TODAY, Dean Chua Kee Chaing presented awards for research, teaching and service excellence to Engineering faculty members at the Faculty’s Awards Ceremony. As benefitting the no-nonsense practical engineers they all are, the event was not a glitzy formal affair but a time to congratulate colleagues, and share in their achievements.
This was the first time the NUS Engineering Service Award was presented – to Professor Victor Shim – who had served 10 years as Vice-Dean External Relations and Outreach for the Faculty. He now serves the University as its Associate Vice President for the Global Relations Office.
Also a first for the Faculty was that the Innovative Teaching Award (Gold) went to a team of faculty members and not an individual. The team from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, and the Mechanical Engineering Department, had worked for a year to develop and implement the Engineering Principles and Practice Programme for first-year students, recognised as the Faculty’s emphasis on experiential learning for all Engineering freshmen.
Associate Professor Ashwin Khambadkone, Director of the NUS Global Engineering Programme, a member of the team, highlighted the commitment all members had given to the development of the programme – a project that had drawn resources from two departments. The event ended on a high note with Assoc Prof Ashwin sending out a resounding call that this “virus of learning” would spread like wildfire throughout the Faculty; a wish that was certainly supported by all present.
Below are the 2018 awardees:
– Innovative Teaching Award (Bronze) AY2016/2017 –
Assistant Professor Yeow Chen Hua, Raye
– Innovative Teaching Award (Silver) AY2016/2017 –
Dr Elliot Law
Dr Mrinal Kanti Musib
– Innovative Teaching Award (Gold) AY2016/2017 –
EPP TEAM (ECE DEPARTMENT)
Associate Professor Abdullah Al Mamun
Associate Professor Ashwin M Khambadkone
Dr Chua Dingjuan
Associate Professor Mandar Anil Chitre
Dr Sahoo Sanjib Kumar
Associate Professor Soh Wee Seng
– Innovative Teaching Award (Gold) AY2016/2017 –
EPP TEAM (ME DEPARTMENT)
Associate Professor Lim Kian Meng
Associate Professor Chen Chao Yu, Peter
Associate Professor Chua Kian Jon, Ernest
Assistant Professor Koh Soo Jin, Adrian
Associate Professor Teo Chiang Juay
Assistant Professor Velusamy, Subramaniam
– Engineering Educator Award AY2016/2017 –
Dr Alberto Corrias
Assistant Professor Lefebvre Olivier Patrick
Dr Lim Wee Chuan, Eldin
Dr Sachin Vinayak Jangam
Dr Satyen Gautam
Engineering Educator Award Honour Roll AY 2016/2017 –
Dr Chiu Cheng Hsin
– Engineering Young Researcher Award 2018 –
Associate Professor Qiu Chengwei
Associate Professor Tan Yan Fu, Vincent
Assistant Professor Zhao Dan
– Engineering Researcher Award 2018 –
Associate Professor Chua Kian Jon, Ernest
Professor Meng Qiang
– Highly Cited Researcher 2017 –
Professor Ge Shuzhi Sam
Professor Lee Jim Yang
Professor Lim Teng Joon
Professor Liu Bin
Professor Seeram Ramakrishna
Associate Professor Zhang Rui
– Engineering Outstanding Service Award 2017 –
Professor Victor Shim
– Dean’s Chair –
Associate Professor Qiu Chengwei
