Scientific Advisory Board

Meet the international experts on NRF's Scientific Advisory Board, who guide Singapore's research policies and identify new areas of science for growth.

Last updated 8 July 2026

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 Professor Dame Lynn Gladden, Shell Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge.

SAB Members

Scientific Advisory Board members and affiliations

Professor Dame Lynn Gladden (Chair) Shell Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge	Professor Andreas Krause Professor of Computer Science, ETH Zurich	Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith Balfour Professor of Genetics, University of Cambridge & Executive Chair, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Professor Wong Chee Wei Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr. Endowed Term Chair in Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	Professor Cherry Murray Professor of Physics, University of Arizona	Professor Harvey Fineberg President, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer, Australia	Professor Mark Spearing Vice President (Research and Enterprise), University of Southampton	Dr Marko Erman Chief Scientific Officer, Thales Group, France
Professor Patrick Aebischer President Emeritus, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)	Professor Satoshi Matsuoka Director, RIKEN Center for Computational Science	Professor Steven Koonin Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Professor Yuval Elovici Professor, Department of Information Systems Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Scientific Advisory Board

SAB Members

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