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Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
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Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Research Interests

Particle Technology, Process Systems Engineering; Process Control; Process Simulation; Process Optimization; Mathematical Modelling; Population Balance Modelling; Experimental Studies and Validation; Pharmaceutical Engineering; Particulate and Chemical Processes; Biological Systems; High-Performance Computing.

Honors

•    AIChE PD2M Drug Product QbD Award, 2018   
•    Rutgers Board of Trustees Award for Research Excellence, 2017
•    Chancellor’s Scholar Award for Outstanding Scholarship, 2017
•    Outstanding CBE Faculty Award, 2015
•    CBE Best Teacher/Mentor/Advisor Award, 2015
•    NIPTE Young Investigator Award, 2014
•    NSF CAREER Award 2014
•    PSE Model-Based Innovation Prize for Best Paper, 2013

 

Professional Experience

•    2022-Present Professor, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
•    2016-2022 Associate Professor (with Tenure) & Chancellor’s Scholar, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
•    2010-2016 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
•    2008-2009 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

 

Education

•    Ph.D., Chemical Engineering with Diploma of Imperial College (DIC), Centre for Process Systems Engineering (CPSE), Imperial College London, 2005-2008
•    M.Eng, Chemical Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS), 2003-2005
•    B.Eng, Chemical Engineering (Honors) with a minor in Law, National University of Singapore (NUS), 1999-2003