Academic Background

:: Education History ::

• BEng, Chem & Env. Eng, NUS, Singapore (1st Class), 1998
• MEng, Chem & Env. Eng, NUS, Singapore, 2000
• PhD, Chem. & Biomolecular Eng, NUS, Singapore, 2004

:: Prizes, Awards, Editor, Editorial Membership ::

• Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Singapore, 1994-1998
• Dean's list, Dep. Chem. & Env. Eng., NUS, 1995/1996
• Dean's list, Dep. Chem. & Env. Eng., NUS, 1996/1997
• Tate & Lyle Sugar Refineries Book Prize, Singapore, 1996/1997
• Top-Cited Papers for 2010 and 2011 Award, Elsevier, "Supported cobalt oxide on MgO: highly efficient catalysts for degradation of organic dyes in dilute solutions, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 95, 93-99."
• Koh Booh Hwee Scholars Award - Honoured Faculty, 2018
• Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics, 2020
• 2018-present Associate Editor, EnergyChem, Elsevier
• 2020-present Editorial Advisory Board Member, ACS Central Science
• 2021-present Editorial Board Member, Chemical Engineering Journal
• 2017-present Editorial Board Member, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
• 2015-2017 Associate Editor, RSC Advances, Royal Society of Chemistry
• 2012-2018 Associate Editor, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology