Nagasaki University
Japan
Prof. Shozo Nakamura received his Diploma of Engineering in 1986 and his Master of Engineering in 1988 from Kyushu University. Then, he joined Kawasaki Steel Corporation in 1988 and worked for 11 years mainly as a research engineer. During the period, he received his Doctor of Engineering in 1995 from Kyushu University. He moved to Nagasaki University as an associate professor in 1999 and promoted to a professor in 2010. In the university, he served as a vice president in 2019-2020 and a vice dean in 2017-2018 and 2024-2025. His main area of expertise is 'steel structures'. He has been conducting various research projects on their design and maintenance. He won the Encouragement Award for Papers from Japanese Society of Steel Construction (JSSC), Innovative Technique Award of western branch and Civil Engineering Informatics Paper Award from Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), and BEI-2024 Best Paper Award. He is a member of International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, JSCE, JSSC and Japan Society of Corrosion Engineering. In JSCE, he is currently the Chair of the Structural Engineering Committee. Recently, he was elected president of Kyushu Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering.
SC Consulting
Singapore
Er. Tan has received Outstanding Design Awards from ACES for the SAFTI Link Bridge and Telok Blangah Viaduct (Phase I), and Innovative Design Merit Awards from ACES for the Esplanade Underground Car Park and Sengkang / Punggol LRT viaduct designs; in 2008 he also received a BCA Design and Engineering Excellence Merit Awards for the Fort Canning NTAM Vehicular Tunnel project. He was an Adjunct Associate Professor with National University of Singapore, sharing his design experience with the under- and post-graduate students. He has amassed vast expertise, experiences, and knowledge, being deeply involved in a multitude of projects valued at billions of dollars in total construction cost. His experience ranges from environmental works, high rise building, rail transit, road and bridge structures. Notable bridge and vehicular projects are, Singapore-Malaysia 2nd Crossing (S'pore section), SAFTI Link Bridge, KL-Karak Highway Upgrading (Selangor), CTE-PIE-Woodsville Interchange and expansion, Tebrau Bridge at Permas Jaya & Tanjung Sedili Bridge (Johor), Santubong Bridge (Sarawak), Telok Blangah Viaduct (Phase I), Crawford Underpass, Gali Batu KJE/BKE Interchange, Kaki Bukit Vuaduct and CTE/SLE/TPE interchange upgrading. He was the Project Director for the Fort Canning vehicular tunnel constructed by NATM method. He was involved in the design of an innovative reclamation project for Marina Coaster Expressway contract C481. He supervised the construction of Bedok Reservoir & Tampines stations on Downtown Line and the connecting EPBM tunnels. He supervised and completed the Stamford Detention Tank and Diversion Canal with twin EPBM tunnels. He was the QP for DTSS II T09 Shafts and Slurry TBM tunnel Contract. He introduced the innovative concept of framed and integral bridges to the region and has worked on many bridges of various forms and sizes. Recent projects include Pinnacle@Duxton Sky Decks, Braddell/Adam Road flyover extension, Sungei Serangoon Bridge Crossing and approach road structures and Eco-Bridge at Bidadari Park. On rail transit structures, he was the Project Director for the design of Gali Batu Rail Depot with a bus terminal and Kim Chuan Underground Depot (KCD) serving Circle and Downtown Lines, KCD received LTA's Best Design Infrastructure Project Award. He was also the Project Director for the design of North-East Line (NEL) contracts 702 and 712, from Buangkok Station to Punggol Station, Lorong Chuan Station, CCL3. He also oversaw the design of LRT viaducts for Sengkang and Punggol which integrate with the NEL rail stations and tunnels, and crosses over Punggol River and Tampines Expressway. He has been involved in the design of S'pore Rail Transit projects since Phase 2B in the 1980s.