CONFERENCE ON COSMOLOGY GRAVITATIONAL WAVES AND

PARTICLES (6 - 10 FEBRUARY 2017)

Banquet & Annual IPS Awards 2017 Presentation

The Institute of Physics, Singapore (IPS) takes pleasure inrecognizing and rewarding local or international physicists foroutstanding achievements in their respective fields done inSingapore.

It is our annual objective to identify and honour physicists whoare currently doing state-of-the-art physics research or makinginnovative physics education contributions at all levels inSingapore.

This is to encourage younger members of our Singaporeanphysics community to attain greater success in future as theyprobe the marvelous yet unknown frontiers of our physicalUniverse and communicate science to schools and the public.

Institute of Physics, Singapore

ANNUAL IPS AWARDS PRESENTATION 2017

ASSOC. PROF. RAJDEEP SINGH

IPS PRESIDENT &DY HEAD, RESEARCH &

POSTGRADUATE MATTERS, NSSE

Institute of Physics, Singapore

PROF. Christian KurtsieferIPS VICE PRESIDENT &DY CHAIR, IPS AWARDS

ASSOC. PROF. PHIL CHAN

CHAIR, IPS AWARDS & DY HEAD OF NUS PHYSICS

EMCEE

IPS CRESCENDAS AWARD FOR

OUTSTANDING JUNIOR COLLEGE PHYSICS

TEACHER 2016

VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE

Outstanding Physics Teacherand one of her greatestcontributions is to constantlyexplore and implementinnovative pedagogicalapproaches to actively engagestudents in the learning of “A”level physics in a JuniorCollege.

MS KHAW HWEE JU

IPS CRESCENDAS AWARD FOR

OUTSTANDING POLYTECHNIC ENGINEERING

PHYSICS LECTURER 2016

Temasek Polytechnic (TP),School of Engineering

An outstanding Applied PhysicsLecturer who is instrumental insetting up a new physicsdemonstration laboratory atTemasek Polytechnic.

This new Demo lab will also beused by secondary schoolsstudents to excite them in thelearning of physics.

MR TAN KAY YEW KEN

IPS CRESCENDAS AWARD FOR

OUTSTANDING POLYTECHNIC ENGINEERING

PHYSICS LECTURER 2016

Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP),School of Engineering

An outstanding and very well-respected Engineering Physics,and Engineering MathematicsLecturer. As an outstandingEngineer with vast industrialexperiences, he is a greatadvocate of STEM education foryounger Singaporeans. He hasthe ability to bring real lifeengineering physics experiencesto the classroom.

MR SOO KIAN THIAM

IPS CRESCENDAS AWARD FOR

OUTSTANDING ITE ENGINEERING PHYSICS

LECTURER 2016

National University ofSingapore, NUS, PhysicsWorkshop.

Outstanding and highly skilledNUS workshop and engineeringphysics technologist who hascontributed significantly toSingapore (& International)World Skills Competition as aJury Panel at the Institute ofTechnical Education, ITE.

MS LEE LAI BAY

IPS CRESCENDAS AWARD FOR

OUTSTANDING POLYTECHNIC

APPLIED PHYSICS RESEARCH 2016

Republic Polytechnic (RP),School of Engineering

An outstanding applied physicsresearcher, in particular, hiscontribution in the Healing ofDamaged Composite Aero-Structure. This research is fundedby Singapore MOE-TIF and italso won the SingaporeInnovation Award forAeronautics.

DR HAMID SAEEDIPOUR

IPS CADI SCIENTIFIC AWARD FOR

PUBLIC AWARENESS OF PHYSICS

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, NUS

Many years of OutstandingContributions to Singapore PhysicsOlympiads, International PhysicsOlympiad, Asian Physics Olympiadsand IYPT. As an outstandingeducator, he has helped manygenerations of physics students wininternational physics medals forour country.

DR. YEO YE

IPS NANOTECHNOLOGY AWARD

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF

SINGAPORE, NUS

Outstanding research in 2Dmaterials, namely ContactResistance, Emergent ElectronicProperties and RamanSpectroscopy for MaterialsCharacterization research worksdone in Singapore.

ASST. PROF QUEK SU YING

IPS NANOTECHNOLOGY AWARD

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, NUS

Outstanding research in NanoscaleBiology (dynamics of protein andprotein complexes) Nanoscience(self-assembly, material growthdynamics and nanoscale phasetransitions), Physics and chemistryat interfaces and Nanofabricationworks done in Singapore.

ASST. PROF

UTKUR M. MIRSAIDOV

IPS WORLD SCIENTIFIC AWARD

DSI, A*STAR, NTU

Outstanding research in modernphysical optics, plasmonics,nanophotonics and moderntheoretical physics related tolaser-matter interaction workdone in Singapore.

He is currently the ScientificAdvisor at the Data StorageInstitute.

PROF. BORIS LUKIYANCHUK

IPS WORLD SCIENTIFIC AWARD

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, NUS

Outstanding research in generationand simulation of novel Topologicalstates of matter in periodicallydriven system, Quantumthermodynamics and QuantumHeat Engine done in Singapore.

PROF. GONG JIANGBIN

INST. OF PHYSICS, SINGAPORE

IPS PRESIDENT’S AWARD

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

AND INST. OF ADV. STUDIES, NTU

Outstanding contributions andleadership for many years ofSingapore physics education andpart of the group to initiateQuantum Information research inSingapore. Currently the DeputyDirector of the Institute ofAdvanced Studies in NanyangTechnological University.

ASSOC. PROF.KWEK LEONG CHUAN