Education
- PhD (Chem. Eng.) SUNY, 1981
- MSc (Chem. Eng.) Natn’l Taiwan, 1977
- BSc (Chem. Eng.) Chung-Yuan, 1973
Awards and Honours
- A highly cited researcher from Clarivate Analytics (2018 & 2019).
- The 16th Pacific Polymer Conference (PPC16) held a special symposium to honor Chung lifetime achievements (2019).
- The AIChE Annual Meeting held three sessions in honor of Chung in recognition of his contributions to membrane science and technology (2018).
- Distinction Award in Water Reuse and Conservation, the International Desalination Association (IDA) (2016)
- President Technology Award (2015)
- Underwood Medal for Exceptional Research in Separations from IChemE (2014)
- Fellow, Academy of Engineering Singapore (2012)
- IChemE in Singapore Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Sustainable Technology (2010)
- IES (The Institution of Engineers, Singapore) Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award (2010)
Research Interests
- Membranes science & technology for clean water, clean energy, clean air, biofuel, pharmaceutical separation & CO2 capture
Selected Publications
B. F. Li, S. Japip, T. S. Chung, Molecularly tuneable thin-film nanocomposite membranes with enhanced molecular sieving for organic solvent forward osmosis, Nature Communications 11, 1198 (2020).
K. J. Lu, D.L. Zhao, M. L. Chen, J. Chang, T. S. Chung, Rheologically controlled design of nature-inspired superhydrophobic and self-cleaning membranes for clean water production”, npj Clean Water (2020) 30.
J. Wu. S. Japip, T. S. Chung, Infiltrating molecular gatekeepers with coexisting molecular-solubility and 3d-intrinsic-porosity into microporous polymer scaffold for gas separation, Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8, 6196-6209 (2020).
C. Z. Liang, T. S. Chung, J. Y. Lai, A review on polymeric composite membranes for gas separation and energy production, Progress in Polymer Science 97, 101141 (2019).
Y. Cui, T. S. Chung, A green process for pharmaceutical concentration using organic solvent forward osmosis (OSFO) for solvent recovery, Nature Communications 9, 1426 (2018).
J. T. Liu, D. Hua, Y. Zhang, S. Japip, T. S. Chung, Precise molecular sieving architectures with Janus-pathways for both polar and nonpolar molecules, Advanced Materials 1705933 (2018).