Shih Choon Fong
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| Shih Choon Fong | |
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| President, National University of Singapore Founding President, KAUST |
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| Term | 2000 – November 2008 |
| Predecessor | Lim Pin |
| Successor | Tan Chorh Chuan |
| Born | 1945 Singapore |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Singapore Polytechnic |
| Residence | Singapore |
| Profession | Professor-Engineer |
| Spouse | Li Cheng |
| Website: NUS, Office of the President KAUST, Office of the President |
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Professor Shih Choon Fong (施春风; born 1945) is President of the National University of Singapore and a world renowned fracture mechanics expert.
In his 9 years as NUS President, he has been widely acknowledged[1] for creating the University’s research-intensive focus as well as for NUS’ elevated global reputation. Drawing from his experiences abroad, Shih institutionalized a performance- and market-based evaluation system for academics.[2] Shih also added more flexibility and responsiveness to the rigid British-based Singapore higher education system by implementing new teaching and grading methodologies from the American system . Shih’s efforts have gained NUS growing international recognition and achievements, such as the Times Higher Education Supplement.
On 13 January 2008, the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) announced that Shih will be its Founding President. Shih will fully assume his new role on 1 December 2008.
[edit] Honors
In 2004, Shih became the first Singaporean to be elected as a Foreign Associate to the United States National Academy of Engineering.[3]
Recently, his works in the special research achievements elected to the 2006 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Foreign Honorary Member. He is the only foreign academicians in the engineering technology group.
1945 Born in Singapore
1957 Singapore Monk's Hill Primary School
1961 Singapore Beatty Secondary School
1966 Singapore Polytechnic, Dipl Eng
1970 Harvard University, Master of Science
1973 Harvard University, Doctor of Physics
1969-1971 American Science and Engineering, Mathematics analyst
1973-1974 Harvard University, Researcher
1974-1981 General Electric, R & D, Head of Fracture Group
1981-1983 Brown University, Visiting Professor
1983-1986 Brown University, Associate Professor
1986-1997 Brown University, Professor
1996-1999 National University of Singapore, Director of the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering
1997-2000 National University of Singapore, Deputy Vice-Chancellor
2000-2008 National University of Singapore, President
2009- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Founding President[4]
[edit] References
- ^ A decade of dedicated leadership and service at NUS. NUS Knowledge Enterprise (2008-01-13). Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
- ^ Davie, Sandra (2008-01-14). NUS President to leave at the end of this year. Straits Times News. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
- ^ "Singapore scientist elected to prestigious US National Academy of Engineering", Channel NewsAsia, 28 February 2006.
- ^ "Shih Appointed KAUST President", Arab News, 13 January 2008.
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| Preceded by Lim Pin (1981-2000) |
President of the National University of Singapore 2000 - 2008 |
Succeeded by Tan Chorh Chuan (December 2008) |
