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The impact of spectral irradiance on the actual performance of photovoltaic (PV) modules is a well-recognized challenge within the global solar energy community. Outdoor measurements of PV performance in Malaysia have shown significant deviations from the standard AM1.5G spectrum, primarily due to substantial variations in spectral distributions. To broaden the application of PV modules in consumer products such as clothing, electric vehicles, bags, and caps, several technical hurdles must be overcome, particularly in current silicon-based PV modules, which are characterized by rigidity, bulkiness, inflexible physical properties, and poor performance under indoor lighting.
Therefore, a promising emerging PV technology must be able to meet the demands of domestic products, such as ergonomic sensitivity, compactness, flexibility, colorfulness, and aesthetic adaptability. More importantly, it must also efficiently harvest energy under both indoor and outdoor conditions. To achieve this, our team is working on a novel perovskite-organic photovoltaic (POPV) device that incorporates rare-earth (Yb/Er/Ho/Tm) up-conversion nanoparticles (UCNPs).
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UTAR’s commitment to sustainable innovation and cutting-edge research continues to shine with the recent success of Prof Dr Chong Kok Keong and his team, who secured a RM2,695,000.00 Strategic Research Fund – Request For Proposal (SRF-RFP) grant from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI).
UTAR continues to make its mark on the global research stage, with a total of 27 researchers (including seven Adjunct Professors) recognised in the Stanford University’s World Top 2% Scientists list. Notably, Prof Dr Chong Kok Keong has been recognised for his career-long impact in the research field of Energy.
The Leaders in Innovation Fellowships (LIF) Global 2025, organised by the Royal Academy of Engineering, has recognised Prof Dr Chong Kok Keong, an academic from the Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science (LKC FES), for his groundbreaking Dense-Array Concentrator Photovoltaic (DACPV) system. The awards ceremony, held online on 27 June 2025, brought together innovators from across the globe, highlighting cutting-edge technologies with significant social and economic impact.
Prof Dr Chong Kok Keong from the Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science (LKC FES) was awarded the Top Cited Article 2022-2023 award by Wiley recently. A paper that he is co-authored with his international collaborators was recognised as a top cited paper in the Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, underscoring the significant impact in the field of chemical science. The award was officially announced on 11 July 2024, celebrating Prof Chong’s research paper titled “Facile synthesis of zwitterionic surfactant-assisted molybdenum oxide/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite with enhanced photocatalytic and antimicrobial activities”.
Prof Dr Chong Kok Keong from UTAR Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science was elected as the ASM Fellow 2019 by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM), in recognition of his contribution to the field of concentrating solar power and dense-array concentrator photovoltaic system. Held at the 2019 Conferment of Fellowship of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, the event took place on 13 December 2019.
Two wins at TRSM 2018
Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science (LKC FES) Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Prof Dr Chong Kok Keong and Centre for Power Systems & Electricity Chairperson Prof Ir Dr Lim Yun Seng won the Top Research Scientists Malaysia 2018 award at the Conferment of TRSM and Fellowship of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia 2018. The ceremony was held at Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 11 November 2018.
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