Dr Kok Siew NG
Employment
2024 – Present: Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Chemical Engineering
Brunel University of London, UK.
2022 – 2024: Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Chemical Engineering
Brunel University of London, UK.
2018 – 2021: UKRI/NERC Industrial Innovation (Rutherford) Research Fellow; Lecturer in Chemical Engineering
Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK.
2015 – 2017: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Centre for Environment and Sustainability (CES), University of Surrey, UK.
2011 – 2013: Chemical Engineering Consultant
Process Integration Limited (PIL), UK, including 1-month placement at Enintech Ltd., Beijing, China.
Education
2008 – 2011: PhD in Chemical Engineering
Centre for Process Integration, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, UK.
2004 – 2008: MEng in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry (1st Class Honours)
School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, UK.
Research Grants Achieved and Research Projects
2022 – 2023: Systemic Innovation to Transform Regional Nutrient Flows for Environmental, Economic and Social Benefits, funded by NERC Oxford Agile Initiative (£580k under £10M programme)
Role: Co-investigator & Coordinator
Collaborators: University of Oxford, Leicestershire County Council, Lancaster, Brunel, 3Keel.
2018 – 2021: A Systems Approach to Synergistic Utilisation of Secondary Organic Streams, funded by NERC Industrial Innovation Fellowship (£420k)
Role: Principal Investigator / Fellow.
Collaborators: Aqua Enviro, Anaero Technology, Newcastle, Brunel, Aston, Heriot-Watt Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo (IMP).
2017: Formulating the Environmental and Social Business Case for a Resource Recovery from Waste Process, funded by NERC mini project grant under Resource Recovery from Waste (RRfW) programme (£10k)
Role: Co-investigator
Collaborators: University of Leeds, University of Surrey, Wilson Bio-chemical.
2016 – 2017: Multi-parametric Assessment of Policies for Resource Recovery from Waste (MAPeRR), funded by NERC mini project grant under RRfW programme (£5k)
Role: Co-investigator
Collaborators: Surrey, Hull, Leeds, Stopford Energy & Environment.
2016: UK-Malaysia Workshop on “Bioenergy, Biorefinery and Bioeconomy: Promoting Innovation, Multidisciplinary Collaboration and Sustainability”, funded by British Council / Newton Fund Researcher Links Workshop Grant (£45k)
Role: Co-applicant / Programme Leader.
Collaborators: Surrey, Nottingham Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
2016 – 2017: Economic Value Generation and Social Welfare by Waste Biorefining, funded by Newton Research Collaboration Programme of the Royal Academy of Engineering;
Role: Lead Researcher
Collaborators: Surrey (UK), Imperial College London (UK); National Research Institute of Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock (INIFAP) (Mexico); Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo (IMP) (Mexico).
Awards
2022: University of Oxford Vice-Chancellor’s Environmental Sustainability Staff Award; Nominee.
2016: Best Oral Presentation Award; Newton-Al-Farabi UK-Kazakhstan workshop.
2011: IChemE Junior Moulton Medal for the best publication.
2008: MEng Chemical Engineering with Chemistry Specialist Subject Course Prize.
Biorefinery and Resource Recovery Research Group 