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SINGAPORE – Associate Professor Stephen Lim spent much of his childhood dazzling audiences at regional and international competitions with his mastery of the electric organ.
However, when it came to choosing a career, he put aside plans to become a pianist and composer and chose academia.
Today, Professor Lim is Professor of Psychology at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and has found a way to combine both passions by applying his research in psychology to the teaching and learning of music.
He also works with various music conservatories in Asia, including the Mahidol University School of Music in Thailand and the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at NUS.
On Friday (December 4), he was one of seven people praised for his contributions at the NUS College Awards. He received the Outstanding Educator Award for his work.
The undergraduate projects supervised by Professor Lim have won the NUS Outstanding Undergraduate Investigator Award four times: in 2012, 2016, 2019 and 2020.
SingHealth Group Executive Director Ivy Ng received the Outstanding Service Award for her contributions to the university and community.
NUS, in a statement on Friday, said SingHealth has grown under his leadership to become Singapore’s largest public health care group and accounts for 50 percent of total patient visits to the public sector.
Professor Ng, in response to inquiries, said: “Being in health care is very meaningful as it allows us to help people in their greatest time of need and where it really matters: their health and improving their quality of life. lifetime”.
Associate Professor Ho Han Kiat from the Department of Pharmacy at the College of Science received the Outstanding Educator Award.
Professor Ho helped develop the Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences program at NUS in 2018. He said: “We hope that we can prepare a versatile and trusted group of graduates to fuel growth in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, and strengthen Singapore’s position as a the hub for the biomedical sector “.
Professor Dong Jin Song from the School of Computing received the University’s Research Recognition Award for developing a software verification framework that has more than 4,000 users from more than 150 countries, among other things, the statement said.
Professor Dario Campana from the Department of Pediatrics at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine received the Recognition Award for University Research. He has won international accolades for his work in treating acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common form of cancer in children, NUS said in a statement.
Other winners include Assistant Professor Feng Jiashi, who received the Young Investigator Award for his work in developing a facial recognition model, and Associate Professor Ashley St. John from Duke-NUS School of Medicine, who received the young researcher award.
A drug called ketotifen developed by his research group could reverse or prevent severe dengue and has completed clinical trials.
NUS President Tan Eng Chye said: “Even at this time of crisis, the university will continue on the path of excellence in education, research and service.”
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