Boi Leong Yap

New Zealand's first Professor of Design
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Boi Leong Yap

Summary

Boi Leong Yap is a human[1]. He worked as a design researcher[2].

Key Facts

  • Boi Leong Yap's professions included design researcher[2].
  • Among Boi Leong Yap's employers was Massey University[3].
  • Boi Leong Yap was employed by Auckland University of Technology[4].
  • Boi Leong Yap was educated at Wellington Polytechnic[5].
  • Boi Leong Yap was educated at Massey University[6].
  • Boi Leong Yap's doctoral advisor was Tony Vitalis[7].
  • Boi Leong Yap's doctoral advisor was Duncan Joiner[8].
  • Boi Leong Yap's doctoral advisor was Stephen Legg[9].
  • A notable student of Boi Leong Yap was Caroline Anne Campbell[10].
  • A notable student of Boi Leong Yap was Lyn Garrett[11].
  • A notable student of Boi Leong Yap was Brenda Saris[12].
  • Boi Leong Yap is recorded as male[13].
  • Boi Leong Yap's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Boi Leong Yap earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[15].
  • Boi Leong Yap's academic thesis is recorded as Ergonomic design of a physiologic birth-support system[16].
  • Boi Leong Yap's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[17].
  • Boi Leong Yap's LinkedIn personal profile ID is recorded as crea838[18].

Body

Education

Educated at Wellington Polytechnic[5] and Massey University[6], a university[19], in New Zealand[20], founded in 1927[21]. Doctoral advisors include Tony Vitalis[7], a management researcher[22]; Duncan Joiner[8]; and Stephen Legg[9], an ergonomist[23]. Boi Leong Yap earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[15].

Career and Affiliations

Boi Leong Yap worked as a design researcher[2]. Employers include Massey University[3], a university[24], in New Zealand[25], founded in 1927[26] and Auckland University of Technology[4], a university[27], in New Zealand[28], founded in 2000[29]. Notable students include Caroline Anne Campbell[10], a university teacher[30]; Lyn Garrett[11], a researcher[31], specialised in industrial design[32]; and Brenda Saris[12], a researcher[33].

FAQs

What did Boi Leong Yap do for work?

Boi Leong Yap worked as design researcher[2].

Where did Boi Leong Yap go to school?

Boi Leong Yap was educated at Wellington Polytechnic[5] and Massey University[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . designersinstitute.nz. designersinstitute.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . designersinstitute.nz. designersinstitute.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . designersinstitute.nz. designersinstitute.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . massey.ac.nz. massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . massey.ac.nz. massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . massey.ac.nz. massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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