NUS academics recognised in AGU 2025 Honours Programme
Professor Rajasekhar Balasubramanian and Assistant Professor He Xiaogang from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering under the College of Design and Engineering at NUS, have earned recognition in the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2025 Honours Programme for their distinguished achievements.
AGU honours individuals and teams for their outstanding contributions to research, education, science communication and outreach. These recipients have transformed our understanding of the world, improved daily lives and communities, and helped drive solutions towards a more sustainable future.
AGU Fellow
Prof Balasubramanian has been elected a Fellow of AGU, one of the Union’s most prestigious honours, in recognition of his distinguished and sustained contributions to the field of air quality.
The Fellows programme recognises individuals who have demonstrated scientific excellence in the Earth and space sciences through notable achievements in research, such as making a breakthrough or discovery, driving innovation in their field, or achieving sustained scientific impact.
Natural Hazards Early Career Award
Asst Prof He, whose research addresses one of humanity’s most pressing challenges in the face of climate change by studying and managing the increasing risks from droughts and floods, and their cascading impacts on global water, food, and energy security, has been conferred the Natural Hazards Early Career Award.
This award is presented annually to recognise significant contributions to natural hazards science by an early career scientist within 10 years of earning PhD.
