KF Chong's Group

Group Leader

Kwok Feng, CHONG (PhD. MMIC.)

Professor
Director
Centre for Corporate & Quality Affairs
Universiti Malaysia Pahang
Faculty of Industrial Sciences & Technology

 

Working Experience:

Professor (June 2021-Present)
Universiti Malaysia Pahang (Malaysia)

Director (Centre for Corporate & Quality Affairs) (May 2021-Present)
Universiti Malaysia Pahang (Malaysia)

Associate Professor (Nov 2016 – June 2021)
Universiti Malaysia Pahang (Malaysia)

Deputy Director (Rankings & Branding Division) (Oct 2019 – May 2021)
Universiti Malaysia Pahang (Malaysia)

Deputy Dean (Research & Postgraduate Studies) (Mar 2017 – Oct 2019)
Universiti Malaysia Pahang (Malaysia)

Head of Industrial Chemistry (2011-Mar 2017)
Universiti Malaysia Pahang (Malaysia)

Senior Lecturer (2010 – Nov 2016)
Universiti Malaysia Pahang (Malaysia)

Lecturer (2009 – 2010)
Temasek Polytechnic (Singapore)

Engineer (2004 – 2005)
Darco Water Technologies Limited (Malaysia)

Industrial Intern (2003)
W. R. Grace & Co. (Malaysia)

 

Professional Body:

Malaysian Institute of Chemistry
Member

 

American Chemical Society
Member

 

Education:

PhD. Chemistry (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kian Ping Loh)
National University of Singapore (NUS), 2010

BSc. Industrial Chemistry (1st Class Honors)
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2004

 

Research Interest:

Advanced Material, Renewable Energy, Electrochemistry, Supercapacitors, Biosensors, Corrosion Study

 

Awards:

  1. Obelisk World Invention Award + Platinum Award + Diamond Award + Gold Award: “Biowaste as Energy Storage Supercapacitor” – British Invention Show (BIS), United Kingdom (2015).
  2. Gold Medal: “Biowaste as Energy Storage Supercapacitor” – 26th International Invention & Innovation Exhibition (ITEX), Malaysia (2015)
  3. Gold Medal + Green Technology Award: “Energy Storage Supercapacitor from Biowaste” – CiTREX, Malaysia (2015)
  4. Gold Medal: “Recycled Spent Battery for Energy Storage Supercapacitor” -XVII Moscow International Salon on Invention and Innovation Technologies (ARCHIMEDES) , Russia (2014)
  5. Gold Medal: “Recycled Spent Battery for Energy Storage Supercapacitor” – 24th International Invention & Innovation Exhibition (ITEX), Malaysia (2013)
  6. Gold Medal: “Self-Plasticized Acrylic Microsphere-based Chemosensor for Visual Detection of Nitrite in Edible Bird’s Nests” – 24th International Invention & Innovation Exhibition (ITEX), Malaysia (2013)
  7. Gold Medal: “Metal Nanofibers with Unmatched Surface Area for Electronic Applications” – Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF), Korea (2012)
  8. Best Paper: “Enhanced lead ions detection on bacteria modified boron doped diamond” – 2nd International Conference on Chemical Engineering and Applications (CCEA), Maldives (2011)
  9. Best Paper: “ Electrochemical Study of Graphene and its Oxidized Form” – Malaysian Technical Universities International Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUICET), Malaysia (2011)
  10. Scholarship: “Development of Biosensor and Electrochemical Studies of Carbon-based Materials” – National University of Singapore Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNNI), Singapore (2005-2009)

 

Research Grants as Principal Investigator:

  1. 2016-2018: “Synergistic combination of processing parameters on the electrochemical exfoliation of graphite into graphene” (RM 68,000)
  2. 2014-2017: “Synthesis and Characterization of Activated Graphene Nanosheets for Supercapacitor Application” (RM 6,000.00)
  3. 2014-2016: “Energy Storage Supercapacitor Fabrication from Spent Battery Recycling” (RM 192,000.00)
  4. 2014-2016: “Development of Label-Free Electrochemical Detection System for Nitrite Ions in Edible Bird Nest” (RM 50,000.00)
  5. 2013-2014: “Supercapacitors from Waste Resources” (RM 10,000.00)
  6. 2012-2014: “ Development of Nitrite Biosensor Based on Graphene Nanomaterial” (RM 38,500.00)
  7. 2012-2014: “Exploratory Study of Graphene-Based Nucleic Acid Biosensor for Food Pathogen Detection” (RM 89,000.00)
  8. 2012-2014: “Graphene Synthesis and Characterization” (RM 184,000.00)
  9. 2011-2013: “Carbon Nanocomposite Paper for Energy Storage” (RM 34,500.00)
  10. 2010-2012: “Electrochemical Study on Graphene and its Functional Derivatives” (RM 40,000.00)