Department History
Awards Won
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARSHIP HONOURS
| 2018 | Prof Henry Yeung received the Distinguished Scholarship Honours from the American Association of Geographers (AAG) |
MURCHISON AWARD
| 2009 | Prof Lily Kong was awarded the Association ofAmerican Geographers (AAG) Robert Stoddard Award for Distinguished Geography of Religion and Belief Systems. |
ROBERT STODDARD AWARD
| 2009 | Prof Lily Kong was awarded the Association ofAmerican Geographers (AAG) Robert Stoddard Award for Distinguished Geography of Religion and Belief Systems. |
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
| 2007 | A/P Wong Poh Poh - the only Singaporean on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), shared the Nobel Peace Prize with former US Vice-President Al Gore. |
HONORARY DOCTOR OF SCIENCE
| 2006 | Professor Lily Kong was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Science for her contributions to Human Geography and for her professional achievement and public service in Singapore. |
NATIONAL AWARDS
NATIONAL DAY AWARD
| 2010 | A/P Victor Savage was awarded the Long Service Medal during the 45th National Day |
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MEDAL
| 2006 | Prof Lily Kong was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) |
UNIVERSITY AWARDS
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH RECOGNITION AWARD
| 2018 | Professor Henry Yeung Wai-Chung received the University Researcher Recognition Award |
WINNERS OF THE OUTSTANDING OVERSEAS RESEARCHER AWARD
| 2003 | A/P Henry Yeung Wai-Chung received the Outstanding Overseas Researcher Award by the Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources, the Academy of Sciences, China |
WINNERS OF THE NUS OUTSTANDING UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER AWARD
| 2008 | Prof Henry Yeung |
| 2000-01 | A/P Brenda Yeoh Saw Ai |
| 1998 | A/P Henry Yeung Wai-Chung |
| 1997 | Prof Lily Kong |
WINNERS OF THE NUS OUTSTANDING UNIVERSITY EDUCATOR AWARD
| 2006 | A/P Chang Tou Chuang |
WINNERS OF THE FACULTY OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARD
| 2000-01 | Dr Carl Grundy-Warr won the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Outstanding Educator Award |
WINNERS OF THE NUS TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD
| 2017-18 | A/P Dan Friess |
| 2014-16 | Dr Dan Friess |
| 2010 | Dr Pow Choon Piew |
| 2008-09 | A/P Chang Tou Chuang |
| 2006-07 | A/P Tim Bunnell |
| 2005 | A/P Chang Tou Chuang |
| 2003-04 | A/P K Raguraman |
| 2002-03 | A/P Chang Tou Chuang, Dr Carl Grundy-Warr and A/P K Raguraman |
| 2001-02 | A/P Chang Tou Chuang and A/P Henry Yeung Wai-Chung won the NUS Excellent Teachers (Top 100) Award |
| 1999-00 | A/P Chang Tou Chuang |
| 1998-99 | A/P Chang Tou Chuang |
| 1997-98 | A/P Chang Tou Chuang |
WINNERS OF THE FACULTY EXCELLENT TEACHER AWARD
| 2017-18 | A/P Dan Friess, A/P Pow Choon Piew, Dr Jamie Gillen |
| 2016-17 | Dr Dan Friess, A/P Harvey Neo, Dr Kamalini Ramdas |
| 2015-16 | Dr Dan Friess, Dr Harvey Neo, Dr Kamalini Ramdas |
| 2014-15 | Dr Woon Chih Yuan, Dr Dan Friess |
| 2013-14 | Dr Woon Chih Yuan, Dr Dan Friess, Dr Harvey Neo |
| 2012-13 | A/P Alan Ziegler, Dr Karen Lai |
| 2011-12 | A/P Alan Ziegler |
| 2010-11 | A/P James Terry, Dr Harvey Neo, Dr Pow Choon Piew |
| 2009-10 | Dr Pow Choon Piew, Dr Harvey Neo, A/P Alan Ziegler |
| 2008-09 | Dr Pow Choon Piew |
| 2007-08 | A/P Tim Bunnell, A/P David Higgitt, Dr Wang Yi-Chen |
| 2006-07 | A/P David Higgitt, A/P Tim Bunnell, Dr Carl Grundy-Warr |
WINNERS OF THE FACULTY EXCELLENT RESEARCHER AWARD
| 2011-12 | A/P Alan Ziegler |
WINNERS OF THE FACULTY PROMISING RESEARCHER AWARD
| 2016-17 | Dr Winston Chow |
| 2014-15 | Dr Dan Friess |
| 2014-15 | Dr Woon Chih Yuan |
| 2011-12 | Dr Harvey Neo |
| 2010-11 | Dr Pow Choon Piew |
GEM INCENTIVE AWARD
| 2007-08 | Dr Carl Grundy-Warr (GEK1022: Geopolitics: Geographies of War and Peace) |
WINNERS OF THE GRADUATE STUDENTS' TEACHING AWARD
| 2019-20 | Ms Liu Weiting, Ms Shee Siew Ying, Ms Tan Wenn Er |
| 2018-19 | Ms Anjana Ramkumar, Mr Raedi Haizer bin Sidek, Ms Shee Siew Ying |
| 2016-17 | Mr Andy Tan, Mr Tan Xuan Kai, Ms Shona Loong |
| 2015-16 | Mr Benjamin Thompson, Ms Chen Jinwen, Ms Chua Cheng Ying, Ms Khairun Nisha Binte Mohamed Ramdzan, Ms Olivia Tan, Mr Tan Xuan Kai, Mr Shaun Teo, Ms. Shona Loong (both semesters) |
| 2014-15 | Ms Clara Ang, Ms Chen Jinwen, Ms Chua Cheng Ying, Ms Olivia Tan (both semesters), Mr Benjamin Thompson, Mr Shaun Teo (both semesters) |
| 2013-14 | Ms Chua Cheng Ying |
| 2012-13 | Ms Chin Wei Jun |
| 2011-12 | Ms Kamalini Ramdas, Mr Jared Wong Wei Ming |
| 2010-11 | Ms Kamalini Ramdas |