FIRST EDITION , VOLUME 1 , 2022
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2022-Current Distinguished Visiting Professor , UTM
2018-Current Professor / Head , School of Engineering and Physical Sciences , Heriot-Watt University Malaysia
2017-2018 Director ( Industry Collaboration / Operations ) Nottingham MyResearch Sdn . Bhd .
DENNY NG KOK SUM , Ir . Prof . Dr .
Born January , 1982
CHEMICAL ENGINEER
Denny . Ng @ hw . ac . uk dennynks @ gmail . com
CURRENT DESIGNATION
• Professor / Head , School of Engineering and Physical Sciences , Heriot-Watt University Malaysia
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• BEng . ( Hons ) in Chemical Engineering , Universiti Teknologi Malaysia ( UTM )
• PhD in Engineering , University of Nottingham
• Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education ( PGCHE ), University of Nottingham
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Professional Engineer , BEM
• Member , The Institution of Engineers Malaysia ( IEM )
• ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer ( ACPE )
• Chartered Engineer , UK
2017-2018 Head , Business Engagement & Innovation Services ( BEIS ), University of Nottingham Malaysia ( UNM )
2014-2018 Professor of Process Design and Integrated Biorefinery , UNM
2012-2015 Associate Professor , UNM
2009-2011 Assistant Professor , UNM
AREA OF EXPERTISE
• Circular economy for Net Zero
• Sustainable palm oil value chain
• Biomass processing and integrated biorefineries
• Resource conservation via process integration techniques ( pinch analysis and mathematical optimisation )
• Process synthesis and design
• Energy planning for greenhouse gas emissions reduction
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION & AWARDS
• Fellow , Institution of Chemical Engineers ( IChemE )
• Fellow , The Higher Education Academy , UK
• Top Scientists - Engineering and Technology , World Rank 2519 , Research . com , 2022
• Top 2 % of Scientists in Main Subfield Discipline , Stanford List , 2019 , 2021 and 2022
• Top Research Scientists Malaysia ( TRSM ), Academy of Sciences Malaysia , 2018
• IEM Young Engineer Award 2015
• IChemE Global Young Chemical Engineer of the Year 2012 , UK
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