
News about Imperial, ICAAS, and Our Members
This is a partial list. It records some of
the news articles that mentioned ICAAS and its
members.
If you have copies of old news about ICAAS,
please contact Wong Limsoon (wongls@comp.nus.edu.sg).
2008
- 18/3/08
Alumnus in the News: J.Y.Pillay
The lucky plodder with a light touch...
- 7/3/08
Alumnus in the News: J.Y. Pillay
The pioneering "government wallah"...
- 7/3/08
Alumnus in the News: Nicole Goh
The right fit...
- 7/3/08
Alumnus in the News: Vivian Noo
Always a step ahead ...
- 7/3/08
Alumnus in the News: Klement Foo
For the love of chemistry ...
- 14/1/08
S'pore should have more choices in tertiary education,
not just more graduates
CHAIRMAN of Singapore's Biomedical Sciences International
Advisory Council since 2000 and an Honorary Citizen for
the past four years, Sir Richard Sykes must know a thing or
two about what makes the Republic tick...
2007
- 8/11/07
UK universities rise up rankings
... Imperial College London rises to fifth ...
- 11/8/07
Celebratory Centenary Reception in Singapore
Alumni in Singapore gathered for a special Centenary reception with
Imperial Ambassador, Dame Julia Higgins ...
- 20/10/07
Alumnus in the News: Tang Wey Lin
At technology's frontier ...
- 28/7/07
Alumnus in the News: Chew Man Leong
Navy to get new chief next month ...
- 28/7/07
Alumnus in the News: Yeo Kirk Siang
BCA Overseas Scholarship holder Yeo Kirk Siang says self-motivation
was key to his success while studying on a scholarship...
- 25/6/07
Brewmaster tour in Singapore
ICAAS organized a visit to the Paulaner Brauhaus ...
- 25/6/07
MBA talk on "Blue ocean strategy"
Imperial alumnus, Kee Hian Tan, was guest-speaker at the
MBA Talk session ...
- 25/6/07
Imperial alumni win IT leaders award
At the annual IT Leader Awards & gala dinner of the
Singapore Computer Society ...
- 25/6/07
MBA talk on "The Chinese negotiation"
Alumni in Singapore gathered for a MBA talk organized
by ICAAS ...
- 23/6/07
MBA talk in Singapore
Alumni in Singapore joined Dr. Thomas Lawton ...
- 23/6/07
MBA Networking Evening in Singapore
Local alumni gathered for an MBA networking evening ...
- 22/6/07
Alumnus in the News: Raymond Kwok
Higher GST Rate A Certainty ...
- 21/6/07
Prof. Sir Roy Anderson named next rector of Imperial College London
Professor Sir Roy Anderson will succeed Sir Richard Sykes to
become the 14th Rector of Imperial College London...
- 4/4/07
Alumni in the News: Stephen Lim and William Liu
Local IT leaders lauded at awards...
- 24/3/07
Alumni in the News: Stephen Lim and William Liu
At the annual IT Leader Awards & gala dinner of
the Singapore Computer Society held on 23 March 2007,
attended by the Minister for Information, Communications
and the Arts, Dr. Lee Boon Yang, two IC alumni were among
the winners.
- 16/3/07
Alumnus in the News: Robert Goh
Another person who challenges himself to think
differently is Mr Robert Goh, who has scaled the treacherous
slopes of Mount Everest as well as Tibet's Cho Oyu and
Xixabangma without supplementary oxygen....
- 2/3/07
WSPC-ICAAS Most Outstanding Junior College
Science Student Award Winner Hong Wenxian
President's Scholar Hong Wenxian shares the
same desire to do his bit for Singapore...
- 2/3/07
Alumnus in the News: Chen Zhong Yi
"I have always wanted to help educate the younger ones,"
says Ministry of Education scholar Chen Zhongyi...
- 2/3/07
Alumna in the News: Valerie Chee
FIREFly scholar Valerie Chee enjoys linking
Singapore companies with their European counterparts...
- 1/3/07
History of Imperial College London, 1907-2007
This nice book on the history of Imperial College
has just been published by World Scientific. There is
a 30% discount for ICAAS Members...
- 28/2/07
WSPC-ICAAS Most Outstanding Junior College
Science Student Award Winner Sarah Ong
18-year-old's award winning research project
brings her to the Nobel Prize ceremonies...
- 20/1/07
Alumnus in the News: Teo Ser Foong
Reaching new heights: CAAS Scholar Teo Ser Foong
lives out his dream of helping to shape Singapore's
aviation scene...
2006
- 31/10/06
Alumnus in the News: Wong Limsoon
Professor Wong Limsoon: Sustained contributions ...
- 26/10/06
Mention of ICAAS in Imperial Engineer, Autumn 2006 issue
Singapore mentoring to start ...
Dragon boat loss ...
Alumni in politics ...
Latest medal for Limsoon ...
- 6/08/06
Alumnus in the News: Gooi Soon Chai
Agilent Technologies’ President for Singapore
and Malaysia, Mr. Gooi Soon Chai, tells Greg Waldron
what it takes to be successful in the technology field ...
- 10/07/06
Alumnus in the News: J. Y. Pillay
National Library Distinguished Readers ...
- 9/07/06
Alumnus in the News: Wee Siew Kim
Mr. Wee Siew Kim has been a non-executive director
of SBS ...
- 2/07/06
Alumnus in the News: Wong Limsoon
Six youths and a team conferred Singapore Youth
Awards...
Zhaobao,
Photos and
Citations
- 8/06/06
Alumnus in the News: Chew Choon Seng
SIA chief is appointed IATA chairman:
SINGAPORE Airlines chief executive officer Chew Choon Seng,
the new chairman of the International Air Transport Association (IATA),
hopes to use his one-year term to push for ...
- 2/06/05
Alumnus in the News: Baey Yam Keng
Tanjong Pagar MP Baey Joins CapitalLand:
FORMER Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts director
Baey Yam Keng joined property company Capital Land as its vice-president
of corporate marketing last month...
- 9/04/2006
Alumnus in the News: Baey Yam Keng
From the theatre stage to the political arena:
For the past 15 years he has reached out to Singaporeans from
the theatre stage ...
- 7/04/2006
Imperial College Alumni Association of Singapore (ICAAS) and the
National Library Board (NLB) Event
In February 2006, the Imperial College Alumni Association
of Singapore (ICAAS) and the National Library Board (NLB) jointly
organized a series of events under the theme "Body Parts: The Science
of Human Reconstruction" ...
- 19/04/2006
Alumnus in the News: Lee Yock Suan
Ex-minister happy to step down:
Former Cabinet minister Lee Yock Suan is retiring from
politics after 26 years...
- 1/04/2006
Alumnus in the News: Tan Wearn Haw
Cup stint will aid Singapore in Asiad:
The selection of sailors Tan Wearn Haw and Charles Lim
for an America's Cup team could boost Singapore's
chances in similar events in December's Doha Asian Games...
- 5/03/2006
Alumnus in the News: Tan Yih San
Leading the Way:
Name: Colonel Tan Yih San
Scholarship: Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship Year awarded: 1985
- 4/03/2006
Advances in Science Creating Superhumans
Experts meet here to discuss the enhancing of human
bodies through technology...
- 1/03/2006
Alumnus in the News: Chew Chee Keong
A Thirst for Knowledge:
A PUB scholarship took Mr Chew Chee Keong abroad
and changed his life...
- 1/03/2006
Alumnus in the News: Jayson Goh
Bringing Home the Bacon:
Attracting money to Singapore provides constant excitement,
Economic Development Board scholar Jayson Goh tells Andrew Duffy...
- 1/03/2006
Alumnus in the News: Teo Eng Dih
Globe-Trotting Helps in His Job:
For International Enterprise Singapore scholar Teo Eng Dih,
seeing the world was as important as getting a degree...
- 26/01/2006
Imperial College London top choice for Singaporean students in Britain
Recent statistics show that Imperial College London has become the most popular UK university for Singaporean students.
- 21/1/2006
Alumnus in the News: Tan Tat Ting
Starting at the Deepend:
Singapore Police Force (SPF) scholars get to see both sides - good
and bad - of Singapore. ASP Tan Tat Ting tells Chan Seet Fun...
- 21/1/2006
Alumnus in the News: Ling Min Koon
Embarking on a Soaring Career:
Ling Min Koon tells Rav Dhaliwal how the CAAS's willingness to
reschedule his scholarship interview started him on a career
full of high points....
- 2/1/2006
Imperial College top choice for S'poreans in Britain
LONDON - THE Imperial College of Science,
Technology and Medicine is the new crown jewel for
Singaporean university students in Britain. The latest
statistics show that 276 Singaporeans were enrolled at
the college in the 2003/2004 academic year. That was
more than double the 110 studying at Oxford and well
above the 195 at Cambridge as well.
2005
- 19/12/2005
ICAAS Signs MOU with NUSS
The Imperial College Alumni Association (Singapore)
signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National
University of Singapore Society (NUSS).
- 16/12/2005
SEA Regional Golf Retreat - event report
The Imperial College Alumni Associations of Malaysia,
Singapore and Thailand enjoyed a 4 day golf outing in
Pattaya and Bangkok on the 1 to 4 December 2005.
- 15/11/2005
Breakfast with a High Flier
Some lucky members of the Imperial College Alumni
Association of Northern California (ICAANC) had a rare
opportunity to meet with one of Imperial's most
distinguished fellow graduates for a small group
discussion on 15 November 2005.
- 24/9/2005
Alumnus in the News: Jacquelyn Tan
Set for the Citi:
Ms Jacquelyn Tan has been with Citibank for the last six years.
The 28-year-old graduated with a Master of Science in Finance from
the Imperial College Management School at the University of London.
She was trained in corporate and international finance, risk management
and financial regulation...
- 30/7/2005
Alumnus in the News: Choy Yong Cong
A Call to Arms:
The Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship has a long tradition
of nurturing bright young men to be the SAF's future leaders.
The seven scholars featured in this story are among the newest
members of this elite group...
- 16/7/2005
Alumnus in the News: Tay Thye Sun
Leaving No Stone Unturned:
It was a 2,600-kg green statue as tall as a man, that gemologist
Tay Thye Sun was asked to test, to determine if it was carved from real jade...
- 11/03/2005
Imperial alumnus ranked 40th best nurturer in computer
science research
A recent Indian Institute of Science study ranked
Professor Limsoon Wong (Computing 1988) as the 40th best
nurturer of Computer Science research world wide.
2004
- 6/10/2004
Honorary Citizen Awards to be given to 2 foreigners
The Honorary Citizen Award will be conferred by
Singapore's President S. R. Nathan on two foreigners who
have each helped build an aspect of the Singapore economy...
- 24/02/2004
Flag day idea gels into form
A group of Singaporean students here has raised funds for
The Straits Times' School Pocket Money Fund by making a huge
Singapore flag entirely out of agar agar...
- 20/02/2004
Singapore students benefit from A*STAR-Imperial College
London partnership
Students in Singapore will have the chance to earn
a PhD from Imperial College London whilst working on research
projects at institutes of Singapore's Agency for Science,
Technology, and Research ...
2003
- 12/12/2003
WSPC-ICAAS Most Outstanding Junior College Science Student Award
Imperial College Alumni Association of Singapore (ICAAS)
and World Scientific Publishing Company jointly presented
the 5th annual ICAAS Most Outstanding Junior College Science
Student Award.
- 4/12/2003
WSPC-ICAAS Most Outstanding Junior College Science Student Award
Winner Tan Hai Han
In Nobel company...
- 14/11/2003
Imperial College alumnus clinches the 2003 Asian
innovation award
Professor Limsoon Wong clinches the 2003 Asian
innovation award in Singapore.
- 29/10/2003
Alumnus in the News: Wong Limsoon
Coming out tops: A team of scientists from Singapore ...
- 29/10/2003
Alumnus in the News: Wong Limsoon
Caring for Asian children suffering from leukemia,
a Singapore team of scientist won award...
- 23/09/2003
The Association 25 Year Anniversary Gala Dinner
The Imperial College Association celebrated it's 25
year Anniversary with a grand gala dinner at the Regent
Hotel on the 19 August 2003.
- 2/03/2003
Alumnus in the News: Dr. K. K. Phua
50 Outstanding Enterprises Award.
World Scientific Publishing Company Chairman Dr. K.K. Phua:
Is "haoshue" (diligent) but is not "haolian" (show-off).
- 19/01/03
Alumnus in the News: Loh Wai Kew
She is top of the heap ...
- 16/01/03
Alumnus in the News: Chew Choon Seng
SIA veteran Chew Choon Seng is next CEO.
He takes over from Dr Cheong who retires in June ...
2002
- 8/09/2002
Alumnus in the News: Wong Limsoon
Recognizing a hero, the Tan Kah Kee Foundation
discovery a gem ...
- 3/09/2002
Alumnus in the News: Wong Limsoon
Subtype classification of childhood leukemias: A more
efficient and more accurate new method ...
- 2/02/2002
Alumnus in the News: Wong Limsoon
Life sciences research needs mathematics. Students
should master both disciplines ...
Prior to 2002
- 16/02/2001
Science Under the Stars
Life Sciences @ The Courtyard is a series of
talks jointly organized by the National Library Board
and the Imperial College Alumni Association of Singapore...
- 21/01/98
Alumni in the News: Lee Hing Yan and Wong Limsoon
Making Digital Things Better:
The Kent Ridge Digital Labs (KRDL) has some 400 researchers.
Grace Chng talks to four researchers about their work
and their thoughts on the setting up of this new lab...
- January 1989
"A Dirty Story", chapter in Tidal Fortunes --- A Story
of Change: The Singapore River and Kallang Basin
by Joan Hon, Landmark Book, January 1989, pp 65--70
- 4/1/87
Alumnus in the News: Alan Yeo
Role Model for Businessmen:
Trade board Chairman ALAN YEO leads the way for Singapore exporters...
- 25/10/86
Alumnus in the News: Chen Hung
An Old Hand at Public Administration:
Mr Chen Hung, 52, was appointed Principal of Ngee Ann Polytechnic
in January 1983...
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