Newcastle University in Singapore

Staff Profile

Dr Kent Chin

Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering

Background

Qualifications:

Beng (Hons), Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya (2007)

PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Nottingham (2011)

Memberships:

  • Chartered Engineer, Institution of Chemical Engineers (CEng, MIChemE)
  • Graduate Engineer, Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)

Awards:

  • 2015: Research project entitled “Electromagnetic-force-assisted Heat Pump Drying Technique won silver award in Invention, Innovation & Design Exposition (iidex2015) for the category of inventory, organized by the Research Innovation Business Unit (RIBU) of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia  




Research

Research Profile

  • Advanced Drying Technologies
  •   Drying and Dehydration Technologies in Food and Biological Materials
  • Waste Valorisation
  • Extraction, isolation and identification of active ingredients in medicinal plants


Current Research Projects

  • Development of a Supercritical Fluid Process for the Extraction of Patchouli Oil
  • VOC Emission and Evaporative Loss during Crude Oil Loading in Crude Oil Tanker

Areas for Phd Supervision/Potential PhD Projects

·        Advanced Drying Technologies

·        Drying and Dehydration Technologies in Food and Biological Materials

·        Waste Valorisation

Teaching

Undergraduate

  • CHE 2011 Fluid Mechanics (Module Lead)
  • CHE 2012 Heat and Mass Transfer (Module Lead)
  • CHE 3013 Plant Design (Module Lead)
  • CHE 2031 Integrated Work Study Programme (IWSP)
  • CHE 3023 Solids Handling

Postgraduate

  • NUS8101/8203 Environment Impact Legislation and Engineering

Publications