Grainger College of Engineering Awards
Grainger College of Engineering Alumni Award for Distinguished Service
Li San Poh
BSME 1998, BA Econ 1998
For a distinguished military career as an Air Force pilot, and her advocacy work for citizens of Singapore as a member of the Singapore Parliament.
Li San Poh currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Changi East Systems for Changi Airport Group in Singapore. She has been a member of the Singapore Parliament since 2020 and is the chair of the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Sustainability and Environment and a member of the GPC for Transport. Her responsibilities with Changi Airport Group include developing robotics solutions and specialized airport systems for Changi Airport Terminal 5.
An active champion for women professionals in the STEM and aviation industries, Poh serves as an Advisor in Women Aviation International (SG). She is also an avid athlete and firmly believes in nurturing sporting champions. She serves as the president of the Singapore Table Tennis Association.
Poh previously served in the Republic of Singapore Air Force for 16 years as a search and rescue pilot. She was deployed for numerous life-saving missions, as well as in the humanitarian disaster relief mission in Indonesia following the Asian Tsunami in Dec 2005. She was also the first female to be appointed full-time aide-de-camp to the president of the Republic of Singapore.
In 2021, MechSE recognized Poh for her career achievements with the MechSE Distinguished Alumni Award.
The Grainger College of Engineering Alumni Award for Distinguished Service is conferred upon exceptional alumni each year. Recipients are recognized for professional distinction through outstanding leadership, contributions to the field of engineering, creativity, and entrepreneurship; as well as service to society, the professional community, and to the department, college, or university.
Faculty Awards from The Grainger College of Engineering
Nenad Miljkovic
Excellence in Translational Research
This award honors faculty or staff researchers for special achievement in translational research, such as entrepreneurial activities related to research outcomes, technology transfer of research through licensing of intellectual property, and research leading directly to products/outcomes with notable societal impact.
Kyle Smith
Dean's Award for Excellence in Research (for Associate Professor)
This award honors associate professors for their research accomplishments and published papers within the past five academic years.