Low Teck Seng

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Low Teck Seng
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Prof Low Teck Seng
Born (1955-08-06) 6 August 1955 (age 68)[ citation needed ]
Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Alma mater Southampton University
Occupation(s)Technical Leader and Engineer
Employer(s) National University of Singapore, National Research Foundation (Singapore)
SpouseAnn Ang Gek Hoon
Awards

Low Teck Seng is a Singaporean engineer and academic administrator. He was dean of engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS), founding principal of Republic Polytechnic, and managing director of A*STAR before becoming chief executive officer of the National Research Foundation, Prime Minister's Office. He returned to NUS in 2022 where he is currently Senior Vice President (Sustainability & Resilience).

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Background and education

Low was born in Kuala Pilah, a small town in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia and completed his high school education at Swiss Cottage Secondary School in Singapore. [1] He attended Southampton University department of Electrical and Computer Science receiving a B.Sc in 1978. He went on to receive a Ph.D. in 1982, also from Southampton University, for his work on modeling permanent magnets supervised by Kenneth J. Binns. [2] [3] Low was also honored with a D.Sc degree from Southampton University in 2009. [4] Low and his wife, Ann Ang Gek Hoon, reside in Singapore. [1] They have two sons. [5]

Career

In 1983, Low joined the faculty of the National University of Singapore (NUS) to teach and to conduct research in magnetic devices.

In 1992, with the support of Philip Yeo (Chair of Economic Development Board) and funding from National Science and Technology Board (now A*STAR), Low founded the Magnetics Technology Centre (MTC). MTC was later renamed the Data Storage Institute (DSI)) and operated from 1983 to 2018 conducting research and development primarily on hard disk drives in collaboration with major industrial partners such as Seagate, Maxtor and Conner Peripherals. [1] Low's contributions were recognized with the National Science and Technology Medal in 2004. [6]

From 1998 to 2000, Low served as Dean of NUS Faculty of Engineering in the NUS. [7]

In 2002, Low was tasked as the principal and CEO in founding a new junior college in Singapore. In 2003, Low became the founding principal of Republic Polytechnic which was established and first admitted students in 2003 focused initially on Applied Science, Engineering, and Information and Communications. [8] In 2007, the polytechnic moved to a new 20 hectare campus in Woodlands that can accommodate 13,000 students. Low was subsequently recognized with the Public Administration Medal (Gold). [8]

From 2010 to 2012, Low was managing director of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), a government agency with over 5,000 employees. [9]

In 2012, Low took on a new portfolio, as CEO of the National Research Foundation (NRF) a department in the Prime Minister's Office (Singapore). In this role, Low sets the direction of research and development efforts across Singapore, with the latest 5-year Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) Plan working with a budget of S$25 billion (2020). [5] [7] [10] [11]

In August 2022, Low retired from his position as CEO NRF, and returned to NUS to assume the position of Senior Vice President (Sustainability & Resilience) on 8 August 2022, joining the ranks of the senior leadership team.

In 2016, Low was designated the new Chairman of Singapore Post replacing Ho Kee LIM. He caused some consternation, however, when, within a few days, he announced that he realized the job would "demand more time and focus" than he would be able to give. [12] [13] The post was ultimately filled by Simon Israel [14] and Low subsequently retired from the board. [15]

Low is on the advisory council of the Invictus Global Schoolhouse a co-educational international school. [16]

Awards and recognition

Low is the author or coauthor of numerous technical publications and patents predominantly on the topics of servo control and on hard disk drives. [22] He is coauthor of the book "The Singapore Research Story" detailing the rapid growth of Singapore's technological capabilities. [23] [24] [25] He is also the featured individual in a story in Mechanical Engineering Magazine that talks about the success of NRF in attracting scientific talent to Singapore. [26]

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  1. 1 2 3 "The Builder". Asian Scientist Magazine. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Teck-Seng Low | Electronics and Computer Science | University of Southampton". www.ecs.soton.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ↑ https://smart.mit.edu/images/About%20SMART/Board%20Members/LOW-Teck-Seng.pdf Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART): Board Member: Low, Teck-Seng
  4. 1 2 https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2009/07/aiming-higher-graduation-2009.page Southampton University News, Graduation 2009, 14 July 2009
  5. 1 2 Sojh, Andrea (27 February 2016). "Remaking Singapore's R&D". Business Times . Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  6. 1 2 "President Science & Technology Award". astarapp.a-star.edu.sg. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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  8. 1 2 3 "Professor Low Teck Seng". IEEE Entrepreneurship. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  9. ↑ https://www.a-star.edu.sg/About-A-STAR Agency for Science, Technology and Research: Website
  10. ↑ Auto, Hermes (14 December 2020). "Strong science foundation key to Singapore's Covid-19 efforts | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Keynotes". IEEE GLOBECOM 2017. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  12. ↑ Auto, Hermes (7 April 2016). "SingPost chairman-designate Low Teck Seng turns down appointment | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "Error of judgment, says SingPost chairman-designate in rejecting job". TODAY. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "Simon Israel to become SingPost chairman". TODAY. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "Professor Low Teck Seng steps down as Singapore Post's director". Singapore Business Review. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  16. ↑ https://www.invictusglobal.edu.sg/about-us/our-team Invictus Global Schoolhouse Advisory Board
  17. ↑ https://services27.ieee.org/fellowsdirectory/keywordsearch.html?keyword=teck-seng List of IEEE Fellows: Low, Teck-Seng, Region 10, 2001
  18. ↑ https://www.saeng.sg/committee-expert-groups/the-fellowship/ Singapore Academy of Engineering: List of Fellows: LOW, Teck-Seng
  19. ↑ https://www.raeng.org.uk/news/news-releases/2014/september/stars-of-industry-and-academia-elected-to-the-roya G. De Faveri, "Stars of industry and academia elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering", RAENG news release, 16 September 2014
  20. ↑ "CNRS@ASEAN - NRF CEO Professor Low Teck Seng receives French honour". www.asean.cnrs.fr. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  21. ↑ https://www.ies.org.sg/Tenant/C0000005/PDF%20File/Publication/Press%20Release/2017/MR%20-%20IES%20Launches%2050%20Years%20of%20Engineering%20in%20Singapore%20Book.pdf "Citation for Professor Low Teck Seng IES/IEEE Joint Medal of Excellence Award 2017 Recipient", Institution of Engineers, Singapore, Media Release, p. 10, 24 Oct 2017
  22. ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Teck-Seng-Low-2005972663 Researchgate: author: Teck-Seng Low
  23. ↑ Auto, Hermes (15 April 2016). "Book that chronicles history of research in Singapore launched | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  24. ↑ https://www.worldscientific.com/do/10.1142/do.news.2016.04.19.213/full/ L. Zaobao, B. Harian, "Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean Launches World Scientific Series on Singapore's 50 Years of Nation-Building - Singapore Research Story", World Scientific, 14 April 2016
  25. ↑ https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/9417 The Singapore Research Story, Editors: CC Hang, TS Low, R. Thampuran, World Scientific, 7 March 2016
  26. ↑ https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/memagazineselect/article-pdf/136/10/44/6358596/me-2014-oct3.pdf H. Hutchinson, "A Small Country is Amassing a Brain Trust to Compensate for Resources that Nature Didn't Provide", MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, Vol. 136, No. 10, pp. 44-47, Oct. 2014
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