The Department of Mathematics heartily congratulates Professor TOH Kim Chuan on being conferred the President’s Science Award (2019), for his fundamental contributions to the theory, algorithms, and applications of convex optimisation, especially the development of algorithms and software for semi-definite and conic programming. The President’s Science Award (PSA) is presented to research scientists and engineers in Singapore who have made outstanding contributions in basic research leading to the discovery of new knowledge or the pioneering development of scientific or engineering techniques and methods.

Congratulations to Profs Bao Weizhu, Chong Chi Tat, Dinh Tien Cuong, Gan Wee Teck, Goh Say Song, Shen Zuowei, Tan Eng Chye, Toh Kim Chuan, and Zhu Chengbo, on winning the 90th Anniversary Awards. The nine awards are given by the Department of Mathematics to recognize faculty members who have made significant contributions to the Department’s reputation and success, through voting by full time faculty members. A 90th Anniversary Special Award is also presented to Dr Bao Huanchen to recognize his fundamental contributions to the theory of quantum symmetric pairs.