2023

President’s Science & Technology Medal

Mr Quek Gim Pew

Senior R&D Consultant,
Ministry of Defence

“For his pivotal role in developing Singapore’s research ecosystem in critical areas including defence capabilities, space technology, advancing quantum engineering, artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.” Download Full Citation

President's Science Award

Dr Qiu Cheng-Wei

Associate Professor,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dean’s Chair Professor,
National University of Singapore (NUS)

“For his trailblazing contributions to topological thermal materials and diffusion physics, pioneering the fundamental framework in structured thermal metamaterials, quantum heat transport, advanced cooling technologies, and nonreciprocal thermal photonics.” Download Full Citation

Young Scientist Awards

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Category

Dr Tan Yong Zi

Assistant Professor,
Department of Biological Sciences
National University of Singapore (NUS)

“For his groundbreaking work in developing cryogenic electron microscopy methods that revealed protein structures in diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, COVID-19 and cancer, paving the way for potential treatments.” Download Full Citation

Physical, Information & Engineering Sciences Category

Dr Chang Guoqing

Assistant Professor,
School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

“For his pioneering and illustrious contributions to the discovery of topological quantum semimetals, giving rise to new research avenues and applications in quantum materials and photonics.” Download Full Citation

Dr Soujanya Poria

Assistant Professor,
Information Systems Technology and Design
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

“For his significant contributions in multimodal conversational AI that has gained widespread adoption, and for his outstanding work in affective computing which has been instrumental in multiple practical applications.” Download Full Citation