Personal Profiles

• Professional History

2024 - present:   Full Professor, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia 

2022/1 - present: Assistant Dean, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia

2021 - present:   Director 

 Center of Excellence for NaNo Energy & Catalysis Technology (CONNECT), Xiamen University Malaysia 

2019-2020:              Visiting Professor

 (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and University of California, Berkeley, USA) 

2019:                       Visiting Scholar/Scientist 

 (Green Talent Award, invited by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research BMBF)

Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) - Prof. Xinliang Feng's group

Technische Universität Dresden 

Dresden, Germany

2019 - 2023:       Associate Professor

School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Malaysia

2018 - 2019:                Assistant Professor

School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Malaysia

2016-2018 (July-May):   Staff Scientist

Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR),    Singapore.

2016 (March - June):    Research Associate 

                                      Chemical Engineering Discipline, School of Engineering, Monash University, Malaysia.

2015:                            Visiting Endeavour Research Fellow

                                      Particles and Catalysis Research Group (PARTCAT)

                                    School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Australia.

                                      (Supervised by Scientia Prof. Rose Amal and Dr. Yun Hau Ng)

2015:                            Visiting Research Fellow

                                      School of Chemistry, Monash University Clayton Campus, Australia. 

                                      (Supervised by Dr. Chenghua Sun)

2012-2016:                   Ph.D. Research Scholar

                                      Chemical Engineering Discipline, School of Engineering, Monash University, Malaysia.

• Educational Qualification

2012-2015:                   Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering

                                                Chemical Engineering Discipline, School of Engineering, Monash University, Malaysia.

2008-2012:                  Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in the discipline of Chemical Engineering

                                                Chemical Engineering Discipline, School of Engineering, Monash University, Malaysia.

• Professional Affiliation

Member of Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC): 2019–present

Associate Member of Institution of Chemical Engineers (AMIChemE): 2010–2023

Member of Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM): 2016–present

• Awards and Achievements

2023: 2023 Global Highly Cited Researcher (awarded by Clarivate Analytics)

2022: 2022 Global Highly Cited Researcher (awarded by Clarivate Analytics)

2023: World’s Top 2% Scientist by Stanford University 

2022: World’s Top 2% Scientist by Stanford University 

2021: World’s Top 2% Scientist by Stanford University 

2021: 2021 Global Highly Cited Researcher (awarded by Clarivate Analytics)

2020: World’s Top 2% Scientist by Stanford University 

2020: 2020 Global Highly Cited Researcher (awarded by Clarivate Analytics)

2020: Specialty Chief Editor in Frontiers in Nanotechnology (Nanotechnology for Energy Applications section)

2019: 2019 Global Highly Cited Researcher (awarded by Clarivate Analytics, Web of Science)

Featured in  厦门大学科技处 news

Featured in 厦大马校招生 news

2019:   Materials Horizons 2018 Outstanding Paper award (awarded by Materials Horizons, Royal Society of Chemistry)

2018:    Merdeka Award Grant (awarded and funded by Petronas, Shell and ExxonMobil Malaysia)

Featured in The Star (4 December 2018)

Featured in Star TV

Featured in Bernama

Featured in Xiamen Newsletter

2018:    Green Talent Award (awarded by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, BMBF)

Featured in The Star (25 November 2018)

Featured in Xiamen University China 

Featured in Xiamen University Malaysia

Featured in European Commission (EURAXESS)

Featured in the Embassy of Malaysia in Berlin

Featured in the Xiamen University Malaysia Campus Media Center

2018:    Winner for “Young Chemical Engineer in Research Award” (awarded by IChemE Malaysia)

2018:    Highly Commended for “Young Researcher Award” (awarded by IChemE Global) 

2017:    Highly Commended for “Young Researcher Award” (awarded by IChemE Global)

2017:    Winner for “Young Chemical Engineer in Research Award” (awarded by IChemE Singapore)

2017:    Invited contribution for the Special Issue on “Green Materials and Surfaces” in Journal of Materials Chemistry A (Impact factor 2016: 8.867)

2017:    Mollie Holman Doctoral Medal Award for best Ph.D. thesis and graduate (awarded by Monash University Australia)

2016:    Invited contribution for the Special Issue on “Nano Research Award 2016 - Prof. Peidong Yang” in Nano Research (Impact factor 2016: 7.354)

2016:    Outstanding Reviewing Awards for Journal of CO2 Utilization and Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews (awarded by Elsevier journals)

2016:    Top Paper Award (awarded by the Editorial Board of Nano Research and the Tsinghua University Press (TUP))

2016:    Finalist for Young Researcher Award (awarded by Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE))

2016:    Best Poster Presentation Award (awarded by Wuhan University of Technology)

             2nd International Symposium on Energy and Environmental Photocatalytic Materials (EEPM2), Wuhan, China (1-4 April, 2016).

     2015:    David Trimm Catalysis Award (awarded by UNSW and IChemE)

                        Best paper in catalysis: Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering (APCChE) 2015 Congress Incorporating Chemeca, Melbourne, Australia (27 September - 1 October, 2015).

     2015:    Endeavour Research Fellowship (awarded by Australian Government Department of Education)

                        Visiting research fellow in University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. (Supervisors: Prof. Rose Amal and Dr. Yun Hau Ng).

     2015:    Global Scholar Award (GSA) (awarded by Monash University)

                        Visiting research fellow in Monash University Clayton Campus, Melbourne, Australia. (Supervisor: Dr. Chenghua Sun).

     2015:    Gold Award (awarded by Monash University)

                        for the Most Q1 Publications in 2014-2015.

    2014-2016:    Excellence Scholarship Award (awarded by Monash University)

                        for the Most Outstanding Ph.D. candidate.

     2014:    Silver Award (awarded by Monash University)

                        for the Higher Degree Research (HDR) Publications in 2013-2014.

      2013:    Ph.D. Student Award of APCAT-6 Grant and Fellowship Program (awarded by APCAT-6 conference and NTU)

                     In conjunction with the 6th Asia-Pacific Congress on Catalysis in Taipei, Taiwan (13-17 October 2013). 

  2012-2016:    Ph.D. Research Scholarship (awarded by Monash University)

                        for the Ph.D. degree study in Monash University.

    2012:    Best Graduate Award (awarded by Monash University)

                        Best student in BEng (Chemical) with Honours in Monash University.

    2012:    Merit Final Year Project (FYP) Award (awarded by Monash University)

                        Project: Direct growth of carbon nanotube (CNT) on Ni/TiO2 as catalysts for photoreduction of CO2 under visible light irradiation.                        

    2012:    Best Design Project Award (awarded by Monash University)

                        Project: Methanol production using natural gas feedstock.

  2009-2012:    Faculty of Engineering Dean's Honour List (awarded by Monash University)

  2009-2012:    100% Monash Entrance Scholarship (awarded by Monash University)