Lai Yeng Cindy Lee

Dr Cindy Lee completed her PhD under the Singapore-MIT Alliance. She then worked in the Netherlands in research consultancy on supercritical fluid processing for several years before returning to Singapore, where she joined Newcastle University in Singapore in 2012 as Lecturer. Her research interests include sustainable process design and development, as well as research-informed learning and teaching. She has taught several undergraduate modules including process design, particle technology, process control, renewable energy technologies and etc.

She was appointed as the Director of Excellence in Learning and Teaching (DELT) in Singapore in 2017. In 2018, she was promoted to Associate Professor and also took on the role of Director of Operations (Chemical Engineering).

In 2019, she joined National University of Singapore, Department of Chemical Engineering as Senior Lecturer, with a focus on Chemical Engineering Education and a keen interest in online and collaborative learning and teaching. She teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate modules, including chemical process optimization, material and energy balances, particle technology and etc.

Research Interests

• Supercritical fluid technology for food, pharmaceutical applications
• Sustainable development using supercritical fluid processes
• Technology-enhanced learning and improving student learning experiences
• Support for student learning in problem-based learning and online collaborative learning

Teaching Interests

• Fluid-Particle Systems
• Material and Energy Balances
• Renewable Energy Technologies
• Process Control
• Process Design and Plant Design
• Engineering Mathematics

Education

• PhD Singapore-MIT Alliance (2003 — 2008)
• Science Masters Singapore-MIT Alliance (2002 — 2003)
• B.Eng National University of Singapore (1998 — 2002)
• A Levels Anglo Chinese Junior College (1986 — 1997)

Companies

• Senior Lecturer National University of Singapore (2019)
• Associate Professor/ Director of Operations (Chemical Engineering/ DELT (Singapore)) Newcastle Research & Innovation Institute (NewRIIS) (2018 — 2019)
• Assistant Professor/ Director of Excellence in Learning & Teaching Newcastle Research & Innovation Institute (NewRIIS) (2017 — 2019)
• Lecturer Newcastle University - Singapore (2012 — 2017)
• Project Leader FeyeCon D&I BV (2008 — 2011)
• Research Fellow National University of Singapore (2006 — 2007)

Selected Publications

• Lee LY, Soh SH. Process Economics and Feasibility of Subcritical & Supercritical Fluid Processing. Reference Module in Food Science, Elsevier 2019.

• Tan SWB, Naraharisetti PK, Chin SK, Lee LY. Simple Visual-Aided Automated Titration Using the Python Programming Language. Journal of Chemical Education 2020, 97 (3), 850-854

• Yin C-Y, Lee LY. Teaching chemical engineering students industrial symbiosis using online resources: A Singapore case study. Education for Chemical Engineers 2019, 27, 28-34

• Soh SH, Lee LY. Microencapsulation and Nanoencapsulation Using Supercritical Fluid (SCF) Techniques (Review). Pharmaceutics 2019, 11(21), 1-17.

• Davoodi P, Lee LY, Xu Q, Sunil V, Sun Y, Soh S, Wang CH. Drug delivery systems for programmed and on-demand release. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 2018, 132, 104-138.