{{Short description|Singaporean academic}} {{family name hatnote|Su (徐)|lang=Chinese}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Su Guaning | native_name = {{nobold|徐冠林}} | image = | order = 2nd | title = President of Nanyang Technological University | predecessor = Cham Tao Soon | successor = Bertil Andersson | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1951}} | birth_place = Singapore | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = University of Alberta (BS)<br />California Institute of Technology (MS)<br />Stanford University (MS, PhD)<br />University of Singapore<br />Harvard University | term_start = 1 January 2003 | term_end = 30 June 2011 | profession = {{hlist|College administrator|academic}} | website = }}
'''Su Guaning''' ({{lang-zh|c=徐冠林|p=Xú Guànlín}}) is a Singaporean college administrator and academic who served as the president of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) between 2003 and 2011. He is currently President Emeritus of Nanyang Technological University (NTU).<ref name="NTU President Su Guaning announces that he will not seek new term upon completion of current term on 30th June 2011">{{Cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/pdf/20101018/NTU.pdf|title=NTU President Su Guaning announces that he will not seek new term upon completion of current term on 30 June 2011}}</ref>
==Education== A President's Scholar from Raffles Institution in 1966 and Colombo Plan Scholar, Su graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in electrical engineering from the University of Alberta, California Institute of Technology, and Stanford University respectively. He also holds a Master of Science in statistics from Stanford University, and attended post-graduate programmes in business administration and management development at the University of Singapore (now the National University of Singapore) and Harvard Business School respectively.
==Career== Su began his career in 1972 as one of the first research engineers in Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). He became Director of the Defence Science Organisation (DSO) in 1986, building it into Singapore's largest research and development institute. In 1997, he transformed DSO into a not-for-profit company, DSO National Laboratories,<ref name="DSO National Laboratories">{{Cite web|title=DSO National Laboratories|url=http://www.dso.org.sg/aboutus.aspx|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612190931/http://www.dso.org.sg/aboutus.aspx|archivedate=12 June 2011}}</ref> and became its first chief executive officer. After serving as the deputy secretary (technology) in MINDEF for two years, he set up the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and became its founding chief executive in 2000 until 2002. He was appointed as the president of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on 1 January 2003.<ref name="NTU Personalities: Leader of the Global Alliance of Technological Universities: Dr Su Guaning">[http://www.ntu.edu.sg/AboutNTU/Achievements/Pages/LeaderofGlobalAllianceofTechnologicalUniversitiesDrSuGuaning.aspx NTU Personalities: Leader of the Global Alliance of Technological Universities: Dr Su Guaning] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608032537/http://www.ntu.edu.sg/AboutNTU/Achievements/Pages/LeaderofGlobalAllianceofTechnologicalUniversitiesDrSuGuaning.aspx |date=8 June 2011 }}</ref>
Su became an adjunct associate professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS)'s Department of Electrical Engineering in 1991 and taught radar systems and signal processing there. He was promoted to adjunct professor in 1995. He also taught management of technology at the NUS Business School from 1998–2000.
Su served on a number of boards, including the Board of Trustees of Institute Para Limes<ref name="Institute Para Limes">{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralimes.org/|title=Para Limes|website=Para Limes}}</ref> in the Netherlands, the boards of the Singapore National Research Foundation and Business China, Singapore,<ref name="Business China Singapore">[http://www.businesschina.org.sg/en.php Business China Singapore]</ref> and the International Advisory Boards of King Abdulaziz University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He also serves on the board of the School of Science and Technology, Singapore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sst.edu.sg/our-school/management/board-of-directors/|title=Board of Directors – SST|website=www.sst.edu.sg|language=en-US|access-date=27 April 2017}}</ref> He is also an international reviewer for the Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan, a member of Singapore's Climate Change Network, and a director of Nanyang International Education (Holdings) Limited.<ref name="Singapore Brand of Education Scores in Indonesia">{{Cite web|title=Singapore Brand of Education Scores in Indonesia|url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/education/singapore-brand-of-education-scores-in-indonesia/436941|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117002922/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/education/singapore-brand-of-education-scores-in-indonesia/436941|archivedate=17 January 2012}}</ref> Su is an Honorary Fellow and past President of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore,<ref name="The Institution of Engineers, Singapore">{{Cite web|title=Institution of Engineers Singapore|url=http://www.ies.org.sg/index.php%23&panel1-3|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121224202317/http://www.ies.org.sg/index.php%23&panel1-3|archive-date=24 December 2012|archiveurl=|access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref> and founding Fellow of the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology.<ref name="ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology">{{Cite web |url=http://www.aaet-asean.org/welcome_member_to_aaet.php |title=ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology |access-date=31 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806132332/http://aaet-asean.org/welcome_member_to_aaet.php |archive-date=6 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
NTU is a founding member of the Global Alliance of Technological Universities<ref name="Global Alliance of Technological Universities">{{Cite web|url=http://www.globaltechalliance.org|title=Global Alliance of Technological Universities|access-date=24 January 2022|archive-date=22 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722094052/http://www.globaltechalliance.org/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Su is the founding Chairman. In 2010, he was re-elected Chairman of the Alliance for another two-year term. Prof. Su is a founding member and Board Member of the International IP Commercialization Council (IIPCC.org), a global NPO NGO.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iipcc.org/team/|title=Team {{!}} IIPCC|website=www.iipcc.org|access-date=9 August 2016}}</ref>
==Awards== Su was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 1989, the Public Service Medal in 1997, and the Public Administration Medal (Gold) and Long Service Medal in 1998 by the President of Singapore.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Suryadinata|first=Leo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v9QEBAAAQBAJ|title=Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: A Biographical Dictionary, Volume I & II|date=2012|publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies|isbn=978-981-4345-21-7|pages=1017–1018|language=en}}</ref> In 2005, he was conferred the title of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour by the French government.<ref name=":0" /> In 2022, Su became a laureate of the Asian Scientist 100 by the ''Asian Scientist''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.asianscientist.com/as100/ |title=The Asian Scientist 100 |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher= Asian Scientist |access-date= 13 March 2025 |quote= |language= }}</ref>
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