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School of Technology and Engineering Science

Associate Professor Ts Dr Tan Kian Lam (Andrew)

Professor Ts. Dr. Yap Eng Hwa

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Education/Qualifications

  • PhD (University College London)
  • PGCHE (University of Nottingham)
  • BSc in Marine Technology (University of Plymouth)
  • Dip in Marine Engineering (Politeknik Ungku Omar)

Experience

  • Professor and Dean – School of Intelligent Manufacturing Ecosystem, School of Robotics, School of CHIPS, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (2020 – 2023)
  • Associate Professor, Associate Dean (since 2019), and Course Director (BTi) – Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation (now TD School), University of Technology Sydney (2018 – 2020)
  • Associate Professor and Director of Studies, Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia (2016 – 2018)
  • Senior Lecturer, UCL Australia, University College London (2014 – 2016)
  • Assistant Professor (until 2012), Associate Professor (since 2013) – Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia (2008 – 2014)

Areas of Interest

  • Complex systems modelling
  • Future energy systems

Professional Highlights

  • Led the strategic development of three industry schools at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University: School of Intelligent Manufacturing Ecosystem, School of Robotics, and School of CHIPS at the Taicang Campus. His leadership established sustainable, globally focused strategies for the schools to excel in education, research, and industry engagement through a future-focused learning ecosystem.
  • Held academic and leadership positions at several universities, including the University of Technology Sydney, the University of Nottingham Malaysia, and University College London’s former Australian campus.
  • Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology Sydney’s TD School since 2020.

Published Work

  • Research focuses on curated multidisciplinary and mixed approaches of inquiry, aiming to understand and address complex problems surrounding technology, environmental sustainability, and future energy systems. He employs methods centering on systems thinking to investigate emerging and contemporary issues in technologies and their interaction with society, the environment, economics, and policy.

Publication Highlights

  1. Nair, K., Shadman, S., Chin, C.M.M., Sakundarini, N., Yap, E.H., and Koyande, A. (2021) “Developing A System Dynamics Model to Study the Impact of Renewable Energy In The Short- And Long-Term Energy Security”, Materials Science for Energy Technologies, Vol. 4, pp. 391-397, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.mset.2021.09.001
  2. Tan, A.H.P. and Yap, E.H. (2019), Energy Security within Malaysia’s Water-Energy-Food Nexus – A Systems Approach, Systems, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 14-37, MDPI Switzerland, ISSN: 2079-8954, DOI: 10.3390/systems7010014
  3. Shadman, S., Chin, C.M.M., Sakundarini, N., Yap, E.H., Fairuz, S., Wong, X.Y., Khalid, P.A., Karimi, F., Karaman, C, Mofijur, M., Koyande, A.K., and Show, P.L. (2022), A System Dynamics Approach to Pollution Remediation and Mitigation Based on Increasing the Share of Renewable Resources, Environmental Research, Elsevier, ISSN: 0013-9351, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112458

Awards & Recognition

  • Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney, 2020 – Present
  • Fellow (FHEA), AdvanceHE (formerly HEA), UK
  • Chartered Engineer (CEng), Engineering Council (EC), UK
  • Member (MIMechE), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), UK
  • Professional Technologist (PTech), Malaysian Board of Technologists (MBOT), Malaysia