Top Honor: Prof. Miranda Yap named to the US National Academy of Engineering

The US National Academy of Engineering announced on February 11, 2006 that Prof Miranda GS Yap has been elected to the Academy as a Foreign Associate.

Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to "engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature," and to the "pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education." The label "Foreign Associates" is used for those elected to the Academy who are non-US citizens.

Prof Yap is recognized "for her outstanding achievements in education, research, and management in the field of mammalian cell culture". This is indeed a great honor, as election as a Foreign Associate is the highest honor accorded by the Academy for distinguished contributions by a non-US researcher to engineering research, education and management.