Jialiang Cheng

Jialiang graduated with a 1st Class Honors degree in Materials Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and completed his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering under the full sponsorship of the Joint MINDEF-NTU funding at Nanyang Technological University. He was awarded the Ian Fergusson Fellowship conducted at Georgia Institute of Technology, USA in 2009.

The nature of his degree/PhD course has prepared him with great deal of independent research, requiring initiative, self-motivation and a wide range of skills. From his work experience, he is involved in managing teams on strategic planning, staff development, project management (comprising of multi-agencies, bilateral collaborations and industry partnerships) and lab infrastructure setup.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Nanyang Technological University (2007 — 2012)
• Ian Fergusson Fellowship Georgia Institute of Technology (2009 — 2009)
• Bachelor's Degree (1st Class Hons) Nanyang Technological University (2003 — 2007)

Companies

• Assistant Director, Urban Liveability & Community / Technology Strategy Group, Prime Minister's Office (2022)
• Head, Safety National University of Singapore, Faculty of Science (2019 — 2022)
• Head, Urban Solutions and Sustainability National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF) (2018 — 2019)
• Section Head (Materials Technology) Temasek Polytechnic (2017 — 2018)
• Lecturer (Diploma in Chemical Engineering) Temasek Polytechnic (2013 — 2018)
• Senior Member of Technical Staff Advanced Technology Research Centre (Joint Venture by DSO National Lab and ST Kinetics) (2011 — 2013)
• Adjunct Research Fellow (Co-Appointment) Nanyang Technological University (2011 — 2013)
• Project Officer and Teaching Assistant Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2007 — 2011)
• Intern DSO National Laboratories (2006 — 2006)