Dr. Juan Joon Ching

Biography

Dr Joon Ching Juan is Associate Professor and Acting Director at Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University of Malaysia (UM), Malaysia and he is also appointed as Senior Research Fellow (Adjunct) position at Monash University, Malaysia. He is actively involved in various research projects especially in the field of heterogeneous catalysis and nanomaterial. Based on 2016 achievement, more than 60 ISI journals have been published with h index of 18 which comprised of 900 citations. He has also co-author two book chapters on catalysis. Besides publication, he has also manged to file three patents on wastewater treatment, carbon dioxide conversion and esterification. He has secured USD 325,681 (RM 1,335,295) national and international grants from The World Academy of Science (TWAS, UNESCO), E-science fund (MOSTI), Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS, MOE), etc. At this moment he is supervising 23 postgraduate students (16 PhD & 7 MSc) and has completed 5 PhD students. With his expertise, he has been appointed as reviewers, panel, examiners, associate editor for Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, and associate editor Malaysian Journal of Catalysis.                Dr Juan received his PhD on 2007/08 from National University of Malaysia (UKM) and he has been awarded with best thesis award. He also received many other awards such as best research paper award (2008) in International Conference on X-Ray Applications in Research & Industry, silver medal award in Research Expo & Innovation (2005) UKM, and Fellowship to China under UNESCO/China Great Wall Co-Sponsored program, Pro-Vice Chancellor (PVC) Award from Monash University, Malaysia in research and teaching (2010, 2011, & 2012). Recently, he has been selected and won second prize in Asia Nano Forum Young Scientist Program, Japan (2014), silver medal at PECIPTA, Kuala Lumpur (2015) and Excellent Service Award from UM (2016).             Dr Juan has also received professional recognition as Registered Chemist from Institute of Chemistry (IKM, Malaysia), Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), Charted Chemist (RSC, CChem), and Charted Scientist, (Science Council, UK). As a contribution to scientific community and general public, he also elected as council member of Malaysia Chemistry Society (IKM), Chairman of Environment and Green Chemistry Section, Chairman of Industrial Chemistry Section, Treasurer of RSC, UK-Malaysia Section, committee member for Scientific and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) (SIRIM), technical committee member for Standard Development Agency, SIRIM (Nanotechnologies, and Clay), conference chairman, panel, evaluator, etc. 

Research Interest

Water and Wastewater Processes (Photocatalysis Wastewater Treatment, Natural Coagulants/Flocculants, Biosorbents, Electrochemical Treatment & Biological Treatment ) Nano-Materials (Marcoporous/Mesoporous/Microporous Material, Titanium Dioxide, Silicon Dioxide & Nano-emulsion) Biomass Energy Technology (Transportation Biofuel, Flue Gas to Biofuel, Electrochemistry, Ecology of Trees for Biomass & Biohydrogen Production from Waste, ) Chemistry of Catalysis (Heterogeneous Catalyst (Bifunctional Solid Catalyst, Solid Acid Catalyst, Solid Base Catalyst & Mixed Metal Oxide Catalyst) )