Prof. Ir. Dr. Chong Wen Tong is currently a full professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Universiti Malaya (UM), Malaysia. He is also the Head of UM Centre for Energy Sciences, Honorary Professor at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Distinguished Professor at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. He joined UM after spending 10 years in various industries, including Dyson and Sony. He is a Chartered Engineer registered by the Engineering Council (UK) since 2014. Prof. Chong’s research interests are Renewable Energy & Green Technology, Wind Turbine Technology, Industrial Aerodynamics, and Innovative Product Design. He has co-authored >220 research articles with the H-Index – 54 (WoS). He has completed 27 research projects as principal investigator (PI) and 6 projects as co-researcher, and graduated 40 postgraduate candidates. He was selected for the 2019 Top Research Scientists Malaysia by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, and 2020 - 2025 World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University. Prof. Chong has been awarded > MYR 10 million research grants and won > 33 invention and innovation awards in various international innovations & inventions fairs, including iENA (Germany), SIIF (Korea) & WIAC. He is the Conference Chair of the International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology. In 2023, he was elected as Fellow, Academy of Sciences Malaysia (FASc).
PROFILE
Address
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Office of The, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website
umexpert.um.edu.my/chong_wentong
CONTACT
Telephone
+603-79676842
Email
chong_wentong
RESEARCH ID
Orcid id
0000-0002-9208-9908
Researcher id
B-8396-2010
Scopus id
36448921500