16.03.2006
Visit of
Professor Richard A Williams,
Pro-Vice Chancellor for Enterprise & Knowledge Transfer,
University of Leeds, UK
February, 2006
17.02.2006
Visit of
HP Lab Senior Fellow – Professor R. Stanley Williams
10.02.2006
Visit of
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Guests – Professor
Thomas Tybell & Professor Bjorn Stokke
January, 2006
19.01.2006
Visit of Mr Mark A. Gogins (Director, Advanced Technologies –
Corporate
Technology ) & Dr H. Young Chung (Fellow, Corporate Technology),
Donaldson Co.,
Inc,
USA
11.01.2006 – 12.01.2006
Visit of
Dr K Eric Drexler, Founder of the Foresight Insitute and
Chief Technical
Advisor of
Nanorex, USA
05.01.2006 – 06.01.2006
Visit of
Professor Winston O Soboyejo, Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace
Engineering, Princeton University,
USA
05.01.2006
Visit of Professor S Homer-Vanniasinkam, Leeds General Infirmary
Professor of Clinical & Experimental Vascular Research, University
of Bradford; Clinical Sub-Dean, Leeds Medical School, UK
December, 2005
19.12.2005 – 20.12.2005
Visit Program of
Professor R P H Chang, Department of Materials Science &
Engineering, Northwestern University,
USA
09.12.2005
Visit Program of
Prof Morton H. Friedman, Biomedical Engineering Department,
Pratt
School of Engineering, Duke University, USA
06.12.2005
Visit of Prof. Miroslav Sochor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Dept. of Mechanics, Czech Technical University, Prague
July, 2005 22.07.2005
Visit Program of Mr. Ng Thin Teng, Chairman of Hainal-Konyi (S) Pte
Ltd &
Eco-X Synergy Pte Ltd
06.07.2005
Visit Program of Dr Nora F. Savage,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Washington, DC, USA
01.07.05 (11.00 - 1.30pm)
Visit by Dr John Parmentola, Director
for Research & Laboratory Management, Office of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of the Army (Research & Technology), USA, and his
delegates ( Mr. Stephen Cohn, Director of International Programs,
USA ; Mr. Bob Kahn, Support Contractor for Dr Parmentola, USA ; LTC
Matthew D. Poe, Commander, ITC-PAC Southeast Asia, USA ; Mr. Oh
Khoon Wee, Project Manager, DSTA, Singapore) to NUSNNI (FOE) & Nano
Biomechanics Laboratory.
June, 2005 29.06.2005
Visit Program of
Prof Ilesanmi Adesida, Interim Dean and Professor Donald Biggar
Willet, Professor of Electrical and
Computer Engineering, College of
Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA
13.06.2005
Visit Program of
Ms Olivia Lum, Group CEO & President, Hyflux
Group of companies
March, 2005 14.03.2005 (11 – 11.30am)
Visit by Prof Cardew Hall to Faculty of Engineering
(L>R) Prof Hall, A/P Feng Si-Shen and Dr
Alan Lim
February, 2005 14-16.02.2005 Prof Huang Wei and his delegates with NUSNNI
(FOE) focus group chairs
Prof Huang Wei delivering his presentation to staff members of FOEE
January, 2005
18.01.2005 (11.30 -12.30pm)
Visit by Mr Hiromichi ENDO (Head, Asian Program Division) & Mr
Naritake ABE from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
to the Faculty of Engineering (NUSNNI)
(L>R) Dr Alan Lim (PM, NUSNNI), Mr ABE, Mr ENDO and Dr Vincent Tan
(DD, NUSNNI)
14.10.2004
Professor Tao Xiaoming, Chair Professor and Head of the
Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, Hong Kong.
12.10.2004
World Nano-Economic Congress Delegation, Multi-National Members
01.09.2004 (9.00 -
10.20am)
Quality Assurance Framework for the University (QAFU) external
review panel, visit to NUSNNI. The objective
of the visit is to to learn about the key characteristics and
strengths of the research institutes/centres.
The QAFU
review panel:
- Dr Jennifer Lee, Chairperson, QAFU Review Panel
- Sir Gareth Roberts, Member, QAFU Review Panel
- Ms Veronica Chua, Ministry of Education Representative
- Ms karen Hoi, Ministry of Education Representative
- Mr Ong Keng Yang, NUS Preident's Office Representative
The receiving party from
NUSNNI:
- Prof Seeram Ramakrishna, Co-Director
- Assoc Prof Andrew Wee, Co-Director
- Asst Prof Vincent Tan, Dy-Director
- Dr Alan Lim Teik Cheng, Programme Manager
- Dr Xie Xianning, Programme Manager
- Assoc Prof Lim Chwee Teck, Lab supervisor
Prof Seeram
leading the tour of laboratory with QAFU (centre: Sir Gareth
Roberts and right: Dr Jennifer Lee).
A/P Lim Chwee
Teck giving a poster presentation on his
Nano Biomechancs laboratory research activities
The QAFU
review panel enjoying the
laboratory tour.
The team from
NUSNNI (from L-R: A/P Andrew Wee, Dr Alan Lim, Dr Vincent
Tan and A/P Lim Chwee Teck)
August, 2004 04.08.04 - 14.08.04 Sir Richard Friend,
the founder and Chief Scientist of Cambridge Display Technology
(CDT) and Plastic Logic Limited (PLL), was invited by NUS as the
55th Lee Kuan Yew Distinguised Visitor. He will be delivering
lectures while in Singapore. Media Release:-
Lianhe Zaobao(chinese version)
/ The Straits
Times
January, 2004 27.01.04 Sir Richard Friend,
the founder and Chief Scientist of Cambridge Display Technology
(CDT) and Plastic Logic Limited (PLL), visit to NUSNNI and its
Affiliated Research Laboratories.
His purpose of visit is to develop a long-term partnership with
NUS/Singapore on both the academic research front as well as
possible joint research enterprise activities.
October, 2003 30.10.03
Dr Michiharu Nakamura, Senior Vice President & Executive
Officer President, Research & Development Group, along with his
delegates(DrMasahiro Abe and Mr Takafumi Kimishima)from
HITACHIaccompanied by EDB officials.
- A presentation and tour to FOE NUSNNI affiliated Laboratories
28.10.03 Tim E. Harper, President
& CEO, CIENTIFICA, Business Information and Consulting.
Madrid-London-New York-Mumbal, visits to NUSNNI Affiliated
Laboratories in Faculty of Engineering
August, 2003
22.08.03
Minister of State for Community Development and Sports &
Education, Mr Chan Soo Sen, and 2nd Permanent Secretary of
Education, Lt. Gen Lim Chuan Poh, visit to NNI Nanobioengineering
corridor
March, 2003
18.03.03
Dr H. Markus Bayegan, Chief Technology Officer, Group
R&D and Technology, ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd, Zurich, Switzerland
- A presentation and tour to FOS NUSNNI affiliated Labs
February, 2003
24-28.02.2003
Dr Ralf Heiderhoff, Head of Optical and Thermal
Microscopy Techniques, Bergishe Universitaet Wuppertal
12.12.2002 A/P Zhe-Yu Jeff Ou,
Dept of Physics, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
- A visit to surface Science Laboratory
4.12.2002
Prof Yoshita Ikada (Suzuka University of Medicine
Science),
Dr Hisatoshi Kobayashi (Biomaterials Research
Center, NIMS), Dr Toshiya Fujisato (Research
Institute, National Cardiovascular Center), Dr Takao Hanawa
(Nanotechnology Researchers Network Center of Japan)
- A visit to FoE laboratories
3.12.2002
Dr Ken Goretta /
Dr Nan Chen, Argonne National Laboratory / Asian
Technology Information Program
- A visit to NUSNNI laboratories
November, 2002
13.11.2002 Dr Gail
Brown, The Nanotechnology Initiative & Future
Electronics Materials & Manufacturing Directorate, US Airforce
- A visit to NUSNNI laboratories
October, 2002
29.10.2002 Dr Roger
Aston, (CEO) of pSIOncology and pSiMedica
- A visit to FoE Bioengineering corridors and laboratory
24.10.2002 Prof
Thomas Bjornholm, The Royal Danish Embassy, University
of Copenhagen
- A presentation & meeting with the NUS Nano committees members
