{"id":1461,"date":"2012-11-22T18:59:35","date_gmt":"2012-11-22T10:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.utm.my\/amtec\/?page_id=1461"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:45:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:45:31","slug":"assoc-prof-dr-lau-woei-jye","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/amtec\/assoc-prof-dr-lau-woei-jye\/","title":{"rendered":"ASSOC. PROF. DR. LAU WOEI JYE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_fullwidth_header_0 et_animated et_hover_enabled  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content-container center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Meet Our Experts<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_header_content_wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"scroll-down-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"scroll-down et-pb-icon\">&#xe044;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_equal_columns et_pb_gutters1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/amtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Untitled design\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/amtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design.png 1080w, https:\/\/research.utm.my\/amtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-980x1225.png 980w, https:\/\/research.utm.my\/amtec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-480x600.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-32996\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_animated et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_cta_0 et_animated et_hover_enabled et_pb_promo  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_no_bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_promo_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"> Prof. Dr. Lau Woei Jye<\/h2><div><p>BEng (Chem. Eng.), PhD (Chem. Eng.) (UTM)<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:lwoeijye@utm.my\">lwoeijye@utm.my<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Prof. Dr. Woei Jye Lau is currently a Professor at School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and a senior research fellow at Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), UTM. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical-Gas Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Chemical Engineering from UTM. Prof. Lau has a very strong research interest in the field of membrane science and technology for water applications. He has published over 150 scientific papers, 15 reviews and 18 book chapters with citation exceeding 5000 and h-index of 37. He is the book author of Nanofiltration Membranes: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications published by CRC Press in 2017 and has been granted with 5 patents in the field of membrane science and technology with his collaborators from academia and industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.et_pb_cta_0.et_pb_promo{background-color:transparent !important;}<\/style><ul class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_social_media_follow et_pb_social_media_follow_0 clearfix  et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li\n            class='et_d4_element et_pb_social_media_follow_network_0 et_pb_social_icon et_block_module et_pb_social_network_link  et-social-facebook et_pb_social_media_follow_network'><a\n              href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lau.jye.7'\n              class='icon et_pb_with_border'\n              title='Follow on Facebook'\n               target=\"_blank\"><span\n                class='et_pb_social_media_follow_network_name'\n                aria-hidden='true'\n                >Follow<\/span><\/a><\/li><li\n            class='et_d4_element et_pb_social_media_follow_network_1 et_pb_social_icon et_block_module et_pb_social_network_link  et-social-google-plus et_pb_social_media_follow_network'><a\n              href='https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=sOVUQRkAAAAJ&#038;hl=en'\n              class='icon et_pb_with_border'\n              title='Follow on google-plus'\n               target=\"_blank\"><span\n                class='et_pb_social_media_follow_network_name'\n                aria-hidden='true'\n                >Follow<\/span><\/a><\/li><li\n            class='et_d4_element et_pb_social_media_follow_network_2 et_pb_social_icon et_block_module et_pb_social_network_link  et-social-twitter et_pb_social_media_follow_network'><a\n              href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/'\n              class='icon et_pb_with_border'\n              title='Follow on X'\n               target=\"_blank\"><span\n                class='et_pb_social_media_follow_network_name'\n                aria-hidden='true'\n                >Follow<\/span><\/a><\/li><li\n            class='et_d4_element et_pb_social_media_follow_network_3 et_pb_social_icon et_block_module et_pb_social_network_link  et-social-instagram et_pb_social_media_follow_network'><a\n              href='https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/'\n              class='icon et_pb_with_border'\n              title='Follow on Instagram'\n               target=\"_blank\"><span\n                class='et_pb_social_media_follow_network_name'\n                aria-hidden='true'\n                >Follow<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\">Currently, Dr Lau is the co-editor for Applied Membrane Science &amp; Technology and has been appointed as guest editors for Journal of Engineering Science &amp; Technology, The Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, Chemical Engineering &amp; Technology (Wiley), Journal of Chemical Technology &amp; Biotechnology (Wiley) and Chemical Engineering Research and Design (Elsevier).\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\">In 2018, he was appointed as Young Professionals Associate Member (YPAM) by International Water Association (IWA) Specialist Group \"Membrane Technology\". In recognition of his research excellence, Dr Lau received Australian Endeavour Research Fellowship 2015, UI-RESOLV Program 2016 (Indonesia), Mevlana International Exchange Program 2017\/2018 (Turkey), Sakura Exchange Program 2018 (Japan), T\u00dcB\u0130TAK\u2019s Fellowships for Visiting Scientists 2018 (Turkey), ASEAN-India Collaborative R&amp;D Scheme 2019 and 6th Science &amp; Technology Exchange Program (Iran)..<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":205,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.utm.my\/amtec\/files\/2012\/11\/woei-jye.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-2070\" src=\"http:\/\/www.utm.my\/amtec\/files\/2012\/11\/woei-jye-160x160.jpg\" alt=\"woei-jye\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr Lau Woei Jye obtained both his B. Eng. in Chemical-Gas Engineering (September 2006) and PhD in Chemical Engineering (September 2009) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Currently, he is a senior lecturer in the Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum and Renewable Energy Engineering and a research fellow at Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), UTM. Before working in UTM, he worked as an assistant professor in Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Kuala Lumpur between September 2009 and June 2010.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr Lau has a very strong research interest in the fields of water and wastewater treatment processes using membrane-based technologies, in particular ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis. At present, he has &gt;60 ISI-indexed scientific publications and has an <em>h<\/em>-index of 12. As at June 2015, 7 of his postgraduate research students under his supervision\/co-supervision have completed their studies and another 7 are now pursuing their Master\/PhD studies. Dr Lau is also one of the recipients for the <em>Australian Endeavour<\/em> Research <em>Fellowship 2015<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Contact Details:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nEmail: lau_woeijye@yahoo.com ; lwoeijye@utm.my ; lau.woeijye09@gmail.com\r\n\r\nPhone (Office): + 6 07 5535926\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0Selected Publications:<\/strong>\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>W.J. Lau,<\/strong> Stephen Gray, T. Matsuura, D. Emadzadeh, J. Paul Chen, A.F. Ismail, A review on polyamide thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes: History, applications, challenges and approaches. <em>Water Research<\/em>. 80 (2015) 306\u2013324. (2014IF: 5.528)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>W.J. Lau<\/strong>, A.F. Ismail, P.S. Goh, N. Hilal, B.S. Ooi, Characterization methods of thin film composite nanofiltration membranes: A review, <em>Separation &amp; Purification Reviews<\/em>. 44 (2015) 135\u2013156.\u00a0 (2014IF: 2.824)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>D. Emadzadeh, <strong>W.J. Lau<\/strong>, T. Matsuura, M. Rahbari-Sisakht, A.F. Ismail, A novel thin film composite forward osmosis membrane prepared from PSf-TiO2 nanocomposite substrate for water desalination, <em>Chemical Engineering Journal<\/em>. 237(2014) 70\u201380. (2014IF:4.321)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>R. Jamshidi Gohari, E. Halakoo, <strong>W.J. Lau<\/strong>, T. Matsuura, A.F. Ismail, Novel polyethersulfone (PES)\/hydrousmanganese dioxide (HMO) mixed matrix membranes with improved anti-fouling properties for oily wastewater treatment process, <em>RSC Advances<\/em>. 4 (2014) 17587\u201317596. (2014IF:3.840)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>W.J. Lau<\/strong>, P.S. Goh, A.F. Ismail, S.O. Lai, Ultrafiltration as a pretreatment for seawater desalination: A review, <em>Membrane Water Treatment<\/em>. 5 (1) (2014) 15\u201329. (2014IF:0.625)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>R. Jamshidi Gohari, <strong>W.J. Lau<\/strong>, T. Matsuura, A.F. Ismail, Effect of surface pattern formation on membrane fouling and its control in phase inversion process, <em>Journal of\u00a0 Membrane Science<\/em>. 446 (2013) 326\u2013331. (2014IF: 5.056)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>R. Jamshidi Gohari, <strong>W.J. Lau<\/strong>, T. Matsuura, A.F. Ismail, Fabrication and characterization of novel PES\/Fe- Mn binary oxide UF mixed matrix membrane for adsorptive removal of As(III) from contaminated water solution, <em>Separation and Purification Technology<\/em>. 118 (2013) 64\u201372. (2014IF: 3.091)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>W.J. Lau<\/strong>, A.F. Ismail, N. Misdan, M.A. Kassim. A recent progress in thin film composite membrane: A review, <em>Desalination<\/em>. 287 (2012) 190\u2013199. (2014IF: 3.756)\r\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 8\"><\/div><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>International Book Chapters<\/strong>\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Adsorptive removal of arsenic from water sources using novel nanocomposite mixed matrix membranes, Jiaping Paul Chen, Lawrence K. Wang, Yung-Tse Hung, Nazih K. Shammas and Mu-Hao S. Wang (Ed.) Remediation of Heavy Metals in the Environment, 2nd edition. CRC Press. Publication date: November, 2015.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Chapter 2 - Advanced materials in ultrafiltration and nanofiltration membranes, pp. 7\u201334, A.K. Pabby, S.S.H. Rizvi and A.M. Sastre (Ed.) Handbook of Membrane Separations: Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Food and Biotechnological Applications, 2nd edition. CRC Press. ISBN 9781466555563<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Chapter 14 - Nanofiltration membrane in textile effluent treatment, pp. 449\u2013 475, N. Hilal, M. Khayet, C.J. Wright (Ed.) Membrane Modification, Technology and Applications. Taylor and Francis. ISBN: 978-1-43-986635-1<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Patents<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>A Membrane Pre-treatment System and A Process for Producing Refined Oils &amp;Fats\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Publication No.: WO\/2014\/058294, Publication Date: 17 April 2014 (WIPO)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A Process for Degumming of Crude Palm Oil\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Application No.: PI 2012700749, Filing Date: 9 October 2012 (MyIPO)\r\n<p class=\"layoutArea\"><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Curriculum Vitae (CV) Download (April 2015):<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.utm.my\/amtec\/files\/2012\/11\/My-CV-Dr-Lau-Woei-Jye.pdf\">My CV (Dr Lau Woei Jye)<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Relevant Links:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n(a) Google Scholar: http:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=qhDW7bAAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\r\n\r\n(b) Scopus: Author ID: 26326331400","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1461","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/amtec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/amtec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/amtec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/amtec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/amtec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1461"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/amtec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33030,"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/amtec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1461\/revisions\/33030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/amtec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}