Dr Kok Siew NG
About
Dr Kok Siew Ng is Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at Brunel University of London. He achieved a First Class Honours MEng in Chemical Engineering with Chemistry followed by PhD in Chemical Engineering at The University of Manchester. He started his first professional career as an engineering consultant at Process Integration Limited, and later held several academic-related appointments at Oxford, Surrey, Bath, Leeds and Manchester. He is currently leading the Biorefinery and Resource Recovery research group at Brunel University of London.
Kok Siew specialises in conceptual process design and integration, techno-economic assessment, material flow analysis, life cycle assessment and policy analysis. His research interests lie predominantly in the areas of sustainable industrial system design and resource recovery from waste. He applied systems approach that combines the strength of computational modelling, process integration and sustainability assessment in designing and improving chemical, energy and waste treatment systems which contribute toward energy transition, circular economy and net zero. Kok Siew was awarded the prestigious IChemE Junior Moulton Medal (2011), recognising the importance of his forward-looking research in the development of low carbon technologies.
Key Research Areas
- Thermochemical and biochemical processing of biomass
- Decarbonised polygeneration system for hydrogen, chemical and energy production
- Waste valorisation for value-added product generation through advanced technologies
- Negative emission technologies (e.g. biorefineries with carbon capture, utilisation and storage)
- Sustainable waste management strategies using a systems approach
Keywords
circular economy; industrial ecology; process integration; systems thinking; sustainable resource management; LCA; techno-economic analysis
Biorefinery and Resource Recovery Research Group 