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Malaysia

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PhD in Engineering | Expert in Research Writing and Scientific Editing

Profile Summary

I am a PhD holder in Chemical & Materials Engineering with several years of experience in academic research, scientific publishing, and technical writing. My background spans polymer synthesis, advanced materials, and energy storage applications, and I have authored and co-authored peer-reviewed journal articles.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Materials Science & Engineering
• ☆ Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
• ☆ Polymer Chemistry
• ☆ Composite Materials

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Product Development Formulation, Product Evaluation

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher

Universiti Teknologi Petronas

- Present

Postdoctoral Researcher

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS

May 2025 - Present

Education

PhD in Materials Engineering

University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus - Malaysia

September 2021 - January 2025

PhD (Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering)

University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus

September 2021 - September 2024

MEng (Chemical Engineering)

Heriot-Watt University

July 2017 - July 2021

Certifications

• Graduate Engineer

  Board of Engineers Malaysia

  August 2021 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Yi Wei Tan, Ai Bao Chai, Kim Yeow Tshai, Jee Hou Ho, Jiuke Mu, Shamsul Kamaruddin, Andri Andriyana (2025). Evaluation of energy storage potential within shape memory rubber nanocomposite films . Journal of Rubber Research.

Yi Wei Tan, Ai Bao Chai, Kim Yeow Tshai, Jee Hou Ho, Shamsul Kamaruddin, Andri Andriyana (2024). Effectiveness of Starch Nanocrystals on Mechanical and Shape Memory Behaviour of Smart Rubber . International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials (IJNeaM).

Tan Y.W., Andiappan V., Ng L.Y., Ng D.K., 2021, Mathematical Optimisation Approach for Improvement of Palm Oil Traceability, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 88, 877-882 .

BOOK CHAPTER

Yi Wei Tan, Ai Bao Chai, Kim Yeow Tshai, Jee Hou Ho, Shamsul Kamaruddin, Andri Andriyana (2024). Energy Storage Capacity of Shape Memory Natural Rubber Nanocomposite Films .

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Yi Wei Tan, Ai Bao Chai, Kim Yeow Tshai, Jee Hou Ho, Shamsul Kamaruddin, Andri Andriyana (2024). Mechanical characteristics epoxidised natural rubber latex film . AIP Conference Proceedings.