Curriculum Vitae

DR. CHAN WEI CHUEN

Senior Lecturer
  • Office of The Deputy Executive Director (academic & Student Affairs)
    Centre for Foundation Studies in Science
  • weichuen.chan

BIOGRAPHY

Inorganic chemist specializing in analytical spectroscopy and the development of sensors. His research focuses on the design of spectroscopic sensing systems for the selective and sensitive detection of target analytes, particularly chemical species, biological, and environmentally relevant analytes.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • IJAZAH DOKTORET/IJAZAH DOKTOR FALSAFAH (SAINS FIZIK) (KIMIA), (Science)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • INSTITUT KIMIA MALAYSIA, MEMBER
    2026 to 2026 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Zhang, Y., Chew, S. H., Chan, W. C., Tan, K. W., Tan, J. P., & Chew, S. C. (2026). Development and characterization of microalgae-based hydrogel with Nannochloropsis oceanica and soy protein isolate: Antioxidant activities and gallic acid delivery. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 151277.
  2. Chan, W. C., Kaseke, T., Chew, S. C., Neo, Y. P., & Nyam, K. L. (2025). Recent advances in active, smart and edible packaging applications to enhance post-harvest quality and shelf-life of fruits. Frontiers in Food Science and Technology, 5, 1723921.
  3. Neo, Y. P., Kaseke, T., Chan, W. C., Tan, J. P., & Chew, S. C. (2025). Current Advances on Modified Atmosphere Packaging in Innovative Fruit Preservation. Food Reviews International, 41(9), 3323-3344.
  4. Chan, W. C., Saad, H. M., Sim, K. S., Lee, V. S., Ang, C. W., Yeong, K. Y., & Tan, K. W. (2021). A rhodamine based chemosensor for solvent dependent chromogenic sensing of cobalt (II) and copper (II) ions with good selectivity and sensitivity: Synthesis, filter paper test strip, DFT calculations and cytotoxicity. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 262, 120099.

RESEARCH PROJECT

Private
  1. 2025 - 2026, Xiamen University Malaysia Research Fund (XMUMRF)
    Assessment of mechanical properties, antioxidant, and cell toxicity of microalgae-based hydrogel ( Principal Investigator(PI))

PAPER PRESENTED

POSTER PRESENTER
  1. A rhodamine based chemosensor for solvent dependent chromogenic sensing of cobalt (II) and copper (II) ions with good selectivity and sensitivity: Synthesis, filter paper test strip, DFT calculations and cytotoxicity., The 9th International Conference of Sensors (ASIASENSE 2021), Sensor Malaysia (International) (20 Oct 2021 - 21 Oct 2021)