Established as one of the three founding engineering schools when Nanyang Technological Institute was formed in 1982, the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering has been shaped by generations of dedicated leaders and distinguished faculty.

This page pays tribute to our former leaders and long-serving faculty whose commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and service has left a lasting legacy and contributed significantly to the School's growth and success.

Emeritus Prof Chen Charng Ning

1981 – 1996
Founding Dean, CSE
1985 – 1991
Head, Division of Water Resources & Transportation (WR&TR), CSE
1991 – 2000
Deputy President, NTU

Prof Alum, Jahidul

1989 – 1995
Director, Centre for Advanced Construction Studies (CACS)

Prof Bengt Broms

1983 – 1995
Head, Division of Geotechnics & Surveying (GE&SU), CSE

Prof Cheong Hee Kiat

1996 – 2005
Dean, CEE
2000 – 2004
Deputy President, NTU

Assoc Prof Chiew Sing-Ping

2008 – 2014
Head, Division of Structures & Mechanics (SM), CEE

Prof Choa Choon Eng, Victor

1991 – 1995
Vice Dean, CSE
1997 – 2001
Dean of Students, NTU
2001 – 2005
Dean of Admissions, NTU
1995 – 1997
Head, Division of Geotechnics & Surveying (GE&SU), CSE

Prof Fan Shing Leung, Henry

1990 – 2006
Director, Centre for Transportation Studies (CTS)
2006 – 2009
Director, Centre for Infrastructure Systems (CIS)

Assoc Prof Koe Choon Chiaw, Lawrence

2002 – 2004
Director, Environmental Engineering Research Centre (EERC)

Assoc Prof Phang Kok Wai

1990 – 1996
Head, Division of Structures & Construction (ST&CO), CSE

Assoc Prof Lok Tat Seng

2006 – 2011
Dean of Students, NTU
2011 – 2017
Director of Students, NTU

Prof Lu Ming

2011 – 2015
Co-Director NTU-JTC Industrial Infrastructure Innovation Centre (I3C)

Assoc Prof Phang Kok Wai

1985 – 1991
Head, Division of Structures & Construction (ST&CO), CSE

Prof Soh Chee Kiong

1995 – 1998
Vice Dean, CSE
1996 – 2005
Head, Division of Structures & Mechanics (SM), CEE
1999 – 2005
Assistant Director of Research, Office of Research, NTU
2008 – 2011
Assoc Chair (Admin), CEE
2011 – 2014
Chair, CEE

Assoc Prof Tan Teng Hooi

2005 – 2008
Vice Dean (Admin), CEE
2005
Head, Division of Construction Technology & Management (CTM), CEE

Prof Tay Joo Hwa

1991 – 2005
Head, Division of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (EWRE), CEE
1998 – 2002
Director, Environmental Engineering Research Centre (EERC)

Assoc Prof Tay Tiong Lee, Stephen

2004 – 2005
Director, Environmental Engineering Research Centre (EERC)

Assoc Prof Wang Jing Yuan

2005 – 2010
Director, Environmental Engineering Research Centre (EERC)
2010 – 2017
Co-Director, Residues and Resource Reclamation Centre (R3C)

Assoc Prof Wong Kai Sin

1993 – 1995
Director, Geotechnical Research Centre (GRC)

Assoc Prof Yip Woon Kwong

1995 – 1999
Director, Centre for Advanced Construction Studies (CACS)
1999 – 2006
Vice Dean (Acad), CEE
2006 – 2008
Assoc Chair (Acad), CEE

Prof Ng Wun Jern

Retired in 2021
2007 – 2017
Executive Director, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI)
2013 – 2015
Dean, COE

Prof Ting Seng Kiong​

Retired in 2021
1998 – 1999
Vice Dean, CSE
1999 – 2005
Div Head (CTM), CSE-CEE
1999 – 2006
Director, ​Centre for Advanced Construction Studies (CACS),​ CSE-CEE
2006 – 2007
Director, ​Lien Institute for the Environment (LIFE), CEE
2005 – 2006
Vice Dean (Academic)
2006 – 2007
Associate Dean (Academic)
2007 – 2009
Associate Dean (Undergraduate)
2016 – 2018
Dean, CoPACE

Assoc Prof Teh Cee Ing

Retired in 2022
1995 – 1999
Sub-Dean, CSE
1997 – 1999
Div Head, GE&SU, CSE-CEE
1999 – 2005
Div Head, GE&SU, CEE
1999 – 2006
Director, ​Geotechnical Research Centre (GRC),​CEE
2007 – 2008
Chair, CEE

Prof Chiew Yee Meng

Retired in 2022
Aug 2008 – Oct 2008
Acting Div Head, EWRE, CEE
2008 – 2014
Div Head, EWRE, CEE

Prof Liu Yu

Resigned in 2023
2010 – 2014
Associate Chair (Research), CEE

Prof Pan Tso-Chien

Retired in 2023
1998 – 2011
Founding Director, Protective Technology Research Centre (PTRC), CEE
2005 – 2007
Chair, CEE
2006 – 2011
Dean, College of Engineering (COE)
2010 – 2023
Founding Director, Institute of Catastrophe Risk Management (ICRM), NTU

Prof Rahardjo Harianto

Retired in 2023
1996 – 1999
Director, Geotechnical Research Centre (GRC), CEE
1999 – 2006
Vice Dean (Research), CEE
2008 – 2014
Division Head (ISMS), CEE
2006 – 2007
Associate Chair (Research), CEE

Assoc Prof Tan Soon Keat

Retired in 2023
2001 – 2009
Director, Maritime Research Centre (MRC), CEE
Chen Charng Ning
Emeritus Professor
1981 – 2001
Adhityan Appan
Associate Professor
1981 – 1998
Alum, Jahidul
Professor
1982 – 2000
Ang Chee Keong
Associate Professor
1983 – 1999
Ang Thien Cheong, Paul
Associate Professor
1982 – 2007
Bengt Baltzar Broms
Professor
1983 – 1995
Chang Ming Fang
Associate Professor
1983 – 2006
Cheong Hee Kiat
Professor
1986 – 2005
Cheung-Ban Siong Lee, Dorothy
Associate Professor
1984 – 1999
Chew Ah Seng, David
Associate Professor
1985 – 2009
Chiew Sing Ping
Associate Professor
1990 – 2015
Chiew Yee Meng
Professor
1986 – 2022
Chin Chen Onn
Associate Professor
1990 – 2006
Choa Choon Eng, Victor
Professor
1984 – 2006
Choi Cheong Chuen, Edmund
Professor
1992 – 2006
Chuang Poon Hwei
Associate Professor
1986 – 2009
Fan Sau Cheong
Professor
1984 – 2016
Fan Shing Leung, Henry
Professor
1982 – 2011
Francis Wilson
Associate Professor
1993 – 2004
Goh Peng Khoon
Senior Lecturer
1987 – 1994
Goh Pong Chai
Associate Professor
1983 – 2010
Goh Teck Chee, Anthony
Associate Professor
1994 – 2022
Hao Hong
Associate Professor
1990 – 2002
Koe Choon Chiaw, Lawrence
Associate Professor
2001 – 2006
Kong Fung Kew
Professor
1990 – 1996
Lam Soi Hoi
Associate Professor
1992 – 2008
Lam Yow Thim
Associate Professor
1983 – 2006
Lee Chi King
Associate Professor
1998 – 2015
Lee Sai Cheng
Associate Professor
1983 – 2008
Lie Seng Tjhen
Associate Professor
1990 – 2023
Lim Ewe Chye
Associate Professor
1984 – 2002
Lim Siow Yong
Associate Professor
1994 – 2024
Liu Yu
Professor
1998 – 2023
Lok Tat Seng
Associate Professor
1991 – 2019
Low Bak Kong
Associate Professor
1985 – 2020
Lu Ming
Professor
2011 – 2015
Ng Wun Jern
Professor
2007 – 2021
Pan Tso-Chien
Professor
1985 – 2023
Phang Kok Wai
Associate Professor
1982 – 2003
Piotr Olszewski
Associate Professor
1981 – 2007
Rahardjo Harianto
Professor
1990 – 2023
Shanmuganayagam V
Senior Lecturer
1984 – 1996
Shuy Eng Ban
Associate Professor
1985 – 2010
Sithamparappillai Jeyaseelan
Associate Professor
1991 – 2003
Soh Chee Kiong
Professor
1983 – 2020
Tan Teng Hooi
Associate Professor
1985 – 2008
Tan Soon Keat
Associate Professor
1984 – 2023
Tan Yan Weng
Associate Professor
1988 – 2008
Tay Joo Hwa
Professor
1983 – 2013
Tay Tiong Lee, Stephen
Associate Professor
1998 – 2005
Teh Cee Ing
Associate Professor
1990 – 2022
Teng Susanto
Associate Professor
1991 – 2018
Ting Seng Kiong
Professor
1996 – 2009
2016 – 2021
Tor Yam Khoon
Associate Professor
1992 – 2010
Wang Jing Yuan
Associate Professor
1998 – 2017
Wong Ing Hieng
Professor
1992 – 1998
Wong Kai Sin
Associate Professor
1984 – 2010
Wong Sai Wai, Tommy
Associate Professor
1985 – 2009
Wong Wai Fan
Associate Professor
1986 – 2007
Yip Woon Kwong
Associate Professor
1982 – 2008
Zhao Jian
Associate Professor
1990 – 2005