Ir. Academician Emeritus Prof. Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Chuah Hean Teik

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Dr. Chuah Hean Teik graduated with a BEng (First Class Honours), MEngSc and PhD in electrical engineering, all from University of Malaya, Malaysia. He was President of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) in Malaysia from 2008-2019, where he is now an Emeritus Professor. He is also a Consultant Professor to Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xian, China; and University Advisor to University Sanya, Hainan, China. He is now a UTAR Council Member and Chairman of the UTAR Hospital Board.

Dr Chuah’s research interests include microwave remote sensing and applied electromagnetics. He is considered as a top research scientist in microwave remote sensing in Malaysia and Asia and the Pacific region. He has authored/co-authored more than 280 papers in international journals and conferences. Dr. Chuah has received many awards locally and internationally for his research work and his outstanding contributions to the engineering profession, particularly in engineering education. Among them include the inaugural Young Engineer Award by the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia in 1991; 1990 Young Scientist Award at the 23rd General Assembly of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) at Prague, Czechoslovakia; 1993 Young Scientist Award at the 24th General Assembly of URSI at Kyoto, Japan; 1995 Young Scientist Award (Industrial Sector) by the Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment; 1999 Malaysian Toray Science Foundation Science and Technology Award for his contributions in the area of microwave remote sensing; 2017 Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award by the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations. For his significant contribution in engineering profession, he was awarded Honorary Doctor of Engineering by MMU in August 2013. He was inducted into the IEM Engineering Hall of Fame in 2019 for his outstanding professional achievements and contribution to the country, IEM and the engineeirng profession. He is the recipient of 2019 FEIAP Engineer of the Year, and 2019 WFEO Medal of Excellence in Engineering Education, and 2020 Scroll of Honour by the Institution of Engineers India, on the occasion of IEI Centenary Year for his outstanding contribution to the cause of engineering. In 2021, Dr Chuah received the Chinese Government's Friendship Award, which is the People's Republic of China's highest award for foreign experts who have made outstanding contributions to China's economic and social development, as well as effort in facilitating friendly exchanges between China and other countries in culture, education, science and technology. Dr. Chuah received the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award from Malaysian Professional Centre, the umbrella body for all professions recognised by legislative Acts of Parliament in Malaysia. In 2022, Dr Chuah was also awarded the Distinguished Honorary Fellow by the Institution of Engineers Malaysia, which is IEM highest award to distinguished person of acknowledged eminence and high standing such as Head of State, Prime Minister, very prominent engineer or world renowned figure who has rendered very substantial and outstanding services to the engineering profession, The Institution and/or the Nation.

Dr. Chuah is an eminent technical leader. He is Past President of ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET) (2016-2022), Past President of the Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP) (2011-2015), and current Chairman of FEIAP Standing Committee on Engineering Education, and Chairman of the Africa, Asia and the Pacific (AAP) Accord Engineering Education Council. He is a Senior Fellow of the Academy of Sciences, Malaysia (ASM); Distinguished Honorary Fellow of IEM; a Founding Fellow of the AAET and The Academy of Engineering and Technology of the Developing World; Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, UK; the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, USA; and the Electromagnetics Academy, USA. He is currently a member of the Disciplinary Committee Panel under the Advocates and Solicitors’ Disciplinary Board, Malaysia, the Malaysian Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC), the Malaysian Engineering and Technology Accreditation Council (ETAC) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia. He also serves in Technical Committee or Advisory Committee of a few regional and international conferences and symposia.

In recognition of his valuable services and contributions, he was conferred an Order of Chivalry, Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri, which carries the title “Dato”, by the Governor of Penang in July 2005, and conferred the Panglima Setia Mahkota Award, which carries the title “Tan Sri”, by the King of Malaysia, the Yang DiPertuan Agung, in September 2019.