NUS faculty members who helped to reinforce the University’s standing with
the recognition they received at home and abroad in the year included:

 
 
  • Dr Ng Huck Hui
    (Faculty of Science)
    National Science Award

  • Dr Ng How Yong
    (Faculty of Engineering)
    Young Scientist Award

  • Dr Yu Fengwei
    (Temasek Laboratories/Faculty of Science)
    Young Scientist Award
  • Prof Jon Berrick
    (Faculty of Science)
    National Science Award
  • Assoc Prof Wu Jie
    (Faculty of Science)
    National Science Award

  • Prof Lee Eng Hin
    (Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine)
    National Outstanding Clinician Mentor Award

  • Prof Soo Khee Chee
    (Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore)
    National Outstanding Clinician Mentor Award

  • Prof Donald Tan
    (Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine)
    National Outstanding Clinician Scientist Award

  • Prof Yap Hui Kim
    (Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine)
    National Outstanding Clinician Award

  • Assoc Prof Ng Hwee Tou
    (School of Computing)
    Defense Technology Prize Team Award (R&D)

  • Prof Andrew Wee Thye Shen
    (Faculty of Science)
    Institute of Physics Singapore President's
    Medal 2008

  • Prof Kuok Meng Hau
    (Faculty of Science)
    Institute of Physics Singapore Omicron Nanotechnology Medal and Prize 2008

  • Assoc Prof Chen Ping
    (Faculty of Science/ NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative)
    Institute of Physics Singapore World Scientific (Physics Research) Medal and Prize 2008

  • Dr Yu Hao
    (Faculty of Science)
    National Youth Award

  • Assoc Prof Joseph Ooi
    (School of Design and Enviroment)
    International Real Estate Society and
    Achievement Award

  • Prof Seeram Ramakrishna
    (NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative)
    Yangtze Chair Professorship Award
 
  • Dr Henry Cahyadi Willem
    (School of Design and Environment)
    American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
    Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Ralph G Nevins Physiology and Human Environment Award


  • Prof Chua Tat Seng and
    PhD student Yelizaveta Marchenko

    (School of Computing)
    Best Paper Award at the Pacific-Rim Conference on Multimedia 2007 and International Multimedia Modeling Conference 2007

  • Assoc Prof Chan Yew Lih
    (School of Design and Environment)
    Honourable Mention at the 2007 UNESCO
    Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards

  • Assoc Prof Adrian Cheok
    (Interactive and Digital Media Institute/
    Faculty of Engineering)

    Awarded Young Global Leader by the
    World Economic Forum

  • Prof Charanjit Singh Bhatia
    (Faculty of Engineering)
    The first NUS faculty to receive the
    IBM Faculty Award

  • Assoc Prof Wong Poh Poh
    (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
    The only Singaporean on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change who shared the
    Nobel Peace Prize 2007 with former
    US Vice President Al Gore


  • Prof Arun S Mujumdar
    (Faculty of Engineering)
    A new prestigious award, the Arun S Mujumdar Medal has been named in honour of
    Prof Mujumdar’s outstanding contribution to
    global R & D in drying


  • Prof Choo Yoo Sang
    (Faculty of Engineering)
    The first Asian president to helm the Institute of
    Marine Engineering, Science & Technology, an
    international learned society for marine professionals


  • Prof Goh Thong Ngee
    (Faculty of Engineering)
    The first Asian recipient of the 2007
    William G Hunter Award


  • Prof Bernard Tan
    (School of Computing)
    President of the Association for Information Systems, an organisation which represents faculty members in the field of Information Systems worldwide

  • Assoc Prof Teo Hock Hai
    (School of Computing)
    Asia-Pacific Councillor of the Association for
    Information Systems