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Future Issues and Technology (FIT) Seminar by Dr Cung Vu, Visiting Senior Fellow, RSIS & Former Associate Director, Office of Naval Research Global, United States, Department of the Navy
Synthetic Chemistry: Defining the Changing Alchemy in Society
10 Dec 2019
10.30 - 11.30
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Seminar Abstract

Synthetic chemistry is not well recognized as many other fields of sciences even though without it, we do not have the world we live in today. The talk will begin with key past achievements, followed by daily applications. The speaker will discuss about the defence and homeland security aspects of synthetic chemistry and the future of synthetic chemistry.

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Dr Cung Vu is a Visiting Senior Fellow, RSIS, NTU. He has over 35 years of experience in industries, academia and government, was listed in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering and has thirty-eight world‐wide patents. Dr Vu is currently a consultant, following his retirement from the U.S. government, focusing in Science and Technology (S&T) in National Security, S&T in Maritime Security, Cyber Security, Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy for Rural Community and in the Asia-Pacific region. His previous positions include Associate Director at the Office of Naval Research Global in Singapore; Chief Science and Technology Advisor at the National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office; Branch Chief, Advanced Technologies of the Defense Warning Office; Senior Program Officer of the National Academies. Dr Vu spent more than 20 years in private sector. He received his Ph.D. and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Monash University, and University of Sydney, Australia.