Shih Choon Fong

Infobox University President
name =Shih Choon Fong


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university =President, National University of Singapore
Founding President, KAUST
term_start =2000
term_end =November 2008
birth_date =1945
birth_place =Singapore
death_date =
death_place =
predecessor =Lim Pin
successor =Tan Chorh Chuan
alumnus =Harvard University
Singapore Polytechnic
residence =Singapore
profession =Professor-Engineer
religion =
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spouse =Li Cheng
children =
website = [http://www.nus.edu.sg/president/ NUS, Office of the President]
[http://www.kaust.edu.sa/about/presidents-office.aspx/ 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

cite web
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title = A decade of dedicated leadership and service at NUS
publisher = NUS Knowledge Enterprise
date = 2008-01-13
url = http://newshub.nus.edu.sg/headlines/0801/president_13jan08.htm
accessdate = 2008-01-29 ] 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.

cite web
last = Davie
first = Sandra
title = NUS President to leave at the end of this year
publisher = Straits Times News
date = 2008-01-14
url = http://newshub.nus.edu.sg/news/0801/pdf/PRESIDENT_st-14Jan-p1.pdf
accessdate = 2008-01-29 ] 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.

Honors

Shih is among the highly cited researchers in the world for the category of engineering complied by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI).

In 2004, Shih became the first Singaporean to be elected as a Foreign Associate to the United States National Academy of Engineering. [ cite news
title = Singapore scientist elected to prestigious US National Academy of Engineering
publisher = Channel NewsAsia
date = 28 February 2006
url = http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/195478/1/.html ]

He was awarded the French decoration "Chevalier" in the Order of the "Legion d'Honneur" in 2005.

In recognition of his works in the special research achievements, Shih was elected as a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2006. He is the only foreign academician in the engineering technology group.

In 2007, Shih received the inaugural Chief Executive Leadership Award for Asia Pacific presented by the Council for Advancement and Support for Education.

　　1945 Born in Singapore

　　1957 Singapore Monk's Hill Primary School

　　1961 Singapore Beatty Secondary School

　　1966 Singapore Polytechnic, Dipl Eng

　　1970 Harvard University, Division of Applied Science, M S

　　1973 Harvard University, Division of Applied Science, Ph D

　　1969-1971 American Science and Engineering, Mathematical 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 [ cite news
title = Shih Appointed KAUST President
publisher = Arab News
date = 13 January 2008
url = http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=105611&d=13&m=1&y=2008&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom ]

References

External links

* [http://www.nus.edu.sg/president Office of the President, NUS]
* [http://www.nus.edu.sg/president/profile.htm Official Profile of Shih Choon Fong]
* [http://www.nus.edu.sg National University of Singapore]