Henry Foo Chee Yew

Henry Foo

Dr. Henry Foo Chee Yew
PhD, BEng, MIEAust, PEng, CPEng, NER, P. Tech
Senior Lecturer
Department of Civil and Construction Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University, Malaysia 

Contact Details
Location: Skylark 3 Room 359
Telephone: +60 85 630 100 Ext: 2439
Fax: +60 85 630 254
Email: henry.foo@curtin.edu.my

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=rWaU6zwAAAAJ
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Henry-Foo
SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57202812266
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7831-9105

Academic History

  • Ph.D in Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2011-2015
  • Master of Science (Chemical Engineering), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2008-2010
  • Bachelor Degree (Chemical Engineering), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2004-2008

Professional History

  • Graduate Assistant, School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2011-2014
  • Invited Researcher to Institute for Nanoscience Design (INSD), Osaka University, 2013
  • Participant, 20th Computational Material Design (CMD) Workshop (Beginner course), IIAS, Kyoto 2013
  • Participant, 23rd Computational Material Design (CMD) Workshop (Supercomputer course), IIAS, Kyoto 2012
  • Participant, International training and research program for advanced drinking water technologies and advanced renewable energy technologies, National Taiwan University, 2009

Awards

  • USM Fellowship Scholar, 2008-2010
  • Dean List Awards, 2008

Research Interests

  • Nanoparticles and nanostructures
  • Material characterization
  • Mathematical Modeling
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • First Principle Calculation
  • Chemical Reaction Engineering

Journal Publications

  1.  Tang HY, Foo HCY, Tan IS, Lam MK. Photogrammetry based computational fluid dynamics of erosion of sand particles in water pipeline: Dynamic shape factors of 3D particles and minimization of erosion activity. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 2021;205:108794.

  2.  Tan HL, Lam MK, Cheng YW, Lim JW, Tan IS, Foo CYH, et al. Heterotrophic and Mixotrophic Cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris using Chicken Waste Compost as Nutrients Source for Lipid Production. Conference Heterotrophic and Mixotrophic Cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris using Chicken Waste Compost as Nutrients Source for Lipid Production, vol. 721. IOP Publishing, p. 012011.

  3.  Fong KK, Tan IS, Foo HCY, Lam MK, Tiong ACY, Lim S. Optimization and evaluation of reduced graphene oxide hydrogel composite as a demulsifier for heavy crude oil-in-water emulsion. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2021.

  4.  Chung MRWY, Tan IS, Foo HCY, Lam MK, Lim S. Potential of macroalgae-based biorefinery for lactic acid production from exergy aspect. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 2021:1-31.

  5.  Chai CY, Tan IS, Foo HCY, Lam MK, Tong KTX, Lee KT. Sustainable and green pretreatment strategy of Eucheuma denticulatum residues for third-generation L-lactic acid production. Bioresour Technol. 2021:124930.

  6.  Chai BWL, Foo HCY, Tan IS, Lam MK, Lau LC. Complex chemical kinetic mechanism reduction for simultaneous catalytic oxidation and desulphurization of hydrogen sulphide. Fuel. 2021;286:119406.

  7.  Wong CY, Tan IS, Foo HCY, Tang DKH, Tan YH, Yeong YF, et al. Monolayer grafting of APTES modified graphene oxide on silica coated magnetite: Synthesis, characterization and application in heavy oil removal. Conference Monolayer grafting of APTES modified graphene oxide on silica coated magnetite: Synthesis, characterization and application in heavy oil removal, vol. 943. IOP Publishing, p. 012023.

  8.  Tiong ACY, Tan IS, Foo HCY, Lam MK, Mahmud HB, Lee KT. Macroalgae-derived regenerated cellulose in the stabilization of oil-in-water Pickering emulsions. Carbohydrate polymers. 2020;249:116875.

  9.  Tang GA, Foo HC, Tan I, Yeong Y, Lam M. Influence of flow limiter and grain shape factor of sand particles on erosion activity in pipeline. Conference Influence of flow limiter and grain shape factor of sand particles on erosion activity in pipeline, vol. 943. IOP Publishing, p. 012024.

  10.  Tan IS, Lam MK, Foo HCY, Lim S, Lee KT. Advances of macroalgae biomass for the third generation of bioethanol production. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2020.

  11.  Foo YH, Tan YH, Mubarak NM, Kansedo J, Tan IS, Foo HCY, et al. A Review on Biodiesel Synthesis using Iron Doped Catalyst. Conference A Review on Biodiesel Synthesis using Iron Doped Catalyst, vol. 943. IOP Publishing, p. 012026.

  12.  Foo HCY, Tan IS, Mohamed AR, Lee KT. Insights and utility of cycling-induced thermal deformation of calcium-based microporous material as post-combustion CO2 sorbents. Fuel. 2020;260:116354.

  13.  H.C. Y, Tan, I.S.,A. R. Mohamed, and Lee, K.T., 2019. Insights and utility of cycling-induced thermal deformation of calcium-based microporous material as post-combustion CO2 sorbents. Fuel (Accepted)

  14.  Leong, V. H., H. B. Mahmud, M. C. Law, C. Y. H. Foo, and I. S. Tan. “An optimization framework for sandstone acidizing using design of experiment (DOE) and mathematical modelling.” In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 495, no. 1, p. 012066. IOP Publishing, 2019.

  15.  Tiong, Adrian Chiong Yuh, Inn Shi Tan, and Henry Chee Yew Foo. “A Mechanistic Study of Surfactants, Particles, and Polymers on Foam Stabilization.” In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 495, no. 1, p. 012058. IOP Publishing, 2019.

  16.  Norlee, Adeline, Tan Inn Shi, Hisham Khaled Ben Mahmud, Henry Foo Chee Yew, and Mian Umer Shafiq. “Investigating the Effectiveness of Emulsified Acid on Sandstone Formation under High Temperature Conditions.” In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 495, no. 1, p. 012113. IOP Publishing, 2019.

  17.  Tan, Inn Shi, Man Kee Lam, Henry Chee Yew Foo, Steven Lim, and Keat Teong Lee. “Advances of Macroalgae Biomass for the Third Generation of Bioethanol Production.” Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering (2019).

  18.  Leong, V. H., Mahmud, H. B., Law, M. C., Foo, C. Y. H., & Tan, I. S. (2018) A numerical modelling and simulation of core-scale sandstone acidizing process: a study on the effect of temperature. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 1-34.

  19.  Van Hong, L., Mahmud, H. B., Chiat, L. M., Foo, H., & Shi, T. I. (2018). A comparison and assessment of the modelling and simulation of the sandstone matrix acidizing process: A critical methodology study. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering.

  20.  Henry Foo, C.Y., Mohamed, A.R., Lee, K.T., Irvan, D. (2014) Surfactant assisted synthesis of homogeneous calcium based CO2 sorbent at room temperature. Journal of applied solution chemistry and modeling, 3, 175-185.

Professional Affiliations

  • Professional Engineer, BEM
  • Professional Technologist, MBOT
  • Chartered Engineer, IEAust 
  • Graduate member, IEM