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TDSIans
Greetings and welcome to the
fourth
issue of TDSIans. I hope you enjoy reading it. Thank you.
The
Graduate Diploma Programme in Defence Technology and Systems (DDTS)
DDTS 2004
Forty five DDTS 2004 students completed their DDTS Programme and were
conferred with Graduate Diploma in Defence Technology and Systems in
February 2005. These students received their Diploma
scrolls at the 36th Command and Staff Course Graduation Ceremony held on
7 September 2005 at Istana. We congratulate David
Lee Chee Wei who was awarded the Book Prize for being the top student
of the programme.
DDTS 2004 Class Leader, David Lee, presented Momento to Prof Yeo Tat
Soon at end of the programme.
DDTS 2005
The 6th DDTS Programme, DDTS 2005,
with 37 students, 34 MINDEF officers and 3 ST Engineers, commenced
on 27 June 2005.
The Masters Programme In Defence Technology
and Systems (MDTS)
MDTS 2003
(1) Distinctive Awards
The second batch of MDTS students completed the MDTS Programme in
December 2004. At the end of the NPS phase, two MDTS students won
distinctive awards from NPS:
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Mr Koh Jin Hou won
the Naval Postgraduate School Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
for International Students. This award is presented to a
graduating military or civilian non-US citizen student who has exhibited
outstanding academic achievement, conducted notable thesis research,
maintained motivation and a serious interest in the community, and who
has interacted well with other students in the interest of international
alliance.
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Mr Ong Chin Siang won
the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Award.
The award is presented to the graduate who has achieved academic
excellence and best demonstrated professional qualities in the
programme.
Koh Jin Hou is 1st from left and Ong Chin
Siang is 3rd from left
(2) July 2005 Commencement
The MDTS 2003 students participated in the NUS Commencement Ceremony on 7 July 2005
where 26 students received the M.Sc. (DTS) degree. Among them were 3
students who had specialized in Land Systems also received their M.Sc. (Mech Eng) degree at the same Commencement Ceremony.
(3)
July 2005 Graduation Ceremony
TDSI also organized a MDTS Graduation Ceremony on 7 July 2005 to
commemorate the graduation of the 2nd batch of MDTS students. The
guest of honour for the ceremony was Chief Defence Science Scientist,
Prof Lui Pao Chuen. About 200 guests attended the ceremony.
During the ceremony, 3 Best Students Awards were presented. Other
awards presented included the Best Teacher Awards for the MDTS and DDTS
teachers. Outstanding lecturers were also recognised with
Commendation Certificates.
MDTS 2004
In December 2004, the MDTS 2004 students successfully completed
the common curriculum phase in NUS. They are now in NPS for the
specialization phase.
MDTS 2005
The MDTS 4th Intake which started lessons on 27 June 2005 and has
completed the 1st quarter of the programme. It is
now in the 2nd quarter of the MDTS programme. We have 31 students
in this intake, of which 3 are international studetns.
Restructuring of MDTS Programme
NUS Senate has approved the paper on the restructuring of the MDTS
Programme. Under the joint NUS-NPS MDTS Programme, students will
be conferred 2 independent degrees, the M.Sc. (DTS) degree from NUS
and a M.Sc. (Specialization) degree from either NPS or NUS depending on
their field of specialization.
Research
Completed Projects
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Two collaborative projects
with NPS on Digital Antenna Systems for UAV and Radar & Communications
Applications were completed.
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The April 2005 call for
Research Proposals attracted 20 topics. These were at the final
stage of evaluation.
Seminars and Conferences
Seminars and conferences offer
opportunities for ideas sharing among intellectuals, students and the
industry. TDSI organized seminars on these topics in the recent 10 months.
Future Vision for the Naval Postgraduate
School : A response to the crisis facing our
National Security Science and Technology Workforce
Prof Leonard Ferrari, Dean
of Research in NPS and Prof Peter Purdue, Associate Dean of Research in
NPS, together they presented the topic on "Future Vision for the Naval
Postgraduate School : A response to the crisis facing our National
Security Science and Technology Workforce" on 8 July 2005 at EA
Auditorium.
Multidisciplinary Studies
Ofer Gonen was the Best Student from
the MDTS 2003/04 batch. His presentation topic was
"Multidisciplinary Studies", which he focused on the multidisciplinary
studies in Israel, during and after graduation on 8 July 2005 at EA
Auditorium.
Boyd's OODA Loops and Operations
Research
On 8 July 2005,
Prof Bard Mansager, a Senior Lecturer
from the Maths Department in NPS presented "Boyd's OODA Loops and
Operations Research".
Prof Kenneth L. Davidson Seminar
Prof Kenneth Davidson,
Professor of Meteorology, NPS, was in TDSI to conduct seminars on 11 and
12 July 2005 to some 80 students and other guests on the following topics:
Laboratory sessions were
held for students to have hands-on on AREPS and TAWS software programmes.
Current Affairs
in TDSI
Visit by Dr Steve Murray
Dr Steve Murray, accompanied by Dr Amer Hameed, of RMCS visited TDSI on 10
March 2005. This event gave TDSI a better understanding of RMCS and
its education programme. Similarly, the visitors also learned of
TDSI's capabilities. In so doing, both parties agreed to explore
collaborative teaching and research. This visit also paved the way
for TDSI's September 2005 visit to RMCS.
Visit to US Naval Postgraduate School
(NPS)
(1) From 13 to 15 April 2005,
Director Temasek Defence Systems Institute (TDSI) led a team to NPS to
fine-tune processes and procedures for collaboration between the two
institutions. The TDSI team was warmly received and hosted by Prof
Leonard Ferrari (Associate Provost and Dean of Research, NPS) and Prof
Peter Purdue (Associate Dean of Research, NPS)
(2) Major agreements reached between TDSI and NPS during the visit
include :
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Having
jointly-supervised research thesis as an alternative to the Integration
Project for the award of the M.Sc. (DTS) degree under the MDTS programme.
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Having a jointly-supervised
mini-project as an alternative to the NPS-administered coursework modules
for students on the Land Systems Specialization Track.
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Establishing parameters and
procedures to allow students to read alternate but relevant coursework
modules other than those specified in the respective specialization degree
course matrix under the MDTS programme.
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Engaging Mr Brian Steckler, an
expert in the field of Information Operations, to teach in the MDTS
Programme.
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Successful interviewing of 2
US Navy candidates for admission into the 2005 intake of the MDTS
programme.
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Reviewing the existing FMS
mechanism to pay for services rendered by NPS and exploring alternative
approaches.
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Discussion with individual NPS
Professors on rendering their teaching services to the DDTS Programme for
2006 and beyond.
Visit by Prof Boerner
Prof Boerner from University
of lllinois at Chicago visit TDSI in June 2005. During his short
stay, he delivered seminars on "The Integrated Search for Earthquake
Electromagnetic Precursors and for Infrasonic Imaging of far-distant
approaching tsunamis" and "From Airborne VIA Dones to Space-borne
Polarimetric-interferometric SAR Environmental Stress-change Monitoring -
a Comparative Assessment of its Applications" on 21 and 23 June 2005
respectively.
Visit by Prof Leonard Ferrari and Prof
Peter Purdue
NPS Associate Provost and
Dean of Research Prof Leonard Ferrari, accompanied by Prof Peter Purdue
visited Singapore from 4-9 July 2005. Highlights of their visit
included participation in the NUS Commencement Ceremony on 7 July 2005
where the second cohort of MDTS graduates received their degree scrolls
from President SR Nathan. Apart from discussing development of the
collaborative educations programmes with TDSI, they also visited TMSI,
CRISP, Temasek Laboratories and other facilities in NUS. They also
visited Port of Singapore Authority, Singapore Technologies Ltd, DSTA, DSO
to understand their operations. They called on Permanent Secretary
(Def Devt) and Provost of NUS to strengthen the existing warm
relationships. Moreover, these visitors delivered a talk on "The
Future of NPS".
TDSI Team Building Session
Staff and families of TDSI came together for its 1st Team Building
Session on the 9 July 2005 at Costa Sands Resort (Downtown East).
The event aims to strengthen its esprit de corps and build up team
spirit among staff members. The evening ended with a BBQ.
Visit by Prof Wayne Hughes
NPS Dean of Graduate School
of Information Systems, Prof Wayne Hughes visited Singapore from 23-31
August 2005. Besides participating in SAFTI MI's 10th Anniversary
celebrations, he visited TDSI on 29 August 2005 to update TDSI on
development at NPS and the MDTS programme.
Upcoming Events
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Prof James Kays, a member of
TDSI Management Board and Dean, Graduate School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences at NPS will visit Singapore from 7-11 November 2005. The
TDSI Management Board would hold its 8th meeting on 8 November 2005 via
video link while Prof James Kays is in Singapore.
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Enrolment
of MDTS 2006.
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Enrolment
of DDTS 2006.
 Please update us on any change in your
particulars with an email to: Ms
Jocelyn Kan
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