Executive Council  
A/P Kenneth Paul Tan (Chair)
A/P Johan Geertsema
(Vice Chair)
A/P Alice Christudason
Prof Farooq Shamsuzzaman
A/P Victor Tan
A/P Erle Lim Chuen Hian
Prof Bernard Tan Cheng Yian
A/P Laksh Samavedham
Fellows  
Prof A Kumaralingam
A/P Phil Chan Aik Hui
A/P Chan Wai Meng
Mr Cheah Kok Ming
A/P Teofilo C Daquila
A/P Goh Say Song
Prof Matthew Gwee Choon Eng
A/P Hooi Shing Chuan
Prof Andy Hor Tzi Sum
Prof Alex Ip Yuen Kwong
A/P K Rajendran
A/P Ashwin M Khambadkone
Prof Koh Khee Meng
Dr Adrian Michael Lee
Dr Lee Kooi Cheng
A/P Joel Lee Tye Beng
A/P Cecilia Lim
A/P Lim Lum Peng
Dr Lo Mun Hou
A/P Narayanan Ganapathy
A/P Joseph Ooi Thian Leong
Prof Seah Kar Heng
Dr Soo Yuen Jien
A/P Sow Chorng Haur
Prof Jochen Wirtz
A/P Yap Von Bing
Prof Zhou Weibiao

A/P Lakshminarayanan Samavedham

Ex officio

Teaching Aspirations

To me excellence in teaching is one that brings about joy in learning for students, making them curious and turning them into better thinkers and researchers. Excellence in Teaching fosters Excellence in Research.

Pedagogy Interests

  • Online and Personalised Learning
  • Student Academic Performance Enhancement

Teaching Strengths

  • Constantly adopts the best pedagogical practices to improve his teaching skills
  • Connects learning to complex real life problems and emphasizes critical evaluation of solutions so that students develop multiple perspectives on the problems
  • Uses online tools to facilitate personalized learning

Biodata

A/P Laksh received his B.Eng. (Hons.) and MS degrees in Chemical Engineering from BITS, Pilani, India and the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras respectively. After completing his PhD in the area of Process Control from the University of Alberta, Laksh went on to work for Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Japan at their Mizushima R&D Centre. His love to combine teaching and research brought him to NUS where he is now an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Laksh enjoys playing cricket every weekend with his colleagues, reading short stories (the humor and satire types) and listening to Indian classical music.

Teaching Awards / Accolades

  • NUS Outstanding Educator Award, 2006
  • Engineering Educator Award 2004-2005 (awarded in 2006)
  • 2001-2002 & 2002-2003: Listed as one of the Excellent Teachers in NUS
  • Bronze Award for Innovative Teaching, Faculty of Engineering, NUS, 2003-2004.
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