Microbial Ecology & Eco Systems

Biography

As a government scholar, Professor Chen received his university education (both B.Sc. and D.Sc.) from Universite Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Professor Chen joined NTU as an Associate Professor in 2002, and received his tenure award (Associate Professor) in 2008. He was promoted to tenured Full Professor of Biomolecular Engineering in 2011. At the University level, Professor Chen is the Director of the Food Science & Technology Programme. He is concurrently in charge of the Graduate Education Office at Nanyang Environment & Water Resource Institute (NEWRI). Professor Chen was honoured at the 2010 NTU convocation with the “Inspirational Mentorship”, in recognition of his effort in guiding the top undergraduate student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering to be the recipient of both Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal and Koh Boon Hwee Scholar’s Awards. In addition to teaching and research, Professor Chen has made dedicated service contributions to School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, NTU and Singapore society at large.

Research Interest

1. Biomolecular Engineering for Environment-Host Interactions 2.Proteomics Platform for Clinical Biomarkers 3.Metabolic and Microbial Engineering for Valuable Chemicals 4.Environmental Engineering for Resource Recovery 5.Sustainable Production of Food Ingredients