Industry Advisory Committees
The Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) comprises practising professionals from industry and government. Members of the committee meet regularly with Newcastle Australia IHE academic staff to review our degrees and discuss improvements.
A key aim of the committee is to inform Newcastle Australia IHE 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 Occupational Health and Safety
| Position | Name | Designation | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Dr Charles CC Lee | Program Convenor & Senior Lecturer | Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| Ex-Officio | Associate Professor Kavitha Palaniappan | Academic Director and Associate Professor | Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| Ex-Officio | Professor Tony Travaglione | Pro-vice Chancellor & CEO | Newcastle Australia IHE 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 Member | Mr Alex Maroske | Head of QHSSE | Energy Drilling |
| External Member | Dr Balamurugan Karuppiah | Head of School of Engineering and Technology | PSB Academy |
Engineering
| Position | Name | Designation | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Dr. Koh Yit Yan | Senior Lecturer and Program Coordinator (Mechanical Engineering) | Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| Ex-Officio | Professor Tony Travaglione | Pro-vice Chancellor & CEO | Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| Ex-Officio | Associate Professor Kavitha Palaniappan | Academic Director & Associate Professor (Bachelor of Environmental Occupational Health and Safety) | Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| Ex-Officio | Dr Chiang Liang Kok | Lecturer & Program Coordinator (Electrical Engineering) | Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| Ex-Officio | Mr. Foong Swee Yu | Associate Lecturer and BIT Program Coordinator | Newcastle Australia IHE 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 Member | Mr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Dr Rita Pidani | Undergraduate Program Coordinator/Lecturer | Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| Ex-Officio | Professor Tony Travaglione | Pro-vice Chancellor & CEO | Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| Ex-Officio | Associate Professor Kavitha Palaniappan | Academic Director/Associate Professor | Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| Ex-Officio | Dr Yeap Peik Foong | Postgraduate Program Coordinator/ Senior Lecturer | Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| Ex-Officio | Dr Vahid Biglari | Undergraduate Program Coordinator/Lecturer | Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| Ex-Officio | Dr Neil McGregor | Lecturer | Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| External Member | Dr Huong Ha | Associate Professor (Head of Business Program) | Singapore University of Social Sciences, School of Business |
| External Member | Dr Frank Siegfried | Executive Vice President | Black 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 Services | Maybank Singapore Limited |
Communication
| Position | Name | Designation | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Mr Wong Kin Ching | Founder BCOMN Program Coordinator | Spatial Workshop LLP Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| Ex-Officio | Professor Tony Travaglione | Pro-vice Chancellor & CEO | Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| Ex-Officio | Associate Professor Kavitha Palaniappan | Academic Director/Associate Professor | Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| External Member | Mr Robert Conceicao | Founder/Director | MAJIC Communications |
| External Member | Ms Angela Tan | Marketing and Communications Manager | AIA Singapore |
| External Member | Ms Angelina Tu | Consultant in Strategic Communications | Independent |
| External Member | Ms Lily Lim | Senior Lecturer (Centre for Communications Skills) | Temasek Polytechnic |
Civil Engineering
| Position | Name | Designation | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Dr Md Akhtar Hossain | Program Coordinator (Civil Engineering) | Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| Ex-Officio | Professor Tony Travaglione | Pro-vice Chancellor & CEO | Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| Ex-Officio | Associate Professor Kavitha Palaniappan | Academic Director and Associate Professor | Newcastle Australia IHE Pte Ltd |
| External Member | Er Lai Huen Poh | Advisory Panel Member | BCA Academy |
| External Member | Er Tan Chun Yong | Director, Strategic Engineering Project Department | BCA Academy |
| External Member | Ms May SIU | Director, School of Executive & Continuing Education, BCA Academy of the built environment | BCA Academy |
| External Member | Er Lim Yaw Shyan | Head (Partnership & Strategic Programs), Leadership & Partnership Department | BCA Academy |
| External Member | Dr Weng Jian | Lecturer | BCA Academy |
| External Member | Er Wong Keam Tong | Director of Engineering | Woh Hup (Private) Limited |
| External Member | Er Tan Yoong Heng | Director | Arup 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 Tun | BIM Manager | Soil Build Construction Group Limited |