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Sustainable Living

Education

2005 Ph.D., Cornell University
2002 M.S., Cornell University

Winston Chow is a Professor of Urban Climate and Lee Kong Chian Research Fellow based at Singapore Management University’s (SMU) College of Integrative Studies (CIS), and also is the research pillar lead for urban infrastructure at SMU's Urban Institute. He has been a Principal Investigator for the multi-institute Cooling Singapore initiative since 2017, and currently leads inter-disciplinary research on how Singapore’s urban climate risks will change as its climate war

Dr Young Jun CHO joined Singapore Management University (SMU) in 2011 after completing his PhD at Cornell University. Young Jun has taught financial accounting, financial accounting for law, and financial statement analysis in the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes since joining SMU. His research interests include financial reporting, voluntary disclosures, and corporate governance.

Dr Cheng Nam Sang, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, has a good mix of industrial and academic experience.  Prior to joining SMU in July 2008, he was involved in fund raising and mergers & acquisitions advisory work and had held senior positions (COO, CFO, and audit and remuneration committees’ chairman) in Singapore listed companies.

Dr. Cheng Qiang is Dean and Lee Kong Chian Chair Professor of Accounting at School of Accountancy at the Singapore Management University.  He joined Singapore Management University in 2011 as the Associate Dean (Research) at School of Accountancy.  Dr. Cheng graduated from Tsinghua University, Beijing and received his PhD in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, US in 2002.  He has previously taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of British Columbia, and the University of Washington. 

Education

2008

Ph.D. in Marketing
Columbia University

2006

M.Phil.in Marketing
Columbia University

Education

1999 Ph.D. in Finance, University of Rhode Island
1989 MBA (Finance), City University Business School, London
1984  Bachelor of Science (Hons), University of Malaya

Current Position(s) Held

2010 - Now Senior Lecturer of Finance

Education

2007

Ph.D.in Management
INSEAD

2003

M.S. in Management
INSEAD

2001

Qualifications

  • PhD in Philosophy, University of Western Ontario, 2015
  • MA in Philosophy, Monash University, 2010
  • BA, Monash University, 2007

Research Interests

  • Philosophy of Physics
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Philosophy of Climate Science

Course(s) Taught in SMU

  • Big Questions
  • What is This Thing Called Science?
  • Heated Debates: Climate Justice

Nathan’s research is dedicated to alleviating poverty and inequality in Southeast Asia, with a focus on Singapore and Indonesia. His work aims to help us better understand the forces influencing inequality, underdevelopment, and poverty, as well as their consequences. He also studies how political, social, and economic forces interact to determine the long-term developmental potential of a country.

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