School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering,

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science,

The University of Nottingham, Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih,
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

Dr. Mei-Fong, Chong, 张美芳博士

Tel: (06) 03-8924 8347, Fax: (06) 03-8924 8017
E-mail: MeiFong.Chong@nottingham.edu.my, chong_mei_fong@yahoo.com

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth 20 October 1980

Place of Birth Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur

Gender Female

Citizenship Malaysian

Marital Status Married

No. of Siblings Four (Eldest Child)

Residential Address 72, Jalan Uranus U5/122C, Seksyen U5, 40150,

Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Current Post Assistant Professor

Commencement of Service 29 Jun 2007

PARENT INFORMATION

Father

Name Chew-Yee, Chong

Date of Birth 28 August 1956

Citizenship Malaysian

Occupation Technician

Residential Address 18, Jalan BK 5/8, Bandar Kinrara, 43200,

Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia

Mother

Name Chau-Meng, Choo

Date of Birth 11 October 1957

Citizenship Malaysian

Occupation Police

Residential Address 18, Jalan BK 5/8, Bandar Kinrara, 43200,

Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia

SPOUSE INFORMATION

Name Kin-Yuen, Chong

Date of Birth 4 November 1977

Place of Birth Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur

Gender Male

Citizenship Malaysian

Occupation Businessman

Residential Address 72, Jalan Uranus U5/122C, Seksyen U5, 40150,

Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
DEPENDANT INFORMATION

No. of Children 1

First Child

Name Ka-Yong, Chong

Date of Birth 5 October 2008

Place of Birth Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur

Gender Male

Citizenship Malaysian

Residential Address 72, Jalan Uranus U5/122C, Seksyen U5, 40150,

Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

EDUCATION

2003-2007 University Sains Malaysia

 PhD. in Chemical Engineering / Membrane
Technology in Wastewater Treatment
 Thesis: Modeling, Simulation and Design Membrane
Based Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) Treatment Plant
from Pilot Plant Studies.

1999-2003 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

 B. Eng in Chemical Engineering

1993 – 1998 Sek. Men. (P) Methodist, Kuala Lumpur

 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)

1987 – 1992 SRJK (C) Lai Meng, Kuala Lumpur

 Ujian Peperiksaan Sekolah Rendah (UPSR)

APPOINTMENT
 1. Assistant Professor at School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of
Nottingham, Malaysia Campus (UNMC)

Duration : Jun 2007 – Current

Membership of Professional Body

Name of organization Duration Position

1 Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) 2006 - to date Member

2 The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) 2008 - to date Member (M.I.E.M)

AWARDS

1. Water Innovation Awards, Gold Medal

Exhibition: Water Malaysia 2009, 19-21 May 2009, PWTC, KL, Malaysia.
Product Title: Natural adsorbent from POMB Bottom Ash for Boron Removal via Novel
Adsorption-Flocculation Mechanism.

PUBLICATIONS

JOURNALS

1. Ahmad, A.L., Chong, M.F. and Bhatia S. (2005) Mathematical Modelling and Simulation of Multiple Solutes
System for Nanofiltration Process, Journal of Membrane Science, 253 (1-2), p. 103-115.

2. Ahmad, A.L., Chong, M.F., Bhatia S. and Ismail, S. (2006) Drinking Water Reclamation From Palm Oil Mill
Effluent (POME) Using Membrane Technology, Desalination Journal, 191 (1-3) p. 35-44.

3. Ahmad, A.L., Chong, M.F. and Bhatia S. (2006) Ultrafiltration Modeling of Multiple Solutes System for
Continuous Cross-Flow Process, Chemical Engineering Science, 61 (15), p. 5057-5069.

4. Ahmad, A.L., Chong, M.F. and Bhatia S. (2006) Prediction of Breakthrough Curves for Adsorption of
Complex Organic Solutes Present in Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) On Granular Activated Carbon, Industrial
and Engineering Chemistry Research, 45 (20), p. 6793-6802.

5. Ahmad, A.L., Chong, M.F. and Bhatia S. (2006) Mathematical Modeling of Multiple Solutes System for
Reverse Osmosis Process In Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) Treatment, Chemical Engineering Journal, 132,
p. 183-193.
 6. Ahmad, A.L., Chong, M.F. and Bhatia S. (2007) Population Balance Model (PBM) for Flocculation Process:
Simulation and Experimental Studies of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) Pretreatment, Chemical Engineering
Journal, 140, p. 86-100.

7. Poh, P.E., Chong, M.F. (2008) Development of Anaerobic Digestion Methods for Palm Oil Mill Effluent
(POME) Treatment, Bioresource Technology, 100 (1), p. 1-9.

8. Chong, M.F., Ahmad, A.L., Bhatia S., Poh, P.E. (2009) Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) Treatment using
Membrane Technology, The Chemical Engineer, 814, 31-33.

9. Chong, M.F., Lee, K. P., Chieng, H.J., Ili I.S. (2009) Removal of boron from Ceramic Industry Wastewater by
Adsorption-Flocculation Mechanism using Palm Oil Mill Boiler (POMB) Fly Ash and Polymer, Water
Research, 43(13), 3326-3334.

10. Ahmad, A.L., Chong, M.F. and Bhatia S. (2009) A Comparative Study on the Membrane based Palm Oil Mill
Effluent (POME) Treatment Plant, Journal of Hazardous Materials 171 (1-3), 166-174.

11. Y.J. Chan, M.F. Chong, C.L. Law, D.G. Hassell, (2009). A review on anaerobic-aerobic treatment of
industrial and municipal wastewater, Chemical Engineering Journal, 155 (1-2), 1-18.

12. Y.J. Chan, M.F. Chong, C.L. Law (2009) Treatment of anaerobically digested Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME)
using Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR), Journal of Environmental Management, 91 (8), 1738-1746.

13. Y.J. Chan, M.F. Chong, C.L. Law (2009) Effects of Temperature on Aerobic Treatment of Anaerobically
Digested Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME), Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, (In Press).

BOOK

1. Mei-Fong, Chong (2009) Membrane based Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) Treatment Plant: Modeling,
Simulation and Design, LAP Lambert Acad. Publ., Saarbrücken, Germany, ISBN 3838303784,
9783838303789.

BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Mei-Fong, Chong (2009) Transport Model for Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis System based on
Irreversible Thermodynamic, Recent Advances in Sustainable Process Design and Optimisation, Woodhead
Publishing Limited, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9814271950, 9789814271950.

2. Mei-Fong, Chong (2009) Direct Flocculation Process for Wastewater Treatment, Colloids in the environment
protection, Research Signpost, Kerala, India. ISBN: Pending.

PROCEEDINGS (INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL)

1. Ahmad, A.L., Chong, M.F., Bhatia S. and Ismail, S. (2005) Drinking Water Reclaiming From Palm Oil Mill
Effluent Using Membrane Technology. In: International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes
2005 (ICOM 2005), Seoul, Korea.

2. Ahmad, A.L., Chong, M.F. and Bhatia S. (2004) Extended Spiegler Kedem Model for Nanofiltration. In:
National Postgraduate Colloqium (NAPCOL 2004), Penang, Malaysia.
 3. Chong, M.F., Ahmad, A.L., and Bhatia S. (2007) Reverse osmosis process in palm oil mill effluent (POME)
treatment: a modeling and simulation approach. In: Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE
2007), Yogyarkata, Indonesia.

4. Chong, M.F., Ahmad, A.L., and Bhatia S. (2007) Ultrafiltration modeling of palm oil mill effluent (POME)
system for continuous cross-flow process. In: Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers (SOMChE
2007), Selangor, Malaysia.

5. Poh, P.E., Chong, M.F. (2008) Anaerobic Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME): A Review, In: 11th
Conference "Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction"
(PRESS 2008), Prague, Czech Republic.

6. Poh, P.E., Chong, M.F. (2008) Suitability of Anaerobic Systems in the Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent
(POME), In: International Conference on Environment (ICENV 2008), Penang, Malaysia.

7. Lee, K.P., Chieng, H.J., Syazwani, I., Chong, M.F. (2008) Adsorption-Flocculation mechanism for boron
removal in ceramic industry wastewater treatment, In: International Conference on Environment (ICENV
2008), Penang, Malaysia.

8. Chong, M.F., Baskaran, G., Tang, Y.H., Lim, C.H., Matthews, R. (2009) Evaluation of Reflective Thinking
among the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus (UNMC) Teaching staff, In: International Conference
on Education & Engineering (ICEE 2009), Sarawak, Malaysia.

9. Yi Jing Chan and Mei Fong Chong. (2009) Biological treatment of industrial and municipal wastewater using
integrated anaerobic–aerobic bioreactors. 40th CHEMECA 2009, Burswood Entertainment Complex, Perth,
Australia (27th-30th September 2009).

10. Yi Jing Chan and Mei Fong Chong. (2009) Treatment of Anaerobically Digested Palm Oil Mill Effluent
(POME) using Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR). 40th CHEMECA 2009, Burswood Entertainment Complex,
Perth, Australia (27th-30th September 2009).

MAJOR RESEARCH / GRANTS

As the Research Leader/Principle Researcher

Title Financial Source/ Amount

Duration (RM)

Biogas Generation as Renewable Energy from Palm E-Science Fund 206,000

Oil Mill Effluent (POME) using Mixed Culture March 2008 – Feb. 2010
Microbes via Hybrid Anaerobic-Aerobic Bioreactor

Adsorption of Boron from Industrial Wastewater by Yayasan Felda 143,200

using novel impregnated Palm Oil Mill Boiler Oct. 2008 – Oct. 2010
(POMB) Fly Ash

Biodiesel Production from Crude Palm Oil (CPO) Malaysian Palm Oil Board 500,000
and High Acid Oil by Using Novel Multiphase (MPOB)
Membrane Reactor 2010 - 2012

LIST OF COLLABORATORS

1. Prof Junghui (Jason) Chen, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Taiwan

2. Prof Abdul Wahab Mohammad, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
3. Prof Subhash Bhatia, Universiti Sains Malaysia

SUPERVISION OF POSTGRADUATE STUDENT

Ph.D Student Graduated/Current

1. Ms. Poh Phaik Eong

Research title: Biomethanation and Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) in
Thermophilic Condition using a Hybrid Anaerobic Bioreactor

2. Ms. Chan Yi Jing

Research Title: A complete Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) treatment system using novel
hybrid anaerobic-aerobic bioreactor

3. Ms. Chieng Hui Juin

 Research Title: Adsorption of Boron from Industrial Wastewater by using novel
impregnated Palm Oil Mill Boiler (POMB) Fly Ash

MPhil Student Graduated/Current

1. Mr. Yong Hua Tai (Graduated: 2009 - 2010)

Research Title: Adsorption of Boron from Industrial Wastewater by using Palm Oil Mill
Boiler (POMB) Fly Ash