Tang Chuyang









Assistant Professor
B.Eng. (NTU), M.Eng. (NTU), Ph.D. (Stanford University)
Office: N1-1b-35
Tel: 6790-5267
Email: cytang@ntu.edu.sg

• Ph.D. (Environmental Eng), Stanford University, USA, 2007
• M.Eng. (Civil Eng), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2001
• B.Eng. (Civil Eng, 1st Class Honor), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2000

• Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2006-present
• Research/Teaching Assistant, Stanford University, USA, 2002-2006
• Engineer, Santarli Construction Company, Singapore, 2001-2002

• Peer Review of Manuscripts: Environmental Science and Technology; Langmuir; Journal of Membrane Science; Water Research; and Journal of Environmental Management.

Dr Tang’s main research interests include membrane technology, surface and interfacial science, and advanced physical and chemical processes. He is experienced in membrane characterization, membrane fouling mitigation, and emerging contaminants removal using reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes. He has been working on membrane separation and membrane fouling, for which he has extensively involved in characterizing the physiochemical properties of membranes and foulant layers, performing fouling and rejection tests, and modeling membrane performance behaviors.

He has studied the removal of perfluorinated surfactants, a group of emergent contaminants, by RO and NF membranes from wastewater, where he elucidated the possible mechanisms using a range of different characterization tools together with LC/MS/MS. Dr Tang has also worked on fouling characterization of membrane bioreactors (MBRs). He is interested in the application of surface, interfacial, and colloidal science in aquatic systems, such as the adsorption of micropollutants onto nano-materials and the use of photo-catalysts for trace organics removal from aqueous solutions.

• North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Award, 2007
• NTU Overseas Scholarship, 2002-2006
• Shaw Family Award, 2001
• Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal, 2000
• National Science and Technology Board (Singapore) Gold Medal, 2000
• Institution of Engineers Singapore Gold Medal, 2000
• Institution of Structural Engineer Gold Medal cum Book Prize, 2000
• Singapore Engineering Alumni Association of the University of Malaya Gold Medal, 2000
• Continental Steel Award, 2000
• Singapore Structural Steel Society Book Prize, 2000
• Meinhardt Book Prizes, 1998 and 1999

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