Chair Professors & Fellows

Chair Professors and Fellows are distinguished by their outstanding contributions to research in their respective fields of study. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is honoured to have the following full-time Chair Professors and Fellows:

Professorship/Fellowship Name Department
University Professor Professor Wang Gungwu Dean's Office
Distinguished Professor Professor John Quah Economics
Distinguished Professor Professor Brenda Yeoh Geography
Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery Fellow in Buddhist Studies Associate Professor Jack Meng-Tat Chia History
Goh Keng Swee Professor Professor Julian Wright Economics
J Y Pillay Professor* Professor David Jacks Economics
Lim Chong Yah Professor Professor Satoru Takahashi Economics
Raffles Professor of Humanities Professor Ong Chang Woei Chinese Studies
S R Nathan Professorship in Social Work Professor Irene Ng Social Work
Yusof Ishak Professor in Social Sciences Professor Tania Li Malay Studies
Tan Chin Tuan Professorship of Chinese Studies and Humanities Professor Scott Cook Chinese Studies, History
Tan Chorh Chuan Professorship* Professor Peter Millican Philosophy
Provost’s Chair Professor Zhang Weiyu Communications and New Media
Professor Audrey Yue Communications and New Media
Professor Ruben Durante Economics
Professor Lu Jingfeng Economics
Professor Zhong Songfa Economics
Professor Lorenz Goette Economics
Professor Lionel Wee English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies
Professor Elaine Ho Geography
Professor Darius Wojcik Geography
Professor Matthias Roth Geography
Professor David Taylor Geography
Professor Qu Hsueh Ming Philosophy
Professor William Bain Political Science
Dean's Chair Associate Professor Han Chao Chinese Studies
Associate Professor Zhou Taomo Chinese Studies
Associate Professor Alberto Salvo Economics

* Chair is managed by NUS College

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