The Asian Scientist 100
Lim Wee Seng
Executive Director, Satellite Research Center
Institution
Nanyang Technological University
Country
Singapore
Field
Aerospace & Astronomy
Lim, together with researchers and engineers from ST Electronics, the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and DSO National Laboratories were jointly recognized with a President’s Technology Award in 2016 for their contributions to the development of TeLEOS-1, a one-meter resolution satellite.
(Photo: Nanyang Technological University)
AWARDS
- President's Technology Award 2016
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