Industry Advisory Committees

The Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) comprises practising professionals from industry and government. Members of the committee meet regularly with UON Singapore academic staff to review our degrees and discuss improvements.

A key aim of the committee is to inform UON Singapore of current professional practices and alert academics to emerging trends in the workplace. This ensures our course content, professional practices, laboratory equipment and software meets the latest industry standards.

Environmental and Occupation Health and SafetyEngineering BusinessCommunicationCivil Engineering

Environmental and Occupation Health and Safety

Position Name Designation Company
ChairpersonDr Charles CC Lee

Program Convenor & Senior Lecturer

UON Singapore Pte Ltd

Ex-OfficioAssociate Professor Kavitha Palaniappan

Academic Director and Associate Professor

UON Singapore Pte Ltd

Ex-OfficioProfessor Caroline ChanPro-vice Chancellor & CEO

UON Singapore Pte Ltd

External Member

Mr Steven Low

IOSH Singapore Branch Chairman

Institution of Occupational Safety and Health

External Member

Mr Darajit Daud

 Senior Manager – Operational Integrity SGS Testing & Control Services Singapore Pte Ltd
External Member

Ms Mariam Matthew

 Senior Lecturer and Course Manager

Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore

External Member

Mr Srinivasan Ramabhadran

Global Practice Leader - Process Safety and Risk Management Consulting

DuPont Singapore

External MemberMr Alex MaroskeHead of QHSSEEnergy Drilling
External MemberDr Balamurugan Karuppiah

Head of School of Engineering and Technology

PSB Academy

Engineering

Position Name Designation Company
ChairpersonDr. Koh Yit YanSenior Lecturer and Program Coordinator (Mechanical Engineering)UON Singapore Pte Ltd
Ex-OfficioProfessor Caroline ChanPro-vice Chancellor & CEOUON Singapore Pte Ltd
Ex-Officio

Associate Professor Kavitha Palaniappan

Academic Director & Associate Professor (Bachelor of Environmental Occupational Health and Safety)UON Singapore Pte Ltd
Ex-OfficioDr Chiang Liang KokLecturer & Program Coordinator

(Electrical Engineering)

UON Singapore Pte Ltd
Ex-Officio

Mr. Foong Swee Yu

Associate Lecturer and BIT Program Coordinator

UON Singapore Pte Ltd

External Member Mr Bernard Raj Operations Manager

AMPCONTROL

External Member

Mr. Law Kah Hock, Dave

Sales Manager
CoGri Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
External MemberMr Lawrence Lim

Immediate Past President

Engineers Australia Singapore Group
External Member

Mr Philip Chan

President

Director

Engineers Australia Singapore Group

Ting Heng Energy Consultancy Pte Ltd

External Member Dr Jit Biswas Senior Scientist    
Information Systems Technology and Design Science, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
External Member Mr. Chung Cheng Pong, Bobby Associate Lecturer IT Private Education Institutions in Singapore
External Member Mr. Soe Min Tun BIM Manager Soil Build Construction Group Limited
External Member Mr. Pranjal Dubey CEO

Xaltius Pte Ltd The HANGAR, NUS Enterprise,

Business

Position Name Designation Company
ChairpersonDr Rita PidaniUndergraduate Program Coordinator/LecturerUON Singapore Pte Ltd
Ex-OfficioProfessor Caroline ChanPro-vice Chancellor & CEOUON Singapore Pte Ltd
Ex-OfficioAssociate Professor Kavitha PalaniappanAcademic Director/Associate ProfessorUON Singapore Pte Ltd
Ex-OfficioDr Yeap Peik FoongPostgraduate Program Coordinator/ Senior LecturerUON Singapore Pte Ltd
Ex-OfficioDr Vahid BiglariUndergraduate Program Coordinator/LecturerUON Singapore Pte Ltd
Ex-OfficioDr  Neil McGregorLecturerUON Singapore Pte Ltd
External MemberDr Huong HaAssociate Professor
(Head of Business Program)		Singapore University of Social Sciences,
School of Business
External MemberDr Frank SiegfriedExecutive Vice PresidentBlack Moon Pte. Ltd.
External Member

Dr Samson Tan Yong Tiong

Head
Centre for Innovation in Learning (IN-Learning)		National Institute of Education Singapore (An Institute of NTU)
External Member

Mr Marc Leong Yat Ming

Executive Vice President, Head, SME Banking, Community Financial ServicesMaybank Singapore Limited

Communication

Position Name Designation Company
ChairpersonMr Wong Kin ChingFounder

BCOMN Program Coordinator		Spatial Workshop LLP

UON Singapore Pte Ltd
Ex-OfficioProfessor Caroline ChanPro-vice Chancellor & CEOUON Singapore Pte Ltd
Ex-OfficioAssociate Professor Kavitha PalaniappanAcademic Director/Associate ProfessorUON Singapore Pte Ltd
External
Member

Mr Robert Conceicao

Founder/Director

MAJIC Communications

External
Member

Ms Angela Tan

Marketing and Communications ManagerAIA Singapore
External
Member		Ms Angelina TuConsultant in Strategic CommunicationsIndependent
External
Member		Ms Lily LimSenior Lecturer (Centre for Communications Skills)Temasek Polytechnic

Civil Engineering

Position Name Designation Company
ChairpersonDr Md Akhtar HossainProgram Coordinator (Civil Engineering)UON Singapore Pte Ltd
Ex-OfficioProfessor Caroline ChanPro-vice Chancellor & CEOUON Singapore Pte Ltd
Ex-OfficioAssociate Professor Kavitha PalaniappanAcademic Director and Associate ProfessorUON Singapore Pte Ltd
External
Member

Er Lai Huen Poh

Advisory Panel Member

BCA Academy

External
Member

Er Tan Chun Yong

Director, Strategic Engineering Project DepartmentBCA Academy
External
Member		Ms May SIUDirector,
School of Executive & Continuing Education, BCA Academy of the built environment		BCA Academy
External
Member		Er Lim Yaw ShyanHead (Partnership & Strategic Programs), Leadership & Partnership DepartmentBCA Academy
External
Member		Dr Weng JianLecturerBCA Academy
External
Member		Er Wong Keam TongDirector of EngineeringWoh Hup (Private) Limited
External
Member		Er Tan Yoong HengDirectorArup Singapore Pte Ltd
External
Member		Mr. Philip Chan

President

Director

Engineers Australia Singapore Group

Ting Heng Energy Consultancy Pte Ltd
External
Member		Mr. Soe Min TunBIM ManagerSoil Build Construction Group Limited