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Academics Qualifications:
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Year
1989
1985
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Degree
D.Sc.
B.Sc.
(Hons)
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Subject
Science
Science
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Institution
Université
Catholique de Louvain (Belgium)
Université
Catholique de Louvain (Belgium)
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Professional Experiences:
Year |
Position |
Organization |
2019 to date |
Michael Fam Chair Professor in Food Science and Technology |
School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
2011 to date |
Tenured Full Professor |
School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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2007 - 2011 |
Tenured Associate Professor |
School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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2002 - 2007 |
Associate Professor |
School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Sciences
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
1996 - 2002 |
Principal Investigator
/ Senior Scientist |
Department of Clinical Research
Singapore General Hospital
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1990 - 1996 |
Research Associate/
Research Fellow |
Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology
National University of Singapore |
Live Interview in Singapore Tonight programme on Channel NewsAsia, on NTU Food Science and Technology Programme (2016)
Awards
and Professional Recognitions:
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- Michael Fam Chair Professor in Food Science and Technology, NTU, 2019-
- Organiser and Moderator, WHO Health Talks on Food Safety 'Emerging Issues in Food Safety', 2022
- External Advisory Board, Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Florida, USA, 2021-
- Director, SG Agri Innovation Lab (SAIL@NTU), 2021-
- Scientific Director, Singapore Future Ready Food Safety Hub (FRESH@NTU), 2020-
- Organising Chairman, Food Science and Technology Global conference 2021, Singapore
- Advisory Committee (Novel Foods), Singapore Food Agency, 2020-
- Member, Singapore Food Standard Committee, SMF, Enterprise Singapore, 2020-
- Advisory Committee (Health Claims), Singapore Food Agency, 2019-
- Expert Advisory Panel, FoodInnovate Asia, 2020-
- Editorial Board, ENVISION, National Environment Agency, 2019-
- Co-Director, F&N-NTU Joint Innovation Laboratory, 2019-
- Senior Consultant, The Good Food Institute APAC, 2020-
- Scientific Advisory Board, IFWRC, Waters Corporation, 2020-
- Consultant, Asian Development Bank, 2021-
- Advisor/Consultant, World Health Organization, 2021-
- Consultant, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2022-
- Consultant, Surbana Jurong Pte Ltd, 2022
- Consultant, Sony Creative Design Centre, 2022
- Consultant, Deloitte, 2022
- Consultant, Nicholas Kirkwood Ltd, 2021-
- Consultant, Bountifood Pte Ltd, 2021-22
- Consultant, N&E Innovations Pte Ltd, 2021-22
- Consultant, Off-Piste Ltd, 2022-
- Consultant, Ichimasa Kamaboko, 2022-
- Consultant, Float Foods Pte Ltd, 2021-22
- Consultant, Uni-TAT Ice & Marketing Pte Ltd, 2021-2022
- Consultant, Alterpacks Pte Ltd, 2020-2022
- Consultant, Guidepoint, 2009-
- Consultant, Ferrero SpA, 2019
- Academic Editor, PLoS ONE (USA), 2012-
- Academic Editor, EC Nutrition (UK), 2017-
- Academic Editor, AIMS Bioengineering (USA), 2016-
- Fellow, US Food System Leadership Institute, USA, 2015-
- Director, University Food Science & Technology, NTU, 2013-
- Member, Management Board of International Joint Research Institute, Sino-Singapore Knowledge City, 2016-
- Director, N4Technology Pte. Ltd. (Consulting Company), 2015-2018
- Director, Graduate Education Office, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, NTU, 2013-
- Judge, DutchCham Winsemius Awards 2016 for Sustainability & Innovation, 2016
- Member of Expert Panel, National Research Foundation, Singapore, 2013-
- Member, Singapore Food Standard Committee (Technical Committee), 2015-
- Member of WG4, Inter-ministerial Committee on Food Security, 2014-
- External Examiner, UniSIM, Singapore, 2012-
- Member of Advisory Panel, and Organizing Committee, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Asia Congress, by Oxford Global, 2014-
- Keynote Speaker, Future 4 Food World Summit (F4F), Bilbao, Spain (May 2022)
- Invited Panelist, F&A Next, Wageningen, The Netherlands (May 2022)
- Keynote Speaker, European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST), Rotterdam (Nov 2019)
- Keynote Speaker at Shimadzu's Food Quality and Safety Summit 2018, Singapore (Oct 29, 2018)
- Keynote Speaker at Food Safety & Technology APAC Summit, Kuala Lumpur (Nov 13, 2018)
- Keynote Speaker on Food Sustainability at China Brew China Beverages Trade Fair, Shanghai (Oct 25, 2018)
- Invited Keynote Speaker at Hewlett Packard event, on Food Sustainability (Jun, 2018)
- Keynote Speaker at Circular Economy Mapping Session, Singapore (Feb, 2018)
- Moderator of Panel Discussion on Circular Economy Organised by London School of Economics Alumni Association Singapore (Feb, 2018)
- Panelist at Roundtable Discussion on Plastic Pollution Management with Government, Industry and NGO Leaders, Singapore (Jan, 2018)
- Invited Speaker (on Singapore Food Sustainability) at APEC Workshop, Tianjin, China, 2017
- Invited Panelist in European Union Delegation Seminat on Zero Food Waste, Singapore, 2017
- Invited Participant to UN-FAO Meeting on Agricultural Biotechnology and Sustainable Food Systems, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2017
- Invited Plenary Speaker (on Microbial Engineering for Food Sustainability), The 27th Commonwealth Agriculture Conference, 2016
- Invited Keynote Speaker (on Biofuels Production through Microbial Engineering), 2nd International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics), Aberdeen, UK, 2015
- Invited Keynote Speaker (on Biofuels Production through Microbial Engineering), 2nd International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics), Aberdeen, UK, 2015
- Invited Keynote Lecture (on –omics Technology for Biomedical and Environmental Applications), International Congress on Analytical Proteomics, Brazil, 2013
- Member of Scientific Committee, International Congress on Analytical Proteomics, Brazil, 2013
- Keynote Session Chair (Speakers include Prof. Mark van Loosdrecht, winner of the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2012; and Prof. Ng Wun Jern, Executive Director of NEWRI), and Invited Speaker (on –omics Technology for Watewater Treatment) at the 4th GlobalTech on Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Water Management in Urban Centres, Singapore, 2012
- Invited Plenary Speaker (on New Approach for Identification of Prognostic Biomarkers for HBV and Associated HCC) at Mahidol International Conference on Infections and Cancers, Bangkok, Thailand, 2012
- Invited Keynote Speaker (on Viral Proteomics) at International Conference & Exhibition on Virology, Baltimore, USA, 2011
- Invited Plenary Speaker (on Cell-based Proteomics Platform for Biomedical Applications) at International Congress on Analytical Proteomics, Ourense, Spain, 2011
- Distinguished Speaker (Biomarkers for Presymptomatic Detection of Bacterial Infection) at USEUCOM & USAFRICOM S&T Conference, Stuttgart, Germany, 2011
- Invited Plenary Speaker (on Perspectives for New Generation and Technologies for Biofuels) at Bioenergy Asia Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 2011
- Invited Institute Seminar Speaker (on Viral Proteomic on HBV and Associated HCC: insights on mechanisms of disease onset and biomarker discovery) at University of Hamburg, Germany, 2011
- Invited Guest to Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, China, 2010
- Honoured at NTU convocation for his “inspirational mentorship” to Ms. Lee Kar Kei, recipient of Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal Award as well as Koh Boon Hwee Scholar’s Award, 2010
- Invited Speaker at Symposium on Present Status of Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer Research, by Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 2010
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