Nanyang Technology University

Academic Profile
Asst Prof Lau Wai Man

Assistant Professor 
Division of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 
School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering 
College of Engineering 



Email: WMLAU@ntu.edu.sg
Phone: (+65)6316 8830 
Office: N1.2-B2-32 
Education
  • PhD The Ohio State University 2003
  • BS The Ohio State University 1997
Biography
Dr Raymond Lau joined the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering as an assistant professor since December 2005. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Liang-Shih Fan from the Ohio State University. He currently serves as the associate editor of Advanced Powder Technology by Elsevier Science and a regular reviewer of over 11 international journals such as AIChE Journal, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Chemical Engineering Science, etc.
Research Interests
Dr Lau's areas of expertise are Fluidization, Multiphase Flow, and Reactor Design. His current research works focus on the kinetic and hydrodynamic study of Fisher-Tropsch Synthesis process, particle formulation and inhaler design in dry powder inhalation, and process engineering study of microalgae cultivation. For more information, please visit his research homepage at: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/WMLau/
Research Grant
  • A*STAR Science and Engineering Research Council - Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MSHE) (2012-) [by A*STAR Science and Engineering Institutes (SCEI)]
  • Academic Research Fund Tier 1 (2010-) [by MOE]
  • Academic Research Fund Tier 1 (2013-) [by MOE]
  • Defence Science Organisation National Laboratories (2011-2013) [by MINDEF - DSO National Laboratories]
  • NEA Environment Technology Research Programme (2012-) [by National Environmental Agency (NEA)]
  • NTU Internal Funding - Energy Research Institute@NTU (2012-)
Current Projects
  • Cambridge Centre for Carbon Reduction in Chemical Technology (C4T)
  • Combined Physical and Chemical Recovery of Rare Earth and Heavy Metals from Incinerator Bottom Ash
  • Delivery of Protein and peptide drugs through dry powder inhalation
  • Experimental Investigation Particle Characteristics on Pulmonary Drug Delivery
  • Harvesting and analysis of products derived from marine micro-algae using techniques suited to industrial scale-up
  • Indoor air quality control: towards the understanding and experimental validation of air circulation motion and particulate pollutant transportation
  • MicroAlgae Bioreactors
  • Optimization of design parameters for dry powder inhalers
  • Vapour cloud explosion (VCE) using computer simulation
Selected Publications
  • C. Irrgang, O. Hinrichsen, & R. Lau. (2012). Effects of Orifice Angle and Surface Roughness on the Bubbling-to-Jetting Regime Transition in a Bubble Column. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 51(11), 4445-4451.
  • Zhao GL, Chen X, Wang L, Zhou SX, Feng HX, Lau R*, and Chen W*. (2012). Ultrasound assisted extraction of carbohydrates from microalgae as feedstock for yeast fermentation. Bioresource Technology, 128, 337-344.
  • X. Chen, Q.R.Y. Goh, W.F. Tan, M.I. Hossain, W.N. Chen, & R. Lau. (2011). Lumostatic strategy for microalgae cultivation utilizing image analysis and chlorophyll a content as design parameters. Bioresource Technology, 102, 6005-6012.
  • R. Lau, M.S. Hassan, W.Y. Wong, & T. Chen. (2010). Revisit of the Wall Effect on the Settling of Cylindrical Particles in the Inertial Regime. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 49(18), 8870-8876.
  • M.S. Hassan, & R. Lau. (2010). Effect of Particle Formulation on Dry Powder Inhalation Efficiency. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 16(21), 2377-2387.
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