History of IEEE PES Singapore Chapter
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The Power Engineering Chapter was founded in 1984 under the leadership of Dr. Lock Kai Sang. In March 2008, the name was changed to Power & Energy Society. Singapore Chapter celebrated 25 Anniversary on 2 December 2009. It remains one of the most active and successful chapters within the IEEE Singapore Section. The following are some of the milestones achieved by the chapter and pivotal moments in the chapter history.”
1984 | Founded with Pro-Tem committee formed |
1994 | Outstanding Engineer Award constituted |
2000 | Donated $20,000 each to NTU and NUS to set up gold medals and book prizes for outstanding students specialising in power and electrical engineering |
2002 | Chapter web site launched (http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/pes/singapore/index.htm) |
2018 | IEEE PES Singapore website undergone major remodeling (http://site.ieee.org/singapore-pes/) |
Past Chairmen
1984 | Lock Kai Sang (Pro-Tem committee) |
1985-1986 | Lock Kai Sang |
1987-1988 | Patrick Ong |
1989-1990 | Seow Kang Seng |
1991 | David Chan |
1992-1993 | Ian Butt |
1994-1995 | C S Chang |
1996 | N Rajkumar |
1997-1999 | Deepak Waikar |
2000-2001 | Govinda Shrestha |
2002-2003 | Lalit Goel |
2004-2005 | Rajnish Gupta |
2006-2007 | Chen Shiun |
2008-2009 | Dipti Srinivasan |
2010-2011 | Tan Teck Lee |
2012-2013 | Wang Peng |
2014-2015 | Gek Huat TEH |
2016-2017 | Kian Hoong Kwan |
2018-2018 | Thillainathan Logenthiran |
2019-2020 | Thaiyal Naayagi Ramasamy |
2021-Present | Xu Yan |
Achievements
2021 | IEEE Singapore Section Best Chapter Award |
2019 | IEEE PES High Performance Chapter Program Award |
2009 | IEEE PES High Performance Chapter Program Award |
2009 | Second in place for IEEE PES Chapter Website Contest |
2008 | Third in the place for IEEE PES Chapter Website Contest |
2006 | Voted the best Chapter in IEEE Singapore Section |
2006 | Winner for IEEE PES Chapters Website Contest |
2005 | First in the inaugural IEEE PES Chapter Website Contest |
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The Power Engineering Chapter was founded in 1984 under the leadership of Dr. Lock Kai Sang. In March 2008, the name was changed to Power & Energy Society. Singapore Chapter celebrated 25 Anniversary on 2 December 2009. It remains one of the most active and successful chapters within the IEEE Singapore Section. The following are some of the milestones achieved by the chapter and pivotal moments in the chapter history.”
1984 | Founded with Pro-Tem committee formed. |
1994 | Outstanding Engineer Award constituted. |
2000 | Donated $20,000 each to NTU and NUS to set up gold medals and book prizes for outstanding students specialising in power and electrical engineering. |
2002 | Chapter web site launched. |
2018 | IEEE PES Singapore website undergone major remodeling. |
Past Chairmen
1984 | Lock Kai Sang (Pro-Tem committee) |
1985-1986 | Lock Kai Sang |
1987-1988 | Patrick Ong |
1989-1990 | Seow Kang Seng |
1991 | David Chan |
1992-1993 | Ian Butt |
1994-1995 | C S Chang |
1996 | N Rajkumar |
1997-1999 | Deepak Waikar |
2000-2001 | Govinda Shrestha |
2002-2003 | Lalit Goel |
2004-2005 | Rajnish Gupta |
2006-2007 | Chen Shiun |
2008-2009 | Dipti Srinivasan |
2010-2011 | Tan Teck Lee |
2012-2013 | Wang Peng |
2014-2015 | Gek Huat TEH |
2016-2017 | Kian Hoong Kwan |
2018-2018 | Thillainathan Logenthiran |
2019-2020 | Thaiyal Naayagi Ramasamy |
2021-Present | Xu Yan |
Achievements
2021 | IEEE Singapore Section Best Chapter Award |
2019 | IEEE PES High Performance Chapter Program Award |
2009 | IEEE PES High Performance Chapter Program Award |
2009 | Second in place for IEEE PES Chapter Website Contest |
2008 | Third in the place for IEEE PES Chapter Website Contest |
2006 | Voted the best Chapter in IEEE Singapore Section |
2006 | Winner for IEEE PES Chapters Website Contest |
2005 | First in the inaugural IEEE PES Chapter Website Contest |