Curriculum Vitae

DR. CHUAH CHONG YANG

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Chemical Engineering
    Faculty of Engineering
  • cy.chuah
  • 03-79677657

BIOGRAPHY


Chong Yang CHUAH is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya (UM). He gained BE and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. His research is dedicated to the separation process with the use of adsorption and membranes in molecular-based separation process. Dr. CHUAH's professional qualifications include being a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng) since 2023, accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), United Kingdom. He is currently involved in reviewing the Individual Case Procedure (ICP) to access potential C.Eng applications submitted to IChemE. He also obtained his Professional Technologist (Ts.) status in 2022 from the Malaysian Board of Technologist, Malaysia. He has also received several certifications, namely HRD Corp Certified Trainer in July 2024 and Aspen Certified User in Aspen HYSYS in 2023.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION


  • Phd in (Chemical and Biomedical Engineering), (CHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING)
    Nanyang Technological University
  • BEng (Chemical & Biomedical Engineering) - First Class Honours, (CHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING)
    Nanyang Technological University

MEMBERSHIPS


  • PROFESSIONAL TECHNOLOGIST, MEMBER
    2024 to 2025 (National)
  • CHARTERED MEMBER, MEMBER
    2024 to 2024 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP


  • The SCEJ Award for Outstanding Asian Researcher and Engineer
    2023, Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan, International

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES


Evaluation
  1. (2026) Reviewer for Icheme Chartered Membership (stage 1: Technical Biography and Technical Response Questionnaire)), International, (External Evaluator)

TEACHING


Bachelor
  1. (2024) KIL3003 - Modelling of Chemical Processes