The Tembusu (Fagraea fragrans) is a large evergreen tree in the family Gentianaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia. Its trunk is dark brown, with deeply fissured bark, looking somewhat like a bittergourd. It grows in an irregular shape from 10 to 25m high. Its leaves are light green and oval in shape. Its yellowish flowers have a distinct fragrance and the fruits of the tree are bitter tasting red berries, which are eaten by birds and fruit bats. Source: Tembusu, Wikipedia
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Fellow’s Tea with Ms Noor Azura Zuhairah Bte Abdul Aziz

21 Aug 2014 | 4:30 pm |
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Tembusu College Fellow’s Tea

Ms Noor Azura Zuhairah Bte Abdul Aziz

4.30pm, Thursday

21st August 2014

Master’s Common Lounge,

Level 3, Residential Block

Refreshments will be served.

Only 30 seats available!

Please register at tembusu.nus.edu.sg

Azura was a senior student at Tembusu College in 2011-2012, and was part of the pilot class for the senior seminar ‘Biomedicine and Singapore Society’. Upon graduating from NUS with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in chemistry, she embarked on an internship of 11/2 years with the Division of Human Health (NAHU) at the International Atomic Energy Agency, an international organization under the United Nations that promotes the peaceful use of nuclear energy. There, Azura was part of a team that coordinated two major projects related to education, communication, and interactions between science, technology and society, in the Fukushima nuclear accident recovery efforts. Under the direct supervision of the Director of NAHU, Rethy Chhem, Azura assisted in the organization of conferences and technical meetings, and co-authored two chapters of the book Radiation Disaster Medicine – Perspective from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident, which was published in 2013. Throughout the internship, she also worked closely with Associate Professor Gregory Clancey, the Master of Tembusu College. Azura has just ended her internship and is back in Singapore for a few weeks before she will go on to pursue a Master’s in Drug Discovery and Development at University College London, UK in September.