Academic Profile : Faculty
Prof Chan Siew Hwa
Co-Director, Energy Research Institute @ NTU
Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor in Energy
Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Director, China-Singapore International Joint Research Institute (CSJRI)
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Professor Chan leads hydrogen and fuel cell research at Energy Research Institute at NTU (ERI@N). He is currently the Director of China-Singapore International Joint Research Institute in Guangzhou Knowledge City, China.
Prof Chan obtained his PhD from Imperial College London. He is a Professor in the School of MAE and Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor in Energy. He is a Fellow of Academy of Engineering, Singapore. He has served as a non-executive director of Maz Energy between 2014 and 2022 and spun out Xin Xiang (Guangzhou) Hydrogen Technologies in 2018. He also served as the Technology and Technical Advisor to Sydrogen Energy, a local fuel cell company.
His research has gained him several recognitions, which include George-Stephenson Medal from UK IMechE in 2000, Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award from International Association of Hydrogen Energy, USA in 2007, “World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds” award from Thomson Reuters in 2014, Nanyang Award (Research Excellence) in 2014, Nanyang Award (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) in 2017, “Star of Innovation Talent” in 2018 from Guangzhou Government, and President's Chair in Energy between 2018 and 2023. He is the recipient of two National Day Awards in 2017 and 2018. He is the editorial board member of Fuel Cells, Journal of Power Technologies, Energy Conversion and Management and International Journal of Energy Research.
Prof Chan has been teaching Thermodynamics course since 1991 and awarded “Teacher-of-the-Year” in 2000.
Prof Chan has published >340 refereed journal papers with a total citation count of more than 20,000 and h-index of 71. More recently, he has been ranked among the top 12 and top 30 Highly Ranked Scholars (Lifetime) in Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Research, respectively, and the top 2 Highly Ranked Scholars (prior 5 years) in Proton-Exchange Membrane research by ScholarGPS.
Prof. Chan is an ardent hydrogen economy advocate for 30 years and he was the organizer / conference chair of the 1st World Hydrogen Technologies Convention (WHTC) held in Singapore in 2005.
Prof Chan obtained his PhD from Imperial College London. He is a Professor in the School of MAE and Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor in Energy. He is a Fellow of Academy of Engineering, Singapore. He has served as a non-executive director of Maz Energy between 2014 and 2022 and spun out Xin Xiang (Guangzhou) Hydrogen Technologies in 2018. He also served as the Technology and Technical Advisor to Sydrogen Energy, a local fuel cell company.
His research has gained him several recognitions, which include George-Stephenson Medal from UK IMechE in 2000, Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award from International Association of Hydrogen Energy, USA in 2007, “World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds” award from Thomson Reuters in 2014, Nanyang Award (Research Excellence) in 2014, Nanyang Award (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) in 2017, “Star of Innovation Talent” in 2018 from Guangzhou Government, and President's Chair in Energy between 2018 and 2023. He is the recipient of two National Day Awards in 2017 and 2018. He is the editorial board member of Fuel Cells, Journal of Power Technologies, Energy Conversion and Management and International Journal of Energy Research.
Prof Chan has been teaching Thermodynamics course since 1991 and awarded “Teacher-of-the-Year” in 2000.
Prof Chan has published >340 refereed journal papers with a total citation count of more than 20,000 and h-index of 71. More recently, he has been ranked among the top 12 and top 30 Highly Ranked Scholars (Lifetime) in Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Research, respectively, and the top 2 Highly Ranked Scholars (prior 5 years) in Proton-Exchange Membrane research by ScholarGPS.
Prof. Chan is an ardent hydrogen economy advocate for 30 years and he was the organizer / conference chair of the 1st World Hydrogen Technologies Convention (WHTC) held in Singapore in 2005.
Prof Chan's areas of expertise are fuel/electrolysis cells, catalytic decomposition of methane, ammonia cracking, and combustion in heat engines.
- Scalable high-entropy alloyed catalysts facilitating up to 2.0 A/cm2 current density by proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer (Stage 1)
- Ammonia Cracking: New Catalyst Development, Reaction Engineering and System Design
- HE1: Catalyst Development and Design Optimization for PEM Devices (IAF-ICP) - 01/11/2023 to 31/10/2027
- Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor in Energy
- NRF FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH CAPABILITIES (FRC) STUDY ON NEXT-GENERATION ENERGY SYSTEMS
- Viability of hydrogen as a source of fuel for main propulsion
- High performance PEMFC with AI enhanced control system (PI: Prof Chan Siew Hwa) (Project Partner: UGM)
- Seed Funding For Sino-Singapore International Joint Research Institute (NTU Office)
- Ammonia-fed Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) as a Power Source for Maritime Industries
US 2016/0141630 A1: Method For Forming Noble Metal Nanoparticles On A Support (2019)
Abstract: Provided is a method for forming noble metal nanoparticles on a support. In particular, the method includes heating precursors of the noble metal nanoparticles in a spiral glass tube reactor to reduce the precursors to form the noble metal nanoparticles on the support.
US 2019/0015804 A1: Hydrogen Generator (2019)
Abstract: A hydrogen generator includes a container having a gas outlet that is configured to contain a soluble chemical fuel that reacts with a catalyst to generate hydrogen. A control cylinder is attached to the container and comprises a piston configured to travel axially within the control cylinder, a pole attached to the piston and extending into the container, a catalyst holder provided within the container and connected to the pole, resilient means biasing the catalyst holder towards a bottom of the container, and a gas inlet port. A gas flow line is in fluid communication with the gas outlet and has a first end in fluid communication with the gas inlet port, a second end configured to feed hydrogen to a hydrogen-consuming device, and a two-way valve provided to allow fluid communication between the first and second ends of the gas flow line to be selectably established or cut off.
US 2015/0017084 A1: A Metal Oxide Composite And A Method Of Forming Thereof (2016)
Abstract: A method of forming a metal oxide composite, the method comprising mixing a metal oxide, at least two monomers and a dispersant to produce a slurry; gel casting the slurry to produce a green metal oxide composite; and sintering the green metal oxide composite to produce the metal oxide composite. A metal oxide composite formed according to the method. Use of the metal oxide composite, for catalysing hydrolysis of metal borohydride to produce hydrogen.
US 2019/0151822 A1: Composite Material, Its Manufacture And Use In Gas Purification (2022)
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composite material formed from an inorganic mesoporous, or mesoporous-like, material that is dispersed throughout a polymeric matrix formed by a crosslinked polymer that has acidic- or basic-residues and which may also optionally have further acidic- or basic-residues grafted onto the inorganic mesoporous material. The resulting composite material may be used to remove acidic or basic impurities from a gas in need thereof and can be easily regenerated.
US 2019-0326607 A1: Method For Forming Noble Metal Nanoparticles On A Support (2021)
Abstract: Provided is a method for forming noble metal nanoparticles on a support. In particular, the method includes heating precursors of the noble metal nanoparticles in a spiral glass tube reactor to reduce the precursors to form the noble metal nanoparticles on the support.
US 2022/0023845 A1: Composite Material, Its Manufacturing, Generation And Use In Methane Cracking (2023)
Abstract: Here disclosed is a composite catalyst for methane cracking and a method of producing the composite catalyst. The composite catalyst includes a substrate formed of metal oxide, and one or more catalytic transition metals solubilized in the metal oxide, wherein the metal oxide includes a metal which differs from the one or more catalytic transition metals, wherein the metal oxide forms a matrix which the one or more catalytic transition metals are solubilized in to render transition metal ions from the one or more catalytic transition metals, wherein the transition metal ions under a reducing atmosphere diffuse to reside as transition metal nanoparticles at a surface of the substrate and the transition metal nanoparticles under an oxidizing atmosphere diffuse away from the surface to reside as transition metal ions in the metal oxide, and wherein the transition metal nanoparticles at the surface induce carbon from the methane cracking to deposit on the transition metal nanoparticles and have the carbon deposited grow away from the substrate.
US 2022/0126275 A1: Low-Cost And Low-Platinum Composite Catalyst For Low-Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (2024)
Abstract: A composite catalyst is provided. The composite catalyst includes a first catalytic material incorporated with a second catalytic material, wherein the first catalytic material comprises carbon doped with (i) nitrogen and (ii) at least one non-precious transition metal, and wherein the second catalytic material comprises a carbon-based supporting material incorporated with platinum nanoparticles. A method of producing the composite catalyst is also provided. The method includes providing a mixture comprising the first catalytic material and the second catalytic material, and subjecting the mixture to a size reduction step. The first catalytic material and a method of producing the first catalytic material are disclosed herein.
Abstract: Provided is a method for forming noble metal nanoparticles on a support. In particular, the method includes heating precursors of the noble metal nanoparticles in a spiral glass tube reactor to reduce the precursors to form the noble metal nanoparticles on the support.
US 2019/0015804 A1: Hydrogen Generator (2019)
Abstract: A hydrogen generator includes a container having a gas outlet that is configured to contain a soluble chemical fuel that reacts with a catalyst to generate hydrogen. A control cylinder is attached to the container and comprises a piston configured to travel axially within the control cylinder, a pole attached to the piston and extending into the container, a catalyst holder provided within the container and connected to the pole, resilient means biasing the catalyst holder towards a bottom of the container, and a gas inlet port. A gas flow line is in fluid communication with the gas outlet and has a first end in fluid communication with the gas inlet port, a second end configured to feed hydrogen to a hydrogen-consuming device, and a two-way valve provided to allow fluid communication between the first and second ends of the gas flow line to be selectably established or cut off.
US 2015/0017084 A1: A Metal Oxide Composite And A Method Of Forming Thereof (2016)
Abstract: A method of forming a metal oxide composite, the method comprising mixing a metal oxide, at least two monomers and a dispersant to produce a slurry; gel casting the slurry to produce a green metal oxide composite; and sintering the green metal oxide composite to produce the metal oxide composite. A metal oxide composite formed according to the method. Use of the metal oxide composite, for catalysing hydrolysis of metal borohydride to produce hydrogen.
US 2019/0151822 A1: Composite Material, Its Manufacture And Use In Gas Purification (2022)
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composite material formed from an inorganic mesoporous, or mesoporous-like, material that is dispersed throughout a polymeric matrix formed by a crosslinked polymer that has acidic- or basic-residues and which may also optionally have further acidic- or basic-residues grafted onto the inorganic mesoporous material. The resulting composite material may be used to remove acidic or basic impurities from a gas in need thereof and can be easily regenerated.
US 2019-0326607 A1: Method For Forming Noble Metal Nanoparticles On A Support (2021)
Abstract: Provided is a method for forming noble metal nanoparticles on a support. In particular, the method includes heating precursors of the noble metal nanoparticles in a spiral glass tube reactor to reduce the precursors to form the noble metal nanoparticles on the support.
US 2022/0023845 A1: Composite Material, Its Manufacturing, Generation And Use In Methane Cracking (2023)
Abstract: Here disclosed is a composite catalyst for methane cracking and a method of producing the composite catalyst. The composite catalyst includes a substrate formed of metal oxide, and one or more catalytic transition metals solubilized in the metal oxide, wherein the metal oxide includes a metal which differs from the one or more catalytic transition metals, wherein the metal oxide forms a matrix which the one or more catalytic transition metals are solubilized in to render transition metal ions from the one or more catalytic transition metals, wherein the transition metal ions under a reducing atmosphere diffuse to reside as transition metal nanoparticles at a surface of the substrate and the transition metal nanoparticles under an oxidizing atmosphere diffuse away from the surface to reside as transition metal ions in the metal oxide, and wherein the transition metal nanoparticles at the surface induce carbon from the methane cracking to deposit on the transition metal nanoparticles and have the carbon deposited grow away from the substrate.
US 2022/0126275 A1: Low-Cost And Low-Platinum Composite Catalyst For Low-Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (2024)
Abstract: A composite catalyst is provided. The composite catalyst includes a first catalytic material incorporated with a second catalytic material, wherein the first catalytic material comprises carbon doped with (i) nitrogen and (ii) at least one non-precious transition metal, and wherein the second catalytic material comprises a carbon-based supporting material incorporated with platinum nanoparticles. A method of producing the composite catalyst is also provided. The method includes providing a mixture comprising the first catalytic material and the second catalytic material, and subjecting the mixture to a size reduction step. The first catalytic material and a method of producing the first catalytic material are disclosed herein.