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Associate Professor Ghim Ping, Raymond Ong
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Faculty & Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Joint Appointments

Deputy Head (research), Civil And Environmental Engineering, College Of Design And Engineering

Deputy Head (Research), Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Design and Engineering

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Bachelor of Engineering(Civil Engineering) Hons Class I, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Bio

Dr ONG Ghim Ping Raymond is an Associate Professor and Deputy Head (Research and Enterprise) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is concurrently the Director (Operations) at the Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute (CFI) Singapore at NUS. Dr Ong graduated with a B.Eng (Civil) (First Class Honours) with a minor in Business from the National University of Singapore in 2003 and obtained his PhD in Civil Engineering from the National University of Singapore in 2007. Before his current appointment, he worked as a postdoctoral research associate in the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University from 2007 to 2008 as a visiting assistant professor in the same university in 2009 and then as a lecturer (from 2010 to 2014) and assistant professor (2014-2020) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the National University of Singapore.

 

Dr Ong’s research interests include sustainable pavements for a circular economy, and multimodal transport infrastructures and operations, with emphasis on future mega-transport infrastructures/operations (such as car-lite/car-free towns, next-generation seaports and airports). He has authored or co-authored over 85 peer-reviewed journal articles as well as over 120 international conference papers/ presentations in these research areas. He is also actively involved in translational research grants/projects related to the engineering development of critical mega-infrastructures in Singapore (including the Tuas mega-port, Changi East Development, and Woodlands Checkpoint).

 

Dr. Ong is currently serving on various scientific committees in the American Society of Civil Engineers, the America Society of Testing and Materials, the Eastern Asian Society of Transportation Studies, and the World Transport Convention (China). Nationally, he is currently serving as a Council Member of the Singapore Road Safety Council (SRSC) and serving in several technical and standards committees in Singapore. Dr Ong is also serving in editorial roles in several peer-reviewed international journals. He has received several scientific awards in recognition to his achievements in transportation research, including the Alfred Noble Prize (ASCE), the Hanjin Prize (IAME), the inaugural Takeuchi Yoshio Award (OCDI), the inaugural iSMARTi Early Career Award and subsequently the iSMARTi Achievement Award. His research expertise and achievements have also led to him to serve as consultant to agencies and companies such as Changi Airport Group, Defence Science and Technology Agency, Surbana Jurong Infrastructures Pte Ltd, Global Maritime and Port Services Pte Ltd, and the Korean Maritime Institute.

 

Dr. Ong is also passionate about sharing his thoughts on current and future issues related to his research expertise to the public. He has frequently appeared in mainstream print or internet media (such as Straits Times, Lianhe Zaobao, The New Paper, Today Online) and live or pre-recorded TV interviews (such as Channel NewsAsia, Channel 8 info-ed programs and news, and Suria info-ed programs) speaking on issues on transport infrastructure and operations, active mobility and car-lite/car-free initiatives.

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Research Awards

  • Achievement Award. International Society of Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Transport Infrastructures (iSMARTi), 2023.
  • Best Paper Award for Methodological Development, 14th Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS) Conference, 2021.
  • Early Career Award. International Society of Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Transport Infrastructures (iSMARTi), 2019. (Inaugural winner)
  • Best Presentation Award, 11th Asia Pacific Conference on Transportation and Environment, 2018.
  • OCDI Takeuchi Yoshio Award for Logistic Research, Overseas Coastal Area Development Institute, Japan, 2014. (Inaugural winner)
  • Best Paper Award for Technological Innovation, 10th International Conference of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS), 2013.
  • Best Paper Award, 8th International Conference of Road and Airfield Pavement Technology, 2013.
  • First Prize, Next Generation Container Port Challenge, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore & Singapore Maritime Institute, 2013.
  • Hanjin Prize, International Association of Maritime Economists, 2012.
  • Best Paper Award, 7th International Conference of Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and Technological Control, 2012.
  • Alfred Noble Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009.
  • Best Paper Award, 6th International Conference of Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and Technological Control, 2009.

 

Student Research Award (supervised or co-supervised by A/Prof Ong)

  • Best Poster Award (by He Meibo), 5th International Water Association Resource Recovery Conference (IWARRC 2023), Shenzhen, China, 2023. (Principal Investigator)
  • Best Student Paper Award (by Cai Yutong), 3rd International Symposium on Multimodal Transportation, China, 2021. (co-supervisor with Prof Meng Qiang)
  • Outstanding Presentation Award (by Zhou Yu), 2nd Next Generation Transportation Systems Conference (NGTS-2), USA, 2020. (co-supervisor with Prof Meng Qiang)
  • Best Student Poster Award (by Wen Hua), 8th International Association of Chinese Infrastructure Professionals (IACIP) Workshop, USA, 2018. (sole supervisor)
  • NUS Faculty of Engineering 31st Innovation and Research Award – Certificate of Merit (by Lim Jun Han and Xu Weiyuan Sherman), 2017. (sole supervisor)

Transport Infrastructures
Pavement Engineering
Transport Planning And Policy
Transportation
Circular Economy
Environmental Sustainability

Dr Ong’s research interests include sustainable pavements for a circular economy, and multimodal transport infrastructures and operations, with emphasis on future mega-transport infrastructures/operations (such as car-lite/car-free towns, next-generation seaports and airports).

My Mentoring Style

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Autonomy
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Mentorship

Selecting Research Topics?

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Setbacks / Challenges

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Feedback

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