Honorary Citizen Award of Singapore for Emeritus Professor Ulrich W. Suter

Emeritus Professor Ulrich W. Suter was conferred the Honorary Citizen Award of Singapore by the President of Singapore, Mr Tony Tan, for his contributions to developing Singapore into a vibrant research and development hub.

15.08.2017 by Marc Roland Petitmermet

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(left foreground to right): Finance Minister, Heng Swee Kiat; National Research Foundation CEO, Dr Low Teck Seng; Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of National Research Foundation, Teo Chee Hean; Em Prof Ulrich Suter; President Tony Tan. (left to right): Future Resilient Systems Programme Director, Prof Hans Heinimann; Singapore-ETH Centre Director, Prof Peter Edwards; Em Prof Ulrich Suter; Singapore-ETH Centre Managing Director, Dr Remo Burkhard; Future Cities Laboratory Programme Director, Prof Stephen Cairns

The Honorary Citizen Award is the highest form of recognition for a non-Singaporean. It is given by the Government to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Singapore's growth and development. Emeritus Professor Ultich W. Suter is currently adviser to Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF) and was formerly co-chair of the NRF Scientific Advisory Board from 2006 to 2011, and governing board member of the Singapore-ETH Centre.

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