The Research and Postgraduate Centre congratulates Chew Zhi Ling, a master’s student from the New Energy Science and Engineering programme, on winning the 1st Prize at the IChemE Malaysia Food & Drink Special Interest Group (SIG) poster competition with a cash prize of RM 650. Chew Zhi Ling is working on food waste valorization under the supervision of Assistant Professor Dr. Kua Yin Leng from XMUM School of Energy and Chemical Engineering.

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With the theme of “Towards Zero Food Waste”, this competition aims to increase public awareness of food waste and its impact on environmental sustainability. The participants were required to submit an impactful, educational, and self-explanatory A2-size poster along with a short write-up to present their ideas behind the poster design. 

Chew Zhi Ling’s poster focuses on the topic “Share food, not waste food”. As she put in the write-up, “Buy only foods that we can finish to minimize food waste and save money. Any leftovers can be either shared with those in need, stored properly for later consumption, or composted to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). The earth is to make the contrast between the positive sides of sharing food (zero food waste) and the negative impacts of wasting food. Food wastes will go to landfill and emit greenhouse gases, causing environmental pollution and climate change.” 

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 The poster designed by Chew Zhi Ling

Chew Zhi Ling is currently a postgraduate student at the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia. In 2021, she worked as a Process Engineer Intern in the oil and fats industry, at JJ-Lurgi Engineering company. She mainly produced the bill of quantity of an oleochemical project and assisted in 3D model checking, P&ID (piping and instrumentation diagram) updates, and purchase order checking. She is interested in the research of food waste valorization, green chemistry, environmental sustainability, oil and fats technology, and palm oil processing.