Young Scientist Awards (YSA)
Biological & Biomedical Sciences Category
Dr Tan Yong Zi
Assistant Professor,
Department of Biological Sciences
National University of Singapore (NUS)
“For his groundbreaking work in developing cryogenic electron microscopy methods that revealed protein structures in diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, COVID-19 and cancer, paving the way for potential treatments.”
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Physical, Information & Engineering Sciences Category
Dr Chang Guoqing
Assistant Professor,
School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
“For his pioneering and illustrious contributions to the discovery of topological quantum semimetals, giving rise to new research avenues and applications in quantum materials and photonics.”
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Dr Soujanya Poria
Assistant Professor,
Information Systems Technology and Design
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
“For his significant contributions in multimodal conversational AI that has gained widespread adoption, and for his outstanding work in affective computing which has been instrumental in multiple practical applications.”
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