Celebrate two decades of transformative science with us at the
IAS 20th Anniversary Symposium on 29 July 2025 at NTU Singapore. This special event brings together eminent scientists from Singapore and around the world for a day of inspiring discussions, groundbreaking research, and intellectual exchange. Join us as we reflect on the remarkable journey of the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) and its impact on the global scientific community while looking ahead to new frontiers in discovery and innovation.

Our Distinguished Speakers

IAS Lee Kong Chian Distinguished Professors



Aaron CIECHANOVER Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2004 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology The Revolution of Personalised Medicine – Are We Going to Cure All Diseases and at What Price?	Stuart PARKIN Millennium Technology Prize 2014 Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics Spintronics for Massive Data Memory-Storage – Past, Present and Future	Sir Gregory WINTER Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018 MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge University Deep Tech Commercialisation: The Journey to Antibody Pharmaceuticals


CHANG Ngee-Pong The City College of New York Part 1: The IAS at NTU: Personal Perspectives; Part 2: Quantum Nature of the Vacuum	KWEK Leong Chuan Nanyang Technological University; National Institute of Education Part 1: The IAS at NTU: Personal Perspectives; Part 2: Integrated Photonic Circuit for Quantum and Optical Platforms at NTU	LING San Nanyang Technological University University-Based Institutes for Advanced Study - Some Personal Musings

LOH Teck Peng Nanyang Technological University Part 1: The IAS at NTU: Personal Perspectives; Part 2: Green and Biocompatible Technologies: From Discovery to Translation and Beyond	OH Choo Hiap National University of Singapore Boundary between Quantum Mechanics and Classical Physics	PHUA Kok Khoo World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd; Nanyang Technological University The Brief History of IAS at NTU from 2005 to 2018

Rajdeep Singh RAWAT National Institute of Education Beyond the Mainstream: Unlocking Fusion Insights with Hot Dense Pinch Plasmas	SHEN Zexiang Nanyang Technological University Two Decades of Graphene: Are We Ready for Large-Scale Applications? - Celebrate 20 Years of Excellence of IAS@NTU