{"id":14512,"date":"2023-01-19T11:05:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T03:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/mse\/?page_id=14512"},"modified":"2025-07-15T17:42:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:42:46","slug":"hardy-chan-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/mse\/hardy-chan-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Hardy Chan Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

At the\u00a0Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)<\/strong>, we inspire students by pushing academic boundaries for greater innovation. The interconnection of engineering, architecture and design enables a multidisciplinary and innovative environment for undergraduates and researchers. This allows us to develop solutions for demanding issues that arise from technology, sustainability, and the environment.<\/p>\n

Our goal is to educate the next generation of materials scientists with pioneering technological and scientific knowledge. We nurture adaptable and technically proficient engineers to undertake complex tasks that lead to promising employment opportunities. Students can expand their competencies in various materials domains to address Singapore’s increasingly diverse design and engineering professions. We seek to attract the brightest students by bringing together the best academics and industrialists to provide outstanding education in materials science.<\/p>\n\t

About Professor Hardy Chan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\"hardy-photo-2-716x1024\"\n\t

More than a distinguished researcher, Prof.\u00a0Hardy Chan is also an excellent educator. He is\u00a0a charismatic lecturer, who could\u00a0capture\u00a0the attention of the students and is\u00a0well remembered by the alumni for\u00a0his\u00a0interesting and\u00a0engaging\u00a0lectures.\u00a0Over the years, Prof.\u00a0Hardy Chan taught and mentored\u00a0undergraduate students,\u00a0advised Masters and PhD students, postdocs and\u00a0worked with\u00a0visiting\u00a0academics and\u00a0scientists.\u00a0In 1995, he\u00a0was awarded Best Lecturer in Materials Science.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the early 1990’s, Prof. Hardy Chan\u00a0and\u00a0a handful\u00a0of his colleagues\u00a0in Chemistry\u00a0Department\u00a0and Physics\u00a0Department\u00a0pursued an idea.\u00a0This\u00a0small group of academics\u00a0championed\u00a0the\u00a0founding\u00a0of\u00a0the first\u00a0Materials Science Programme in the Faculty of Science\u00a0and in Singapore.\u00a0From this programme emerged the Materials Science\u00a0Department\u00a0in 1997 with\u00a0Prof. Hardy Chan served as its Founding Head.<\/p>\n

In the 1990s,\u00a0it was\u00a0a\u00a0challenge\u00a0to form a new\u00a0programme\u00a0or department, however Prof.\u00a0Hardy Chan\u00a0motivated and\u00a0bonded a handful of staff together, laying\u00a0a strong\u00a0foundation for the development of\u00a0Materials Science\u00a0Department.\u00a0Years later the name Engineering was added to the\u00a0department’s name,\u00a0becoming the\u00a0Department\u00a0of\u00a0Materials Science and Engineering under NUS College of Design and Engineering.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\t

Making A Difference\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\t\n\n\n
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Student Scholarships and Bursaries<\/strong><\/p>\n

You have the flexibility to fund either a full-term scholarship or a renewable annual scholarship. You can also opt to contribute to bursaries that enable students to focus on their tertiary experience and learning aptitude. If both government and NUS loans are insufficient, bursaries will be disbursed to students for additional financial assistance. Donors can opt to fulfil their gift as a multi-year pledge and to support students by nationality or academic interest.<\/p>\n\t\n\n\n
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Professorships<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your gift allows hiring of dedicated professors to spearhead the faculty’s research, education, and innovation accomplishments. For endowed professorships, your benefaction enables academia to pursue new lines of research while developing innovative teaching methods that sustain the University’s reputation for academic excellence. When you gift an endowed fellowship to MSE, talented young academics will have the guidance and mentorship of senior faculty members to sharpen their research skills.<\/p>\n\t\n\n\n
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Giving to Campus Infrastructure<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our campus is where students can find inspiration. From well-equipped learning facilities such as lecture theatres and laboratories to enjoyable campus living in well-designed residential colleges, they can make the most of their experience in the time they have here.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\" MSE Award enables me to make the most out of my University experience, giving me more confidence in achieving higher goals that I have set academically, as well as in CCA. I am also provided with dedicated mentors to consult and grow with via outreach programmes.\"\u200b \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Alexis Ee Yuxuan
\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>NUS Materials Science and Engineering Year 1 Student, 2022\u200b \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\"The MSE Study Award has made my university experience more fruitful. With my financial worries alleviated, I can continue pursuing my interests in material science. Furthermore, it has also opened opportunities for me to take part in and contribute to school events.\"
\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Anna Therese Carolino Lobusta
\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>NUS Materials Science and Engineering Year 1 Student, 2022\u200b
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