2004 IES Recipient
From left to right:
Prof. Yong Tian Chew, Prof. Say Wei Foo, Prof. Chang Chieh Hang (award recipient), Prof. Raymond Findlay, Prof. Teck Seng Low
Full Citation for Prof. Hang:
Engineer Prof Hang Chang Chieh has made outstanding contributions to engineering education, research, science and technology management in Singapore. In parallel to his world-class research work in the area of Control Engineering, his pioneering effort at both the Faculty and University levels has enabled NUS to transform from a teaching institution of the 80s to a research-intensive university of today, particularly in the field of engineering. This helps to put Singapore in the engineering world map and attract foreign talent while retaining local talent critical to Singapore’s industry development.
As the founding Co-Director of Singapore’s MIT Alliance, he also pioneered its rapid education and research collaboration in advanced engineering. The success has encouraged more overseas universities to set up their Asian operations in Singapore and help make Singapore a global education hub.
As Deputy Chairman of NSTB and A*STAR over a 13 year period, he extended his contributions to national science and engineering planning and management which have served to elevate Singapore’s science and engineering research capability to sustain its high-tech industry development and also to create a competitive advantage in the emerging knowledge economy.
That he has made very significant and valuable contributions at the highest level is evident from the fact that he was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Gold) in 1998 by the Government of Singapore. In 1998, IEEE recognized his significant and valuable contributions when it admitted him as a Fellow of the Institution. In the year 2000, he was also made a Foreign Member of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) and awarded the Singapore National Science and Technology Medal.
In spite of the heavy administrative responsibilities of the high offices that he has held, Prof Hang has also been very active and has made significant contributions, at the personal level, in his research and as an educator. He has guided numerous Master and Doctoral students in their theses and has also achieved international recognition for his research through the numerous research papers that he has published and the four patents that he holds.
Prof Hang has made very significant and outstanding contributions, both in research and in high administration, in the areas of electrical and electronic engineering, in education and in the management of research and development.
Prof Hang has been an exemplary example to his peers in the engineering fraternity. For his outstanding contributions, he has been awarded the IES/IEEE Medal of Excellence 2004.
