Sharing Session: International Mathematical Modeling Challenge (IMMC) (SG) 2022

Dear Students

The Pedagogical Excellence Branch (Mathematics) of the Academy of Singapore Teachers (AST) is organising an IMMC (SG) 2022 online sharing session that you might be interested to attend:

Date: 23 November 2022 (Wednesday)
Time: 3.00pm to 4.30pm.
Online: Zoom (Details of the meeting will be available at a later date)

Programme Outline

1. Welcome speech by Dr Ang Keng Cheng, Adviser for IMMC.
2. Sharing by Team VJC and Team Advisor Miss Soh Qian Wei on their team’s solution for IMMC 2022 Challenge Problem
3. Sharing by Mr Wang Muran on "A possible Mathematical Modelling Problem related to PCR Tests"
4. Sharing by Dr Tan Liang Soon on "Pre-empting the capacity of our health-care system in dealing with Omicron"
5. Closing remarks by Dr Tan Liang Soon

👉 Please indicate your interest HERE by 15 November 2022 so that we can register you for the session.
👉 We will email you when we receive the login information from the organiser.

Climate Conversations with Dr Shawn Lum

Climate Conversations with Dr Shawn Lum

Time: 10 March 2021 (Wednesday) | 8-9pm

Livestream talk followed by Q&A

(https://www.facebook.com/ArtScienceMuseum/posts/3622491987804418)

Join us in the concluding talk in Climate Conversations series featuring prominent ecologist and President of Nature Society (Singapore), Dr Shawn Kaihekulani Yamauchi Lum.

With origins stretching back to 1921 when the Singapore Natural History Society was formed, the Nature Society (Singapore) is a volunteer-led NGO dedicated to the appreciation, conservation, study and enjoyment of the natural heritage in Singapore, Malaysia and the surrounding region. Dr Lum's leadership of the Society since 2008 has been associated with many conservation and outreach initiatives that aim to make nature part of the Singaporean identity. He will share about the efforts by Nature Society focused on marine conservation and coastal cleanup, and how we can play a role in protecting our marine environments and biodiversity.

The programme will be hosted and moderated by Zhang Baoxin (Curator, Public Programmes).

ABOUT DR SHAWN LUM

(President of Nature Society Singapore and Senior Lecturer, NTU Asian School of the Environment)

Dr Shawn Kaihekulani Yamauchi Lum is a tropical rainforest ecologist. He was born in Hawaii and was educated at Harvard University and obtained his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1993. Dr Lum joined the Natural Sciences and Science Education faculty at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore before moving to the Asian School of the Environment at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 2015. He is the current President of the Nature Society (Singapore).

Dr Lum’s work on forest fragmentation and regeneration has aided the protection of Singapore’s forests and formed the basis for public outreach of our natural heritage. He also does work in conservation biology and environmental education, and interacts with a wide range of people, from fellow researchers to naturalists, primary school pupils, and educators. He is a recipient of the President’s Award for the Environment 2017 and Public Service Medal 2020.

ABOUT CLIMATE CONVERSATIONS

Climate Conversations runs parallel to Planet or Plastic? exhibition and brings together climate scientists, ecologists and artists in a programme of talks that spotlights some of the most profound stories from the frontlines of conservation and climate innovation.

The series launched with a talk by Cynthia Doumbia (Director, International Exhibitions at National Geographic Society), who spoke about how this multi-year initiative harnesses storytelling to tackle the global plastic waste crisis and effect meaningful change. The second session by Intan Suci Nurhati (senior researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences’ Research Center (LIPI) for Oceanography and National Geographic Explorer) highlighted issues in plastics management and her recent research work on the rising tide of pandemic-driven plastic waste. Mandy Barker (photographer and National Geographic Explorer), whose work involving marine plastic debris has received global recognition, shared how she has been working alongside marine scientists to transform data on ocean plastics into arresting collages of pollution in the third talk.

Shawn Kaihekulani Yamauchi Lum (President of Nature Society (Singapore), and Senior Lecturer, NTU Asian School of the Environment) will join us in the concluding iteration in the series.

Singapore Mathematical Society Series Lecture 2021

1. SST Students are invited to attend the Singapore Mathematical Society Series Lecture on Mathematical Models and Epidemics.
2. The Online Lecture will be held via Zoom on March 11 (Thursday) 2021, 4-5 p.m.
3. For interested SST students, please sign up via this form (instead of the official website). This is to help in the school's recording purposes. The school will then sign up our students as a group.
4. The deadline for internal sign up is 12 February (Friday) 2021 5 p.m.
5. More information can be found on the official website, which is as follows: https://sms.math.nus.edu.sg/index.php/mathematical-models-and-epidemics/
6. For queries, please contact Mr Samuel Lee at lee_tzi_yew_samuel@sst.edu.sg.

Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Talks in SST (Term 3 Week 5)

Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) will be holding its 16th Annual Meeting in Singapore, from 28 July to 2 August 2019 (Term 3 Week 5). This meeting is attended by world renowned scientists, some of whom are from NASA.

Introduction to AOGS

Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) was established in 2003 to promote geosciences and its application for the benefit of humanity, specifically in Asia and Oceania and with an overarching approach to global issues. Asia Oceania region is particularly vulnerable to natural hazards, accounting for almost 80% human lives lost globally. AOGS is deeply involved in addressing hazard related issues through improving our understanding of the genesis of hazards through scientific, social and technical approaches.

AOGS holds annual conventions providing a unique opportunity of exchanging scientific knowledge and discussion to address important geo-scientific issues among academia, research institution and public.

A series of talks have been planned for SST students; namely the Sec 2 students, Biology and Biotech students; students from the Science TDP (LoS 3) and Astronomy Club.

VENUE	TITLE of TALK	DATE	TIME	SPEAKER	DESIGNATION	MORE INFO
SST Lecture Theatre, 100 pax	Earth Climate Science, Satellite communications	29-Jul	3:00-4:00 pm	Dr Jack Kaye	Associate Director, Research of Earth Science Division, Science Missionn Directorate, NASA Headquarters	https://science.nasa.gov/about-us/organization-and-leadership/dr-jack-kaye
SST Seminar Room, 100 pax	Ocean Science and Coral Reefs	29-Jul	3:00-4:00 pm	Dr Kyle Morgan	Asian School of Environment at Nanyang Technological University
SST Lecture Theatre, 100 pax	Pluto	30-Jul	3:00-4:00 pm	Dr Jim Green	Physical Research Scientists, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center	https://science.nasa.gov/about-us/leadership/dr-jim-green
SST Lecture Theatre, 100 pax	Cassini Project	31-Jul	3:00-4:00 pm	Prof Wing Ip	Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University	http://www.astro.ncu.edu.tw/people/faculty_bio_e.php?id=5
SST Learning Oasis 1, 50 pax	Natural Hazards Demo Lecture	1-Aug	3:00-5:00 pm	Prof Bruce Malamud	Professor of Natural and Environmental Hazards, King's College, London	https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/bruce-malamud

For more information, you can check out this weblink: http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2019/public.asp?page=edu_outreach.htm

Interested students can sign up at https://forms.gle/hu5Zi1Z7GMy95ZHGA


Teacher in-charge: Mr Tan Hoe Teck

[You are Invited!] Lecture by Prof John Barrow on 21 Feb 2017

Dear Students,

A distinguished professor, Prof John Barrow from Cambridge University, would be visiting Singapore shortly. He is the Director of the Millennium Mathematics Project and is a leading researcher in theoretical physics, cosmology and other areas of applied mathematics.

He will be visiting SST on the afternoon of 21 February and share with you about mathematics and its applications. This is a very precious opportunity to listen to a world-class mathematician.

If you would like to learn from this great mathematician, please fill in this Google Form.
We hope many of you who are free that afternoon will seize this opportunity.

From: The Mathematics Department

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Talk by Ms Lyn Lee from Awfully Chocolate

Dear all,

There is a talk by Ms Lyn Lee from Awfully Chocolate during assembly tomorrow. After the talk, there will be a short half-hour dialogue session with her at Our Space. 

This dialogue session is open to all students. However, we can only accommodate about 20 students. If you are keen to find out even more and wish to have a conversation with Ms Lyn Lee, please email Mr Lam Hin Chew (lam_hin_chew@sst.edu.sg) by end of today. It will be on a first come first serve basis. 

There will be a short meeting immediately after tomorrow's morning assembly in the Gym for those who are interested. 

Thank you.