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BEng (Chem. Eng.), PhD (Chem. Eng.) (UTM)<\/p>\n

Contact: lwoeijye@utm.my<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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Currently, Dr Lau is the co-editor for Applied Membrane Science & Technology and has been appointed as guest editors for Journal of Engineering Science & Technology, The Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, Chemical Engineering & Technology (Wiley), Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology (Wiley) and Chemical Engineering Research and Design (Elsevier).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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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&D Scheme 2019 and 6th Science & Technology Exchange Program (Iran)..<\/p>\n

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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

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 >60 ISI-indexed scientific publications and has an 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 Australian Endeavour<\/em> Research Fellowship 2015<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\nContact 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 \r\n\r\n\u00a0Selected Publications:<\/strong>\r\n

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