Dr. Chi-Hwa Wang is a Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He received his B.S. degree (Chemical Engineering) from the National Taiwan University, M.S. degree (Biomedical Engineering) from Johns Hopkins University, M.A. and PhD degrees (both in Chemical Engineering) from Princeton University, respectively. He has the following joint appointments in his service to the same university (i) Faculty Fellow, Singapore-MIT Alliance (2001-2006), (ii) Assistant Dean for Research at the Faculty of Engineering, NUS (2006-2008), (iii) Member of FPTC/UPTC (2015-2021) (iv) Principal Investigator, E2S2 CREATE programme (2018-2023). He was holding several visiting appointments throughout different stages of his career: Kyoto University (2003, JSPS Visiting Fellow), Cambridge University (2004, Sabbatical Academic Visitor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2004, Visiting Associate Professor). His current research interests include particle technology, biomass gasification, and waste to energy and resource. He is an Executive Editor for Chemical Engineering Science (Elsevier, 2013 - present). He serves in the editorial board/international advisory board of the following four Elsevier journals: Applied Energy, Journal of Controlled Release, Powder Technology, and Advanced Powder Technology (also Executive Editor 2009-2013). Chi-Hwa is the recipient of a few recent awards such as AIChE Shining Star Award 2016, Teaching Commendation List, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2017. WSSET (World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies) Award 2017, Bologna, Italy, 2017, AIChE Shell Thomas Baron Award, Pittsburgh, USA, 2018, AIChE Fellow 2019, WSSET Fellow 2020.
Chi-Hwa Wang
Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
National University of Singapore