Dr Ong Mei Yin

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Dr Ong Mei Yin

  • Lecturer
  • School of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
SDGs Focus

Biography

Dr Ong Mei Yin obtained her PhD in Engineering from Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) in 2023. Her research focuses on sustainable fuel production, microwave processing, and carbon dioxide conversion for clean energy applications. She has been actively involved in multiple funded projects on biohydrogen, biodiesel, biomass conversion, and COâ‚‚ utilisation, contributing to the advancement of low-carbon energy solutions. In addition, Dr Ong is a registered Graduate Engineer with the Board of Engineers Malaysia and a Graduate Technologist with the Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT). She has published widely in high-impact journals and has received awards at international conferences. She also holds several intellectual properties, including industrial designs and copyrights related to microwave-based energy systems and biofuel technologies.

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Engineering, Universiti Tenaga National (UNITEN), Malaysia (2023)
  • Master of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Tenaga National (UNITEN), Malaysia (2019)
  • Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Hons.), Universiti Tenaga National (UNITEN), Malaysia (2016)

Research Interests

  • Biorefinery
  • Bioenergy & Biofuel
  • Thermochemical Conversion Technology
  • Microwave Processing Technology

Teaching Areas

  • Thermodynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Statics

Courses Taught

  • Advanced Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Statics
  • Community Service for Planetary Health

Notable Publications

  1. A review of microwave-assisted reactions for biodiesel production
  2. Renewable diesel as fossil fuel substitution in Malaysia: A review
  3. ANN-GWO optimization of biolubricants from black soldier fly: A value-added approach to animal waste conversion
  4. Modeling and optimization of microwave-based bio-jet fuel from coconut oil: Investigation of Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Artificial Neural Network Methodology (ANN)
  5. Soybean oil-based green diesel production via catalytic deoxygenation (CDO) technology using low-cost modified dolomite and commercial zeolite-based catalyst
  6. Application of microwave plasma technology to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into high value products: A review
  7. Numerical simulation of hotspot in polyol ester production using microwave-assisted reaction
  8. Characterization and analysis of Malaysian macroalgae biomass as potential feedstock for bio-oil production

Achievements & Accolades

Achievements:

  1. The 7th Clean Energy and Technology International Conference (CEAT 2025) – Invited Speaker & Best Paper Award (3rd Place)
  2. International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology & 13th Global Conference on Global Warming (GCGW-SEGT 2025) – Best Poster Award
  3. International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology (SEGT 2023) – Best Poster Award

Involved in Research Projects:

  1. Green Bio-hydrogen Fuel Production with Biological Dark Fermentation using Lactic Acid for the Net-Zero Carbon Power Generation
  2. Optimized Biodiesel Processing Technology for Medium-Volume Production Plant Using Low-Cost Advanced Heterogeneous Catalyst
  3. Comprehensive approarch of Black Soldier Fly larvae (Hermetia illucens): From Cultivation till Biodiesel production
  4. Hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic biomass and schedule waste for the production of superhydrophobic and superlipophilic hydrochar
  5. Bio-Jet fuel and Bio-diesel from Second and Third Generation Biomass via Hydrothermal Liquefaction Process over Ni-Fe/HZSM-5 Catalyst
  6. Production of Renewable Diesel Through Catalytic Decarboxylation of Triglycerides and Fatty Acids of Waste Cooking Oil and Algae Biomass
  7. Sustainable Syn-gas Production from Biogas- Novel Solution for Carbon Dioxide and Methane Conversion
  8. Consultation for Research on Disposal of SF6 using Electromagnetic Plasma
  9. Utilization of Algal Biomass for Production of High-Grade Bio-Oil Using Hydrothermal- Pyrolysis
  10. Optimization of Non-catalytic Dimethyl Carbonate Method for Biodiesel Production using Microwave Assisted Reaction

Intellectual Property:

  1. Industrial drawing for microwave reactor – Interior (Industrial Design)
  2. Industrial drawing for microwave reactor – Exterior (Industrial Design)
  3. Industrial drawing for microwave catalytic system (Industrial Design)
  4. Industrial drawing for microwave plasma system (Industrial Design)
  5. Microwave-assisted hydrothermal liquefaction for phenolic-rich bio-oil production (Copyright)
  6. Nanocatalyst preparation for biofuel production (Copyright)
  7. Hydrothermal pre-treatment of POME (Copyright)
  8. Hybrid Semi-Closed Thin Layer Cascade Photobioreactor Design (Copyright)
  9. Biodiesel From Black Soldier Fly (Copyright)
  10. Microalgae Cultivation Using An Enclosed Bioreactor System (Copyright)
  11. Lipid Extraction From The Black Soldier Fly (Copyright)
  12. Microwave Plasma-Catalytic Conversion of Biogas into Synthetic Gas (Copyright)
  13. Co-Hydrothermal Carbonization of Scheduled waste and biomass for hydrochar production (Copyright)

Professional Associations

  1. Graduate Engineer, Board of Engineers Malaysia
  2. Graduate Technologist, Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT)