Honorary Fellows
Professor Torgeir Moan
Mr Tan Cheng Siong
Torgeir Moan is a Professor of Marine Technology, and former Director of a Norwegian centre
of research excellence CeSOS. Dr. Moan has served on the Royal Inquiry Commission of the
Alexander L. Kielland accident and other accident inquiries and on various committees for the
industry and standardization organisations for offshore structures (e.g. ISO, NORSOK); wind
turbines (IEC) and floating bridges (NPRA). He has served as the inaugural adjunct Keppel
professor at the National University of Singapore and has honorary academic positions at several
leading Chinese universities.
Professor Moan’s main disciplines are structural analysis and design and, with a focus on
stochastic dynamic analysis and safety assessment. He has carried out research as well as
engineering design and analyses of innovative concepts of ships, oil and gas platforms, floating
bridges and offshore wind turbines.
Professor Moan has authored or co-authored more than 700 journal and peer-reviewed
conference papers, and a book entitled “Stochastic dynamic analysis of marine structures”. He
has supervised more than 400 and 80 graduated candidates in their MSc and PhD thesis work,
respectively.
Professor Moan has delivered more than 40 keynote lectures at major conferences and received
several international awards, e.g. including the (first) Bruce Wallace award at MIT; Statoil
Research Prize; the James W. Rice award of ASME; the Offshore Energy Center Hall of Fame
Award, Houston; Petroleum Safety Authority Award and several best paper awards. He has been
elected Fellow of four Academies, including the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK, dr.
Honoris Causa of Aalto University and fellow of several professional societies.
He serves as advisor to several universities, research institutes and industry companies regarding
research in marine technology and regulatory issues.
Mr. Tan Cheng Siong is a pioneer architect of Singapore, He graduated in 1964
and received his Master of Architecture from the University of Singapore in 1972.
Among his many achievements he was awarded the following:
a. The Distinguished Alumni Award, NUS (1999)
b. The President’s Design Award, Designer of the Year (2012)
c. The SIA Gold Medal Award, (2013)
d. SIA Pioneer Architect Award, (2015)
e. Singapore Design Golden Jubilee Award, (2015)
Mr Tan Cheng Siong is a serial trailblazer in Singapore’s architecture and urban
planning landscape over the last 40 years, as well as Singapore’s idealist thinker
on the future of liveable housing environments under the exigencies of diminishing
land holdings and rising expectations about the quality of life.
He designed Singapore’s first super high-rise housing, the iconic Pearl Bank
Apartments, as well as the first condominium, Pandan Valley. He oversaw the
design of the Development Guide Plans for Jurong East in 1991 and Pasir Ris in
1997.
His practice has put together more diverse and groundbreaking concepts in
condominium design. Serving as an Advisory Member to the Planning Committee
of Shenzhen since 1986; he had been instrumental in introducing the concept of
condominium housing to China in the mid-90s and continues to design pioneering
landmarks in many cities in China. For his contributions in China, he was honoured
with the title, “Father of Luxury Housing”.
In area of Academia, he was an External Tutor, then an Adjunct Professor and
External Examiner to the School of Design & Environment, Dept. of Architecture -
National University of Singapore. He has shared his knowledge and rich
experience through many lectures, talks and papers on topics related to urban
planning, architecture and the building industry, which involvement had enabled
him to contribute towards imparting his experience to the next generations of
architects and planners.
Over the years, his firm has won many design competitions and received many
accolades both in Singapore and China.
In recent years, he promoted Skyland, championed Voluntary Conservation,
suggested plans to revitalize Kallang River and transformation of Singapore’s
existing waterways into “River Front Settlements”.
Now over 80 years of age, his energy and passion for architecture and urban
planning remains youthful and vigorous. His unwavering pursuit of excellence
makes him a role model for younger generations.
Despite his age, Mr. Tan is eager to learn new technologies and hence his interest
in floating structures.