Chair's address

On behalf of the Palm Oil Processing Special Interest Group committee, Professor Ir Dr Chong Mei Fong, Chair, announced that the recipients for POPSIG Student Research Project Bursary in 2021, sponsored by Desmet Ballestra (M) Sdn. Bhd. and Malaysian Oleochemical Manufacturers Group (MOMG), were the following candidates.

Recipients

Brenda Lim Ai-Lian, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

• Course: Master of Engineering Science, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science
• Research project title: Synthesis of carbon nanoparticles from oil palm empty fruit bunch as electro-catalyst for energy storage.
• Supervisor: Dr Steven Lim (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman)
• Co-supervisors: Dr Pang Yean Ling (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman), Ts Dr Shuit Siew Hoong (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman)

Jocelyn Lim Jean Yi, Xiamen University, Malaysia

• Course: Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with Honors, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering
• Research project title: Palm oil mill effluent (POME) waste treatment using TiO₂/Ti₃C₂T_x MXene composite aerogel via photocatalytic degradation process.
• Supervisor: Dr Andrew Ng Kay Lup (Xiamen University, Malaysia)
• Research collaborator: Professor Ir Dr Mohd Azlan bin Hussain (University of Malaya)

Jonathan Cheng Lin Yang, Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak, Malaysia

• Course: Master of Engineering (by Research), Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science
• Research project title: Thermogravimetric analysis and combined kinetic study on the pyrolysis of empty fruit bunches lignin extracted using sucrose-malic acid-water low transition temperature mixture.
• Supervisor: Associate Professor Jaka Sunarso (Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak, Malaysia)
• Co-supervisor : Dr Chew Jiuan Jing (Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak, Malaysia), Dr Elaine Yeu Yee Lee (Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak, Malaysia), Dr Nishar Hameed (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia), Dr Joseph Ho Yong Kuen (Monash University, Malaysia)

Melvin Wee Xin Jie, Curtin University, Malaysia

• Course: Doctor of Philosophy (by Research), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science
• Research title: Kinetic and thermodynamic analyses for the conversion of co-pyrolysis of palm oil wastes and COVID-19 surgical waste to biofuel production.
• Supervisor: Associate Professor Dr Agus Saptoro (Curtin University, Malaysia)
• Co-supervisor: Dr Bridgid Chin Lai Fui (Curtin University, Malaysia)
• Associate supervisor: Associate Professor Dr Jaka Sunarso (Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak, Malaysia), Professor Ir Dr Suzana Yusup (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS), Dr Chew Jiuan Jing (Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak, Malaysia)

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Candidates' deliverables

The successful candidates must:

• Present their research findings in a POPSIG evening talk/webinar within two months after the completion of the project
• Contribute a POPSIG newsletter article about the funded project within two months after the completion of the project
• Acknowledge POPSIG Student Research Project Bursary in all presentations and publications (internal and external) related to the funded project. This includes, but is not limited to, websites, books, academic papers, oral presentations/speeches and press coverage.

If the successful candidates have any concerns and queries, please email to popsigmalaysia@gmail.com.

Closing remark

The IChemE POPSIG committee would like to congratulate the successful candidates, and we look forward to their lectures.