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Associate Professor

Shin Yee WONG

Associate Professor
Programme Leader, SIT Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours
PhD (Biological Systems Engineering), University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States
Cluster:
Food, Chemical and Biotechnology
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SIT Appointments

  • Programme Leader, SIT Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours
    – Present
  • Associate Professor
    – Present
  • Deputy Programme Director, SIT-MASSEY BFoodTech (Hons) Food Technology
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  • Assistant Professor
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Education

  • PhD (Biological Systems Engineering)
    University of Wisconsin-Madison , United States
  • Master of Science (Food Science & Technology)
    National University of Singapore , Singapore
  • Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons) (Food Science & Technology)
    National University of Singapore , Singapore

Achievements

  • First Prize in Singapore Institute of Food Science and Technology (SIFST) Student Symposium (Postgraduate Level)
  • Distinguished Paper Award in 2nd International Conference on Innovations in Food Processing Technology and Engineering (ICFPTE’04)

Professional Memberships

  • Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • Member, International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering
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Research Interests

  • Development of crystallisation process development and particle characterisation
  • Food crystallisation, lactose crystallisation from whey
  • Pharmaceutical manufacturing process from Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) crystallization to formulation of drug products. Especially in the area of:

    (1) Continuous/batch crystallization of API

    (2) Design and fabrication of unit operations

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation for food processes

Current Projects

  • Automated design space determination and crystallization optimization control platform
    – Present
  • Industry Ready Graduates: Scaffolding industrial relevance in pharmaceutical engineering program (MOE-2016-2-TR19)
    – Present
  • Eliminate Static: Non-Charging Materials For Powder Processing & PAT(A1884c0021)
    – Present

Past Projects

  • Customizable Non-conductive Materials for Preventing the Generation of Static Charge
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  • A Model Manufacturing Plant for Pharmaceutical Process Engineering Education (MOE-2016-2-TR19)
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  • Rock Sugar Crystallization Process Development
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  • Wong, S.Y. & Myerson, A.S. (2012). Nuclei generator for continuous crystallization process. Patent disclosure (Filed November 2011)
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Journal Papers

  • Lim, T.S.E., Chia, K.F., Loo, L.M. & Wong S.Y*. Rock Sugar Crystallization: The Effect of Mineral Impurities. Sugar Tech (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12355-021-00991-7

  • Stelzer, T., S. Y. Wong, J. Chen, and A. S. Myerson. 2016. Evaluation of PAT Methods for Potential Application in Small-Scale, Multipurpose Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Platforms. Organic Process Research & Development 20(8):1431-1438.

  • Adamo, A., R. L. Beingessner, M. Behnam, J. Chen, T. F. Jamison, K. F. Jensen, J.-C. M. Monbaliu,A. S. Myerson, E. M. Revalor, D. R. Snead, T. Stelzer, N. Weeranoppanant, S. Y. Wong, and P.Zhang. 2016. On-demand continuous-flow production of pharmaceuticals in a compact, reconfigurable system. Science 352(6281):61-67.

  • Yang, X., S. Y. Wong, D. K. Bwambok, M. B. Atkinson, X. Zhang, G. M. Whitesides, and A. S.Myerson. 2014. Separation and enrichment of enantiopure from racemic compounds using magnetic levitation. Chemical Communications 50(56):7548-7551.

  • Wong, S.Y., & Hartel, R.W. (2014). Crystallization in Lactose Refining-A Review. Journal of Food Science, doi: 10.1111/1750-3841.12349. *Featured article for March 2014

  • Wong, S.Y., Cui, Y., & Myerson, A.S., (2013). Contact Secondary Nucleation as a Means of Creating Seeds for Continuous Tubular Crystallizers. Crystal Growth and Design, 13, 2514- 2521.

  • Shi, X.+, Wong, S.Y.+, Yang, X., & Myerson, A.S., (2013). Concomitant Cocrystallization on Engineered Surfaces. Crystal Engineering Communication, 15, 7450- 7455. + Authors contributed equally

  • Wong, S.Y., Chen, J., Forte, L & Myerson, A.S., (2013). Compact Crystallization, Filtration and Drying for the Production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients. Organic Process Research and Development, 17 (4), 684–692.

  • Wong, S.Y., Bund, R.K., Connelly, R.K. & Hartel, R.W. (2012). Designing a lactose crystallization process based on dynamic metastable limit. Journal of Food Engineering, 111 (4), 642-654.

  • Wong, S.Y., Tatusko, A.P., & Myerson, A.S. (2012). Development of Continuous Crystallization Processes using a Single-stage MSMPR Crystallizer with Recycle. Crystal Growth & Design, 12 (11), 5701–5707.

  • Wong, S.Y., Bund, R.K., Connelly, R.K. & Hartel, R.W. (2011). Determination of the dynamic metastable limit for α-lactose monohydrate crystallization. International Dairy Journal, 21 (11), pg. 839-847.

  • Wong, S.Y., Connelly, R.K., & Hartel, R.W. (2010) Enhancing student learning in food engineering using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. Journal of Food Science Education. 9 (4), 90-97.

  • Wong, S.Y., Bund, R.K., Connelly, R.K. & Hartel, R.W. (2010). Modeling the crystallization kinetic rates of lactose via artificial neural network. Crystal Growth & Design. 10 (6), 2620– 2628.

  • Wong, S.Y., Zhou, W., & Hua, J. (2007). Improving the efficiency of food processing ovens by CFD techniques. Food Manufacturing Efficiency. 1, 35-44.

  • Wong, S.Y., Zhou, W., & Hua, J. (2007). Designing process controller for a continuous bread baking process based on CFD modelling. Journal of Food Engineering. 81 (3), 523-534.

  • Wong, S.Y., Zhou, W., & Hua, J. (2005). Robustness analysis of a CFD model to the uncertainties in its physical properties for a bread baking process. Journal of Food Engineering. 77 (4), 784-791.

Conferences

  • Wong, S.Y., Chen, J., & Myerson, A.S. (2012). Hybrid filtration-drying-dissolution device for compact pharmaceutical manufacturing system. AIChE 2012, USA.

  • Chen, J., Wong, S.Y., & Myerson, A.S. (2012). Crystallization of active pharmaceutical ingredients in scrapped surface crystallizers. AIChE 2012, USA.

  • Wong, S.Y., Bund, R.K., Connelly, R.K. & Hartel, R.W. (2011). A systematic approach to industrial lactose crystallization optimization. 11th International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF 11), Athens, Greece.

  • Wong, S.Y., Bund, R.K., Connelly, R.K. & Hartel, R.W. (2010). Integrated CFD-PBM simulation for a continuous lactose crystallization process. AIChE 2010, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

  • Wong, S.Y., Bund, R.K., Connelly, R.K. & Hartel, R.W. (2010). Determination of the dynamic metastable zone width for lactose crystallization. AIChE 2010, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

  • Wong, S.Y., Bund, R.K., Connelly, R.K. & Hartel, R.W. (2010). Designing a lactose crystallization process based on dynamic metastable zone width. AIChE 2010, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

  • Connelly, R.K., Wong, S.Y., & Hartel, R.W. (2009). Using computational fluid dynamics simulation to enhance food engineering education. Conference of Food Engineering (CoFE) 2009, Columbus, OH, USA.

  • Wong, S.Y., Bund, R.K., Connelly, R.K. & Hartel, R.W. (2009). Application of CFD in Food Process Design: A case study on lactose crystallization. IFT 2009, Anaheim, CA, USA

  • Wong, S.Y., Bund, R.K., Connelly, R.K. & Hartel, R.W. (2009). Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation of a lactose crystallization system. Conference of Food Engineering (CoFE) 2009, Columbus, OH, USA.

  • Wong, S.Y., & Connelly, R.K. (2008). Simulating the food engineering (FE) learning experience using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): A case study on membrane filtration. IFT 2008, New Orleans, USA.

  • Wong, S.Y., Bund, R.K., Connelly, R.K., & Hartel, R.W. (2008). Effect of various parameters in a continuous lactose crystallization process (CLCP). IFT 2008, New Orleans, USA.

  • Wong, S.Y., Zhou, W., & Hua, J. (2007). A hybrid of CFD modelling and process control system for an industrial continuous bread baking oven. IFT 2007, Chicago, USA.

  • Wong, S.Y., Zhou, W., & Hua, J. (2005). Robustness analysis of a CFD Model to the uncertainties in its physical properties for a bread baking process. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Innovations in Food Processing Technology and Engineering (ICFPTE 2), Bangkok, Thailand, 11-13 January 2005. (Won Distinguished Paper Award).

  • Wong, S.Y., Zhou, W., & Hua, J. (2005). Designing process controller based on CFD modelling for an industrial bread baking process. Proceedings of the 9th ASEAN Food Conference. Jakarta, Indonesia, 8-10 August 2005.

  • Wong, S.Y., Zhou, W., & Hua, J. (2004). An effective 2D CFD modelling of an industrial continuous bread baking process involving U-movement. Proceedings of the International Conference on Science and Engineering Computation (IC-SEC), Singapore, 30 June-2 July 2004.

  • Wong, S.Y., & Zhou, W. (2004). Process modelling for control system design: case study of a pilot-scale dryer. Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF 9), Montpellier, France, 7-11 March 2004.

  • Wong, S.Y., & Zhou, W. (2003). Process identification of a pilot scale dryer and its controller design. Proceedings of the 8th ASEAN Food Conference. Hanoi, Vietnam, 8-11 October 2003. (Session Keynote Presentation)

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