Institut Sel Fuel

 Masa Depan Tenaga

Wong Wai Yin, PhD

Research Fellow

  • Email: waiyin.wong@ukm.edu.my
  • Telephone: +603 8911 8588
  • Address: Fuel Cell Institute
  • Level 5, Research Complex
    National University of Malaysia
    43600 UKM Bangi
    Selangor

Educations
Ph.D. in Fuel Cell Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, May 2014

B.Eng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, October 2009

 

Research Experiences

Research Fellow (2016 – Present) Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Lecturer (2014 – 2016) School of Engineering, Taylor’s University Malaysia

PhD candidate (2010 – 2014) Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Advisor: Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Wan Ramli Wan Daud

PhD Thesis: “Synthesis and Characterisation of Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanotubes as Cathodic Catalysts for Fuel Cell Applications”

 

Awards

  • Anugerah Penerbitan Terbaik (Kategori Penyelidik Muda), Fuel Cell Institute, 2019.
  • Best Paper Award with title “Effect of biochar fuel characteristics on the performance of direct carbon fuel cells: An empirical model” at the 6th International conference on Nuclear and Renewable Energy Resources (NURER2018), Jeju Korea, 2018.
  • National Science Fellowship Award by Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, 2010-2014.

 

Professional Activities and Services

  • Committee member of Fuel Cell Training Course 2020 organised by Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Committee member of the Symposium on Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology 2019
  • Invited speaker for 3rd Southeast Asia Collaborative Symposium on Energy Materials Malaysia 2019.
  • Committee member of the 6th International Conference of Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology (6th ICFCHT 2017).
  • Co-Chair of the International Grand Challenges Engineering Research Conference 2016 (6th eureca 2016)
  • Chairperson of the 5th Engineering Undergraduate Research Catalyst Conference 2015.
  • Organising committee of the 4th Engineering Undergraduate Research Catalyst Conference 2015.
  • Invited speaker at MMU MESCORP conference 2014.
  • Presenter at Taylor's Teaching and Learning Festival 2014: To Educate, We Innovate.
  • Committee member of the 2nd Engineering Undergraduate Research Catalyst Conference 2014.
  • Committee member of the 3rd Engineering Undergraduate Research Catalyst Conference 2014.
  • Committee member of the International Conference of Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology 2011
  • Reviewer for journals including Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Process Safety and Environment Protection, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, International Journal of Energy Research, Current Organic Chemistry, Journal of Engineering Science and Technology etc.
  • Guest Editor, International Journal of Integrated Engineering, 2019.
  • Associate editor, Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 2015-2016.
  • Committee member of Technical Code Drafting under Hydrogen Storage Sub-Working Group on Green Information and Communications Technology (SWG-GICT), Malaysian Technical Standards Forum Bhd, 2018- present.

 

Professional Affiliation

  • Graduate Engineer of Board of Engineer Malaysia
  • Graduate member of The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
  • Member of the Malaysian Hydrogen Energy Association

 

Languages

English, Malay, Chinese