CEE NEWSCONNECT Issue4

CEENEWSCONNECT

FEBRUARY 2015 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO

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ARTICLES TO OUR NEWSLETTER,

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Promotions

We would like to extend our congratulations to the following colleagues who were promoted in the recent annual appraisal exercise. They are:

Mr Sit Beng Chiat, Laboratory Manager Mr Krishna Sanmugam, Technologist Grade 2 Miss Lee Leng Leng (Li Lingling), Laboratory

Technologist Grade 2

Appointments

Department secretary

Siti Rohani Bte Mohammed Sani has been appointed as our department secretary with effect from 1 Jan 2015. We thank Kathy Yeo for her service. Kathy will continue to assist HoD on confidential HR matters.

New Management Assistant Officer

We are pleased to announce the arrival of a new

Management Assistant Officer in our CEE Office. Let us all

extend a warm welcome to our new colleague, Joselin Loke

who will be handling the following portfolio comprising:

Research & PhD Matters, Research Finance, R-account

invoices, Research Staff Leave, PhD Applications and PhD

Students Leave. Her email account is ceelcy@nus.edu.sg

and contact is 651 67104.

Department Consultative Committee

(1 Jan 2015-31 Dec 2016)

The department would like to say a big thank you to the retired DCC members who have contributed in the previous term. They are:

Name Designation Company

Mr Charles Foo

Chee Lee

Director/Advisor

Keppel Offshore &

Marine Technology

Centre (KOMtech)

Keppel Offshore

& Marine Ltd

Mr Lew Yii Der Group Director

Corporate

Planning and

Research

Land Transport

Authority

Mr Harry Seah Chief Technology

Officer

PUB, The

National Water

Agency

Dr Jeffrey Wang

Xiaoning

Managing Director Tritech

International

Holdings Pte Ltd

and Geosoft Pte

Ltd

Prof Cheong Hin

Fatt

Previous CEE Head National

University of

Singapore

DEPARTMENT UPDATES

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The department extends a warm welcome to our new DCC members. They are:

External DCC Members

Er. Ong See Ho Deputy CEO

(Building

Control)

/Commissioner

of Building

Control

Building and

Construction

Authority

Mr Tan Cheng

Guan

Executive Vice

President &

Head, Group

Business

Development &

Commercial

Sembcorp

Industries Ltd

Mr Tan Ngo Chiaw Managing

Director

CH2M HILL

Singapore Pte

Ltd

Dr Andrew Ngiam Senior Adviser WorleyParsons

Mr Chua Chong

Kheng

Deputy Chief

Executive

(Infrastructure

&

Development)

Land

Transport

Authority

Er. Peter Lee

Chung Shek

Chairman and a

Managing

Director for

AECOM

Singapore

AECOM

Singapore

Er. Lim Keng Kuok Former Senior

Consultant

CPG

Consultants

Pte Ltd

Er. Loh Yan Hui Deputy Chief

Executive

Officer

Surbana

International

Consultants

Pte Ltd

Er. Tan Ee Ping Managing

Director

TEP

Consultants

Pte Ltd

Mr Tan Nguan Sen Chief

Sustainability

Officer,Sustaina

bility Office

PUB, The

National

Water Agency

Internal DCC Members

Distinguished Prof

Phoon Kok Kwang

Head, CEE NUS

Prof Choo Chiau

Beng

Professor

Practice

Senior Advisor

to the Board

of Keppel

Corporation

Dr Aziz Amirali

Merchant

Adjunct

Professor

Executive

Director,

Keppel FELS,

Singapore

Prof Somsak

Swaddiwudhipong

Deputy Head

(Academic)

NUS

Associate Prof

Rajasekhar

Balasubramanian

Deputy Head

(Special

Projects)

NUS

Assistant Prof

Chew Soon Hoe

Chair, Student

cum Alumni

Affairs

Committee

NUS

Prof Liew Jat Yuen,

Richard

Chair, Industrial

Engagement

Committee

NUS

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Prof Andrew Clennel Palmer will retire on 30 Jun 2015. We thank him for his contributions to our department, and we wish him continued success in his future endeavours.

Prof Palmer has 45 years’ experience in the offshore industry, roughly equally divided between engineering practice and university teaching and research. He took his BA at Cambridge University and his PhD at Brown University in the US, and returned to the UK, first at Liverpool and then at Cambridge. He became interested in petroleum in 1970, first with a potential problem with the Alaska pipeline and

then with a series of projects in the North Sea. He took the opportunity to escape from university work, and in 1975 joined R.J. Brown and Associates, a leading consultant in marine pipelines, and latterly became Vice-President Engineering. In 1985 he founded his own consulting company, Bold Island Engineering, which grew to employ 55 people. Having sold the company, he returned to Cambridge as Research Professor of Petroleum Engineering.

Prof Palmer is a Fellow of the Royal Society, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He has written five books and more than 250 papers.

Asked what he will do next, Andrew Palmer replied: “I’m certainly not going to stop work. I intend to devote my time to consulting, being an expert witness, writing, cooking and blowing glass - as opportunities arise”.

Ms Susan Chia, Laboratory Technologist has spent 28 years with NUS. We would like to thank her for her valuable contributions towards laboratory management, safety and operations at TLab. She has been a conscientious worker, dedicated in her support role in ensuring our students and researchers work safely in the laboratories. She is one of the unsung heroes we have in the CEE family. It has been great working with Susan. I'm sure many staff members would echo my sentiments.

Susan will embark on her new journey of yoga practice and teaching yoga freelance. She hopes to be an inspiration to her yogi students and ignite the same passion she has with yoga; Promoting active aging and healthy body, mind and soul. We wish her all the very best as she pursues what she loves. Do stay in touch!

RETIREMENT

GOOD BYE SUSAN

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The following faculty members were recognized in the Awards & Recognition Ceremony on 21 November 2014.

Provost’s Chair

Professor Choo Chiau Beng, Faculty of Engineering & NUS Business School

"Work experience is key to a complete university

education. We must have passion to do our best

in whatever task we are assigned and to reach

for the sky with both feet firmly planted on the

ground."

Prof Choo Chiau Beng receiving his award from Prof Tan Eng Chye, Deputy President (Academic Affairs) and

Provost

Dean’s Chair

Associate Professor Ng How Yong, CEE, Faculty of Engineering

“Water reuse using membrane technologies is

key to solving water scarcity facing many

regions in the world. Developing energy-efficient

and cost-effective membrane technologies

promotes sustainable development of societies.”

Assoc Prof Ng How Yong receiving his award from Prof Tan Eng Chye, Deputy President (Academic Affairs) and

Provost

ACHIEVEMENT AND RECOGNITION

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Innovative Teaching Award AY2012/13

Dr Kuang Sze Chiang, Kevin (Gold), CEE, Faculty of Engineering

"Real learning begins when a desire or

interest is sparked within oneself. This

naturally leads to the directing of one's

attention to seek a deeper knowledge and

understanding of the subject. The role of the

teacher then is to help sustain, grow and

ignite that interest in the student. Instead of

the teacher "pushing" knowledge, the

average student needs to be engaged and

inspired to do the "pulling".

Dr Kevin Kuang receiving his award from Prof Chua Kee Chaing (Dean, Engineering)

Assoc Prof Meng Qiang has been appointed as Dean’s Chair in recognition of his outstanding and impactful scholarly accomplishments with effect from 1 April 2015.

Dr Darren Chian has been placed in the Honours List for the Faculty Teaching Award for AY2013/2014. Our colleagues Dr Goh Siang Huat, Prof Koh Chan Ghee, Dr Raymond Ong, Prof Ong Say Leong and Dr Poh Leong Hien

have been placed in the Commendation List. Prof Choo Yoo Sang has been awarded the 8th recipient of the Kurobane Award and hence as the Kurobane Lecturer at the 15th International Symposium on Tubular Structures. This single Keynote Address will open the symposium, on May 27, 2015, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Prof Tan Kiang Hwee has been appointed as a Concurrent Professor on an honorary basis by Northeastern University, China, for a period of five years from 20 Jan 2015. Dr Chua Pei Wen Vivien was awarded the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 (TR35) Asia Pacific 2014 award on 20 Nov 2014. Prof Fwa Tien Fang received the Distinguished Award of the Minister Innovation Award 2014 in Nov 2014 by the Ministry of Transport, Singapore. Awarded for the achievement in the NUS-LTA joint research project “Steel Slag for Green and Sustainable Road Pavement”. The project developed two new asphalt mix designs to achieve the multiple objectives of preserving natural resources, reducing road traffic noise, and improving wet-weather driving safety. The two new mix designs have been designated by the Land Transport Authority as standard mix designs W13P and W16P for road pavement construction in Singapore.

ACHIEVEMENT AND RECOGNITION

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Assoc Prof Chin Hoong Chor was Appointed as member in the National Trauma Committee (NTC) for three years (FY 2014/5-2017) starting 1 Nov 2014. Prof Andrew Clennel Palmer was appointed by Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al-Qasimi, the Emir of Sharjah, as a Trustee of American University Sharjah on 3 Nov 2014. The AUS Board of Trustees consists of accomplished individuals who are renowned, both at home and abroad, as leaders in their respective fields. Prof Choo Yoo Sang was appointed as member of the Editorial Board for Journal of Ocean Science and Technology on 12 Nov 2014.

Assoc Prof Liya E Yu was Keynote speaker at International Symposium for Nanosafety: Social, Environmental and Health Impacts, Singapore from 17 to 18 Nov 2014.

Dr Ng Kok Kwang, CEE Research Fellow under the guidance of his principal investigator, Assoc Prof Ng How Yong, won the best poster award entitled “A study of salt marsh sediment membrane bioreactor for the treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater” at the International Water Association (IWA) 7th International Young Water Professionals Conferences at Taipei, Taiwan from 7 to 11 Dec 2014. A total of 82 poster presentations from more than 20 countries were presented in this conference.

The department has been awarded with “Platinum” for Fire Safety Excellence Award for EW1 consecutively 4 years in a roll. The team is working towards the 5th “Platinum” award in 2015. A commendable effort was made by our staff in EW1 to achieve this award. The team members are:

Fire Safety Co-ordinator

Wong Kah Wai, Stanley

Assistant Fire Safety Co-ordinator

Shaja A.K.

Fire Wardens Li Wei

Koh Yian Kheng Chong Wei Leng

Goh Joon Kiat

Kamsan Bin Rasman

Ang Beng Oon Jamilah Bte Mohd

Shen Rui Fu

Semawi Bin Sadi

Koh Seng Chee, Roger

Zhang Wei

Mr. Fu Chen, CEE Ph.D. candidate under the guidance of supervisor, Assoc Prof Ng

How Yong, won the best presentation award entitled “Comparison of membrane fouling between a moving bed membrane bioreactor and a conventional membrane bioreactor” at the International Water Association (IWA) 7th International Young Water Professionals Conferences at Taipei, Taiwan from 7 to 11 Dec 2014. A total of 120 oral presentations from more than 20 countries were presented in this conference.

ACHIEVEMENT AND RECOGNITION

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CE3101 INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT Final Poster Presentation on 4 Nov 2014

NUS Site visit to Sembawang Shipyard Jan 2015 organised by Civil Engineering Club

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A group of 32 students and 2 lecturers from International Civil Engineering Program (ICEP) of Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta (UAJY) on 4 Feb 2015

A public Seminar by Prof Richard Liew on “Design and Construction of Unusual Steel Structures”

was held on 7 Nov 2014 at LT7A with over 400 attendees

An “International Symposium-Design & Construction of Steel & Composite Structures“ organised by Prof Richard

Liew and Assoc Prof Pang Sze Dai took place on 22 Jan 2015. The event attracted over 300 participants from the industry.

Led by Prof Tan Kiang Hwee, the NUS-KAJIMA Workshop on Sustainable Concrete was held on 9 Oct 2014. The workshop was aimed at disseminating R&D findings in the area of sustainable concrete. Topics include: application of construction, industrial and commercial waste in concrete; low carbon concrete; and special concretes.

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BCA-NUS Networking Event

Thirty two Civil Engineering related companies participated at the BCA-NUS Networking Event held at EA Foyer on 30 Jan 2015. It was a joint effort by CE Student Club and Building Authority of Singapore. The participating companies were:

Company

ASR Building & Conservation Pte Ltd Magnificent Seven Corporation Pte Ltd

Building System & Diagnostics Pte Ltd MCC Singapore

CapitaLand Limited OR KIM PEOW CONTRACTORS (PTE) LTD

Chye Joo Construction Pte Ltd Parsons Brinckerhoff

CSC Holdings Pte Ltd Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd

Dai-Dan Co., Ltd. Property Facility Services Pte Ltd

DLE M&E Pte Ltd Rider Levett Bucknall LLP

Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd Ryobi Kiso (S) Pte Ltd

E M Services Pte Ltd Sembcorp Design and Construction Pte Ltd

Housing & Development Board Shimizu Corporation

HSL Constructor Pte Ltd Sing & San Construction Pte Ltd

JTC Corporation Soilbuild Construction Group Limited

Kimly Construction Pte Ltd Surbana International Consultants Pte Ltd

Land Transport Authority Teambuild Construction Pte Ltd

Langdon & Seah Singapore Pte Ltd VSL Singapore Pte Ltd

Lum Chang Building Contractors Pte Ltd

Woh Hup (Private) Limited

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Venue: Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore

Date: Friday 20 March 2015, 7:00 PM

This Dinner is an occasion to celebrate Emeritus Professor Lee Seng Lip’s 90th birthday and for friends

and

fellow alumni, students, past and current staff and faculty to come together to honour

Professor Lee’s 40 years with NUS.

An exciting program has been lined up to make this occasion more memorable and enjoyable. We will

have a guestbook for you to sign and write down your special memories about the Prof Lee.

You can also send a photo of the celebrant along with a note detailing great memories for us to

include in the evening’s presentation by email to the Event Secretariat at: ceejbm@nus.edu.sg.

If you like, write down something about Professor Lee to send to us.

Examples:

· What I remember most about Professor Lee

· A wonderful thing Professor did for me was

· The funniest moment

· Something Professor Lee did that changed my life

Sponsors:

Dinner Sponsor: $5,000 Table Sponsor: $2,000 Individuals: $180

Inclusive of GST

For enquiries, please email to the event secretariat at:ceejbm@nus.edu.sg,

Closing date for registration and payment by: 12 March 2015