Praveen Linga

Praveen Linga is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he has served since 2010. He held leadership roles as Vice Dean (Industry-Relation, Innovation & Enterprise) and Vice Dean (Communications & Outreach) at NUS's College of Design and Engineering. Dr. Linga co-leads the Centre for Energy Research & Technology (CERT) at NUS and maintains visiting professorships at institutions in India, China, and Thailand.

His research focuses on clathrate hydrates for clean energy storage, CO₂ capture, and environmental stewardship, aligning with UN Sustainable Development Goals 6, 7, and 13. The Linga Lab combines fundamental and applied studies to optimize hydrate formation/dissociation kinetics and explore energy recovery from natural gas hydrates.

Recent publications highlight innovations in CO₂ hydrate kinetics using amino acid promoters, methane storage in seawater systems, and hydrogen hydrate stability analysis. His work appears in leading journals like Energy & Fuels, Applied Energy, and Chemical Engineering Journal, with over 200 peer-reviewed papers and significant citation impact (h-index 77).

Dr. Linga is recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate, 2018-2024), NRF Investigator (S$3.5M grant), and recipient of multiple Best Paper Awards from Applied Energy and Advances in Applied Energy. He serves as Executive Editor of Energy & Fuels and sits on editorial boards of 12 journals.

Linga Lab's work has been featured in global media (Chemistry World, Science et Vie) and recognized by Research.com as #9 in Singapore's engineering scientists. His research bridges chemical engineering fundamentals with large-scale energy applications, particularly in hydrate-based CO₂ sequestration and unconventional gas storage.