Academic Profile : Faculty
Assoc Prof Fei Xunchang
Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Education
2015: PhD (Environmental Engineering), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.
2015: MSc (Civil Engineering), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.
2010: MSc (Environmental Engineering), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.
2008: BSc (Environmental Science), Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Full-time employment
Sept 2024 - present: Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NTU, Singapore
July 2018 - Aug 2024: Assistant Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NTU, Singapore
Oct 2016 - May 2018: Postdoctoral Fellow, Ali. I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Jan 2016 - Aug 2016: Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
Adjunct position
Oct 2022 - present: Associate Editor, Elsevier's Waste Management Journal
July 2021 - present: Adjunct Senior Scientist, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR Research Entities, Singapore
July 2021 - present: Deputy Director, Waste for Urban Infrastructure Research Cluster, Centre for Urban Solutions, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NTU, Singapore
Apr 2019 - Dec 2021: Deputy Director, Residues & Resource Reclamation Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Singapore
2015: PhD (Environmental Engineering), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.
2015: MSc (Civil Engineering), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.
2010: MSc (Environmental Engineering), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.
2008: BSc (Environmental Science), Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Full-time employment
Sept 2024 - present: Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NTU, Singapore
July 2018 - Aug 2024: Assistant Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NTU, Singapore
Oct 2016 - May 2018: Postdoctoral Fellow, Ali. I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Jan 2016 - Aug 2016: Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
Adjunct position
Oct 2022 - present: Associate Editor, Elsevier's Waste Management Journal
July 2021 - present: Adjunct Senior Scientist, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR Research Entities, Singapore
July 2021 - present: Deputy Director, Waste for Urban Infrastructure Research Cluster, Centre for Urban Solutions, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NTU, Singapore
Apr 2019 - Dec 2021: Deputy Director, Residues & Resource Reclamation Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Singapore
Research topics
• Solid waste management, treatment, and reuse
• Methane emission and mitigation
• Geoenvironmental engineering
Funding summary (as of Feb 2024)
• External grants as lead PI: 8 grants and RCAs, totaling ~S$10,000,000
• Funding agencies and companies: NEA, A*STAR, P&G, Nestle, Ferrero, J&J, JFE, UNDP
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• Solid waste management, treatment, and reuse
• Methane emission and mitigation
• Geoenvironmental engineering
Funding summary (as of Feb 2024)
• External grants as lead PI: 8 grants and RCAs, totaling ~S$10,000,000
• Funding agencies and companies: NEA, A*STAR, P&G, Nestle, Ferrero, J&J, JFE, UNDP
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- Carbon footprint analysis, quantification of greenhouse gases emission, life cycle assessment and alternative technology screening for decarbonisation of Singapore’s used water management system
- Synergistic thermal treatment of incineration fly ash, waste glass, and waste ceramic for value-added reuse
- Valorization of sewage sludge pyrolysis gas for solid carbon capture and storage
- Development of scalable pyrolysis-chemical vapor deposition technology for conversion of contaminated and rejected plastics into carbon nanotubes and hydrogen
- “Breaking the ground†in Semakau Landfill: technological solutions for site investigation and material reuse
- Quantifying the technological impacts and socioeconomic costs of marine alternative fuels: Evidence from life cycle assessment and techno-economic assessment
Awards
2023: Environmental Geotechnics Prize, Institution of Civil Engineers, the United Kingdom
2023: Research - Young Faculty Award, College of Engineering, NTU, Singapore
2022: Research Award, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NTU, Singapore
2021: Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, the United States
2018: Bright Spark Lecture Award, the 8th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
2023: Research - Young Faculty Award, College of Engineering, NTU, Singapore
2022: Research Award, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NTU, Singapore
2021: Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, the United States
2018: Bright Spark Lecture Award, the 8th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Courses Taught
EN0001: Sustainability Practices for Urban and Marine Environment
EN0002: Environmental Issues and Sustainability
EN2004: Geo-Environment and Soil Mechanics
EN3001: Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
EN4002: Environmental Systems Analysis
EN4105: Integrated Environment Management
CV0003: Introduction to Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
CV1711: Engineering Drawing & 3D Building Information Modelling
CV2014: Geotechnical Engineering
CV3015: Environmental Engineering
CV6502: Contaminated Site Assessment and Remediation
EM5101/9101: Environmental Quality
EM5109: Environmental Issues & Sustainability
CC0006: Sustainability: Society, Economy, and Environment
EN0002: Environmental Issues and Sustainability
EN2004: Geo-Environment and Soil Mechanics
EN3001: Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
EN4002: Environmental Systems Analysis
EN4105: Integrated Environment Management
CV0003: Introduction to Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
CV1711: Engineering Drawing & 3D Building Information Modelling
CV2014: Geotechnical Engineering
CV3015: Environmental Engineering
CV6502: Contaminated Site Assessment and Remediation
EM5101/9101: Environmental Quality
EM5109: Environmental Issues & Sustainability
CC0006: Sustainability: Society, Economy, and Environment
Supervision of PhD Students
PhD students
• Xuhong Lu (2019 - )
ORCID
• Xiaoqing Pi (2019 - 2023)
• Zhibo Zhang (2020 - )
• Wei Wei (2020 - )
LinkedIn
• Yuliang Guo (2020 - )
• Yao Wang (2022 - )
Personal Website
MSc students
• Yao Wang (2020 - 2022, now PhD student in NTU, Singapore)
• Haoduo Zhao (2020 - 2022, now PhD student in University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the United States)
• Yijie Wang (2022 - )
Postdoctoral researchers
• Hongping He (2018 -2020, now Assistant Professor in Shenzhen University, China)
Personal Website
• Siqi Tang (2019 - 2020, now Research Fellow in Peking University, China)
ORCID
• Yuanzhao Ding (2020 - 2021, now Research Fellow in National University of Singapore, Singapore)
• Qinqin Chen (2020 - 2021, now Research Fellow in Tsinghua University, China)
LinkedIn
• Qian Liu (2020 - )
• Xiaoping Chen (2020 - )
• Lei Hu (2022 - )
• Lee Li Yong (2022 - )
ResearchGate
• Ziwen Yuan (2022 - )
Google Scholar
• Zhanbo Cheng (2022 - )
Google Scholar
• Xiaole Zhou (2022 - )
• Siyu Wang (2023 - )
LinkedIn
Research associates
• Chen Zhou (2019 - 2020)
• Hanlu Fan (2019 - 2020)
• Jiuwei Li (2020 - )
• Shu Min Yang (2020 - )
LinkedIn
• Linran Jia (2020 - )
• Luna Gao (2020 - )
• Rong Luo (2021 - )
• Zihou Liu (2022 - )
• Yuzi Huang (2022 - )
• Junjie Yang (2022 - 2023)
GitHub
• Jing Liang (2022 - )
Visiting scholars
• Jun Ma (2019 - 2020, now Assistant Professor in Dalian Maritime University, China)
Personal Website
• Zheng Chen (2019 - 2020, now Associate Professor in Hainan University, China）
ResearchGate
• Lijun Han (2021 - 2022)
• Xianlei Fu (2022 - 2023)
ResearchGate
• Lei Wang (2023 - )
ResearchGate
• Xuhong Lu (2019 - )
ORCID
• Xiaoqing Pi (2019 - 2023)
• Zhibo Zhang (2020 - )
• Wei Wei (2020 - )
• Yuliang Guo (2020 - )
• Yao Wang (2022 - )
Personal Website
MSc students
• Yao Wang (2020 - 2022, now PhD student in NTU, Singapore)
• Haoduo Zhao (2020 - 2022, now PhD student in University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the United States)
• Yijie Wang (2022 - )
Postdoctoral researchers
• Hongping He (2018 -2020, now Assistant Professor in Shenzhen University, China)
Personal Website
• Siqi Tang (2019 - 2020, now Research Fellow in Peking University, China)
ORCID
• Yuanzhao Ding (2020 - 2021, now Research Fellow in National University of Singapore, Singapore)
• Qinqin Chen (2020 - 2021, now Research Fellow in Tsinghua University, China)
• Qian Liu (2020 - )
• Xiaoping Chen (2020 - )
• Lei Hu (2022 - )
• Lee Li Yong (2022 - )
ResearchGate
• Ziwen Yuan (2022 - )
Google Scholar
• Zhanbo Cheng (2022 - )
Google Scholar
• Xiaole Zhou (2022 - )
• Siyu Wang (2023 - )
Research associates
• Chen Zhou (2019 - 2020)
• Hanlu Fan (2019 - 2020)
• Jiuwei Li (2020 - )
• Shu Min Yang (2020 - )
• Linran Jia (2020 - )
• Luna Gao (2020 - )
• Rong Luo (2021 - )
• Zihou Liu (2022 - )
• Yuzi Huang (2022 - )
• Junjie Yang (2022 - 2023)
GitHub
• Jing Liang (2022 - )
Visiting scholars
• Jun Ma (2019 - 2020, now Assistant Professor in Dalian Maritime University, China)
Personal Website
• Zheng Chen (2019 - 2020, now Associate Professor in Hainan University, China）
ResearchGate
• Lijun Han (2021 - 2022)
• Xianlei Fu (2022 - 2023)
ResearchGate
• Lei Wang (2023 - )
ResearchGate