Chai Siang Piao

Prof. Chai Siang Piao is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Deputy Head of School (Research) at Monash University Malaysia's School of Engineering. His research focuses on heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis, and advanced functional materials for environmental and sustainable energy applications, including photocatalytic materials for CO2 reduction, water splitting, and pollutant degradation. He has published over 150 ISI journal articles, accumulating over 10,000 citations, and received awards such as the Global Highly Cited Researcher and Malaysia’s Research Star Award.

His research group develops novel nanostructured materials to address energy and environmental challenges, funded by grants like Science Fund (MOSTI) and NanoMITe-LRGS. Key collaborations include international projects on materials discovery and CO2 mitigation. He teaches CHE3164 (Reaction Engineering) and contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to clean energy and environmental protection.

Recent publications emphasize 2D nanomaterials, MXene-based systems, and bimetallic perovskites for enhanced photocatalytic performance. His work bridges theory and practice, using computational design and experimental validation to advance renewable energy technologies.

• Awards:
  • World's Top 2% Scientists (Stanford, 2023)
  • Top 1% Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate, 2023)
  • National Outstanding Educator Award (Research)
• Advising & Grants:
  • Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator in 18 projects, including 'Æinstein: Adversarial AI in Materials Discovery' and 'Rational Integration of Hierarchical Photocatalysts.'
  • Grant assessor for national/international agencies.
• Labs/Teams: Active in functional nanomaterials research, CO2 mitigation, and solar-driven water splitting initiatives.