pensyarah universiti
pusat kajian pembangunan, sosial & persekitaran (seeds)
cheahwaiyan@ukm.edu.my
Biografi/ Biography :
Dr. Wai Yan Cheah is currently serving as a senior lecturer at the Centre of Research in Development, Social and Environment (SEEDS), Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Her current field of research involves microalgae related study, biorefineries and wastewater management. She has conducted multiple researches related to microalgae cultivation using wastewater and its biorefinery application including biofuels, bioplastics and metabolites. She has received Outstanding Paper Award from Springer in 2018 for her research paper on waste-to-energy. She has published 40 journal articles till date with mostly Quartile 1 papers, book chapters and many conference presentations, since 2016. Her recent publication entitled ‘Microalgae-based biotechnological sequestration of carbon dioxide for net zero emissions’ has been published in esteemed journal of Trends in Biotechnology with impact factor of 21, as well as United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) website. Her publications have been cited over 2500 times in the past 6 years, and she has a h-index of 25. Additionally, she has reviewed 50+ articles, since 2018, for journals of Bioresource Technology, Chemosphere, Biochemical Engineering Journal, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, Scientific Reports, Journal of Sustainability Science and Management and Journal of Water Process Science and Engineering. She is leading her team in microalgal-based palm oil mill effluent bioremediation in the research center with several internal and external grants. She is also serving as guest editor in Sustainability journal, MDPI and associate editor Journal of Sustainability Science and Management Universiti Malaysia Terengganu. She has newly appointed as cluster head of Malaysia Palm Oil Board-UKM endowment chair in 2023, working on environmental sustainability for Malaysia palm oil industry development in the country.
nur azalina suzianti feisal, tengku nilam baizura tengku ibrahim, mohd azwan ahmad, wai yan cheah, noor haziqah kamaludin. (2025). the potential of using microalgae for microplastic degradation in aquatic ecosystem. - algal resarch. 1 - 15.
wai yan cheah, siti dina razman pahri, swati rani, archana tiwari. (2025). microalgae biorefinery from palm oil mill effluent (pome): bioremediation and biomass production. - journal of information systems engineering and management. 502 - 506.
guangtao yang, jinglin zhang, rosazlin abdullah, wai yan cheah, dehua zhao, and tau chuan ling. (2025). comprehensive advancements in hydrogel, and its application in microalgae cultivation and wastewater treatment. - journal of microbiology and biotechnology. 1 - 10.
norlin khalid, nor aida abdul rahman, cheah wai yan, zainab idris. (2025). the palm oil export market: trends, challenges, and future strategies for sustainability. - . .
wai yan cheah, siti dina razman pahri. (2025). circular economy for palm oil industry: current & future perspectives. - palm oil economic review & outlook seminar 2025. .
nur azalina suzianti feisal, tengku nilam baizura tengku ibrahim, mohd azwan ahmad, wai yan cheah, noor haziqah kamaludin. (2025). the potential of using microalgae for microplastic degradation in aquatic ecosystem. - algal resarch. 1 - 15.
zheng yang ng, aaronn avit ajeng, wai yan cheah, eng-poh ng, rosazlin abdullah, tau chuan ling. (2024). towards circular economy: potential of microalgae - bacterial-based biofertilizer on plants. - journal of environmental management. 1-8.
chung hong tan, sze shin low, wai yan cheah, jeevandeep singh, wai siong chai, sieh kiong tiong, pau loke show. (2024). futuristic opportunities for pretreatment processes in biofuel production from microalgae. - global change biology bioenergy. 1-23.
wai yan cheah, razman pahri siti-dina, see too kay leng, a.c. er, pau loke show. (2023). circular bioeconomy in palm oil industry: current practices and future perspectives. - environmental technology & innovation. 1-12.
wai yan cheah, ah choy er, kadaruddin aiyub, nazlina haiza mohd yasin, sue lin ngan, kit wayne chew, kuan shiong khoo, tau chuan ling, joon ching juan, zengling ma, pau loke show. (2023). current status and perspectives of algae-based bioplastics: a reviewed potential for sustainability. - algal research. 1-12.
guangtao yang, jinglin zhang, rosazlin abdullah, wai yan cheah, dehua zhao, and tau chuan ling. (2025). comprehensive advancements in hydrogel, and its application in microalgae cultivation and wastewater treatment. - journal of microbiology and biotechnology. 1 - 10.
wai yan cheah, siti dina razman pahri, swati rani, archana tiwari. (2025). microalgae biorefinery from palm oil mill effluent (pome): bioremediation and biomass production. - journal of information systems engineering and management. 502 - 506.
nur azalina suzianti feisal, tengku nilam baizura tengku ibrahim, mohd azwan ahmad, wai yan cheah, noor haziqah kamaludin. (2025). the potential of using microalgae for microplastic degradation in aquatic ecosystem. - algal resarch. 1 - 15.
guangtao yang, jinglin zhang, rosazlin abdullah, wai yan cheah, dehua zhao, and tau chuan ling. (2025). comprehensive advancements in hydrogel, and its application in microalgae cultivation and wastewater treatment. - journal of microbiology and biotechnology. 1 - 10.
see too kay leng, wai yan cheah, siti-dina razman pahri, ngan sue lin, er ah choy. (2024). a systematic literature review on environmental issues and challenges towards the palm oil industry. - journal of sustainability science and management. 154-170.
zheng yang ng, aaronn avit ajeng, wai yan cheah, eng-poh ng, rosazlin abdullah, tau chuan ling. (2024). towards circular economy: potential of microalgae - bacterial-based biofertilizer on plants. - journal of environmental management. 1-8.
tengku nilam baizura tengku ibrahim, mohd azwan ahmad, noor haziqah kamaludin, wai yan cheah, fang lee lim, norfadillah derahim, nur azalina suzianti feisal. (2025). climate change, pollution, urbanization, and pandemic in the context of hydrological extremes. - 1. 141 - 184.
velan kunjuraman, cheah wai yan, azlan abas. (2025). sumbangan komuniti orang asli kepada pembangunan malaysia dan harapan menuju kelestarian. - . 162 - 172.
velan kunjuraman, cheah wai yan, azlan abas. (2025). komuniti orang asli di malaysia: satu penelitian ilmiah. - . 13 - 23.
tengku nilam baizura tengku ibrahim, nur azalina suzianti feisal, wai yan cheah, nurzawani md sofwan, nur faseeha suhaimi, nursalfarina abdul samat, noor haziqah kamaludin. (2025). monitoring, assessing, and forecasting urban climate issues and challenges. - urban sustainability. 19 - 47.
cheah wai yan, siti dina razman pahri, zainab idris, noor haziqah kamaludin, nur azalina suzianti feisal, tengku nilam baizura tengku ibrahim. (2025). industrial revolution 4.0: the challenges of palm oil industry in technological adoption. - the palm oil export market. 89 - 91.
velan kunjuraman, cheah wai yan, azlan abas. (2025). sumbangan komuniti orang asli kepada pembangunan malaysia dan harapan menuju kelestarian. - . 162 - 172.
velan kunjuraman, cheah wai yan, azlan abas. (2025). komuniti orang asli di malaysia: satu penelitian ilmiah. - . 13 - 23.
velan kunjuraman, cheah wai yan, azlan abas. (2025). isu kelestarian komuniti orang asli di malaysia. - . .
wai yan cheah, nazlina haiza mohd yasin, siti nabila ahmad nazari, siti dina razman pahri, hor kok luen. (2024). aplikasi mikroalga-bakteria untuk rawatan efluen minyak sawit dan penghasilan biomas. - persidangan kebangsaan pekebun kecil 2024. .
siti dina razman pahri, wai yan cheah, er ah choy. (2023). adaptasi pekebun kecil sawit terhadap cabaran sosioekonomi. - . 27-36.
wai yan cheah, siti dina razman pahri. (2025). circular economy for palm oil industry: current & future perspectives. - palm oil economic review & outlook seminar 2025. .
siti dina razman pahri, adibi rahiman, rosniza aznie che rose, cheah wai yan, haslawati baharuddin. (2024). enhancing fishermen social well-being in the aquaculture sector. - . 1-25.
wai yan cheah. (2024). the climate change challenge, solutions and ways forward for palm oil industry. - isee-awpc & ises-ac joint conference 2024. .
wai yan cheah, nazlina haiza mohd yasin, siti nabila ahmad nazari, siti dina razman pahri, hor kok luen. (2024). aplikasi mikroalga-bakteria untuk rawatan efluen minyak sawit dan penghasilan biomas. - persidangan kebangsaan pekebun kecil 2024. .
cheah wai yan;azhar bin ahmad;jalaluddin bin abdul malek;azmi bin aziz;mimi hanida binti abdul mutalib;ngan sue lin;siti dina bt razman pahri. (2023). major challenges facing the palm oil industry in malaysia: the road ahead towards sustainability. - . .
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