Indian-origin scientist, Subra Suresh, is all set to replace Bertil Andersson as the fourth President of Singapore’s prestigious Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
The 61-year old scientist will start his term from January 1, 2018. The decision to appoint Suresh, who held the position of President at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) earlier, was informed by Koh Boon Heww, Chairman of the NTU Board of Trustees.
The eight-member search committee chaired by Koh unanimously selected Prof Suresh for the top role at NTU, and his appointment has been strongly endorsed by all members of the NTU Board of Trustees.
Prof Suresh, who was chosen by President Barack Obama as the Director of US National Science Foundation between in 2010, is recognised as one of the world’s most renowned scientists.
The 2011 Padma Shri award winner did his undergraduate degree from IIT Madras. He did his PhD in science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and he became the first Asian-born professor to serve as an engineering dean at MIT.
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