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Shirish C. Srivastava
Nationality: India
Current Job: Professor and GS1 France Chair, HEC Paris, France
Graduation: NUS Business School, Year 2008
Undergraduate: MDI, India
Words of Wisdom: "PhD marks the beginning of a transformed outlook - the beginning of a lifelong in-depth enquiry into seemingly simple things that can have profound implications."
Ewan Munro
Nationality: United Kingdom
Current Job: CTO, Entropica Labs, Singapore
Graduation: Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT), Year 2017
Words of Wisdom: "A PhD gives you a unique chance to dig into a topic and become a true world expert in it, so try to avoid the temptation to get involved in many different projects at once."
Tan Ker Kan
Nationality: Singapore
Current Job: Associate Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Graduation: Saw See Hock School of Public Health, Year 2018
Words of Wisdom: "Always remember the *why*. Why did you choose to do it? When the going gets tough, its the *why* that keeps you going."
Shang Jiangwei
Nationality: China
Current Job: Associate Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Graduation: Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT), Year of 2014
Words of Wisdom: "Do you know that the harder thing to do and the right thing to do are usually the same thing? Nothing that has meaning is easy, "Easy" doesn't enter into grown-up life." --- Michael Caine
Siddharth Natarajan
Nationality: India
Current Job: Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Graduation: NUS Business School, Year 2019
Words of Wisdom: "Rather than merely focusing on the outcome, enjoy the process -- the thrill of discovery, the joy of learning, and the satisfaction of a good day's work."
Kris Hartley
Nationality: United States
Current Job: Assistant Professor and Program Leader, Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Graduation: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Year 2016
Words of Wisdom: "Your best memories will be experiences with other people, so take every opportunity to have them."
Loke Gar Goei
Nationality: Singapore
Current Job: Visiting Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Graduation: Faculty of Science, Year 2019
Words of Wisdom: "The P in PhD stands for philosophy. Doing a PhD is like describing what your beliefs in research are. So don't stop believing in the infinitude of the future."
Jiang Yi
Nationality: China
Current Job: Assistant Professor, HIT, China
Graduation: NUS Business School, Year 2020
Words of Wisdom: "Being an independent scholar is a long and tough process, like a marathon. PhD is only the start of the marathon. Just enjoy every effort you made, find your own pace, and keep running."
Ritu Jain
Nationality: Singapore
Current Job: Lecturer, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Graduation: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Year 2017
Words of Wisdom: "Reflect and articulate clearly the reasons you're doing a PhD ... They will help you stay the course and complete the distance."
Boyd Anderson
Nationality: New Zealand
Current Job: Lecturer, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Graduation: NUS Graduate School of Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS), Year 2019
Advice for PhD at NUS: "PhD is a marathon not a sprint. You have to have dogged determination, and just keep going!"
Maulana Bachtiar
Nationality: Indonesia
Current Job: Data Scientist, IBM, Singapore
Graduation: School of Medicine, Year 2014
Words of Wisdom: "It's good to focus on your project but don't forget your own and family life. Make friends and learn to collaborate effectively because working with others is better than working alone!"
Betsy Seah
Nationality: Singapore
Current Job: Research Fellow, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Graduation: Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Year 2020
Words of Wisdom: "Enjoy the PhD journey, celebrate small milestones along the way, and not just focus on the final destination."
Sybil Akua Okyerewa Obuobi
Nationality: Ghana
Current Job: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
Graduation: Faculty of Science, Year 2018
Words of Wisdom: "Pursing a PhD can be challenging so commit to a research area that you love. In doing so, even the most difficult moments will end up motivating you to keep striving for the impact that you dream of."