Titan of Singapore science education retires after 50 years

Professor Leo Tan has served as the director of the Science Centre, was the founding dean of NIE and help to set up the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Jan 2 (The Straits Times/ANN): For over half a century, Professor Leo Tan has been a champion of what were thought to be lost causes – and not without good reason, many might say.

After all, the efforts of Singapore’s first locally trained marine biologist led to the nation’s coastal habitats being protected, natural heritage saved, and science education overhauled.