Kam Chiu Tam

Background

Tam, Kam Chiu was born on August 4, 1959 in Segamat, Johor, Malaysia. Son of Hock Wen and Lai Moy (Wong) Tam.

Education

Bachelor in Engineering, Monash U., Clayton, Victoria, Australia, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy, Monash U., Clayton, Victoria, Australia, 1991.

Career

Service engineer, Alfa Laval, Selangor, Malaysia, 1982-1984; experimental science, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), Clayton, 1988; consultant, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), Clayton, 1989; postdoctoral fellow, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1990-1992; lecturer engineering, Nanyang Technological U., Singapore, Singapore, 1992-1993; senior lecturer, Nanyang Technological U., Sinagapore, Singapore, since 1994.

Achievements

• Kam Chiu Tam has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society Rheology, Australian Society Rheology.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, reading.

Connections

Married Meu Chi Fong, September 1, 1990. 1 child, Vivienne Hui Xian.

Father:

Hock Wen Tam

Mother:

Lai Moy (Wong) Tam

Spouse:

Meu Chi Fong

child:

Vivienne Hui Xian Tam