FACULTY OF SCIENCE OPEN HOUSE 2016

SATURDAY 14 MAY • 9.30AM - 4.30PM

TOUR PROGRAMME For all tours, sign up at the Tour Registration Counters at LT27 foyer and meet outside LT29. Faculty and Facility Tour by Science Club11.00 am - 12.00 pm (1 hour)12.00 pm - 1.00 pm (1 hour)1.00 pm - 2.00 pm (1 hour)2.00 pm - 3.00 pm (1 hour)3.00 pm - 4.00 pm (1 hour)This guided tour will bring you around key facilities at the Faculty of Science, including the lecture theatres, Library, Student Hub, Science Club and canteen. Limited to 20 people per tour.

Chemistry Laboratory Tour 1.45 pm - 2.30 pm (45 minutes) 2.45 pm - 3.30 pm (45 minutes) 3.45 pm - 4.30 pm (45 minutes) Visit the newly renovated and fully air-conditioned General Chemistry Teaching and Synthesis Chemistry Teaching laboratories as well as the chemistry research laboratory.Limited to 30 people per tour. Food Science and Technology (FST) Laboratory Tour1.15 pm - 1.45 pm (30 minutes)2.00 pm - 2.30 pm (30 minutes)Visit FST’s teaching facilities and get insights on food processing, fermentation, sensory evaluation, flavour creation, body mass index (BMI) and health analysis, essential oil extraction, food safety microbiology and more. Talk to our students to learn about life in our unique family-oriented programme. Limited to 25 people per tour.

Centre for Quantum Technologies Tour 11.30 am - 12.30 pm (1 hour)1.45 pm - 2.45 pm (1 hour)Learn about research done by quantum physicists and computer scientists who explore the nature of the universe and the ways quantum physics enables new technologies. The tour comprises an overview, laboratory visits and a Q&A session. Limited to 30 people per tour.

Life Sciences Tour12.15 pm - 1.15 pm (1 hour) : Butterfly demonstration Discover the instrumentation and photography techniques that show the unique biological functions of butterfly colours in inter- and intra-species communication. Limited to 25 people per tour. 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm (1 hour) : Tour of Protein and Proteomics Centre This new facility houses state-of-the-art mass spectrometers for advanced research in proteins. Its research focus is to identify the composition of different proteins and quantitate amounts in target biological tissue. Its oncology biomarker research paves the way for rapid cancer detection and screening applications. Its structural mass spectrometry focus enables it to map dynamics of proteins with an application in drug discovery. Limited to 25 people per tour. Science Demonstration Laboratory Tour11.30 am - 12.00 pm (30 minutes)12.00 pm - 12.30 pm (30 minutes)1.00 pm - 1.30 pm (30 minutes)1.30 pm - 2.00 pm (30 minutes)2.30 pm - 3.00 pm (30 minutes)3.00 pm - 3.30pm (30 minutes)The Science Demonstration Laboratory (SDL) is a platform for the Faculty’s science outreach and communication efforts. SDL encourages science discovery through hands-on demonstrations. The SDL also hosts the Young Educators in Science (YES) programme, which enables undergraduates to work with Faculty staff in science outreach and engagement. Limited to 20 people per tour.

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CHEMISTRY MASTERClassMolecular Mechanisms of Antibiotic Action and Resistance Assistant Professor Chng Shu Sin Department of ChemistryHe has received four teaching awards Recipient of NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Awards 2013/2014, 2014/2015 Recipient of two Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards

SynopsisThe rapid emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria poses a serious threat to public health and underscores the urgent need to develop new antibiotics. Vancomycin, the last-resort antibiotic used clinically to treat bacterial infections, is beginning to lose its efficacy against these ‘superbugs’. To better understand the problem of antibiotic resistance, the talk looks at two major classes of antibiotics that target the biosynthesis of the bacterial cell wall. Each case study will discuss the molecular mechanisms of antibiotic action and resistance. New approaches to overcome antibiotic resistance will also be presented.

SPEAKER PROFILE Asst Prof Chng received his B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry from NUS in 2003 and his Ph.D. in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from Harvard University in 2010. After a stint as a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard Medical School from 2010 to 2011, he joined NUS in August 2011 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry. His research lies at the interface of chemistry and biology and involves the use of chemical, biochemical and genetic approaches to understand membrane biogenesis. His team is interested in studying lipid trafficking processes in the context of the assembly of the bacterial outer membrane, a lipid bilayer that plays a major role in antibiotic resistance in many bacterial pathogens.

LIFE SCIENCES MASTERClassAnimal Feeding and Non-Feeding AnimalsProfessor Alex Ip Yuen KwongDepartment of Biological Sciences

He has received 32 teaching awards Recipient of NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Awards 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2013/2014 Recipient of NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award Honour Roll, 2009 to 2013 Recipient of NUS Outstanding Educator Awards 2000/2001, 2004/2005 Recipient of 12 Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards, including two Honour Roll Awards

SynopsisThe essential feature of living organisms is their ability to capture, transform and store various forms of energy according to the specific instructions of their individual genetic materials. Feeding is the process by which organisms, typically animals, obtain food which acts as a source of energy. Hence, feeding is one of the vital characteristics of living animals. The talk will explain the different methods of feeding in animals and why some animals can live without feeding.

SPEAKER PROFILE Prof Alex Ip studied in the United States of America (USA) and obtained his first degree from the University of Minnesota in 1976. He subsequently graduated with a doctorate from Rice University, Houston, USA in 1980. He joined the Department of Biological Sciences in NUS in 1982 and obtained his professorship in 2001. Prof Ip specialises in comparative animal biochemistry, nitrogen metabolism and excretion, aestivation and apoptosis. He is a proliferate writer who has published more than 206 articles in international journals and eight book chapters. He has also given approximately 86 presentations at international conferences.

PHYSICS MASTERClass The Professor’s Travelling Suitcase of Science Wonders!Professor Sow Chorng HaurDepartment of Physics

He has received 11 teaching awards Recipient of NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Awards 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006 Recipient of NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award Honour Roll 2008 Recipient of NUS Outstanding Educator Award 2007/2008 Recipient of five Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards, including one Honour Roll Award Fellow of the NUS Teaching Academy, 2009 to 2015

SynopsisIn this talk, we will share our experience in the development of strategies in teaching Physics using science demonstrations. Science demonstrations are valuable as they provide exciting, visually appealing and thought-provoking stimuli to promote a culture of inquiry and interactive teacher-student exchanges in the classroom. The demonstrations add reality and vividness in the process of concept formation as a visual aid and / or show an example of the application of a principle. Some concepts are best illustrated using demonstrations, which also help to address misconceptions. Demonstrations can form a key part of students’ classroom experience, provided they are integrated with, and supported by effective pedagogical theory so that they are carried out in a way that facilitates learning.

SPEAKER PROFILE

Prof Sow received his Bachelor and Master degrees in Physics from NUS in 1991 and 1993 respectively, and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1998. He worked for two years as a postdoctoral fellow at Bell Laboratory, Lucent Technologies before joining the Department of Physics at NUS in 2001. Prof Sow was the Vice Dean of Research in the Faculty of Science Dean’s Office from 2012 to 2014. He assumed headship of the Department of Physics on 1 July 2014.

He has authored and co-authored many papers in the field of nanoscience and nanomaterials. His research interests include carbon nanotubes and graphene, and studies of nanostructured functional materials and their unique physical properties.

STATISTICS MASTERClassThe Science of Learning from Data Associate Professor Gan Fah FattDepartment of Statistics & Applied ProbabilityRecipient of NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Awards 1997/1998, 2001/2002, 2003/2004

SynopsisData are numerical facts and Statistics is the science of learning from data. This talk will show how some old and new real data sets can be analysed in a scientific manner to answer some seemingly difficult but useful and interesting questions.

SPEAKER PROFILE Assoc Prof Gan obtained his Ph.D. in Statistics from Iowa State University in 1985. He joined NUS in 1986. His current research interests include statistical quality control and risk-adjusted monitoring of surgical outcomes. He has received a number of teaching awards from the Faculty of Science and NUS.

MATHEMATICS MASTERClass The Story of InfinityAssociate Professor Victor TanDepartment of MathematicsHe has received 20 teaching awards Recipient of NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Awards 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2006/2007, 2013/2014 Recipient of NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award Honour Roll 2007/2008 Recipient of NUS Outstanding Educator Award 2006/2007 Recipient of 12 Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards, including three Honour Roll Awards Council Member and Fellow of the NUS Teaching Academy, 2009 to 2016

SynopsisInfinity is ubiquitous in many fields of mathematics. Calculus deals with limits, continuity and infinite series. Linear algebra deals with infinite solutions of linear systems. Number theory deals with the infinitude of primes and so on. The notion of infinity is a fascinating and mind-boggling one. It is abstract and counter-intuitive, and there are many misconceptions about infinity, such as "infinity is the largest number of all" or "1 divided by 0 equals to infinity". The talk will include a brief historical account of infinity and some paradoxes arising from infinity.

SPEAKER PROFILE Assoc Prof Tan received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles. His research interests are in Algebra and Number Theory. He has received multiple awards for excellent teaching at the Faculty as well as the university level, including the Outstanding Educator Award, which is the highest recognition for teaching at NUS. Currently, he is Vice Chair of the Singapore Mathematical Society.

FORENSIC SCIENCE MASTERClassCSI: NUS - Forensic Science and the Law Adjunct Associate Professor Stella Tan Wei LingDepartment of Biological SciencesRecipient of NUS Outstanding Young Alumni Award Recipient of NUS Dean’s Meritorious Teaching Awards 2006/2007, 2007/2008

SynopsisDo you aspire to be a modern-day Sherlock Holmes? Are you a fan of crime-based TV shows like CSI, NCIS, Bones, Criminal Minds, Law & Order and Forensic Heroes? Do you think you know everything about forensic science by watching every CSI episode? Join us as we whet your appetite for forensic science and showcase one of the hottest modules in NUS.

SPEAKER PROFILE Assoc Prof Stella Tan has a M.Sc. in Cell & Molecular Biology (2001) and a Law degree (2004) from NUS. She also has a M.Sc. in Forensic Science from the University of New Haven, USA (2012), where she graduated top of her postgraduate class under the tutelage of the world’s foremost forensic expert, Dr Henry Lee. She is the Health Sciences Authority (HSA)’s Director (Legal Policy and Prosecution). She is seconded from the Attorney-General’s Chambers where she holds the appointment of a Deputy Senior State Counsel. She lectures on Forensic Science and Evidence in Forensic Science at NUS. She is a proud alumna of both NUS Science and Law Faculties. She has a personal interest in teaching and has won the NUS Dean’s Meritorious Teaching Awards. In 2005, the Dean of Science Faculty invited her to start a Forensic Science module in NUS. In 2008, she helped to start the forensic science minor in NUS. GEK 1542 Forensic Science remains as one of the most well-received modules with the highest bidding points. Only the best students are hand-picked to pursue SP 3202 Evidence in Forensic Science, where they learn the finer ways to process crime scenes, collect crucial evidence and give testimony in court.

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY MASTERClass Your Genome on a Thumb-driveProfessor Greg Tucker-Kellogg Computational Biology ProgrammeRecipient of Faculty Teaching Excellence Award 2013/2014

SynopsisYour genome is the information encoded inside the 3.1 billion "letters" of DNA that is uniquely yours. What would be possible if your genome is known? This question is becoming a reality. A few years ago, the Human Genome Project was completed, providing a reference map to the genome for all of us. By the time you graduate from university, you should be able to get your individual genome determined and bring it to your doctor's office on a thumbdrive. We will look at what it will take for the information in our DNA to make medicine more precise for each of us.

SPEAKER PROFILE Prof Tucker-Kellogg is a Professor in Practice in the Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and the Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He previously spent 14 years in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, most recently as Chief Scientific Officer for Lilly Systems Biology, Chief Technology Officer for Lilly Singapore Centre for Drug Discovery and Senior Director of Systems Biology for Eli Lilly and Company.He received his Bachelor of Chemistry and Biological Sciences from Carnegie-Mellon University and his M. Phil. and Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University. He was a Jane Coffin Childs postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School. His laboratory's research interest is in genomic regulatory dynamics and chromatin modifications and their relationship to personalised medicines.

FACULTY OF SCIENCE OPEN HOUSE 2016Saturday 14 May • 9.30am - 4.30pm MASTERClasses