Keywords
Fields of Research (FoR)
Microfluidics and nanofluidics, Separation science, Separation technologies, Theory and design of materials, Materials engineeringBiography
Dr Chi (David) Cheng is a Senior Lecturer and ARC Future Fellow in Chemical Engineering at UNSW Sydney, and Deputy Director of the UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology. He joined UNSW in 2023, following appointments as a Postdoctoral Scholar and Research Scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Monash University.
His research focuses on nanofluidics, membrane...view more
Dr Chi (David) Cheng is a Senior Lecturer and ARC Future Fellow in Chemical Engineering at UNSW Sydney, and Deputy Director of the UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology. He joined UNSW in 2023, following appointments as a Postdoctoral Scholar and Research Scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Monash University.
His research focuses on nanofluidics, membrane science, and nanopore technologies for advanced chemical separations, green energy, and sustainable resources.
Dr Cheng has been recognised with the MSA Membrane Science Award, ARC Future Fellowship, and Australian Endeavour Research Fellowship.
Group website: https://chidavcheng.github.io/chi-lab/
My Grants
ARC DP260103186 – Nanofluidic modulation for precision molecular separation
ARC FT210100364 – Atomically thin membranes to transform chemical separations
My Qualifications
Postdoc, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University
BEng, Polymer Materials and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology
My Awards
Membrane Society of Australasia Membrane Science Award
Australian Research Council Future Fellowship
DOE Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize – Phase I Semi-finalist
Australian Endeavour Research Fellowship
Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad
JASSO Fellowship
National Scholarship (China)
My Research Supervision
Supervision keywords
Areas of supervision
Assembly and growth approaches to porous materials engineering
Transport properties of molecular fluids experiment and modelling
Separation science and membrane technology
Interfacial phenomena in electrochemical energy systems
My Teaching
CEIC2001 – Fluid and Particle Mechanics
CEIC8341 – Membrane Processes
Location
ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8596-1801