project, a collaborative effort between HDB and NUS, won the prestigious 2023 Minister's Award (Ministry of National Development (MND)) on 8 Aug 2023.
The NUS team led by Dr Chew Soon Hoe (Assistant Professor) as PI, along with Dr Subramanian Sathyamoorthy and Dr. Koh Juan Wei (both are Research Fellows) together with the HDB team comprising Ng Say Cheong (Group Director), Tan Yeow Chong (Director), Teo Cheng Soon (Deputy director), Charmaine Koh, Grace Foo, and Lim Jin Kai have successfully developed a ‘mid-industry scale’ prototype to convert the excavated marine clay to a ‘Sand-like’ material. It is a sustainable solution as it recycles the ‘no or low economic valued’ marine clay, and converts it into a “high value” sand-like material.
NUS -HDB team were awarded MND’s “2023 Minister's Award” for pushing the boundaries of innovation to develop a first-of-its-kind prototype to convert soft clay into a ’sand-like’ material. This breakthrough technology had the potential to disrupt traditional methods of sand sourcing, reducing reliance on imports and enabling strategic land creation to meet the growing demands of urban development sustainably.