| Prof Chan Siew Hwa
Deputy Director, Maritime Institute @ NTU
Professor
Division of Thermal and Fluids Engineering
School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering
Email: MSHCHAN@ntu.edu.sg
Phone: (+65)6790 4862
Office: N3.2-02-12 |
| Education |
- DIC PhD University of London, Imperial Coll. 1991
- MSc University of Birmingham 1987
- BS National Taiwan University 1985
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| Biography |
Dr Chan joined NTU as a Lecturer in 1991 after obtaining his PhD and DIC and subsequently working as a post-doctoral researcher at Imperial College London. He has recently been appointed as the Associate Chair (Research). He is also concurrently holding other key appointments. He has been the Director, Fuel Cells Strategic Research Programme and since 2002, he has been the Director, Fuel Cell and Energy Research Labs. The latter will soon be converted into a $30 mil Advanced Fuel Cell Research Centre funded by EDB-NTU.
Dr Chan’s PhD and post-doctoral research were inclined to Internal Combustion Engines and he extended his research interest to Fuel Cell and Fuel Reforming since 1997. From April 2006 till March 2008, he held a joint appointment with A*STAR as Director of SERC Fuel Cell Programme for which he spent 75% of his time. Under this appointment, he led a team of more than 100 researchers from 4 A*STAR research institutes working closely with industries on fuel cells. This year, he has been tasked to set up an Advanced Fuel Cell Research Centre comprising 5 engineering schools.
His research has gained him a number of international recognition. In 2000, he received the prestigious George-Stephenson Award (IMechE, UK) for Outstanding Research in Automotive Engineering. More recently in 2007, he received the Outstanding Scientific Achievement in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research awarded by International Association for Hydrogen Energy, USA. Dr. Chan has published about 120 refereed journal papers with citation of more than 1200 and h-index of 20. His research achievements are also matched by his competency in teaching. In 2000, Dr Chan received the Teacher of the Year Award, NTU. |
| Research Interests |
| Prof Chan's areas of expertise are fuel cells, fuel reforming and internal combustion engines. |
| Research Grant |
- Academic Research Fund Tier 2 (2010-) [by MOE]
- Defence Science and Technology Agency (2011-) [by MINDEF - Defence Science & Technology Agency (DSTA)]
- MINDEF-NTU Joint Applied R&D Co-operation Programme (JPP) (2013-) [by Nanyang Technological University, Ministry of Defense (MINDEF)]
- Maritime Clean Energy Research Programme (MCERP) (2012-) [by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Nanyang Technological University]
- Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore - NTU (2010-) [by Nanyang Technological University, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)]
- Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore - NTU (2010-2013) [by Nanyang Technological University, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)]
- NRF CREATE (2011-)
- NRF CREATE (2011-) [by National Research Foundation (NRF)]
- NRF Proof of Concept (2012-) [by National Research Foundation (NRF)]
- NRF TUM CREATE (2011-) [by National Research Foundation (NRF)]
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| Current Projects |
- Development of Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cell
- Development of fuel cell powered unmanned aerial vehicle
- Development of micro fuel cells by conductive polymer composites and micro injection molding technologies
- Electromobility in Megacities - RP 7: E-Car Technology
- Fuel Cell Range Extender for Electric Boats
- Fuel Cell as a Green Power Source for Port and Ship Applications
- Fuel Cell as a Green Power Source for Port and Ship Applications
- Low-Cost High-Performance Catalyst for Hydrogen Generation
- Natural Gas Fuel Reforming with Optimised Hydrogen-Rich Reformate
- Novel Solid Fuel (Metal Borohydride Xerogel) with high energy density as a source of hydrogen for portable fuel cells.
- Novel super ion-conductors for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFC)
- Project SPADE
- SPURc Subproject 1.1 - Physical CO2 Capture and Separation
- SPURc Subproject 2.2 - Electrochemical Route for Syngas Production
| Selected Publications | - Aidan Li, Siew Hwa, Nam-trung Nguyen. (2009). Anti-flooding cathode catalyst layer for high performance PEM fuel cell. Electrochemistry Communications, 11, 897-900.
- Zhang, TS; Chan, SH; Wang, W; et al. (2009). Effect of Mn addition on the densification, grain growth and ionic conductivity of pure and SiO2-containing 8YSZ electrolytes. Solid State Ionics, 180(1), 82-89.
- Ding, OL; Chan, SH. (2009). Water-gas shift assisted autothermal reforming of methane gas - transient and cold start studies. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34(1), 270-284.
- Zhang, TS; Chan, SH; Kong, LB; et al. (2009). Synergistic effect of NiO and SiO2 on the sintering and properties of 8 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia electrolytes. Electrochimica Acta, 54(3), 927-934.
- Ding, OL; Chan, SH. (2008). Water-gas shift reaction - A 2-D modeling approach. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 33(16), 4325-4336.
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