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Stephen Chua
Research Assistant Professor
Earth Observatory of Singapore
Nanyang Technological University
Email: Stephen.chua@ntu.edu.sg
Education
PhD, Interdisciplinary Graduate School,
Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University
Disciplines: Sedimentology, Geomorphology, Sea level, Palaeoclimate

2019

MSc, National Institute of Education,
Nanyang Technological University
Specialization: Environmental Science (Life science)

2010

BA Hons (2nd Upper), National Institute of Education,
Nanyang Technological University
Disciplines: Sedimentology, Land use change, Mangroves

2003

Diploma in Education (Distinction)
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University
Academic Experience/Activities
Research Assistant Professor, Earth Observatory of Singapore
Principal Investigator
Project tenure: 2023 – 2026 (PUB)

2000

Research Fellow, Earth Observatory of Singapore
Involved in the following ongoing projects:• National Sea Level Programme (NSLP) – NEA grant• SouthEast Asia Sea-Level Program (SEA2) Programme – Tier 3 MOE

20 June 2019 –28 Feb 2023

Member, Singapore Stratigraphy Committee (BCA)

14 Jan 2014 present

Visiting Research Associate, British Geological Survey (BGS)

1 Feb 2015 31 Jan 2017

Professional Experience/Activities
Consultant (Geological and Environmental Monitoring &Assessment)
Head of Department (Science), MOE SingaporeAwards
Outstanding Student Presentation Award (OSPA)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)

1 March 2023

1 Jan 2021 –31 Dec 2021
1 July 2010 28 June 201324 Jan 2019
(AGU 2018)

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Endeavour Research Fellow
Australia Government Awards

11 Oct 2017 –12 Mar 2018

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (NTU)

July 2016

Professional Training and Qualifications
Management and Leadership in Schools programme (MLS)
National Institute of Education

14 Jan 2013 –5 May 2013

Selected Publications (Papers)
Chua, S., Switzer, A.D., Gouramanis, C., Dixit, Y., Bird, M.I., Horton, B.P., (submitted). Coastal
response to Holocene sea-level change: a case study from the Kallang River,Singapore. Marine Geology.
Li, T., Tan, F., Chua, S., Khan, N. S., Shaw, T., Majewski, J., ... & Horton, B. (submitted). Glacial
Isostatic Adjustment modelling of the mid-Holocene sea-level highstand of Singaporeand Southeast Asia. Quaternary Science Review.
Shaw, T. A., Li, T., Ng, T., Cahill, N., Chua, S., Majewski, J. M., ... & Horton, B. P. (2023).
Deglacial perspectives of future sea level for Singapore. Communications Earth &Environment, 4(1), 204.
Dixit, Y., Chua, S., Yan, Y. T., & Switzer, A. (in review). Hydroclimatic impacts of ‘8.2-ka event’in western Indo-Pacific Warm Pool. Communications Earth & Environment.
Chua, S., Switzer, A.D., Li, T., Chen, H., Christie, M., Shaw, T.A., Khan, N.S., Bird, M.I., Horton,B.P. (2021). A new Holocene sea-level record for Singapore. The Holocene,09596836211019096.
Yan, Y.T., Chua, S., DeCarlo, T.M., Kempf, P., Morgan, K.M., Switzer, A.D. (2021). Core-CT: A
MATLAB application for the quantitative analysis of sediment and coral cores from Xray computed tomography (CT). Computers & Geosciences 156, 104871.
Chua, S., Switzer, A.D., Kearsey, T.I., Bird, M.I., Rowe, C., Chiam, K., Horton, B.P. (2020). A new
Quaternary stratigraphy of the Kallang River Basin, Singapore: Implications for urban
development and geotechnical engineering in Singapore. Journal of Asian Earth
Sciences 200, 104430.
Chua, S., A. D. Switzer, K. Hartman, N. Bhatia, and J. Koh (2020), Assessing Undergraduate
Learning in Earth Science Residential Fieldwork, Asian Journal of the Scholarship ofTeaching and Learning Special Issue (Vol. 10, No. 1).
Bird, M. I., Chua, S., Fifield, L. K., Teh, T. S., & Lai, J. (2004). Evolution of the Sungei Buloh–
Kranji mangrove coast, Singapore. Applied Geography, 24(3), 181-198.
Bird, M. I., Fifield, L. K., Chua, S., & Goh, B. (2004). Calculating sediment compaction forradiocarbon dating of intertidal sediments. Radiocarbon, 46(1), 421-435.

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Selected Publications (Book Chapters)
Koh, C. B. & Chua, S. (2022). Race and Rise Against the Tide : Sustainable Development forSingapore [Book Chapter]. In Towards a Sustainable Future : Delivering positive
economic, environmental and social impact. Editted by Foo, M. D., Koh, C.B., Pua, M.
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Leslie, A. G., Dobbs, M. R., Dodd, T. J., Gillespie, M. R., Kearsey T. I., Kendall, R. S., Lewis, M.
A., Bide, T. P., Millar, I. L., Chua, S., Switzer, A. D., Chiam, S. L., Goay, K. H., Lau, S. G.,Lim, Y. S., Zaw, M. H., Kyaw, K. Z., 2021. Singapore Geology (2021): Memoir of thebedrock, superficial and engineering geology. Building & Construction Authority,Singapore.
Invited Talks/Presentations/Webinars
Invited Speaker
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) conference‘A new Holocene sea-level record for Singapore’PALSEA/WCRP/IAG Monthly Seminar (April – July 2021)‘Constraining magnitudes and rates of Holocene sea-level change :Case study of Singapore’
Keynote Speaker
NTU-BCA Workshop on 3D Geological Modelling‘A new Quaternary stratigraphy of the Kallang River Basin, Singapore’

12 July 2022

13 July 2021

9 January 2020

Session Speaker
St John’s Island Marine Lab Anniversary
5 December 2019
‘Geology of the Southern Islands and potential for research and outreach’Selected Presentations/Posters
Chua, S., Switzer, A.D., Gouramanis, C., Dixit, Y., Bird, M.I., Horton, B.P., (2022). Coastalresponse to Holocene sea-level change: a case study from the Kallang River, Singapore.
Presentation at PALeo constraints on SEA level rise (PALSEA) 2022.
Dixit, Y., Chua, S., Yan, Y., Switzer A. (2021). High-resolution sedimentary records of Holocenehydroclimate variability in the Maritime Continent. AGU Fall Meeting 2021
Shaw, T., Chua, S., Majewski, J., Tanghua, L., Samanta, D., Kopp, R., Horton, B. (2021). Past,
Present and Future Sea Levels in Singapore, EGU General Assembly Conference
Abstracts, pp. EGU21-10615.
Chua, S., Majewski, J., Li, T., Chen, H., Tan, F., Tan, C., Horton, B. (2020).
New Holocene sea-level records from the far-field and comparison with Glacial
Isostatic Adjustment model predictions.
Presentation at PALeo constraints on SEA level rise (PALSEA) 2020.
Chua, S., Switzer, A., Shaw, T., Khan, N., Horton, B. (2019).
Singapore relative sea-level history revealed from Holocene mangrove peats
Presentation at Mangrove Macrobenthos and Management meeting (MMM5) 2019.

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Chua, S., Switzer, A., Khan, N., Shaw, T., Bird, M., Rowe, C., Horton, B. (2019).
A new Holocene sea level record for Singapore.
Presentation at International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) 2019.
Chua, S., Switzer, A., Horton, B., Bird, M. Khan, N., Shaw, T., Roy, K., Rowe, C., Whan, J. (2018).
Sea-Level and Coastal Evolution of the Kallang River Basin, Singapore.
Presentation at American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2018.
Chua, S., Switzer, A., Chiam, K., Sieh, K., Rubin, C. (2017). Quaternary Stratigraphy of theKallang River Basin, Singapore.
Presentation at AOGS (Asia-Oceania Geosciences Society) Conference 2017.
Major Research Grants
Principal Investigator (PI) of grant CWR-2102-0005
7 Sept 2022
‘Baseline data collection and projections of the impacts of Climate
Change on Singapore’s offshore water resources’
Project tenure : 2023 – 2026 (Awarded by PUB)
Training / Teaching Experience
Surviving and Thriving Amidst Climate Change
Executive Certificate in Corporate and Environmental Sustainability(organised by Nanyang Business School, NTU)

May 2022Present(Quarterly)

Environment and Society (ES1001)

Sem 1 2014/15

Environmental Earth Systems Science (ES8005)

Sem 1 2015/16

Climate Change (ES8007/ES1007)

Sem 2 2015/16

Sedimentology - Layers and Landforms (ES2004)

Sem 1 2016/17

Skills & Expertise (Training)
Organic carbon stable isotope analysis(Endeavour Fellowship – Australian Government)
Advanced Analytical Centre, James Cook University, Australia

Oct 2017- Mar 2018

XRF (X-Ray Flourescence) core-scanning
NIOZ (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research), Netherlands
Sediment core sampling and analysis
ECORD Summer School, MARUM, Bremen, Germany
Geological Modelling
British Geological Survey (BGS), Edinburgh, Scotland

Jun 2016
Mar 2016

Feb 2015