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

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Chuah, Chong Yang; Anwar, Siti Nurhawa Binte Muhammad; Weerachanchai, Piyarat; Bae, Tae-Hyun; Goh, Kunli; Wang, Rong (2025). Integrating flue gas into membrane-based oxygen-enriched gasification of municipal solid wastes for enhancing waste-to-energy conversion, FUEL. 400. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2025.135739
  2. Chuah, Chong Yang; Ho, Yin Liang; Syed, Abdul Moiz Hashmi; Thivyalakshmi, K. Gopala Krishnan; Yang, Euntae; Johari, Khairiraihanna; Yang, Yanqin; Poon, Wai Ching (2025). Applicability of Adsorbents in Direct Air Capture (DAC): Recent Progress and Future Perspectives, INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH. 64(8), 4117-4147. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.4c03265
  3. Lee, Junghyun; Lee, Hongju; Tan, Wen See; Chuah, Chong Yang; Tan, Ming Jen; Bae, Tae-Hyun; Song, Juha (2025). Enhancing CO2 capture efficiency using optimized 3D-Printed structured adsorbents, SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY. 361. doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2025.131495
  4. Rahim, Abdul Rahman Abdul; Johari, Khairiraihanna; Chuah, Chong Yang; Ghani, Siti Musliha Mat (2025). High performance CO2 capture by amine-functionalised silica nanocapsule: A comprehensive evaluation on physicochemical properties and adsorption performance in pure conditions, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. 13(3). doi:10.1016/j.jece.2025.116999

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2025) 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