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Current appointments at NTU

 

Past appointments at NTU

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Group coordinator of NEWRI’s Environmental Chemistry & Materials Group, NTU, 2007 – 2015

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Program director, MSc(Environmental Eng.), 2007-2009

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Member of Academic Council for Singapore-Standard Partnership Program, 2004-2008

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Coordinator of MSc research projects, Singapore-Stanford Partnership Program, 2003-2008

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Chairman, Faculty Search Committee for Urban Systems (2017) 

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Chairman, Faculty Search Committee for Environmental Chemistry and Materials (2015-2016)

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Chairman, Faculty Search Committee for Industrial Wastewater and Waste Management (2013-2014) 

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Chairman, Faculty Search Committee for Environmental Biotechnology (2012-2013)  

Expert services to national agencies

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NEA’s Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances and Toxic Wastes, National Environment Agency, Singapore (since 2017)

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Technical Committee for Water, Singapore Standards Council (since 2014)

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Committee of Working Group for Industrial Water Reuse, Singapore Standards Council (2013 - 2017)

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Pro-tem Committee for Industrial Water Reuse, Singapore Standards Council (2012 - 2013)

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Judging Committee, Singapore Junior Water Prize 2013

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Judging Committee, Singapore Junior Water Prize 2010

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Technical Committee for Singapore’s National Implementation Plan under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, National Environment Agency (2006 – 2008)

 

Service to international conferences

1.        

Organizing Committee, International Conference on Chemical Engineering and Catalysis (ICCEC-2019), 12-14  Nov 2019, Las Vegas, USA.

2.        

Program Committee, IWA’s 11th Micropol & Ecohazard Conference, 20-23 Oct 2019, Seoul, Korea.

3.        

Program Committee, World Engineers Summit, July 2019, Singapore.

4.        

Co-Chair, 2019 International Conference on Environmental Science and Sustainable Energy (ESSE2019), 23-24 Aug 2019, Nanjing, China.

5.        

Catalysts Committee, Applied Catalysis & Chemical Engineering, 8-10 April 2019, Dubai, UAE.

6.        

Organizing Committee, The 2019 2nd International Conference on Energy Resources and Sustainable Development (ICERSD2019),  15-17 March, 2019, Wuhan, China.

7.        

International Technical Committee, The 3rd International Conference on Environmental and Energy Engineering (IC3E2019), 14-16 Mar 2019, Shanghai, China.

8.        

Scientific Committee, International Conference on Environment 2018 (ICENV 2018), 11-13 December, Penang, Malaysia.

9.        

Technical Program Committee, The 2nd International Conference of Chemistry and Oxidation Technologies (COT 2018), 23-24 Nov 2018, Sanya, Hainan, China.

10.    

Technical Program Committee, The 2018 2nd International Conference on Advanced Environmental Engineering (ICAEE2018), 19-21 October 2018, Guilin, China.

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Scientific Committee, International Conference on Xenobiotics in the Urban Water Cycle: XENOWAC II (Challenges and Solutions related to Xenobiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Framework of Urban Wastewater Reuse: Towards a Blue Circle Society), 10-12 October, 2018, Limassol, Cyprus.

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Technical Program Committee, The 2018 International Conference on Energy Development and Environmental Protection (EDEP 2018), 17-19 August 2018, Nanjing, China.

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Organizing Committee, World Congress & Expo on Chemical Engineering & Catalysis, 23-25 July 2018, Osaka, Japan.

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International Organizing Committee, The 4th International Conference on Photocatalytic and Advanced Oxidation Technologies for the Treatment of Water, Air, Soil and Surfaces (PAOT-4). 10-13 July 2018, Porto, Portugal.

15.    

Co-Chair, 2018 International Conference on Environmental Science and Sustainable Energy (ESSE2018), 22-24 June Suzhou, China.

16.    

International Technical Committee, 2018 2nd International Conference on Environmental and Energy Engineering (IC3E 2018), 1-3 Mar. 2018, Xiamen, China.

17.    

International Organizing Committee, The 2nd International Conference on Catalysis and Chemical Engineering, 19-21 Feb 2018, Paris, France.

18.    

Technical Committee, The 8th International Conference on Future Environment and Energy (ICFEE 2018), 10-12 Jan 2018, Phuket, Thailand.

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Technical Program Committee, The 5th annual International Conference on Material Science and Environmental Engineering, 15-17 Dec 2017, Xiamen, China.

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Technical Program Committee, The International Conference of Chemistry and Oxidation Technologies (COT2017), 17-19 Nov 2017, Yichang, China.

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International Organizing Committee, The 23rd International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of Water, Air and Soil (AOTs-23), 13-16 Nov 2017, Clearwater Beach, Florida, U.S.A.

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International Technical Committee, 2nd International Conference on Advanced Materials Research and Manufacturing Technologies (AMRMT 2017), August 2-5, 2017, Phuket, Thailand.

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Co-Chair, International Organizing Committee, 2017 International Conference on Environmental Science and Sustainable Energy (ESSE2017), 23-25 June, Suzhou, China.

24.    

International Technical Committee, 2017 International Conference on Energy Development and Environmental Protection (EDEP 2017), 18-20 Aug 2017, Guilin, China.

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International Technical Committee, 2017 International Conference on Environmental and Energy Engineering (IC3E 2017), 22-24 Mar 2017, Suzhou, China.

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Technical Program Committee, 2016 International Conference on Environment, Energy and Materials (EEM2016), 23-25 Dec 2016, Zhangjiajie, China.

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International Organizing Committee, The 21th International Conference on Semiconductor Photocatalysis & Solar Energy Conversion, 13-17 Nov 2016, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

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Technical Program Committee, The 2016 International Conference on Environmental Research and Public Health (ICERP2016), 21 – 23 Oct. 2016, Shenzhen, China.

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International Organizing Committee, The First International Conference on New Photocatalytic Materials for Environment, Energy and Sustainability(NPM-1), 7-10 June, 2016, Göttingen, Germany.

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International Organizing Committee, The 20th International Conference on Semiconductor Photocatalysis & Solar Energy Conversion, 16-19 Nov 2015, San Diego, California, U.S.A.

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Scientific Committee, ACESE’15 (first Asian Conference on Environmental Sciences and Engineering (ACESE’14), 16-17 November 2015, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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International Organizing Committee, The 3rd International Conference on Photocatalytic and Advanced Oxidation Technologies for the Treatment of Water, Air, Soil and Surfaces (PAOT-3), 1-4 September 2015, Gdansk, Poland.

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International Organizing Committee, The 19th International Conference on Semiconductor Photocatalysis & Solar Energy Conversion, 16-20 Nov 2014, San Diego, California, U.S.A.

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International Organizing Committee, The 18th International Conference on Semiconductor Photocatalysis & Solar Energy Conversion, 17-21 Nov 2013, San Diego, California, U.S.A.

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International Organizing Committee, The 16th International Conference on TiO2 Photocatalysis: Fundamentals and Applications (TiO2-16), 7-10 Nov 2011, San Diego, California, U.S.A.

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Program Committee, IWA International Young Water Professionals Conference 2008, UC Berkeley, International Water Association (IWA).

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Chairman, The IWA International Young Researcher Conference 2006, 24-26 May 2006, Singapore, International Water Association (IWA).

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Program Committee, The IWA International Young Researchers Conference 2006, 24-26 May 2006, Singapore, International Water Association (IWA).

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Organizing Committee, IWA Resources from Sludge – Forging New Frontiers, 2004, Singapore.

 

Keynote/invited lectures at international events

1.        

International Conference on Xenobiotics in the Urban Water Cycle (XENOWAC II). Challenges and Solutions related to Xenobiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Framework of Urban Wastewater Reuse: Towards a Blue Circle Society), 10-12 October, 2018, Limassol, Cyprus.

Title of keynote “Production of high-quality reclaimed water for urban water reuse”

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The 23rd International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of Water, Air and Soil (AOTs-23), Clearwater Beach, Florida, USA, Nov 13-16, 2017.

Title of invited lecture: “Functionalized graphene for synergistic catalytic oxidation and adsorption of recalcitrant pollutants in water decontamination”

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The 2017 International Conference on Environmental Science and Sustainable Energy [ESSE2017]. 23-25 June 2017, Suzhou, China.

Title of keynote “Heterogeneous catalysis and environmental nanomaterials for water decontamination: promises, challenges and research needs”

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The 7th Asia Pacific Congress on Catalysis (APCAT-7), Mumbai, India, 17-21 January, 2017. 

Title of invited lecture: Controllable mullite bismuth ferrite micro/nanostructures for switchable catalytic degradation of water pollutant”

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ASPIRE Forum 2016 - Developing Sustainable Urban Environment and Low Carbon Economy. Hong Kong, 6-9 July, 2016.

Title of invited lecture:  “Sustainable environmental and water technologies for addressing urban challenges”

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ANSWER Summer School Programme on Wastewater Reuse and Current Challenges, Barcelona, Spain, 13 - 23 June, 2016.

Title of invited lecture: “Wastewater reuse in Singapore: Technology overview and challenges”

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The 1st International Conference on New Photocatalytic Materials for Environment, Energy and Sustainability (NPM-1), 7-10 June, 2016, Göttingen, Germany.

Title of invited lecture: “Solar photocatalysis and photo-Fenton treatment of pollutants with magnetic bismuth ferrite”

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13th UNU & GIST Joint Programme Symposium on Environmental Challenges for Urban Cities, 10-12 November, 2015, Manila, Philippines.

Title of invited lecture: “UV-based technologies for water treatment and reclamation in urban cities”

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The 3rd International Conference on Photocatalytic and Advanced Oxidation Technologies for the Treatment of Water, Air, Soil and Surfaces (PAOT-3). Gdansk, Poland, 1-4 September, 2015.

Title of invited lecture: “Sulfate radical oxidation of xenobiotic micropollutants in wastewater”

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Southeast Asia International Joint-Research and Training Program on Low Carbon Green Energy and Environmental Green Technology for Sustainable Development, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 4 – 14 November 2014.

Title of invited lecture: Fate & transport of chemicals”

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The 19th International Conference on Semiconductor Photocatalysis and Solar Energy Conversion (SPASEC-19), 17-20 Nov 2014, San Diego, California, USA.

Title of invited lecture: Synthesis of Bi2Fe4O9 at low temperature for photocatalytic degradation of bisphenol A under solar light”

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The 18th International Conference on Semiconductor Photocatalysis and Solar Energy Conversion (SPASEC-18), 17-21 Nov 2013, San Diego, California, USA.

Title of invited lecture: “Hierarchically porous Ag-TiO2 membrane for pollutant removal and fouling prevention”

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The 6th Asia-Pacific Congress on Catalysis (APCAT‐6), 13-17 Oct 2013, Taipei, Taiwan.

Title of invited lecture: “Ag-AgBr/TiO2 for visible-light photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals and antibacterial characteristics”

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Jade Mountain Forum on Sustainable Environment, 19-20 April 2012, Tainan, Taiwan.

Title of invited lecture: “Photocatalyst-coated activated carbon for removing recalcitrant organics and solar regeneration”

15.    

The 4th Globaltech Workshop, 29 June 2012, Singapore.

Title of invited lecture: “Visible-light photocatalysis for wastewater treatment: Prospect & challenges”

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The 16th International Conference on TiO2 Photocatalysis: Fundamentals and Applications (TiO2-16), 2011, San Diego, California, U.S.A.

Title of invited lecture: “Visible-light photocatalysis for removal of recalcitrant organic pollutants: Prospects and overcoming challenges for treating real water”

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International Symposium on Treatment and Monitoring of Toxic Micropollutants. 30-31 Jan 2009, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.

Title of keynote: “Reductive degradation of halogenated organics with nanoscale zero-valent iron particles: Fundamentals, prospects and challenges”

 

Reviewer for journals

Over 35 journals, including:

Accounts of Chemical Research

Applied Catalysis A: General

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Applied Surface Science

Catalysis Today

Chemical Engineering Journal

Chemosphere

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Desalination

Environmental Science & Technology

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Journal of Colloids and Interface Science

Journal of Environmental Management

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Waste Management

Water Research

 

Reviewer of proposals for research councils/programs/organizations

·        Academy of Finland, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Unit, Finland

·        European Research Council (ERC), European Union

·        Deanship of Research Program, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman

·        Ministry of Education, Singapore

·        National Research Foundation, Singapore

·        National Competitive Grants Program, USGS and National Institutes for Water Resources, USA

·        Office of Sponsored Research, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

·        Research & Innovation Affairs Department, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman

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Other services

·        Examiner of PhD theses from other institutions

·        External Scientist of ANSWER - ANtibioticS and mobile resistance elements in WastEwater Reuse applications: risks and innovative solutions (ANSWER), funded by EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.