Background
Chin, Philip Sim Moo was born on May 1, 1943 in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia.
Chin, Philip Sim Moo was born on May 1, 1943 in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia.
Bachelor in Electrical Engineering, University Melbourne, Australia, 1966. Master in Mechanical Engineering Science, University Melbourne, Australia, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University Melbourne, Australia, 1972.
Tutor department mathematics, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1966-1968;
manager, Thycon Systems Pty Ltd., Melbourne, 1968-1970;
lecturer department electrical engineering, Swinburne Institute Technology, Melbourne, 1972-1974;
senior lecturer department electrical engineering, Swinburne Institute Technology, Melbourne, 1974-1979;
managing director, Opdec Enterprise Pty Ltd., Melbourne, 1979-1981;
principal lecturer department electrical engineering, Singapore Polytechnic, 1982-1984;
deputy head department electrical engineering, Singapore Polytechnic, 1985-1987;
head department electrical engineering, Singapore Polytechnic, since 1987;
head department industry services, Singapore Polytechnic, since 1991;
director Technology Transfer Center, Singapore Polytechnic, since 1991. Technical consultant Klockner oeller (S) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, 1987, UFE Inc., Minnesota, 1990, Matsushita Refrigeration Industries Ptd.
Ltd., Singapore, 1993. Advisor Sumber Company Pte Ltd., Singapore, since 1989, Yokogawa Electric Asia Pte. Ltd., Singapore, since 1992, General Electric Company Asia Pte Ltd., Singapore, 1992-1994, Siemens AG (Automation) Germany, since 1995.
Adjunct Professor Queensland (Australia) U. Technology, since 1991, Curtin U. Technology, Perth, Australia, since 1992. International advisor Mongolian Technology U., since 1995.
Deputy chairman Education Resource Committee, Yayasan Mendaki, Singapore, 1990-1992. Member resource panel Government Parliamentary Committee Singapore on Education, Singapore Government, since 1993. Fellow Institution Engineers Singapore (council member since 1991), Institution Engineers Australia, Institution Radio and Electronic Engineers Australia, Institution Electrical Engineers United Kingdom, Institute Measurement and Control United Kingdom.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior member, chairman Singapore section 1991-1993), Instrumentation & Control Society Singapore (senior member, council member 1991), World Energy Council (chairman Singapore national chapter since 1991), Singapore Institute Management (council member since 1993).
Children: David, Andrew, Christopher.