Mui-Choo Jong

Dr. Jong obtained her PhD in Environmental Engineering at Newcastle University, United Kingdom (2019). Her research straddles sustainable management of anthropogenic wastes and environmental quality assessment. She completed a PhD thesis focusing on low-energy wastewater treatment technology for decentralised application, especially suited for application in low-middle-income countries, where waste treatment is not universal. She launched her career at the National University of Singapore,...See more

Dr. Jong obtained her PhD in Environmental Engineering at Newcastle University, United Kingdom (2019). Her research straddles sustainable management of anthropogenic wastes and environmental quality assessment. She completed a PhD thesis focusing on low-energy wastewater treatment technology for decentralised application, especially suited for application in low-middle-income countries, where waste treatment is not universal. She launched her career at the National University of Singapore, working as a postdoctoral researcher under the NUS Environmental Research Institute. Here, she expanded her area of research to studying marine plastics and microplastics, including field occurrence, ecotoxicity in exposed biological systems, and fate of plastic-bound co-contaminants (e.g., antibiotics and organic compounds). Some of Dr. Jong's international achievements include: 1) "Top 10 finalist for the Young scientist Awards" at the 27th SETAC-Europe Conference, Brussels (2017); 2) awardee for the 1st Cohort of National PhD Training Programme (Medical Research Foundation) in Antimicrobial Resistance Research, UK (2018); and 3) the invited keynote speaker for the United Nations World Antimicrobial Awareness Week's webminar (2021). She actively enhancing and contributing her research knowledge by reviewing manuscripts, acting as independent reviewer for international journals including Water Research, Cleaner Waste Systems, Journal of Hazardous Materials, and Marine Pollution Bulletin. Presently, she has been selected as the intern editor for the journal "Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology". Dr. Jong joined the Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School in October 2022, as an assistant professor. See less