Dr TSENG, King Jet

Head of Power Engineering

 

PhD (Camb), MEng, BEng (NUS)

FCPS, FCCS, SrMIEEE, SrMIES, MIET, CEng

 

Corresponding Address:

 

School of EEE, Nanyang Technological University

Block S1, Level B1a Room 15,

50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Republic of Singapore

 

Tel:   +65 6790 4516

Fax:  +65 6791 2687

Email: k.j.tseng@pmail.ntu.edu.sg

 

Biography

King-Jet Tseng was born in Singapore. He received the B.Eng. (First Class) and M.Eng. degrees from the National University of Singapore, and the Ph.D. degree from Cambridge University, U.K. He is currently the Head of Power Engineering and the Director of Centre for Smart Energy Systems at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He oversees electrical power engineering education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and manages a number of research initiatives in the area of electrical power and energy. He has actively conducted courses and provided technical consultation for industries and institutions in Singapore and other nations. He has held key advisory appointments for both Singapore Governmental and non-governmental organizations. He has published over a hundred technical papers, and actively reviews and edits papers for major international journals and conferences.

     Dr. Tseng is a Fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Society and the Cambridge Philosophical Society. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Engineers, Singapore, a Corporate Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK), and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (USA). In 1996, he was awarded the Swan Premium by the Institution of Electrical Engineers (UK), for his work on power semiconductors for use in power electronic systems. He has held a number of major appointments in professional societies including the Chair of IEEE Singapore Section in 2005, and organized a number of international conferences.  He is a Chartered Engineer registered in UK. He was awarded the IEEE Third Millennium Medal and the IEEE Region Ten Outstanding Volunteer Award for his contributions to engineering education and technologies.

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