William Mong Distinguished Lectures

Recipients of Award

Year of Award Applicant Speaker Lecture Topic
10-11   Professor Malcolm Smith
(Jan 13, 2011)
Vehicle dynamics, engineering thought-experiments and Formula One racing
10-11   Professor M. Tamer Özsu
(Dec 13, 2010)
Internet-Scale Data Distribution: Some Research Problems
10-11   Prof Yogesh Jaluria
(Oct 26, 2010)
Microscale Transport Phenomena in the Thermal Processing of New and Emerging Advanced Materials and Devices
09-10   Professor Sanjoy K Mitter
(Jan 18, 2010)
Systems Theory: A Retrospective and Prospective View
09-10   Professor Huajian Gao
(Jan 6, 2010)
Selected topics in Nanomechanics of Engineering and Biology Systems
08-09   Professor Van C Mow
(Nov 23, 2009)
The Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics of Articular Cartilage
08-09   Professor Wolfgang Rodi
(Nov 11, 2009)
The prediction of turbulence and its effects in water flows
08-09   Professor David Lorge Parnas
(Aug 31, 2009)
Educating and Licensing Engineers Who Specialise in Software
08-09   Professor Shun-Lien Chuang
(Apr 8, 2009)
From Quantum Mechanics to Nanophotonics
07-08 Professor Joseph Lee   Professor Gary Parker
(Dec 9, 2008)
Land Building in the Delta of the Mississippi River: Is it Feasible?
07-08 Dr. Y.S. Hung   Professor David J.N. LIMEBEER
(May 28, 2008)
Bicycles, Motorcycles and Feedback
07-08 Prof. George Tham   Professor Mark RANDOLPH
(April 7, 2008)
Offshore Geotechnical Design – Recent Advances and Trends for Deep Water Developments
07-08 Prof. P.Y.S. Cheung   Professor Alan V. OPPENHEIM
(March 27, 2008)
Sampling Sampling
07-08 Prof. F.Y.L . Chin   Professor Monica LAM
(Dec 20, 2007)
LivePCs: Consumerizing PCs, from Research to Product
06-07 Professor S.T. Tan   Professor Adrian Bejan
(mid October 2007)
Constructal Theory of Design in Nature and Engineering
06-07 Professor S.T. Tan   Professor Kam Leong
(mid September 2007)
Nanotherapeutics: Application of Nanotechnology to Gene and Cell Therapy
06-07 Professor D.W.L. Cheung   Professor Jiawei Han
(June 1, 2007)
Warehousing and Mining Massive RFID Data Sets
06-07 Dr Q.Z.Q. Yue   Professor A.P.S. Selvadurai
(Feb 28, 2007)
The Role of Geomechanics Research in High-Level Nuclear Waste Management
06-07 Professor H.H.P. Fang   Professor Peter A. Wilderer
(Jan 18, 2007)
Paradigm Shift in Water Management: Where are we heading to?
05-06 Dr. P.L.Y. Chan   Professor Thong Ngee Goh
(Nov 29, 2006)
Value Creation via Customer-Centric Quality Engineering
05-06 Dr. Y.S. Hung   Professor Fred C.H. Chen
(May 24, 2006)
A Nostalgic Look at the Development of OLED Technology
05-06 Dr. Y.S. Hung   Dr. Harry Shum
(May 15, 2006)
Prior, Context and Interactive Computing Vision
05-06 Dr. P.L.Y. Chan   Professor Mike Gregory
(Jan 9, 2006)
Technology Management
04-05 Dr. P.L.Y. Chan   Prof. Elsayed A. Elsayed
(May 10, 2005)
From the Japanese Art of Paper Folding to the Theory and Applications of Folding Flat Sheets into Intricate Engineering Designs
04-05 Dr. Y.S. Hung   Dr. Jie Han
(Jun 22, 2005)
Bottom Up Nanoelectronics for Semiconductor Industry and Life Science
04-05 Mr. P.K.K. Lee   Prof. Malcolm Bolton
(Aug 30, 2005)
Performance-based design of earthworks and foundations
03-04 Prof. J.H.W. Lee   Prof. H.J.S. Fernando
(Dec 14, 2004)
Challenges in Tackling Urban Environmental Problems: An Example of a Rapidly Growing City
03-04 Prof. F.Y.L. Chin   Prof. Aloysius K. Mok
(Jan 3, 2005)
Real-Time Systems Technology in the 21st Century
03-04 Prof. F.H.Y. Chan   Prof. Benjamin M.W. Tsui
(Sep 21, 2004)
Functional Imaging: From Human to Small Animals
03-04 Prof. B.J. Duggan   Prof. Y.S. Chao
(Nov 16, 2004)
Role of Mechanics, Material Science & Engineering Simulation in Bone and Joint Functional Analysis, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation
03-04 Dr. J. Lam   Prof. G.R. Tomlinson
(Dec 6, 2004)
Reducing Vibration and Noise in Aircraft Engines
02-03 Mr. P.K.K. Lee   Prof. K.Y. Lo
(Nov 13, 2003)
The Role of Cohesion in the Stability Evaluation of Concrete Dams on Rock Foundations
02-03 Mr. P.K.K. Lee   Prof. Richard Allsop
(Dec 9, 2003)
Science-led Strategy for Systematically Safer Use of the Roads for the Common Good
02-03 Prof. T.S. Ng   Prof. G.C. Goodwin
(May 10, 2004)
What do Elvis Presley, Mobile Phones & Lap Top Computers have in Common?
02-03 Prof. A.K. Soh   Prof. C.T. Sun
(Dec 12, 2003)
Implications of Nanotechnology to Solid Mechanics
02-03 Prof. S.T. Tan   Prof. Nam P. Suh
(Dec 13, 2002)
Complexity Theory for Engineered Systems and Natural Systems
01-02 Prof. J.H.W. Lee   Prof. William Bonfield
(Nov 28, 2002)
Can Medical Implants Be Improved?
01-02 Dr. J. Lam   Prof. H. Kimura
(May 2, 2002)
Information Technology as an Ultimate Tool for Control
01-02 Dr. F.C.M. Lau   Prof. Yale Patt
(Mar 8, 2002)
Higher and Higher Performance Microprocessors: There Is Still Plenty We Can Do
01-02 Prof. T.S. Ng   Prof. Vincent W.S. Chan
(Jan 22, 2002)
Optical Networks
00-01 Prof. B.J. Duggan   Prof. R.V. Thompson
(Oct 22, 2001)
The Supersonic Boundary Layer and Its Application
00-01 Prof. B.J. Duggan   Prof. K.C. Hwang
(Jun 18, 2001)
Recent Advances on Strain Gradient Plasticity
00-01 Prof. F.F. Wu   Prof. R.W. Brodersen
(Jun 7, 2001)
Wireless Systems-on-a-Chip Design
00-01 Dr. J. Wang   Prof. Arogyaswami Paulraj
(May 15, 2001)
Smart Antennas for Broadband Wireless Communications
99-00 Prof. J.H.W. Lee   Prof. Rafael L. Bras
(Dec 15, 2000)
Water, Environment, and Climate Change
99-00 Prof. C.C. Chan   Prof. Stephen R. Forrest
(May 25, 2000)
Organic Thin Film Devices and Circuits: The Path to Molecular Optoelectronics
99-00 Prof. A.T.Y. Chwang   Prof. Chiang C. Mei
(Mar 27, 2000)
The Storm Gate Project for Venice Lagoon
98-99 Prof. V.O.K. Li   Prof. Robert G. Gallager
(Mar 29, 1999) PHOTO
The Changing Role of Research in Communication and Network Technology
98-99 Prof. A.T.Y. Chwang   Prof. C.J. Harris
(Mar 11, 1999) PHOTO
Intelligent Traffic Control and Management
97-98 Prof. Brian Porter   Prof. Toshiro Terano
(Nov 5, 1998) PHOTO
The Past, Present & Future of Fuzzy Engineering
97-98 Prof. H.C. Chan   Prof. J. Imberger
(Dec 14, 1998) PHOTO
Dispersion and Mixing of Wastewater in the Coastal Regime
97-98 Prof. Kai Hwang   Prof. Wolfgang K. Giloi
(Apr 22, 1998) PHOTO
Architectural Innovations that Maximize True Performance in Distributed-Memory Computers
97-98 Dr. L. Wang   Prof. Friedrich H. Busse
(Mar 23, 1998) PHOTO
Dynamics of Rotating Fluids and the Band Structure of Jupiter
96-97 Dr. E.H. Li   Prof. Eric Mazur
(Nov 5, 1997) PHOTO
Stopping Time
96-97 Dr. J. Wang   Prof. H. Vincent Poor
(May 28, 1997) PHOTO
Adaptive Multiuser Detection in Wireless Communication Systems
96-97 Dr. S.T. Tan   Prof. Herbert B. Voelcker
(May 1, 1997) PHOTO
The Evolution of Technologies for Specifying Form in Manufactured Goods
96-97 Prof. A.T.Y. Chwang   Prof. Theodore Yaotsu Wu
(Apr 16, 1997) PHOTO
Remarkable Nonlinear Waves
95-96 Prof. C.C. Chan   Prof. Raj Reddy
(Jan 13, 1997) PHOTO
All Authored Works On-Line: A Global Infrastructure for Universal Access to Information
95-96 Prof. F.L.Y. Chin   Prof. Hector Garcia-Molina
(May 23, 1996)
The Universal Library of the Future: Overview of the Stanford Digital Library Project
95-96 Prof. F.F. Wu   Prof. Pravin Varaiya
(May 22, 1996)
The Automated Highway - An Ultimate Solution for Traffic Jams