Professor Ir Denny Ng Kok Sum

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Professor Ir Denny Ng Kok Sum

  • Dean and Professor​
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SDGs Focus
Affordable and Clean Energy
Responsible Consumption and Production

Biography

Professor Ir Denny Ng Kok Sum is Dean, School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University Malaysia. Prof Ng has published over 220 papers with an h-index of 41. He is active in various professional bodies, which include IChemE, Young Scientist Network - Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM), etc. He is a fellow of IChemE, UK and The Higher Education Academy, UK; Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council, UK; Professional Engineer, Board of Engineers Malaysia; ASEAN Professional Engineer; Vice Chair of YSN-ASM, Chair of Academic Research on Palm Oil Sustainability, etc. With his excellent contributions, he received various international and national recognitions.

 

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Chemical Engineering), The University of Nottingham (2009)
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) (Hons), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) (2006)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE), The University of Nottingham (2013)

Research Interests

  • Circular economy for Net Zero
  • Sustainable Value Chain
  • Biomass processing and integrated biorefineries
  • Resource conservation via process integration techniques (pinch analysis and mathematical optimisation)
  • Process synthesis and design
  • Energy planning for greenhouse gases emission reduction

Notable Publications

  1. Ng, D. K. S., Wong, S. L. X., Andiappan, V. and Ng, L. Y. Mathematical optimisation for sustainable bio-methane (Bio-CH4) production from palm oil mill effluent (POME), Energy, 2023, 265,126211.
  2. Andiappan, V., Tan, R.R. and Ng, D. K. S., Minimize Oil Palm Plantation Expansion with Game Theory, Nature Sustainability Letter, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-00966-w
  3. Foong, S. Z. Y. and Ng, D. K. S., A Systematic Approach for Synthesis and Optimisation of Sustainable Oil Palm Value Chain (OPVC), South African Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2022, 41, 65-78.
  4. Gamaralalage, D., Kanematsu, Y., Ng, D. K. S., Foong, S. Z. Y., Andiappan, V., Foo, D. C. Y. and Kikuchi, Y., Life Cycle Assessment of International Biomass Utilization: A Case Study of Malaysian Palm Kernel Shells for Biomass Power Generation in Japan, Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2022, 13 (5), 2717 – 2733.
  5. Rajakal, J.P., Ng, D. K. S., Tan, R.R., Andiappan, V. and Wan, Y.K. Multi-objective expansion analysis for sustainable agro-industrial value chains based on profit, carbon and water footprint, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021, 288, art. no. 125117.
  6. Foong, S. Z. Y. and Ng, D. K. S. Simultaneous Design and Integration of Multiple Processes for Eco-Industrial Park Development, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021, 298, 126797.
  7. Tey, S. -Y., Wong, S. S., Lam, J. A., Ong, N. Q. X., Foo, D. C. Y. and Ng, D. K. S. Extended hierarchical decomposition approach for the synthesis of biorefinery processes, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2021, 166, 40-54.
  8. Chemmangattuvalappil, N. G.; Ng, D. K. S.; Ng, L. Y.; Ooi, J.; Chong, J. W.; Eden, M. R. A Review of Process Systems Engineering (PSE) Tools for the Design of Ionic Liquids and Integrated Biorefineries. Processes, 2020, 8, 1678.
  9. Raslan, R., Hassim, M.H., Chemmangattuvalappil, N.G., Ng, D.K.S., Ten, J.Y. Development of Inherent Safety and Health Index for Formulated Product Design, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 2020, 66, art. no. 104209.
  10. Raslan, R., Hassim, M.H., Chemmangattuvalappil, N.G., Ng, D.K.S., Ten, J.Y. Safety and Health Risk Assessment Methodology of Dermal and Inhalation Exposure to Formulated Products Ingredients, Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2020, 116, art. no. 104753.
  11. Foong, S. Z. Y., Goh, C. K. M., Supramaniam, C. V. and Ng, D. K. S. Input–Output Optimisation Model for Sustainable Oil Palm Plantation Development, Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2019, 17, 31-46.
  12. Foong, S. Z. Y., Andiappan, V., Tan, R. R., Foo, D. C. Y. and Ng, D. K. S. Hybrid Approach for Optimisation and Analysis of Palm Oil Mill, Processes, 2019, 7 (2), 100.
  13. Foong, S. Z. Y., Lam, Y. L., Andiappan, V., Foo, D. C. Y., and Ng, D. K. S., A Systematic Approach for the Synthesis and Optimisation of Palm Oil Milling Processes, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2018, 57 (8), 2945–2955.
  14. Ooi, J., Ng, D. K. S. and Chemmangattuvalappil, N. G. Optimal Molecular Design Towards an Environmental Friendly Solvent Recovery Process, Computers and Chemical Engineering, 2018, 117, 391 – 409.
  15. Ubando, A. T., Culaba, A. B., Aviso, K. B., Tan, R. R., Cuello, J. L., Ng, D. K. S., El-Halwagi, M. H., Fuzzy Mixed Integer Non-Linear Programming Model for the Design of an Algae-based Eco-Industrial Park with Prospective Selection of Support Tenants under Product Price Variability, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016, 136, 183–196.
  16. Kasivisvanathan H., Ng D. K. S., Poplewski G. and Tan, R. R., Flexibility Optimisation for A Palm Oil-Based Integrated Biorefinery with Demand Uncertainties, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2016, 55 (14), 4035–4044.
  17. Andiappan, V., Tan. R. R. and Ng, D. K. S., An Optimization-based Negotiation Framework for Energy Systems in an Eco-Industrial Park, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016, 129, 496–507. 
  18. Andiappan, V. and Ng, D. K. S., Synthesis of Tri-Generation Systems:  Technology Selection, Sizing and Redundancy Allocation Based on Operational Strategy, Computer & Chemical Engineering, 2016, 91, 380–391.
  19. Wan, Y. K., Sadhukhan, J, Ng, K. S. and Ng, D. K. S., Techno-economic Evaluations for Feasibility of Sago Biorefinery, Part 1: Alternative Energy Systems, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2016, 107, 263–279.
  20. Ng, L. Y., Chemmangattuvalappil, N. G. and Ng, D. K. S., Robust Chemical Product Design via Fuzzy Optimisation Approach, Computer & Chemical Engineering, 2015, 83, 186 – 202.
  21. Foo, D. C. Y., Ng, D. K. S., Leong, M. K. Y., Chew, I. M. L., Subramaniam, M., Aziz, R., and Lee, J.-Y., Targeting and Design of Chilled Water Network, Applied Energy, 2014, 134, 589–599.
  22. Liew, W. H., Hassim, M. H. and Ng, D. K. S., Sustainability Assessment for Biodiesel Production via Fuzzy Optimisation During Research and Design (R&D) Stage, Clean Technologies and Environment Policy, 2014, 16 (7), 1431-1444.
  23. Ng, R. T. L., Ng, D. K. S., Tan, R. R. and El-Halwagi, M. M., Disjunctive Fuzzy Optimisation for Planning and Synthesis of Industrial Symbiosis in Bioenergy Systems, Journal of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, 2014, 2, 652-664.
  24. Ng, D. K. S. and Ng, R. T. L., Applications of Process System Engineering in Palm-Based Biomass Processing Industry, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2013, 2, 448 – 454.
  25. Ng, R. T. L. and Ng, D. K. S., Systematic Approach for Synthesis of Integrated Palm Oil Processing Complex. Part 1: Single Owner, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2013, 52 (30), 10206–10220.
  26. Ng, R. T. L., Ng, D. K. S. and Tan, R. R., Systematic Approach for Synthesis of Integrated Palm Oil Processing Complex. Part 2: Multiple Owners, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2013, 52 (30), 10221–10235.
  27. Tay, D. H. S., Ng, D. K. S. and Tan, R. R. Robust Optimization Approach for Synthesis of Integrated Biorefineries with Supply and Demand Uncertainties, Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 2013, 32 (2), 384-389.
  28. Tay, D. H. S., Kheireddine, H., Ng, D. K. S., El-Halwagi, M. M. and Tan, R. R. Conceptual Synthesis of Gasification-Based Biorefineries via Thermodynamic Equilibrium Optimization Models, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2011, 50 (18), 10681–10695.
  29. Deng, C., Feng, X., Ng, D. K. S. and Foo, D. C. Y. Process-Based Graphical Approach for Simultaneous Targeting and Design of Water Network. AIChE Journal, 2011, 57 (11): 3085-3104.
  30. Tay, D. H. S. and Ng, D. K. S. Multiple-Cascade Automated Targeting for Synthesis of a Gasification-Based Integrated Biorefinery. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2012, 34, 38-48.
  31. Ng, D. K. S., Foo, D. C. Y., Tan, R. R. and El-Halwagi, M. M. Automated Targeting Technique for Concentration- and Property-Based Total Resource Conservation Network. Computer and Chemical Engineering, 2010, 34, 825–845.
  32. Tan, R. R., Ng, D. K. S. and Foo, D. C. Y., Targeting Minimum Flowrate of Partitioning Water Pretreatment Unit for Single Component Systems. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2010, 88, 393–402.
  33. Ng, D. K. S. Automated Targeting for Synthesis of An Integrated Biorefinery. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2010, 162 (1), 67–74.
  34. Ng, D. K. S., Foo, D. C. Y. and Tan, R. R. Automated Targeting Technique for Single-Component Resource Conservation Networks – Part 1: Direct Reuse/Recycle. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2009, 48 (16), 7637–7646.
  35. Ng, D. K. S., Foo, D. C. Y. and Tan, R. R. Automated Targeting Technique for Single-Component Resource Conservation Networks – Part 2: Single Pass and Partitioning Waste Interception Systems. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2009, 48 (16), 7647–7661.
  36. Ng, D. K. S., Foo, D. C. Y., Tan, Y. L. and Tan, R. R. Ultimate Flowrate Targeting with Regeneration Placement, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2007, 85 (A9): 1253-1267.
  37. Ng, D. K. S., Foo, D. C. Y. and Tan, R. R. Targeting for Total Water Network – Part 1: Waste Stream Identification.  Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2007, 46, 9107-9113.
  38. Ng, D. K. S., Foo, D. C. Y. and Tan, R. R. Targeting for Total Water Network – Part 2: Waste Treatment Targeting and Interactions with Water System Elements. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2007, 46, 9114-9125.

Achievements & Accolades

  1. Top Scientists - Engineering and Technology, World Rank 2572, Research.com
  2. Top 2% of scientists of their main subfield discipline in 2021, Stanford List
  3. Top 2% of scientists of their main subfield discipline in 2019, Stanford List
  4. Tan Sri Emeritus Professor Augustine S H Ong International Special Award on Innovations and Inventions in Palm Oil (Young Scientist) 2021, Malaysian Oil Science and Technology.
  5. Finalist of The Principal’s Research Impact and Engagement (PRIME) Awards: Established Academic Award 2021, Heriot-Watt University
  6. One of the most innovative people and ideas in entrepreneurship, technology, social impact, culture and wellness that are defining the future of Asia by GenerationT.asia (GEN.T List Honours 2019), Tatler Asia Limited
  7. 2018 Top Research Scientists Malaysia (TRSM), Academy of Sciences Malaysia
  8. Vice Chancellor Award 2018, University of Nottingham, UK
  9. The 1st World Wu Clans Excellence Award 2017
  10. Honoree of Ten Outstanding Young Malaysians Award 2017 (Scientific and Technological Development), Junior Chamber International (JCI)
  11. 30 Finalist Qualifier for Ten Outstanding Young Malaysians Award 2015 (Scientific and/or Technological Development), Junior Chamber International (JCI)
  12. Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) Young Engineer Award 2015 
  13. Three Outstanding Young Persons of Negeri Sembilan (3OYP.NS) Awards 2014, Junior Chamber International (JCI)
  14. Foundations of Computer-Aided Design (FOCAPD) Young Researcher Travel Grant 2014 by National Science Foundation, US
  15. Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Global Young Chemical Engineer of the Year 2012, United Kingdom 
  16. First Class Excellence Award of Yayasan Negeri Sembilan, 2009 
  17. World Federation of Scientists (Malaysia National Scholarship), 2007
  18. First Class Honour of Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2006