Alum Jia Wei Chew Receives 2015 Singapore Youth Award
ChBE alumna Jia Wei Chew听has received Singapore鈥檚 highest accolade for youth, the听2015 Singapore Youth Award听(SYA).
According to the听SYA website, 鈥淪YA recognizes the excellence of young Singaporeans everywhere: the young people who have vision, a 鈥榗an-do鈥 attitude towards challenges, a 鈥榥ever-say-die鈥 spirit in the face of adversity, the courage to 鈥"walk the talk鈥, and the passion to 鈥榮erve by doing鈥. These are the young men and women whose stellar achievements and selfless spirit have helped to make a better world for all.鈥
In her听video interview, Chew states, 鈥淚n this fast-changing world, there are two aspects that you can fully control. One is perseverance and the other is positivity.鈥 She embraces both in her cutting-edge research and numerous volunteer activities.
Chew received her Ph.D. under the guidance of Professor Christine Hrenya in 2011. Her dissertation on polydispersity in fluidized bed systems earned her the prestigious 2013 AIChE George Klinzing Best Ph.D. Thesis in Particle Technology.
Now an Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, Chew specializes in fluidized bed and membrane technologies.