PROFILE OF TONY CHEE

Tony is an elected member of the Institute of Physics, Singapore. Institute of Physics (IOP) is one of the top Physics organisation in Singapore.

Back in 1923, Professor Albert Einstein visited Singapore. Subsequently, Professor Paul Dirac also came to Singapore shores. IOP’s elected fellows include our President Dr Tony Tan, Professor Christian Joachim as well as Professor Paul Davies.

Various Nobel Laureates such as Professor Gerardus ‘t Hooft and Professor Yang Chen-Ning are also part of the IOP Singapore family.

Qualifications

Ministry of Education JC Lecturer and Integrated Programme Curriculum Designer
Senior Head (Higher Education), Ministry of Education
Lecturer at National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore
Masters in Business Administration, California State University, US
First Class Honours in Physics and Mathematics, University of Birmingham, UK
Postgraduate Diploma in Education from National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore

Awards and Accolades

Outstanding Contribution Award (Ministry of Education), 2013
Outstanding Contribution Award (Ministry of Education), 2007
SWJ Smith’s Prize (University of Birmingham) – Top of Graduating Cohort, 2002
Science Undergraduate Prize (University of Birmingham), 2001
Singapore Government Public Service Commission PSC Scholarship (Overseas), 1999

Publications

Author of GCE ‘A’ Level Physics Ten-Year-Series Answers published by Educational Publishing House
Author of several GCE ‘A’ Level Physics Guidebooks sold in Singapore
Author of research paper “On Improving Students’ Understanding of the Photoelectric Effect” at the 3rd Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference, Singapore, 1 – 3 June 2009

Professional Memberships

Member of University of Birmingham Alumni
Member of California State University Alumni
Member of National Institute of Education Alumni
Member of Institute of Physics, Singapore