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

About

 

Dr. Chuah Hean Teik graduated with a BEng (First Class Honours), MEngSc and PhD in electrical engineering, all from University of Malaya, Malaysia. From July 1988-April 1997, he was on the faculty of the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of Malaya. From March-Nov 1994, he was a Fulbright Scholar at the Wave Scattering Research Centre, University of Texas at Arlington, USA.  From May 1997–Jan 2008, Dr Chuah was  a Senior Professor at the Multimedia University (MMU), during which he held various posts as Vice President (R&D and Academic Development), Dean of Engineering, and Director of Research. From June 2001-Jan 2008, he also assumed the duty of the Penang State Government Professor of ICT in MMU. 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; Honorary Professor of Beijing Technology and Business University; and Foreign Distinguished Expert of China Association for Science and Technology. He is currently a member of the Disciplinary Committee Panel under the Advocates and Solicitors' Disciplinary Board, Malaysia; the Malaysian Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC); and the Malaysian Engineering and Technology Accreditation Council (ETAC).

 

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 300 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 a distinguished person of acknowledged eminence and high standing such who has rendered very substantial and outstanding services to the engineering profession, The Institution and/or the Nation. In 2024, he was awarded the Distinguished Friend of Africa Engineering Award (Platinum Class) by Federation of African Engineering Organisations for his outstanding contributions to engineering education and practice in Africa via Africa, Asia and the Pacific (AAP) Accord framework, which have left a lasting impact for the continent's engineering landscape.

 

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), Past President of IEM (2009-2011); member of Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (Feb 2018-Feb 2024); 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 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 by the Governor of Penang an Order of Chivalry, Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri, which carries the title “Dato”, in July 2005, and Darjah Gemilang Pangkuan Negeri, which carries the title “Dato Seri” in July 2023; 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.