Kimberly Chong

Hi! I'm Kimberly and I have just graduated from Monash University in Melbourne. I'm passionate about finding alternative methods in manufacturing processes that help save the environment and protect this little earth that we are living on! I enjoy learning new things and believe that learning is a lifelong process.

Chemical separation intern, Seppure, Singapore

• Provide engineering support for hardware design, membrane fabrication and testing.
• Research and gather required documents for the company.
• Generation of technical reports and presentations to document technical conclusions/findings.
• Extensive experimental testing was conducted to determine the molecular weight cut-off of the company’s Polybenzimidazole and Polyether-imide flat sheet membrane and pure solvent flux test.

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honors), Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria

Project 1: Concentrating protein and recycling water using nanofiltration membrane

Duration: 1 Year

• Experience performing risk assesment and project management.
• Collaboration with CleanTeQ’s Nematiq & dairy farm in East Melbourne.
• Using graphene oxide membrane and indsutry dairy wastewater to conduct experimental testing
• Nanofiltration Membrane was able to concentrate protein up to 65%

Project 2: Design a 100Kt per annum of polylactic and polyglycolic polymer chemical plant

Duration : 4 months

• Using Aspen Plus to simulate and optimize the plant to integrate heat and energy integration.
• Includes plant economics, detailed design using Microsoft Visio, and sizing of major equipment.
• Life cycle assessment was completed for a carbon neutral and circular economy plant.