Expertise
To meet the needs of the industry, the Centre has set up a dedicated team of full-time R&D Engineers/Scientists with multi-disciplinary expertise in Environmental Science & Engineering, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Chemical & Material Engineering, Energy Efficiency & Management and Mechanical Engineering.
Administration

Dr Jason Tang
Area of Expertise
- Technology Development
- Method Development
- Molecular Biology
- Microbiology

Dr Yan Xiaoli
Area of expertise
- Environmental Chemistry
- Process Design for Water Reclamation and Treatment
- Development of Environment Functional Materials
- Advanced Oxidation Processes for Water and Air Purification
Membrane Technology

Dr Goh Shuwen
Area of Expertise
- Membrane processes for wastewater treatment
- Non-pressurized processes (eg. MD, extractive membrane (EM))
- Novel MBR systems (MD, EM), biofouling control and analysis
- Membrane fouling characterization and analysis

Dr Bhuvana Sowrirajalu
Area of Expertise
- Organic and Analytical Chemistry
- Polymeric Material Synthesis and Membrane Fabrication
- Material Analysis and Characterisation
- Membrane Surface Modification
- Nanocomposite and Nanomaterial Synthesis

Dr Loh Chun Heng
Area of Expertise
- Membrane Development for Environmental Applications
- Polymeric membrane fabrication and characterizations
- Advanced Osmotic Processes including FO & PRO
- Membrane processes including MF, UF & MD

Ms Zhao Yuan Yuan
Area of Expertise
- UF/NF/RO applications
- Chemistry analysis and water quality monitoring
- Membrane Surface modification
- Membrane Characterization
- Membrane cleaning and fouling control
- Laboratory management

Mr Senthil Kumar
Area of Expertise
- Membrane Fabrication and Testing
- Membrane Characterization
- Pilot Scale membrane setup and testing
- MBR, UF, RO hollow fiber pilot plant operation
- Membrane Technology
Water Technology

Mr Gerard Tee
Area of Expertise
- Water & Wastewater Treatment Technology
- MBR, UF, MF Filtration System Design
- Process Instrumentation
- Membrane Product Characterisation & Design
- Applied Membrane Surface Modification

Mr Maung Tin Win
Area of Expertise
- Water and Wastewater Treatment
- Industrial Solvent Recycling
- Analytical Chemistry
Energy Efficiency Technology

Mr Sam Lam
Area of Expertise
- Air-Conditioning
- Instrumentation and Control
- Energy Management
- Building Information Modeling
- Building Performance Simulation
- Green Mark Professional

Dr Jin Weixin
Area of Expertise
- Thermal and Fluids Engineering
- Membrane Technology and Applications
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology and System Design
- Thermal and Membrane Seawater Desalination
- Thermal Analysis and CFD Simulation

Mr Liong Yin Chun
Area of Expertise
- Software Design and Development
- ASP.NET, C#, C++ Programming
- .Net Framework
- MS SQL
- PICBASIC Programming on Microchip

Mr Herman Tan
Area of Expertise
- Software Design and Development
- C/C++, C# Programming
- .NET Framework
- UML, RTOS

Mr Goh Yong Wah
Area of Expertise
- Design of Electronic Circuit
- PCB Layout Design and Hardware Fabrication
- Programming in C on Microchip PIC Circuit Control

Mr William Ho
Area of Expertise
- Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
- Mechanical Ventilation System

Mr Chewy Cheung
Area of Expertise
- High Vacuum Systems
- Equipment Design & Modification
- Electronics & Mechanical
- Gas Pipe Line Design & Fabrication

Mr Patiwat Phochum
Area of Expertise
- Refrigeration
- Energy and Thermofluids Engineering
- Food Manufacturing Plant Layout
- Drying, Air-Conditioning
- Chiller Plant Energy Optimization
Sustainable Materials Technology

Mr S Sambasivam
Area of Expertise
- Indoor Air Quality
- Supercritical Fluid Extractions
- Wastes to value add products - Plastics, glass, oil sludges Polymer-based coatings
- Advanced characterization techniques of materials Prototyping, testing and evaluations

Dr Palaniswamy Suresh Kumar
Area of Expertise
- Synthesis and Controlled Growth of ID Nanomaterials
- Nanostructured Thin Films
- Electrospun Nanofibers for Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices
- Smart Coatings and Photocatalysis

Dr Tai Ming Hang
Area of Expertise
- Porous Material Synthesis and Surface Modification
- Electrospun Nanofibers for Oily Water Treatment
- Carbonaceous Nanomaterials for Water Purification and Agriculture