Wean Cheow

SIT Appointments

• Associate Professor 2021 –
• Assistant Professor 2017 – 2021
• Lecturer 2014 – 2017

Education

• PhD (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering) Nanyang Technological University , Singapore
• Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) Nanyang Technological University , Singapore

Achievements

• Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) Innovation Award 2017
• Elsevier Woman in Chemical Engineering Award – Runner Up 2015
• NanoFormulation 2012 (Barcelona) Travel Grant 2012
• Best Presentation Award (International Symposium on Exploring the Frontiers of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Singapore) 2010

Research Interests

• Probiotics Encapsulation
• Polymeric nanoparticles for controlled release
• Particle Engineering, Powder Technology
• Dry Powder for Pulmonary Delivery
• Spray Drying

Current Projects

• Cradle-To-Gate Life Cycle Assessments of API solid dosage from manufacturing aimed towards the development of green pharmaceutical excipient selection guide (GSK-EDB Trust Fund, co-PI)
• 2017 – Present

Past Projects

• New Production Method for Naturally Healthier Spray Dried Low-Caloric Instant Beverages (SIT Ignition Grant, PI)
• 2016 – 2017
• Development of a Flipped Classroom Model for Laboratory Practicals in the Pharmaceutical Engineering Programme (SIT SALT Grant, PI)
• 2016 – 2017