Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) is a multi-disciplinary international board with expertise in broad areas of technology. The SAB convenes annually in Singapore to advise on NRF’s policies and programmes.
The SAB’s role is to:
- Highlight critical issues and emerging global trends in basic and investigator-led research where Singapore could fill a gap or meet a need;
- Identify, with the NRF, new areas of research where Singapore can reap the benefits of cutting edge science and build the foundation for enterprise and industry growth;
- Review and advise on the proposals and plans prepared by the NRF; and
- Assist and advise the NRF on the management of R&D, including the allocation of funding and the assessment of research outcomes.
SAB members are appointed by the Chairman of the NRF Board. The SAB is chaired by Sir Richard Friend, Cavendish Professor of Physics, University of Cambridge.
SAB Members
| Professor Sir Richard Friend Chairman of SAB, and Director of Research, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge |
Professor Patrick Aebischer Emeritus President, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), and Chairman, Novartis Venture Fund |
Professor Bertil Andersson Adviser to NRF, and President Emeritus of Nanyang Technological University |
| Professor Paul Blom Director, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research |
Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte Chief Scientist & Engineer for New South Wales, Australia |
Professor Yuval Elovici Professor, Department of Information Systems Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev |
| Dr Marko Erman Chief Technology Officer, Thales Group |
Professor Harvey Fineberg President, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation |
Professor Dame Lynn Gladden Shell Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge |
| Professor Sarah Jayne-Blakemore Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge |
Professor Steven Koonin Professor, Information, Operations & Management Sciences, New York University |
Dr Goh Eng Lim Senior Vice President, Data & Artificial Intelligence, Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| Professor Cherry Murray Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy and Professor Emerita of Physics, Harvard University, Professor of Physics, University of Arizona |