Five inspiring USP alums were honoured with the prestigious NUS Outstanding Young Alumni Award 2019. This year, a total of 10 individuals received the accolades at the awards ceremony. We're extremely proud that half of the recipients were USP alums, namely:

Dr Li Jingmei (Life Sciences + NOC+ USP, Class of 2006), a Senior Research Scientist at A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore
Dr Mustafa Izzuddin (Political Science + USP, Class of 2005), a Research Fellow at NUS Institute of South Asian Studies and a USP faculty member
Muhammad Shamir Bin Abdul Rahim (Life Sciences + NOC + USP, Class of 2008), Founder and CEO of VersaFleet
Veerappan Swaminathan (Mechanical Engineering + NOC + USP, Class of 2011), Founder of Sustainable Living Lab (SL2)
Soh Yi Da (Political Science + USP, Class of 2014), NUS Alumni Student Advancement Committee Member and AVP of Investor Relations at UOB

The Award recognises alumni aged 40 and below who have distinguished themselves in their chosen fields, and/or rendered excellent volunteer service to NUS and/or the alumni community while exemplifying the best attributes of youth in today's world. They received this recognition at the NUS Alumni Awards 2019 ceremony held on 27 November 2019 at the NUS Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum.

Heartiest congratulations, folks! We wish you greater success in your career and community work.

Read their citations below (courtesy of NUS Office of Alumni Relations), and other coverage of the event at NUSNews.