China-Singapore International Joint Research Institute

Prof Lam Khin Yong

Chairman of the Governing Council

Professor Lam Khin Yong oversees and drives industry partnerships in Nanyang Technological University Singapore as the Vice President (Industry). Previously, as Senior Vice President (Research) (2014 – 2022), he guides NTU's university-wide research and its implementation.

He plays a strategic role in growing NTU's link to industry through the various Corporate and Joint Labs including HP Inc., Rolls-Royce, Continental, Singtel, GlobalFoundries, and others.

Prof Lam has held many research/academic leadership appointments at the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) and NTU. Before joining NTU, he was the Founding Director of the NUS Centre for Computational Mechanics and the NUS-MINDEF Underwater Shock Laboratory, Programme Director of the IHPC-MINDEF High Performance Computing Centre, Founding Executive Director of the Institute of High Performance Computing and Founding Executive Director of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Graduate Academy. He is the Co-Chair for the Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre Steering Board.

Professor Lam is the recipient of many prestigious accolades. Most recently, he was awarded the Guangzhou Honorary Citizen Award for his contribution to the economic development, international exchanges and social welfare of Guangzhou city through the China-Singapore Joint Research Institute. He was also awarded the French Legion of Honour (Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur) in 2017 in recognition of his contributions in nurturing academic and industry collaborations for NTU that have strengthened bilateral relations between France and Singapore. Other accolades include the Honorary Professorship Diploma award, the highest honour and recognition from Lomonosov Moscow State University, the Shandong University Honorary Professorship, the South China University of Technology Honorary Professorship, the University of Science and Technology of China Guest Professorship, and the Honorary Doctorate from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in recognition of his research achievements and the links that he had established with the industry.

In 2018, he received the prestigious Singapore President's Science and Technology Medal which is awarded to outstanding individuals who have made a distinguished contribution to the development of Singapore through the promotion and management of R&D. He had also received the Singapore Distinguished Service Award from the National Supercomputing Centre Singapore (NSCC Singapore) for his long-term service and contribution to High Performance Computing. He was also the first academic to lead a research team which was awarded the National Defence Technology Prize.

He obtained his BSc with First Class Honours in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London and his Master's and PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also attended the Advanced Management Programme at the Harvard Business School.

Prof Xu Yong

Member of the Governing Council (CSIJRI President)

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Mr Ang Boon Peng

Member of the Governing Council

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Prof Chan Siew Hwa

Senior Vice President

Prof Chan Siew Hwa is a Professor at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and the Co-Director of Energy Research Institute@NTU. Prof. Chan joined NTU in 1991 after obtaining his PhD and subsequently worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Imperial College London. Prof. Chan is a Non-Executive Director of Maz Energy Pte Ltd, Advisor to Total SA (France), Wuhan Koleal, Horizon Energy Systems, etc. His research is inclined to Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technologies. His research has gained him a number of international recognitions, which include George-Stephenson Award from the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, UK in 2000, Scientific Achievement Award from International Association of Hydrogen Energy, USA in 2007 and ”World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds” award from Thomson Reuters in 2014.

Mr Xie Xinghua

Senior Vice President

Mr Xie Xinghua, Economist, Master of Science from Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (GIGCAS). He joined the Science and Technology Division, South China University of Technology (SCUT) in 2005, mainly responsible for science and technology management, technological innovation research at enterprises, etc. From 2008 to 2012, he was seconded to the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province. He was also former director of SCUT Capital Management Co., Ltd.

Dr Gu Haiwen

Vice President

Dr Gu Haiwen obtained his PhD from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS) in 2004, subsequently worked as a postdoctoral research staff at the University of Sherbrooke, Canada. Since 2006, he joined NTU and NUS, dedicated to material science and research until he joined the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) of A*STAR in 2012. His research is inclined to Polymeric nanocomposites, elastomers and non-destructive analysis technologies, with multiple patents and successful commercialization. In 2017, obtained his Master’s degree through the Technopreneurship and Innovation Programme (TIP) at NTU, Dr Gu continued to act as the Deputy Headof Industry Development Office at IMRE of A*STAR. He is a member of Materials Research Society of Singapore (MRS-S), Singapore National Institute of Chemistry (SNIC) and American Concrete Insitute (ACI).