Membrane Process Technology and Multiphase Flows

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CHEW, Jia Wei

Associate Professor, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

Associate Chair (Students), School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

Cluster Leader, Singapore Membrane Technology Center

Nanyang Technological University

Email: JChew@ntu.edu.sg

School Website: www.scbe.ntu.edu.sg

Office Number: +65 6316 8916 (GMT +8h)

Address: 62 Nanyang Drive, N1.2-B2-25, Singapore 637459

Education:

  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2007-2011

    • AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineering) George Klinzing Best Ph.D. Award in Particle Technology Forum, 2013

  • M.Eng., Chemical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2005-2006

  • B.Eng., Chemical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2000-2004

Professional Experience:

  • Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2018 - present

  • Associate Chair (Students), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2017 - present

  • Cluster Leader (Membrane Processes), Singapore Membrane Technology Center, Singapore, 2015 - present

  • Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2013 - 2018

  • Research Scientist, SunEdison-MEMC Electronic Materials Inc., R&D, Pasadena, TX, 2011- 2013

  • Intern, Particulate Solid Research, Inc. (PSRI), Chicago, IL, 2009

  • Chemist, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Technical Development, Singapore, 2007

  • Researcher, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES), Crystallization and Particle Sciences, Singapore, 2004-2006

  • Intern, ExxonMobil Chemical Operations Pte Ltd, Singapore Chemical Plant, 2003

Awards:

  • AIChE Sabic Young Professional Award, 2017

  • 40 Under 40, Prestige Magazine, 2015

  • Singapore Youth Award, 2015

  • AIChE Particle Technology Forum Best Ph.D. Award, 2013

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Research Interests:

Membrane Technology

    • Collaborating with Singapore Membrane Technology Center (SMTC)

    • On-going projects include

      • Evapoporometry (EP) for Characterization of Membrane Pore-Size Distribution (PSD)

      • Membrane Distillation (MD)

      • DOTM (direct observation through membrane), Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

      • Unsteady-state Shear for Flux Enhancement

      • Fouling attenuation

      • Oil-Water Separations

      • Purification of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)

      • Simulations: molecular dynamics, computational fluid dynamics

      • DLVO/XDLVO models

Multiphase Flows, Particle Technology

  • Optimization for industrial applications, which span energy production, chemical synthesis, and pharmaceutical processes, among others.

  • Different fluidization regimes, from bubbling fluidized bed to circulating fluidized bed

  • Gas-solid, Gas-liquid-solid, Liquid-solid fluidization

  • Emulsion, Colloid

    • On-going projects include

      • Fluidization Characteristics

      • Pneumatic conveying

      • Signal analysis

      • Carbon capture

      • Discrete Element Method (DEM)

      • Biomass pyrolysis