Chemical and Energy Engineering

 

Name

Area

Email

Supervisor Registration

Prof. Stephanie Chan Yen San

 

  • Nanomaterial synthesis
  • Bioenergy
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemical engineering

chanyensan@curtin.edu.my

Level 1

Assoc. Prof. Chua Han Bing

 

  • Development of Compartmented Fluidized Bed Gasifier (CFBG) for syngas production from biomass
  • Syngas Cleaning Technology
  • Anaerobic Digester for Biogas production from POME and Palm wastes
  • Fungal and Bacterial Consortium for Composting of EFB from Oil-palm and Technologies in Chemical Micromachining of Advanced Ceramics

chua.han.bing@curtin.edu.my

Level 1

Assoc. Prof. Edwin Jong

 

  • Particulates reinforced titanium matrix composites

edwinjong@curtin.edu.my

Assoc. Prof. Perumal Kumar

 

  • Carbon capture
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Fluid Structure Interaction
  • Fluids and thermal engineering
  • Hydrodynamic cavitation
  • Process intensification
  • Supercritical heat transfer
  • Transport phenomena

p.kumar@curtin.edu.my

Level 1

Assoc. Prof. Jobrun Nandong

 

  • Process modeling
  • Optimization and control
  • Extraction of natural plants
  • Deviding-wall column design and control
  • Renewable energy – hydrogen energy and biofuels
  • Thermochemical cycle plant design and simulation
  • Membrane reactor – water gas shift reaction
  • Integrated wastewater-greenshouse gas capture
  • Formulation of plant extracts
  • Adsoprtion
  • Control of physiology in fruit ripening process

jobrun.n@curtin.edu.my

Level 1

Prof. John Lau Sie Yon

 

  • Biocatalysis and separation process
  • Enzyme technology in various applications Separation using membrane technology, Chiral separations using enzymatic membrane reactor
  • Biomass conversion for industry applications
  • Aptamer mediated biosensor for pathogen detection
  • Nano-vehicles for targeted drug delivery

johnlsy@curtin.edu.my

Level 1

Assoc. Prof. Lau Shiew Wei

 

  • Coagulation and flocculation (bioflocculation)
  • Wastewater and sludge treatment
  • Biomass utilisation
  • Sustainable development

lau.shiew.wei@curtin.edu.my

Level 1

Assoc. Prof. Henry Foo Chee Yew

 

  • Nanoparticles and nanostructures
  • Material characterization
  • Mathematical Modeling
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • First Principles CalculationChemical Reaction Engineering

henry.foo@curtin.edu.my

Level 1

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan Inn Shi

 

  • Life cycle Assessment Modeling
  • Fermentation & Optimization
  • Bioprocess Engineering
  • Process Dynamics and control
  • Hydrodynamic stability
  • Chemical Reaction Engineering

tan.s@curtin.edu.my

Level 1

Assoc. Prof. Bridgid Chin Lai Fui

 

  • Gasification
  • Pyrolysis
  • Syngas Cleaning Technologies
  • Green Technology
  • Biofuel Production
  • Kinetic Modelling

bridgidchin@curtin.edu.my

Level 1

Assoc. Prof. Wee Siaw Khur

 

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Hydrodynamics of multiphase flow
  • Gas-solid fluidized bed Gasification of Biomass
  • Renewable energy applications
  • Enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
  • Microwave heating
  • Enzymatic hydrogen production

wee.siaw.khur@curtin.edu.my

Level 1

Dr. Jibrail Kansedo

 

  • Renewable Energy
  • Biofuel
  • Biodiesel Productions (Edible and Non-Edible Sources)
  • Catalytic Reactions (Heterogeneous Catalysts)
  • Reaction Kinetics Modeling; Extraction and Characterisation (Plant Oils, Fatty Acids Profile, Bioactive Compounds)

jibrail.k@curtin.edu.my

Level 1

Dr. Angnes Tiong Ngieng Tze

 

  • Circular economy
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Process Heat Transfer
  • Process Integration
  • Waste Valorization
  • Hydrogen

angnesnt@curtin.edu.my

Level 1

Dr. Evelyn Chiong Tung

 

  • Water treatment
  • Wastewater treatment
  • Enzyme
  • Nanomaterials
  • Waste valorisation
  • Separation and reaction

evelyn.chiong@curtin.edu.my

Level 1

Dr. Tan Yin Ling

 

  • Resource Conservation, Process optimisation, Process Synthesis and Design, Carbon Management
  • Batch Process Modelling & Optimisation
  • Process Synthesis & Design

tanyinling@curtin.edu.my

Level 1

Dr. Adrian Tiong Chiong Yuh

 

  • Cellulosic nanomaterials
  • Enhanced oil recovery
  • Graphitic materials
  • Renewable energy and biomass valorization
  • Electrocatalyst

adrian.tiong@curtin.edu.my

Level 2

Dr. Ili Khairunnisa Binti Shamsudin

 

  • Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA)
  • Gas Separation Technologies
  • Hydrogen Purification
  • CO₂ Capture and Separation
  • Adsorbent Material Development
  • Process Optimization in Gas Purification

ilishamsudin@curtin.edu.my

Dr. Mustakimah binti Mohamed

 

  • Carbon capture, Storage & Utilization (CCUS)
  • Gas Separation
  • Biomass to Biofuel & Biochemical Conversion

Mustakimah.md@curtin.edu.my

Level 2

Mr. Henry Elochukwu Okafor

 

  • Flow Assurrance: Asphaltene, Paraffin wax, Emulsion, Scales
  • Well intervention and stimulation
  • Drilling Fluid/Cement
  • CO2 Sequestration
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery

henry.e@curtin.edu.my

Level 2

Ms. Jenney Ngu Lim Song

 

  • Wastewater treatment
  • Polymer composite

jenney.ngu@curtin.edu.my

**Level 1: can supervise both PhD and MPhil students; Level 2: can be Co-Supervisor for PhD and Main Supervisor for MPhil