Biografi/ Biography :
Dr. Tian Khoon holds the position of senior lecturer at The National University of Malaysia (UKM) and obtained his Ph.D. in polymer chemistry from the same institution. His primary focus in research lies in polymer electrolytes, binders, electrodes, recycling, and nanomaterials for energy storage. Actively engaged in various battery projects, including collaborations with PETRONAS and NanoMalaysia Berhad, Dr. Tian Khoon is deeply committed to both research and teaching in the field of battery technology.
Driven by a passion for battery research, Dr. Tian Khoon has devoted his career to the dual roles of researcher and entrepreneur. He serves as an advisor for International Battery Center Sdn. Bhd. and holds the certification of a member and chemist from the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry.
Dr. Tian Khoon has garnered international exposure through collaborative research at esteemed institutions such as Uppsala Universitet, Sweden; Japan Advanced Institute Science and Technology (JAIST), Japan; Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco; and Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea. He had the privilege of meeting Prof. Dr. M. Stanley Whittingham, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate for 2019 in Sweden.
Acknowledging his contributions, Dr. Tian Khoon has received several awards and honors, including the prestigious "Merdeka Award Grant 2018" in Malaysia. Furthermore, he achieved the Award for Highest Journal Indexed for Young Researchers in 2020 and 2021 at his university. Dr. Tian Khoon boasts an extensive publication record, with over 40 articles in reputable journals and contributions to three books.
In recognition of his innovation research on Sodium-Ion Batteries, Dr. Tian Khoon and his colleagues was honored with the Gold award at the International Innovation Award in Malaysia Technology Expo 2022 and the International Virtual Expo of Innovation Product and System Design 2021.
k.l. chai , min min aung , davin yap kin yew , mohd sukor su’ait , azizan ahmad, narges ataollahi, lee tian khoon. (2025). contemporary breakthroughs and diverse chemistry innovations in waterborne polyurethane. - journal of polymers and the environment. 599 - 630.
kai ling chai, dhia darwisyah binti dzulqurnain, mohd sukor su’ait, azizan ahmad, narges ataollahi, tian khoon lee. (2025). real-time raman spectroscopy of photopolymerization dynamics in ethylene glycol methyl ether acrylate-g-epoxidized natural rubber. - acs applied polymer materials. 1771 - 1783.
nur jafni azaki, azizan ahmad, nur hasyareeda hassan, tian khoon lee. (2025). the correlation between carbon additives and the binder: the case of poly (methyl methacrylate)-grafted natural rubber binder. - acs applied polymer materials. 4348 - 4359.
kai ling chai , mohd sukor su’ait, ganes shukri, tian khoon lee. (2025). dynamics interaction in highly stretchable egmea-g-enr-litfsi systems: insights from molecular interactions via real time raman and dft analysis. - electrochimica acta. 1 - 14.
chai kai ling, afiena nurizyan, mohd sukor su`ait, siti aminah mohd noor, lee tian khoon, azizan ahmad. (2024). kesan masa prarawatan terma bagi penghasilan karbon keras berasaskan sekam padi untuk aplikasi bateri ion natrium. - journal of polymer science and technology. 24-35.
kai ling chai, dhia darwisyah binti dzulqurnain, mohd sukor su’ait, azizan ahmad, narges ataollahi, tian khoon lee. (2025). real-time raman spectroscopy of photopolymerization dynamics in ethylene glycol methyl ether acrylate-g-epoxidized natural rubber. - acs applied polymer materials. 1771 - 1783.
nur jafni azaki, azizan ahmad, nur hasyareeda hassan, tian khoon lee. (2025). the correlation between carbon additives and the binder: the case of poly (methyl methacrylate)-grafted natural rubber binder. - acs applied polymer materials. 4348 - 4359.
kai ling chai , mohd sukor su’ait, ganes shukri, tian khoon lee. (2025). dynamics interaction in highly stretchable egmea-g-enr-litfsi systems: insights from molecular interactions via real time raman and dft analysis. - electrochimica acta. 1 - 14.
k.l. chai , min min aung , davin yap kin yew , mohd sukor su’ait , azizan ahmad, narges ataollahi, lee tian khoon. (2025). contemporary breakthroughs and diverse chemistry innovations in waterborne polyurethane. - journal of polymers and the environment. 599 - 630.
guiomar hernandez, tian khoon lee, mate erdelyi, daniel brandell, jonas mindemark. (2023). do non-coordinating polymers function as host materials for solid polymer electrolytes? the case of pvdf-hfp. - journal of materials chemistry a. 1-7.
k. l. chai, i. m. noor, l. tiankhoon, m. s. su’ait, a. ahmad. (2024). optoelectronic performance of jatropha oil-derived poly (ethyl carbamate) gel polymer electrolyte as quasi-solid-state solution for photoelectrochemical cells. - ionics. 5623 - 5637.
tian khoon lee, rassmus andersson, nurul akmaliah dzulkurnain, guiomar hernández, jonas mindemark, daniel brandell. (2021). polyester zro2 nanocomposite electrolytes with high li transference numbers for ambient temperature all solid state lithium batteries. - batteries & supercaps. 653-662.
k.l. chai , min min aung , davin yap kin yew , mohd sukor su’ait , azizan ahmad, narges ataollahi, lee tian khoon. (2025). contemporary breakthroughs and diverse chemistry innovations in waterborne polyurethane. - journal of polymers and the environment. 599 - 630.
kai ling chai, dhia darwisyah binti dzulqurnain, mohd sukor su’ait, azizan ahmad, narges ataollahi, tian khoon lee. (2025). real-time raman spectroscopy of photopolymerization dynamics in ethylene glycol methyl ether acrylate-g-epoxidized natural rubber. - acs applied polymer materials. 1771 - 1783.
nur jafni azaki, azizan ahmad, nur hasyareeda hassan, tian khoon lee. (2025). the correlation between carbon additives and the binder: the case of poly (methyl methacrylate)-grafted natural rubber binder. - acs applied polymer materials. 4348 - 4359.
kai ling chai , mohd sukor su’ait, ganes shukri, tian khoon lee. (2025). dynamics interaction in highly stretchable egmea-g-enr-litfsi systems: insights from molecular interactions via real time raman and dft analysis. - electrochimica acta. 1 - 14.
k. l. chai, i. m. noor, l. tiankhoon, m. s. su’ait, a. ahmad. (2024). optoelectronic performance of jatropha oil-derived poly (ethyl carbamate) gel polymer electrolyte as quasi-solid-state solution for photoelectrochemical cells. - ionics. 5623 - 5637.
siti aminah mohd noor, lee tian khoon, mohd sukor suait, siow yook peng, loh kee shyuan, azizan ahmad. (2021). poly(vinyl alcohol) /n-methylene phosphonic chitosan /2-hydroxyethylammonium formate (pva-nmpc/2-heaf) membrane for fuel cell application. - 7th international conference on solid state science and technology - solid state phenomena. 440-446.
noor, s. a. m., chowpeng, w., dzulkipli, m.z., su'ait, m. s., tiankhoon, l., hassan, n.h.. (2021). properties of gel polymer electrolyte based poly (vinylidine fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (pvdf-hfp), lithium perchlorate (liclo4) and 1-butyl-3-methylimmidazoliumhexafluorophosphate [pf6]. - 7th international conference on solid state science and technology (icssst 2019). 434-439.
lee tian khoon, nurul akmaliah dzulkurnain. (2024). electrical properties of nanocomposite polymer electrolytes and their energy storage applications. - chemical physics of polymer nanocomposit. 815 - 841.
lee tian khoon, nurul akmaliah dzulkurnain, azizan ahmad. (2023). introduction to nanocomposite polymer electrolytes for energy storage. - . 314-328.
chai kai ling, afiena nurizyan, mohd sukor su`ait, siti aminah mohd noor, lee tian khoon, azizan ahmad. (2024). kesan masa prarawatan terma bagi penghasilan karbon keras berasaskan sekam padi untuk aplikasi bateri ion natrium. - journal of polymer science and technology. 24-35.
lee tian khoon, azizan ahmad, nur hasyareeda hassan. (2020). bateri ion litium: zirkonia dalam elektrolit polimer nanokomposit. - . 116.
nor shafika ramli, siti aminah mohd noor, mohd sukor su'ait, lee tian khoon, azizan ahmad. (2019). kajian sifat elektrokimia dan teraksi kimia elektrolit polimer pepejal berasaskan pvdf-hfp/enr50-litf. - journal of polymer science and technology. 16-21.
k.l. chai, mohd sukor su’ait, azizan ahmad, lee tian khoon. (2024). unraveling ion conduction limitations in rubber-based polymer electrolytes: in situ raman analysis and real-time monitoring during uv-curing. - the xviii international symposium on polymer electrolytes 2024 (ispe-18). .
nadhratun naiim binti mobarak;azizan bin ahmad;mohd sukor bin su`ait;lee tian khoon. (2023). thermally stable substrate based on polyimide for flexible dye sensitized solar cell (dssc) application. - . .
rawdah whba, mohd sukor su'ait, lee tian khoon, salmiah ibrahim, nor sabirin mohamed and azizan ahmad.. (2021). polymer electrolyte system based on acrylonitrile grafted epoxidized natural rubber (enr-g-acn) for solid state lithium-ion rechargeable battery application. - 7th malaysia polymer international conference 2021. 37.
r. whba, m. s. su'ait, l. tiankhoon, s. ibrahim, n.s. mohamed, a. ahmad. (2021). synthesis and characterization of acrylonitrile grafted epoxidized natural rubber (acn-g-enr) by in- situ uv curing technique as solid polymer electrolytes for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. - the 72nd annual meeting ise 2021. 1.
rawdah whba, mohd sukor su'ait, lee tian khoon, salmiah ibrahim, nor sabirin mohamed and azizan ahmad. (2021). free-radical photopolymerization of acrylonitrile grafted onto epoxidized natural rubber. - abstract of the 15th international symposium in science and technology (isst 2021). 111.
| Geran / Grant | Kolaborator / Collaborator | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION-BASED SYNTHESIS OF POLY (ETHYLENE GLYCOL) METHYL ETHER ACRYLATE GRAFTED EPOXIDIZED NATURAL RUBBER P(EGMEA-G-ENR) AS BINDER FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES APPLICATION | international battery center sdn. bhd | 87.5% (2023-10-01 sehingga 2025-12-31) |
| RUBBER BASED BINDER FOR LI-ION BATTERY APPLICATION | petronas research sdn. bhd. | 54.6% (2024-11-25 sehingga 2026-05-25) |