Dr. Ong Wee Jun Invited to Publish Research Article in Environmental Pollution
2022-04-13The Center for Postgraduate Studies and Research (CPSR) congratulates Lin Shichun, Ng Sue-Faye and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ong Wee Jun from XMUM School of Energy and Chemical Engineering for their publication in Environmental Pollution, a tier-1 journal with an impact factor of 8.071.
This article is an invited contribution for the journal’s special issue “One Health Management, Pollution Mitigation, and Valorization of Waste towards Sustainable and Zero-Waste Environment”.
Lin Shichun and Ng Sue-Faye have both completed their undergraduate studies at XMUM, and are now postgraduate students at the National University of Singapore and XMUM, respectively. They published this research work as co-first authors under the supervision of Dr. Ong Wee Jun.
Entitled “Life cycle assessment of environmental impacts associated with oxidative desulfurization of diesel fuels catalyzed by metal-free reduced graphene oxide”, their paper aimed to analyze the environmental impacts of the oxidative desulfurization (ODS) process catalyzed by metal-free reduced graphene oxide (rGO) through life cycle assessment. The environmental impacts on human health, ecosystem and resources were studied as well. As such, the present life cycle assessment results demonstrated the detailed environmental impacts originated from the catalytic ODS, hence elucidating systematic guidance for its future development toward practicality. The research project is funded by the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) of Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) Malaysia, Xiamen University Malaysia, and Hengyuan International Sdn. Bhd.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117677
The diagram illustrates the midpoint impact categories in three aggregation levels: human health, ecosystem, and resources.
Testimonies from Lin Shichun and Ng Sue-Faye:
Lin Shichun | Lin: “I deeply appreciate the continuous guidance and encouragement from Dr. Ong throughout the whole publication process. Dr. Ong always patiently teaches me how to write more professionally and how to think more critically, to let the editor and reviewers see the attractive points in the paper. Apart from improving English proficiency and critical thinking skills, I also enhanced my patience and time management skill through the writing process.” |
Ng Sue-Faye | Ng: “This has been an illuminating experience to develop my eyes for details in writing research articles. Undoubtedly, this skill will be invaluable for my postgraduate study. I am grateful to Dr. Ong for giving me this opportunity to hone my critical thinking and writing skills.” |
| Dr. Ong Wee Jun serves as an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean at School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, XMUM. He has won several prestigious awards, including the Merdeka Award Grant, Young Researcher Award from Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) and the Green Talent Award presented by the German government. He was also named as a “Global Highly Cited Researcher 2019, 2020 and 2021” by Clarivate Analytics and “World’s Top 2% Scientists 2020 and 2021” by Stanford University. Dr. Ong Wee Jun is directing an independent research center “Center of Excellence for NaNo Energy & Catalysis Technology (CONNECT)” at XMUM and is currently recruiting postgraduate students/postdocs for his NanoECats research group. For candidates who are interested, please contact him at weejun.ong@xmu.edu.my. For more information about Dr. Ong Wee Jun and NanoECats Research Group, please refer to https://sites.google.com/site/wjongresearch/. |
