BIOGRAPHY  

Dr. Ng Boon Junn, an accomplished academic, holds BEng and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Monash University. In 2020, he embarked on his research journey as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Monash University Malaysia, focusing on catalysis and sustainable energy. Currently, Dr. Ng is an Assistant Professor in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering of Xiamen University Malaysia. He remains committed to advancing functional materials and excelling in photocatalysis and electrocatalysis for green fuel generation. His career epitomizes a passion for innovation and research excellence. 

RESEARCH INTERESTS  

Photocatalysis; Electrocatalysis; Green Fuel Production; Solar Energy Conversion; Nanomaterials 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND  

• Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) (Chemical Engineering), Monash University, 2014

• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Monash University, 2019

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS  

• Boon-Junn Ng, Wei Kean Chong, Lutfi Kurnianditia Putri, Xin Ying Kong, Jingxiang Low, Hing Wah Lee, Lling-Lling Tan, Wei Sea Chang, Siang-Piao Chai* (2023). Heteroatom P filling activates intrinsic S atomic sites of few-layered ZnIn2S4 via modulation of H adsorption kinetics for sacrificial-free photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from pure water and seawater. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11, 17079-17090, doi:10.1039/D2TA08789H.

• Wei-Kean Chong, Boon-Junn Ng, Xin Ying Kong, Lling-Lling Tan, Lutfi Kurnianditia Putri, Siang-Piao Chai* (2023). Non-metal doping induced p-n charge properties in a single ZnIn₂S₄ crystal structure provoking charge transfer behaviors and boosting photocatalytic hydrogen generation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 325, 122372, doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.122372.

• Jiele Lee, Wei-Kean Chong, Steven Hao Wan Kok, Boon-Junn Ng, Xin Ying Kong, Siang-Piao Chai, Lling-Lling Tan* (2023). Mixed halide formation in lead-free antimony-based halide perovskite for boosted CO₂ photoreduction: Beyond band gap tuning. Advanced Functional Materials, 33, 2303430, doi:10.1002/adfm.202303430.

• Lutfi Kurnianditia Putri, Boon-Junn Ng, Wee-Jun Ong, Siang-Piao Chai, Abdul Rahman Mohamed* (2022). Toward excellence in photocathode engineering for photoelectrochemical CO₂ reduction: Design rational and current progress. Advanced Energy Materials, 12, 2201093, doi:10.1002/aenm.202201093.

• Boon-Junn Ng, Jie-Yinn Tang, Liang Yin Ow, Xin Ying Kong, Yun Hau Ng, Lutfi Kurnianditia Putri, Siang-Piao Chai* (2022). Nanoscale p-n junction integration via the synergetic hybridization of facet-controlled Cu₂O and defect modulated g-C₃N_4-x atomic layers for enhanced photocatalytic water splitting. Materials Today Energy, 29, 101102, doi:10.1016/j.mtener.2022.101102.

• Boon-Junn Ng, Lutfi Kurnianditia Putri, Xin Ying Kong, Pooria Pasbakhsh, Siang-Piao Chai* (2021). Z-scheme photocatalyst sheets with P-doped Zn_0.5Cd_0.5S_1-x and Bi₄NbO₈Cl connected by carbon electron mediator for overall water splitting under ambient condition. Chemical Engineering Journal, 404, 127030, doi:10.1016/j.cej.2020.127030.

• Boon-Junn Ng, Lutfi Kurnianditia Putri, Xin Ying Kong, Yee Wen Teh, Pooria Pasbakhsh, Siang-Piao Chai* (2020). Z-scheme photocatalytic systems for solar water splitting. Advanced Science, 7, 1903171, doi:10.1002/advs.201903171. [Highly Cited Paper 2020-2021]

• Boon-Junn Ng, Lutfi Kurnianditia Putri, Xin Ying Kong, Yee Wen Teh, Pooria Pasbakhsh, Siang-Piao Chai* (2020). Overall pure water splitting using one-dimensional P-doped twinned Zn_0.5Cd_0.5S_1-x nanorods via synergetic combination of long-range ordered homojunctions and interstitial S vacancies with prolonged carrier lifetime. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 262, 118309, doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.118309.

• Boon-Junn Ng, Lutfi Kurnianditia Putri, Xin Ying Kong, Katrina Pui Yee Shak, Pooria Pasbakhsh, Siang-Piao Chai* (2018). Sub-2 nm Pt-decorated Zn_0.5Cd_0.5S nanocrystals with twin-induced homojunctions for efficient visible-light driven photocatalytic H₂ evolution. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 224, 360-367, doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.10.005.

• Boon-Junn Ng, Lutfi Kurnianditia Putri, Lling-Lling Tan, Pooria Pasbakhsh, Siang-Piao Chai* (2017). All-solid-state Z-scheme photocatalyst with carbon nanotubes as an electron mediator for hydrogen evolution under simulated solar light. Chemical Engineering Journal, 316, 41-49, doi:10.1016/j.cej.2017.01.054.

• Boon-Junn Ng, Xin Ying Kong, Yi-Hao Chew, Yee Wen Teh, Siang-Piao Chai* (2021) Reactors, fundamentals, and engineering aspects of photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical systems. Solar-to-Chemical Conversion: Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Processes, John Wiley & Sons, 419-447.

PATENT

• Copyright (Patent No.: LY2020002948)

  Title: Z-scheme photocatalyst sheets for overall water splitting under ambient condition

  Equity: 50%

HONORS/AWARDS 

•  Best Research Award, ICSEC, 2021

•  Highly Commended Award for Young Researcher, IChemE Malaysia, 2021

• Highly Commended Award for Young Researcher, IChemE Malaysia, 2020

• Finalist for Mollie Holman Award (Thesis Excellence), Monash University, 2019

• Best Poster Award, IWGCP2, 2017

• Merit Scholarship for Ph.D., Monash University Malaysia, 2016