Emeritus Professor

“You will achieve more if you do and think more,
and grumble less."


Prof GOH Suat Hong

D Sc (NUS); Ph D, M Sc (University of Akron); B Sc (Nanyang University)
Department of Chemistry

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS
  • Sustained contributions in distinguished scholarship and conspicuous services to the department, faculty, university and the professional community over a period of more than four decades
  • Life-long contributions to the professional community especially in the polymer chemistry circle, for example in helping to shape the development of the Singapore National Institute of Chemistry for nearly four decades
  • Distinguished contributions to the research of polymers (notably on polymer blends and composites) over three decades with nearly 300 international publications and 3,000 citations
  • Over 110 presentations at national/regional/ international conferences
  • Co-inventor of two patents on heat and hot water resistant polyurethane sealant
  • Author of four book chapters, and currently preparing a chapter on fullerene-end-capped polymers for a book entitled Fullerene polymers: synthesis and properties to be published by Wiley VCH
  • Collaborative research with colleagues at Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, and Departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Bioengineering, Physics, and Building, and also with researchers in USA, Italy and Hong Kong
  • Regular reviewer of manuscripts submitted to over 35 international journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Biomacromolecules, Carbon, Chemistry of Materials, Chemical Reviews, Composite Science and Technology, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Langmuir, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Macromolecules, and Polymer
  • Regular reviewer for research proposals submitted to Hong Kong Grant Council

NUS PORTFOLIO
  • Member of the Faculty of Science since 1966

SERVICE TO NATION AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
  • FSNIC Fellow of the Singapore National Institute of Chemistry
  • FPRIS Fellow of the Plastics and Rubber Institute, Singapore
  • FIM Fellow of the Institute of Materials, UK
  • FFACS Fellow of the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies
  • Honorary Secretary (1982-86) and Council Member (1978-80, 1986-88), Singapore National Institute of Chemistry
  • Council Member (1982-86), Singapore National Academy of Science
  • Organiser of international conferences including First Asian Chemical Congress (1985) and International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Polymer Symposium (1990)

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
  • Annual Teaching Excellence Award Honour Roll (2007)
  • Faculty Teaching Excellence Award Honour Roll (2007)
  • Outstanding Alumni Award, Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron (2007)
  • Annual Teaching Excellence Award (2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06)
  • Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06)
  • FACS Citation Award, Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (2003)
  • Meritorious Teaching Award (1999)
  • Staff Achievement Award (1998)
  • Achievement Award, ASEAN Committee of Science and Technology (1998)
  • Science Teaching Award (1997)
  • National Science Award (1997)
  • Chemistry Teaching Award (1996)
  • Service Award, Singapore National Institute of Chemistry (1994)
  • Public Service Commission/Asia Foundation Scholarship (1964-1966)
  • Gold Medal Award, Nanyang University (1964)

FUTURE ASPIRATION
To continue learning the latest advancement in science and technology.

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