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Wey Leong is a professor in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering at Toronto Metropolitan University. He holds a PhD from the University of Waterloo and a BEng from the Technical University of Nova Scotia. His research interests include thermal system modelling and simulation, thermodynamic systems, ground source heat pump systems, and heat moisture transfer in soils. Leong is particularly focused on thermal energy storage techniques and is developing expertise in high-temperature ground thermal storage. His innovative research involves using computer modelling to create methods for storing heat energy deep within the ground. This approach utilizes heat from solar collectors to be transferred through water pumped into vertical boreholes during summer and then retrieved for space heating in winter. His work also includes testing the thermal properties of soil samples across Canada to assess geographic areas for their heat storage potential. In the classroom, he teaches various courses related to thermodynamics and heat transfer, providing students with valuable insights drawn from his research and practical applications.
Department of Chemical Engineering