Adjunct Associate Professor PHUA Poh Boon

Adjunct Associate Professor PHUA Poh Boon
Division of Physics and Applied Physical
School
of Physical & Mathematical Sciences

Nanyang Technological University

E-mail: pohboon@ntu.edu.sg
Tel: (+65) 6772 7359
Fax: (+65) 6316 6984

Educational Background

 

2000 - 2004

Ph.D (Electrical Engineering & Computer Science)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thesis Title: "Deterministic Approach To Polarization Mode Dispersion."
Thesis Advisors:
1) Professor Hermann A. Haus (Institute Professor)
2) Professor Erich P. Ippen (Elihu Thomson Professor of Electrical Engineering)

1997 - 1998

 

Master of Engineering (Part-Time)
(Electrical Engineering),
National University of Singapore
Thesis Title: "Mid Infrared Optical Parametric Oscillator"
Thesis Advisor : Professor Chong Tow Chong

 

1991 - 1995

 

Bachelor of Science in Physics (First Class Honours), National University of Singapore

 

1987 - 1988

 

 

Temasek Junior College

 

Working Experience

 

1995 - present

DSO National Laboratories, Singapore (Distinguished Member of Technical Staff)

2005 - present

 

Nanyang Technological University (Adjunct Associate Professor)

 

Teaching Experience

 

 

Teaching Assistant for MIT Course EE 6.631
"Optics and Optical Electronics" (Professor Fujimoto). (2003 Fall)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Lecturer for NTU Course PAP 181
"Foundations of Physics I" (2005 and 2006 Fall)

 

 

Lecturer for NTU Course PAP 462

“Quantum Electronics” (2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Spring)

Academic Achievements and Awards

1.       Best Paper Award for International Symposium On Optomechatronic Technologies (ISOT), Toronto, 2010

2.       Two Prizes for DSO Big Idea (dBi) Competition 2010

3.       Three Prizes for DSO Big Idea (dBi) Competition 2009

4.       Defence Technology Prize (Individual) 2008

5.       US DARPA Research Grant 2008

6.       Two Prizes for DSO Big Idea (dBi) Competition 2007

7.       DSO Group Performance Award (Project) 2005

8.       Defence Technology Prize (Team) 2004

9.       DSO PhD Scholarship (2000-2004)

10.   DSO Excellence Group Award (Technology), 2000

11.   DSO Excellence Group Award (Technology), 1999

12.   Singapore National Academy of Science Award for Physics (1993/94, NUS)

13.   Jurong Shipyard Book Prize for being the best student in Physics B for final year examination for the degree of Bachelor of Science (1993/94, NUS)

14.   Dean's List Meritorious Award for final year examination for the degree of Bachelor of Science (1993/94,NUS)

15.   Dean's List Meritorious Award for second year examination for the degree of Bachelor of Science (1992/93, NUS)

16.   Sugar Industry of Singapore Book Prize for being one of the two best students for first year examination for the degree of Bachelor of Science in whole Science Faculty (1991/92, NUS)

17.   Jurong Shipyard Book Prize for being the best student in Physics for first year examination for the degree of Bachelor of Science (1991/92, NUS)

18.   Defence Technology Training Award (1990)

19.   Best in Maths. C (1988, Temasek Junior College)

20.   Best in Physics and Maths. C (1987, Temasek Junior College)

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