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Dr. Chi (David) Cheng is a Senior Lecturer and an ARC Future Fellow in the School of Chemical Engineering at UNSW Sydney. In 2023, he established the Nanofluidics Advanced Separations Laboratory. He previously served as a Postdoctoral Scholar and Research Scientist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2017 to 2022. Dr. Cheng earned his PhD in Materials Science Engineering from Monash University in 2014 and a Bachelor of Engineering in Polymer Materials Engineering from Wuhan University of Technology in 2010. His professional career includes working with the R&D division of DuluxGroup Australia, where he focused on developing functional coatings. He has received several prestigious awards, including the Australian Endeavour Research Fellowship and the Australian Research Council Future Fellowship. Dr. Cheng's research and teaching interests center around transport phenomena, membrane science, nanopore technology, and advanced bio/chemical separations, aimed at addressing critical societal challenges related to resource and energy security.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA, USA
Worked in the Department of Mechanical Engineering focusing on advanced materials research.
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